Deadline: 8 November 2019
Applications are open for Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award which is granted by Médicos del Mundo Spain to recognize the work of professional photographers who, through their images, denounce inequities, injustices and abuses, or testify to the situations that propitiate them or that fight.
Themes
Photographs must narrate or tell a story related to these topics: humanitarian action, international cooperation, social exclusion, human rights violations, armed conflicts, natural disasters, refugee and immigrant populations or socially excluded groups.
Award Information
- A unique prize will be awarded. The winning person will receive a work grant of 6,000 euros (raw amount, the corresponding withholding will be applied depending on the nationality and the situation of the beneficiary) to make an in-depth report consisting of at least 50 photographs and how many pieces of video and / or audio it considers pertinent, around some of the lines of work of Doctors of the World, being able to be carried out in any of the countries in which the organization develops programs of humanitarian action and / or cooperation to the development.
- The amount of the scholarship will be the maximum amount with It will cover each and every one of the expenses of the project. Once the terms of the project have been agreed, Doctors of the World will not request economic justification of these expenses that will be paid by the winner.
- The scholarship will be effective in three payments: 50% after the jury’s decision, 25% at the beginning of the project and the remaining 25% at the end of the project.
Eligibility Criteria
Photographers and photographers of any nationality, of legal age and related to the documentary approach, may participate.
How to Apply
Applicants can download the application form via given website.
For more information, please visit http://www.medicosdelmundo.es/premioluisvaltuena/?page_id=35&lang=en