W. Eugene Smith
Grant for Humanistic
▲ “Coming of Age of Swazi Girls.”
Copyright Krisanne Johnson, 2011 W. Eugene Smith
Grant Recipient
Photography 2012
Established in 1979 in honor of W. Eugene Smith, the legendary
American photo essayist, the Smith grant is given to a photographer who
is demonstrating an exemplary commitment to documenting the human
Application Deadline:
May 31, 2012
Grant:
$30,000
Discretionary Fellowship:
$5,000
condition in the spirit of Smith’s humanistic photography and
compassionate dedication. Administered by the W. Eugene Smith Fund
for Humanistic Photography, an independent non-profit organization, the
grant provides photographers with the financial freedom to continue or
Application Guidelines:
www.smithfund.org/public/apply/smith
complete a major photographic project. The grant represents the most
prestigious honor in the field of documentary photography.
Prior Recipients of the Grant for Humanistic Photography
• Marc Asnin
• Jane Evelyn Atwood
• Letizia Battaglia
• Ernesto Bazan
• Ellen Binder
• Pep Bonet
• Chien-Chi Chang
• Stephen Dupont
• Carl DeKeyzer
• Donna Ferrato
• Maya Goded
• Paul Graham
• Stanley Greene
• Lu Guang
• Graciela Iturbide
• Krisanne Johnson
• Alain Keler
• Brenda Ann Kenneally
• Gideon Mendel
• Dario Mitidieri
• James Nachtwey
• Darcy Padilla
• Trent Parke
• Paolo Pellegrin
• Gilles Peress
• Eli Reed
• Eugene Richards
• Cristina Garcia Rodero
• Milton Rogovin
• Sebastião Salgado
• Mikhael Subotzky
• Vladimir Syomin
• John Vink
• Kai Wiedenhöfer
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