The Market Photo Workshop is a school of photography, a gallery, and a project space. It has played a pivotal role in the training of South Africa’s photographers, ensuring that visual literacy reaches neglected and marginalized parts of society. Since it was founded in 1989 by world-renowned photographer David Goldblatt, the Photo Workshop has been an agent of change and representation, informing photographers, visual artists, educators, students, and broader communities of trends, issues, and debates in photography and visual culture.
Daniele Tamagni Grant by The Market Photo Workshop is an international Photography Grant with funding for a Scholarship for higher education and is designed to sponsor young and emerging photographers. The spirit of this initiative promotes the dissemination of the African culture, its creativity, the impact of its visual aesthetics on the continent and the diaspora, and the in-depth exploration of the medium of photojournalism.
They believe that it is important to support emerging photographers in making their first steps in the industry, so this is why there will be no age limit, but applicants should have less than five years of professional experience. The official language of the initiative is English as the Recipient of the Scholarship must be proficient in English to benefit from the workshops and the reviews.
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The information required for the submission to the Daniele Tamagni Grant must only be addressed to the Market Photo Workshop platform and will be protected by the privacy policy of the same organization. The same information will be only shared with the Jury members with the aim to assess the assignment of the Grant.
The Grant is non-transferable and no cash or credit alternatives will be substituted other than the scholarship on offer. To be entitled to the Grant, attendance at the Market Photo Workshop Course in Johannesburg is a must.
The Daniele Tamagni Estate and Partners will support the Recipient in obtaining a Student Visa in South Africa for the duration of the Scholarship. Should the visa not be granted for reasons not attributable to the Daniele Tamagni Estate, no cash or credit alternatives are foreseen.
Benefits
The scholarship includes:
- Market Photo Workshop School tuition for a one-year enrolment to the Photojournalism and Documentary Photography. Program information can be found on the official website
- A monthly stipend of 10,000 ZAR (around 580€/650$) for 12 months, to cover accommodation, meals, and other out of pocket expenses, while attending the Course at the School in Johannesburg
- Medical insurance
- A return Economy class air ticket from the place of residence to Johannesburg ZA.
- Assistance in the visa application, when required.
Eligibilities
- To be the sole author of the photographs
- Her-His ownership of the proprietary rights in the photographs
- The submitted portfolio does not infringe third party copyrights or violates privacy rights
- For communication, promotion and cultural initiatives, the recipient agrees that the Daniele Tamagni Foundation, with terms of perpetuity and free of rights, is entitled to use of the pictures from the Submission and Graduation Portfolios (the digital files and its reproduction)
Application Process
Each applicant must submit the following:
- a portfolio of min 20, max 30, fully captioned images, 72 DPI (jpg), 1200 pixels longest size, captioned
- max 2 projects with a synopsis or a description of the project(s). (PDF, max 500 strokes)
- a declaration of proficiency and command of English to follow the Scholarship
- a short bio and a motivation statement for attending the course
- only, when feasible, a brief testimonial by their Teacher(s).
Application Deadline: August 10, 2021
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