LGBTQIAP+ Photography Grant 2024

APA | DC is pleased to present the second annual LGBTQIAP+ Photography Grant for emerging and established photographers who self-identify as LGBTQIAP+.

Overview

This grant seeks to provide a much-needed financial contribution to photographers struggling to secure funding to complete their projects.

Their goal is to celebrate the LGBTQIAP+ experience through photography. They hope to champion storytellers and bring visibility to the LGBTQIAP+ community’s national platform and cultivate a safe space for funding, recognition, and representation in our professional photographic community. The APA | DC LGBTQIAP+ Photography Grant is open to photographers residing within the United States and its territories and can support new or in-progress projects. It will be awarded based on the strength of visual portfolios and submitted artist statements.

Practical Info

Submissions for documentary, narrative, experimental, or episodic projects representing LGBTQIAP+ people and their communities are encouraged. This grant is intended to support camera-based photography projects, and not those produced solely through the use of AI.

Applicants must submit up to 15 images, a biography, a CV and all the info needed for the project they need to be granted (including title, description, budget, synopsis, and timeline).

A grant in the amount of $3,000 will be awarded to one photographic artist chosen by a panel of independent jurors. The jury is composed of Michael Wichita (Photo Director, AARP), Whitney Hollington Matewe (Deputy Director of Photography, NBC News & MSNBC), May Lin Le Goff (Executive Creative Producer), Dominique Hildebrand (Photo Editor, National Geographic) and Liam Woods (Photographer + Creative Director).

About APA

APA is a non-profit trade organization built by photographers for photographers. Offering business tools and creative inspiration, it helps photographers run a smarter, more creative, and profitable business. Through its local chapters, APA offers a sense of community, inspiration, and networking to reinforce the local photographic market. APA helps to keep our profession strong, advocating on behalf of all members to keep the photo industry dynamic, influential, and robust. APA strives to provide the tools and connections that photographers need to run a successful business.