Through cash awards, camera equipment, professional development and promotional opportunities, the Leica Women Foto Project amplifies voices historically underrepresented in photography and encourages diversity and inclusion in visual storytelling. Call for entries now open for the LWFP Award and LWFP x VII Mentor Program.
Jurors of the LWFP Award include:
• Karin Kaufmann, Director, Leica Galleries Worldwide
• Elizabeth Avedon, Independent Curator @elizabethavedon
• Amanda Hajjar, Founding Director of Exhibitions, Fotografiska #AmandaHajjar
• Natalia Jiménez, Picture Editor, The Washington Post @nataliajimenez
• Lynn Johnson, Photojournalist @ljohnphoto
• Elizabeth Krist, Former Senior Photo Editor with National Geographic #ElizabethKrist
• Eve Lyons, Photo Editor, The New York Times @lyonse
• Laura Roumanos, Co-Founder, United Photo Industries #LauraRoumanos,
• Maggie Steber, VII Agency photographer and Guggenheim Grant Fellow @maggiesteber
• Sandra Stevenson, Associate Director of Photography at CNN #sandrastevenson
• Denise Wolff, Aperture Foundation @wolffdee
The LWFP Award will grant three photographers $10,000, a Leica SL2-S camera, and a Leica Vario Elmarit-SL 24-70mm each to help complete an in-progress, personal photo project that bears witness to humanity, expressed through the female point of view. Awardees will be featured in a 4-week exhibition at @Fotografiska.NY
The LWFP x VII Mentor Program will grant a total of three mentorships which include monthly one-on-one Coaching sessions by a @VIIPhoto photographer, exposure on VII’s website, representation of Mentees by VII Agency, and a 12-month loan of a Leica Q2 camera. Candidates for this exclusive Mentorship Program must demonstrate a commitment to the profession of photography, have worked in the photo industry for four or more years, have worked on assignment, and has a published body of work. Candidates will be selected by members of VII Agency on the basis of quality of work, commitment to project, and vision of future success.
Call for entries will conclude October 8, 2021. Link in bio to apply.
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