The 2016 FotoEvidence Book Award is now open for submissions from photographers whose projects demonstrate courage and commitment in the pursuit of human rights and social justice. The winning project will be published in a high quality, hardbound book and exhibited at the Bronx Documentary Center in New York City during the fall of 2016.
Entries are judged by an international jury of five. The 2016 jury members are international journalist and L’Oeil de la Photographie contributor Alison Stieven-Taylor, Visa Pour L’Image director Jean-François Leroy, renowned photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg, Yahoo! News photo editor Kelli Grant and FotoEvidence publisher Svetlana Bachevanova.
FotoEvidence Press was founded to support documentary photographers working on long-term projects that focus on human rights and social justice and to bring to light work that might otherwise not find publication,” says Svetlana. She adds that FotoEvidence is not just a publishing house, but also an activist organisation. “The books we publish are also sent to organisations and decision makers who can influence social changes”.
The Book Award winner and up to four other selected finalists will be exhibited on the FotoEvidence web site and in the exhibition at the Bronx Documentary Center. FotoEvidence will also offer to collaborate with one of the finalists to crowdfund the publication of their work.
Past FotoEvidence Book Award recipients are Marcus Bleasdale (2015), Majid Saeedi (2014), Robin Hammond (2013), Alex Massi (2012) and Javier Arcenillas (2011).
AWARDS
FotoEvidence Book Awards
Deadline: January 15th, 2016
Submissions: http://www.fotoevidence.com/book-award
FotoEvidence Jury: http://www.fotoevidence.com/jury
