‘Save your souls, it’s winter in America’ cried Gil Scott Heron in 1974, against a backdrop of economic decline, social fragmentation, racial tension and a lingering war in Vietnam.
Fast forward to contemporary America where the economy is struggling, racism blights many communities and the war in Afghanistan adds a daily toll of misery. This is the harsh backdrop to the work of Justin Maxon and Erin Trieb, 2010 and 2011 winners of the prestigious FotoVisura grant.
Justin Maxon’s work centres in the agonies of life in Chester, a small town of 37, 000 inhabitants in Pennsylvania, where crime statistics record over 300 unsolved murders since the 1990s. Maxon describes Chester as a place where “violence is commonplace, poverty is oppressive, and jobs are non-existent”. Maxon’s images, multiple exposures in grainy monochromes, convey the complexity and inter-connected stories of this small town, unflinching in its depiction of strengh and hardship. Justin won Fotovisura Grant in 2010.
Erin Trieb’s work follows a soldier, 22 year old Adam Ramsey, on his journey home from Afghanistan, as he battles to recover from post-traumatic stress and depression. Trieb follows his journey from barracks to medical clinic to home in his search for humanity and a return to normality.
Justin won Fotovisura Grant in 2011.
Winter in America –
Justin Maxon & Erin Trieb: An exhibition of FotoVisura grant winners
3 November 2012 – 6 January 2013
Third Floor Gallery
102 Bute Street
CF10 5AD, Cardiff – UK
Phone: +44 (0)2921159151
Open: Wed-Sun from 12-6 pm
Grant Fotovisura 2012
Call for application
FotoVisura Inc. is delighted to announce the 2012 FotoVisura Grant—which aims to support personal photography projects and encourage the production and development of photography outside the commercial realm. The Grant is divided into two categories:
• The FotoVisura Grant for Outstanding Personal Project
• The Spotlight Grant for Outstanding Student Project
Submissions will close at 12:00pm on December 15, 2012
The FotoVisura Grant is eligible for projects not initiated by an assignment or commission. To be eligible for the Student Grant you must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program, or a recent graduate, having graduated after January 1st 2011. Additionally, the following requirements apply for both the Grant and the Student Grant:
• Submit a photography series, up to 35 images.
• Image size: minimum 1000px on the longest dimension (14 inches @ 72 dpi)
• A written reflection, in first person, of at least 150 words
• All images and text to be uploaded through the FotoVisura.com website
• To enter you must read and agree to the contest Terms & Conditions
• Only one Submission per photographer will be judged.
Prizes
FotoVisura Grant for Outstanding Personal Photography Project
1st Place:
• $2,000.00
• Invitation to publish in Visura Magazine
• Invitation to exhibit with FotoVisura (view past)
• Invitation to be a guest speaker at NYPH’13
2nd Place:
• Invitation to exhibit with FotoVisura (view past)
3nd Place:
• Invitation to exhibit with FotoVisura (view past)
Spotlight Outstanding Student Photography Project
1st Place:
• $1,000.00
• Invitation to publish in Visura Spotlight
• Invitation to exhibit with FotoVisura (view past)
• Invitation to publish your work in Emaho Magazine
2nd Place:
• Invitation to exhibit with FotoVisura (view past)
3nd Place:
• Invitation to exhibit with FotoVisura (view past)
