Resources

Resource Directory
Suggested resources for project photographers and others interested in learning about project photography

Photography Organizations
Publications
Photography Schools
Funding
Indigenous Peoples Organizations
Miscellaneous


Funding

4Culture

Located in Seattle, home office of Blue Earth, 4Culture provides "programs, financial support and services in the arts, public art, heritage and historic preservation" in King County, WA.


Aaron Siskind Foundation

Private foundation funding an Individual Photographer's Fellowship grant program "supporting the creative endeavors of individual artists working in still photography and photography-based media."


Aftermath Project

Non-profit organization, founded by former Blue Earth project photographer Sara Terry, holding an annual grant competition open to photographers worldwide covering the aftermath of conflict.


Alexia Foundation for World Peace

Foundation sponsoring an annual, juried competition awarding grants to professional and student photographers.


American Council for the Arts

Non-profit organization advocating for the advancement of the arts and providing professional development resources as well as research on arts policy.


Art Calendar

Business magazine targeting visual artists providing business advice and information about portfolio reviews, juried competitions, and grants.


Art Deadlines List

Newsletter providing current lists of competitions, scholarships, grants, and calls for submissions amongst other items (free and paid subscription options).


Center for Photography at Woodstock

Organization sponsoring a workspace residency program for artists of color working in the photographic arts as well as the Photographers Fellowship Fund.


Chronicle of Philanthropy

Bi-weekly publication targeting fund raisers and grant makers providing news, resources, and information about fundraising.


Educational Foundation of America

Private foundation with a broad educational mission that includes supporting "visual arts to engage and educate underprivileged and at-risk populations."


FotoDocument

Based in Brighton, UK, the organization offers £2,500 commissions for documentary photographers.


W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund

Sponsors the annual W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography.


FiftyCrows Foundation

Organization sponsoring "social change photography" and seeks to "foster sustainable careers in documentary photography through financial support and networking."


Foundation Center

Organization offering an impressive collection of resources on philanthropy and a comprehensive, searchable database on US grantmakers and their grants.


Fund for Women Artists

Foundation with a focus on supporting women working in theatre, film, and video that also maintains an extensive directory of funders for all artists.


Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography

Through an annual competition, the company provides grants to professional photojournalists and, beginning in 2009, to students.


Hasselblad Foundation

Swedish foundation sponsoring the Hasselblad Award in Photography as well as offering support for photographers, exhibitions, and research within the field of photography.


Idealist.org

Online community project of Action Without Borders for individuals in non-profits facilitating the exchange of ideas and connections.


National Endowment for the Arts

Founded by Congress in 1965 to promote the arts, the NEA is largest single funder of arts projects in the nation.


National Endowment for the Humanities

Independent grant-making public agency dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.


National Geographic

Offers an annual, individual grant to support documentary photojournalism.


New Works Photography Fellowship Awards

En Foco's annual program for U.S. based photographers of Latino, African, Asian, and Native American/Pacific heritage awarding fellowships through a national call for entries.


No Strings Foundation

Private foundation specifically created to support photography.


Open Society Institute

Sponsors a Documentary Photography Project funding documentary photographers focusing on "new ways of using photography as a tool for positive social change."


Philanthropy Journal

Publication of the A.J. Fletcher Foundation providing news coverage of charitable giving as well as useful fundraising advice.


Photocrati Fund

Fund offers $5,000 grants to non-professional photographers to undertake important humanitarian and environmental photography projects

News and Events

  • Blue Earth Prize At The PhotoAlliance 2012 Our World Portfolio Review

    We are pleased to once again invite applicants for the Blue Earth Prize For Best Project Photography at the PhotoAlliance 2012 Our World Portfolio Review. This award provides recognition for photographic work best representing our mission: To raise awareness about endangered cultures, threatened environments and social concerns through photography. More »

  • Eberhard Riedel Speaking In Seattle & Santa Fe

    Eberhard Riedel is busy these days traveling, speaking, and presenting workshops about his Blue Earth project Cameras without Borders: Photography for Healing and Peace at Blue Earth. On February 24-25, 2012 Riedel will be speaking at the C. G. Jung Institute of Santa Fe and on March 9-10 for the C. G. Jung Society of Seattle. More »

  • Garth Lenz: Provincial Distance in a Tar Nation

    Blue Earth project photographer Garth Lenz recently spoke at TEDxVictoria and his address is now online. Given the ongoing coverage of the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, his message couldn’t be more timely and pressing. More »

  • Daniel Beltrá, “Discovery of the Year”

    At the Lucie Awards held recently at the Lincoln Center in New York, Seattle-based Blue Earth project photographer Daniel Beltrá was awarded “Discovery of the Year” in the Professional Category at the 2011 International Photography Awards. More »

  • Florian Schulz’s Polar Bears In National Geographic

    As part of his travels in the Arctic this summer, Blue Earth project photographer Florian Schulz produced a stunning series of photos featuring polar bears. A gallery of his images from the trip is highlighted in National Geographic. More »

  • Conservation Photography As Pedagogy

    Blue Earth project photographer Bruce Farnsworth has just published a new article “Conservation Photography as Environmental Education: Focus on the Pedagogues” in the journal Environmental Education Research (subscription required). In the article, he explores “the genre of conservation photography” as a “legitimate and highly relevant pedagogical enterprise.” More »

  • Support Blue Earth At Think Tank Photo

    Need a new camera bag? The folks at Think Tank Photo have generously offered to help support Blue Earth! Using the link above, 10% of the proceeds from all purchases at their store will go to help support Blue Earth’s mission to assist documentary photographers working to educate the public about critical issues. More »

  • Letter From Eastern Congo

    Project photographer Eberhard Riedel provides our readers with an update on his latest fieldwork in South-Kivu Province in Eastern Congo, which borders Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. Read more on the Blue Earth blog and view some of his latest photos from the trip. More »

  • Daniel Beltrá Named Wildlife Photographer Of The Year

    Seattle-based Blue Earth project photographer Daniel Beltrá has been named 2011 Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his photo "Still Life In Oil." More »

  • Greg Constantine In Moving Walls 19

    The Open Society Foundations Documentary Photography Project announced Blue Earth project photographer Greg Constantine will be part if it’s Moving Walls 19 exhibition. The exhibition will feature Greg’s recent work from his series on Kenya’s Nubians, from his Blue Earth project Nowhere People, which recently went on exhibit in Nairobi. More »

  • Shooting From The Heart: Photography That Makes A Difference

    Need some help creating your own photographic project? Download a free PDF copy of Blue Earth's highly regarded handbook for photographers developing documentary projects, Shooting From The Heart: Photography That Makes A Difference. More »

  • Gary Braasch, This Is Climate Change

    Long-time Blue Earth project photographer Gary Braasch is working with the Del Mar Global Trust to help educate the public about the effects of global warming. His recent newsletter provides the details... More »

  • Photography Store

    Blue Earth has launched our new photography store! Great photography books, software, digital storage, and much more - and all at great prices for our friends and supporters. Help Blue Earth and our project photographers while shopping for your everyday photography supplies or any product sold by Amazon. More »

  • Blue Earth Receives PhotoWings Grant

    Blue Earth is proud to announce that we have just received a $10,000 grant from PhotoWings. We would like to thank Suzie Katz, President and Founder of PhotoWings – as well as a longstanding member of the Blue Earth Advisory Board – for this very generous contribution to Blue Earth in support of our mission! More »

  • Greg Constantine From The Field

    Project photographer Greg Constantine provides our readers with an update on his latest work in the field as well as upcoming publications, including a new book from his project on the Nubian community in Kenya. Read more on the Blue Earth blog. More »

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