Winners Announced
Getty Images Editorial Grant
Forced Displacement
Continuing Getty Images’ tradition of supporting in‑depth photojournalism through its Editorial Grants program, Getty Images is offering three grants of $5,000 each to photographers and videographers reporting stories of forced displacement. Within this theme, judges will be looking for visual journalists to show how people around the world have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict, political persecution, community violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order.

These grants are open to both still photographers and videographers, with the aim of producing a photo‑essay or short‑form documentary of no longer than 10 minutes (or a series of shorter vignettes of equivalent length). The grant must be fulfilled within six months of being awarded.

Rules & Requirements

  • Applicants  must apply through our online form linked above.
  • Deadline is May 15, 2022 (midnight PDT)
  • Grants are open to both still photographers and videographers, with the aim of producing a narrative photoessay and/or short‑form documentary of no longer than 10 minutes (or a series of shorter vignettes of equivalent length).
  • Proposed projects can be new or ongoing work.

Award Details

  • Getty Images is offering three grants of $5,000 each to individual photographers/videographers.
  • Awarded projects should be fulfilled within six months of being awarded.
  • Projects will be judged by an external jury of photography professionals during the summer and awarded by late summer/early fall.
  • For winning photographic projects, a final set of 20‑25 images will be delivered to Getty Images upon completion.
  • For winning video projects, a short‑form documentary video of between 5 and 10 minutes (or a series of shorter vignettes of equivalent length), will be delivered to Getty Images upon completion.
  • Grant recipients will credit the Getty Images Grant in any publication, exhibition or other public promotion of the awarded work within one year of its completion.
Questions? Email: grants@gettyimages.com