iStock Inclusion Grants

Winners Announced

The inaugural iStock Inclusion Grants are dedicated to promoting the work of emerging creative artists seeking to draw attention to, and depict, underrepresented communities through their commercial photography work.

iStock is proud to partner with the following organizations to judge submissions and award the series of four grants: Black Women Photographers in the US, Creative Access UK, Fotografas Latam and The Australian Council for the Arts.

Each organizations' judging panel will award a prize of $5,000 USD to a creator in support of their ongoing creative work or a proposed project.

These grants are open to commercial photographers and videographers which meet each partner's specific eligibility criteria.

Complete rules and links to each organizations' grant page can be found below.

Prizes + Benefits

One $5,000 USD prize awarded by each partner organization
The successful recipients will be invited to license their award‑winning content through GettyImages.com and iStock.com at a 100% royalty rate for imagery created within their proposed project (please see T&Cs for details). This is subject to you entering into a separate agreement with iStock allowing for the distribution of your content.
Winners who choose to license their imagery will receive guidance and mentorship from one of the judges or a Getty Images’ award‑winning Art Directors, as well as a feature on the Getty Images Creative Insights website, in addition to promotion on relevant Getty Images and iStock social channels. Please note, this additional support is not a requirement of the grants and choosing to take advantage of this opportunity is at your discretion.

Rules + Requirements

Applicants must apply using the online application linked in each partner's homepage below. Grants will be awarded by two industry‑leading creative leaders selected for their expertise and experience representing the partner organization. Selection will be based on the judges’ determination of the applicant’s ability to execute the submitted project with a compelling commercial visual narrative based on either still images or video. The jury will consider the caliber of the portfolio, the project's merit and the artist’s professional ability. The judges will also be assessing how the submitted projects draw attention to, and depict, underrepresented communities through their commercial photography work.

Must meet each partner organization specific eligibility criteria
Must include link(s) to existing portfolio of work online
Application should include a 200‑500‑word summary of the proposed project and an explanation as to how the project will draw attention to, and depict, underrepresented communities through their commercial photography work.
A short biography detailing who you are and what you’ve done
All the required fields indicated on the application found on the Submittable website which is linked on each partner's page:
All submissions must be digital. Prints, books, slides or transparencies or other such materials will not be reviewed by judges nor returned to applicant
Applicants may only apply to one of the grants.
Please review the Terms & Conditions