Career Development: Past & Open Calls

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Visura offers a diverse program of photography Scholarships, Grants, Consultations, and Open Calls to our members. In partnership with publications, brands and other leading institutions, Visura empowers content creators with opportunities to further their work, vision, and career.

2024
The 2024 $20,000 Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture
Jul 24 to Aug 28, 2024
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2024
Young Photographer Award 2024
Jul 23 to Jul 23, 2024
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2024
The No! Wahala Magazine Open Call for African Photographers
May 2 to Jul 15, 2024
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2024
THE ALEXIA GRANTS 2024
Jan 18 to Feb 19, 2024
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2023
2024 Excellence in Photojournalism
Nov 29 to Jan 22, 2024
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2023
Young Photographer Award 2023
Jun 7 to Jul 15, 2023
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2023
Uganda Press Photo Award 2023
Jun 7 to Aug 1, 2023
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2023
East African Photography Award 2023 - Single Images
Jun 7 to Aug 1, 2023
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2023
2023 Excellence in Photojournalism
Feb 1 to Feb 28, 2023
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2023
THE ALEXIA GRANTS 2023
Jan 9 to Feb 13, 2023
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2022
Open Call for Visual Storytellers to participate in the 2023 Visura Salon Virtual Series
Dec 14 to Feb 7, 2023
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2022
The 2022 Open Call for Unseen Stories
Nov 25 to Dec 9, 2022
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2022
Young Photographer Award 2022
Jun 13 to Jul 25, 2022
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2022
Uganda Press Photo Award 2022
Jun 13 to Aug 8, 2022
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2022
East African Photography Award 2022 - Single Images
Jun 13 to Aug 8, 2022
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2022
Scout Film Festival 2022 Emerging Filmmakers Grant - Aged 19 to 24
May 19 to Sep 23, 2022
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2022
Scout Film Festival 2022 Emerging Filmmakers Grant - Aged 18 and Under
May 19 to Sep 23, 2022
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2022
CNN Photos Open Call for Mother’s Day 2022
May 3 to May 5, 2022
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2022
The 2022 Alexia Professional Grant
Jan 11 to Feb 28, 2022
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2022
Excellence in Photojournalism
Jan 11 to Mar 19, 2022
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2022
The 2022 Alexia Student Grant
Jan 11 to Feb 28, 2022
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2022
The Daring Magazine Open Calls
Jan 1 to May 31, 2022
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2021
Black Women Photographers Open Call for Sponsored Websites
Dec 20 to Apr 4, 2022
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2021
The No! Wahala Magazine Open Call for African Photographers
Dec 3 to Feb 28, 2022
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2021
Sponsored Lifetime Plus Accounts for Freelance Visual Journalists
Dec 1 to Jan 31, 2022
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2021
The Visura Project Grants for Freelance Visual Journalists
Dec 1 to Apr 30, 2022
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2021
2021-2022 NATIVE Masterclass
Aug 3 to Sep 15, 2021
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2021
Scout Film Festival 2021 Emerging Filmmakers Grant (aged 18 and Under)
Jul 19 to Oct 1, 2021
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2021
Scout Film Festival 2021 Emerging Filmmakers Grant (aged 19 to 24)
Jul 19 to Oct 1, 2021
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2021
Young Photographer Award 2021
Jun 7 to Jul 15, 2021
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2021
East African Photography Award 2021
Jun 7 to Aug 1, 2021
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2021
Uganda Press Photo Award 2021
Jun 7 to Aug 1, 2021
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2021
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Photographers Interested in Covering Issues Related to the Environment to Participate In Online Mentoring Program
Feb 5 to Mar 19, 2021
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2020
f2 Foto Residency Opportunity
Jul 3 to Aug 1, 2020
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2020
Uganda Press Photo Award 2020
Jun 16 to Aug 1, 2020
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2020
East African Photography Award
Jun 16 to Aug 1, 2020
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2020
Young Photographer Award
Jun 16 to Aug 1, 2020
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2020
2020 IWMF Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award
Jan 22 to Mar 1, 2020
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2019
Scout Film Festival 2020 Emerging Filmmakers Grant (aged 19 to 24)
Dec 12 to Mar 9, 2020
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2019
Scout Film Festival 2020 Emerging Filmmakers Grant (aged 18 and Under)
Dec 12 to Mar 9, 2020
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2019
The 2019 Washington Post Open Call for Photographers
Oct 28 to Dec 2, 2019
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2019
The Visura Open Call for Visual Stories on the Middle East and North Africa
May 14 to Jun 3, 2019
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2019
The 2019 GUILD Mentorship Open Call for Visual Storytellers
Feb 12 to Dec 31, 2019
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2018
The 2018 Planetary Health Alliance Open Call for Visual Storytellers
Dec 7 to Jan 9, 2019
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2018
The 2018 Washington Post Open Call for Photographers
Oct 6 to Nov 11, 2018
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2018
The 2018 Grant for Visual Storytelling on Climate Change
Feb 24 to Apr 1, 2018
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2017
The ZoneFoto Scholarship Open Call for the VII Workshop in Beijing
Sep 8 to Oct 22, 2017
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2017
The 2017 Cortona on the Move Scholarship
Jun 21 to Jul 5, 2017
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2017
Washington Post Open Call 2017
Jun 12 to Jul 18, 2017
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2017
Visura Scholarship for Career Development 2017
Apr 20 to May 11, 2017
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2017
Stern Magazine Open Call
Feb 23 to Mar 17, 2017
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2017
Visura Grant for Personal Projects 2017
Feb 15 to Apr 6, 2017
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2016
Photojournalism Grant 2016
Aug 11 to Sep 15, 2016
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2016
BuzzFeed Open Call 2016
Jul 7 to Jul 25, 2016
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2016
The Visura Podcast Open Call for New Books in Photography
Apr 21 to Jun 15, 2016
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2016
Visura Multimedia Grant 2016
Apr 14 to May 27, 2016
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2016
The Visura Instagram Open Call
Mar 11 to Mar 31, 2016
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2016
2016 MOPLA Open call for Visura Photographers and Videographers
Feb 11 to Mar 12, 2016
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2016
Guild Open Call
Feb 4 to Oct 31, 2016
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2015
Proof Assignment Contest: The Story Behind the Photographs
Aug 1 to Aug 31, 2015
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2010-2016
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