Emerging Photographer Fund 2019

call for submissions

The Emerging Photographer Fund 2019 is now open for submissions!

This year we are proud to offer two awards: the Emerging Photographer Grant for $10,000 and the Fujifilm Young Talent Award (25 or under) for $10,000. For more information, follow the link below.

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The deadline for entry is June 5th, 2019 (6pm PST)

© Tabitha Barnard winner EPF/Fujifilm Young Talent Award 2'19

A bear’s skin is crucified on a house. It is the skin of the insomniac bear that came at night and ate the dogs, attacked people, and got into the house through the window. A married couple climbed the roof in panic and waited until the morning to neutralize the beast. They waited until morning because it is pitch-dark at night. There is only electricity in this settlement for 14 hours a day, in the morning and the evening. There is no central power supply service, only a small diesel-driven station. Katangsky District, Irkutsky region. Russia, 2016 – © Elena Anosova

© Annalisa Natali Murri 2019 Epf Finalist

© Felipe Romero Beltràn 2019 Epf Finalist

A hilly range nearby Zenica, 80km north-west from Sarajevo. People around there picnic in the weekend, also the area has a monument (Spomenik) built in 1968 to hope to unite for Former Yugoslavia.

USA, D.C., Washington: Im Avalon Theater wird ein Filmplakat gewechselt. Für einen kurzen Augenblick steht der Leuchtkasten leer. Bilder eines Landes, dass uns so fremd und doch so nah scheint. Fotografiert auf einer Reise durch 22 Bundesstaaten durch die USA im Jahr 2015 und 2016. FOTO: Mario Wezel

Once inhabited by Mormons, in 1849 Nauvoo was settled by followers of French utopian socialist ?tienne Cabet. His ideas attracted many people who saw him as a political messiah and sought to implement his ideas in a practical setting. In Nauvoo they created a theoretically egalitarian commune that was forced to disband in 1860 after it endured a loss of about 40% and ran into financial difficulties – © Marta Giaccone

Staircase – © Mariya Kozhanova

On the fifth anniversary, 2016, I invited my uncle, parents’ friends and neighbors to where the photo studio used to be. We were able share our pain and sorrow. The photo seems to show the ?hope? of candlelight, but also it seems like the spirits of the dead are coming back to our town – © Mayumi Suzuki

Andriy, 27, astronomy graduate, picture was taken after he spent 9 months in the war zone, March 2015, Ukraine – © Wiktoria Wojciechowska

Portugal, Alentejo, Sao Domingos Mine – October 2016 The Romans mined in the São Domingos area for gold and silver for about 400 years. In 1855 mining was resumed, as the international demand for copper grew during the Industrial Revolution. About 25 megatons of ore had been extracted when the mine was closed in 1966.

My grandmother 1938, 18 years old – © Sarah Pabst

Hole, Coober Pedy, Australia – © Antoine Bruy

Burn Magazine revolves around the EPF. It is our most important curatorial contribution to the oftentimes chaotic landscape of photography today. By choosing a jury whose lifetimes have been spent in looking at photographs and making photographs, we try to give our Burn readers a distilled version of the best work of all that flows before their eyes everyday.

Most importantly our mission is to give recognition to the finest emerging authors out there and to provide some funding to at least a few to keep going and to continue making a mark. With the support of the non-profit Magnum Foundation, $10,000 is given to the recipient of EPF to move forward in their work. Our previous winners prove this is not in vain.

In addition, Fujifilm is partnering with us to offer an award, open to all photographers who are 25 or younger at the time of the deadline. All you need to do is enter into the EPF… and if you’re 25 or younger, you’ll be automatically eligible for the Fujifilm Young Talent Award. Fujifilm offers a cash prize of $10,000 to the winner.

Previous EPF Winners

The 2008 Emerging Photographer Fund grant was awarded to Sean Gallagher for his essay on the environmental Desertification of China.

The 2009 Emerging Photographer Fund grant was awarded to Alejandro Chaskielberg for his 8×10 format essay on the Parana River Delta ‘The High Tide’.

The 2010 Emerging Photographer Fund grant was awarded to Davide Monteleone for his essay ‘Northern Caucasus’.

The 2011 Emerging Photographer Fund grant was awarded to Irina Werning for her essay ‘Back to the Future’.

In 2012 three Emerging Photographer Fund grants were awarded: one major to Matt Lutton for his essay ‘Only Unity’ and two minors to Giovanni Cocco for his essay ‘Monia’ and to Simona Ghizzoni for her essay ‘Afterdark’.

In 2013 four Emerging Photographer Fund grants were awarded: one major to Diana Markosian for her essay ‘My Father The Stranger’ and three minors to: Iveta Vaivode for her essay ‘Somewhere on Disappearing Path’, Oksana Yushko for her essay ‘Balklava: The Lost History’ and Maciej Pisuk for his essay ‘Under The Skin; Photographs From Brzeska Street’.

In 2014 two Emerging Photographer Fund grants were awarded: one major to Alessandro Penso for his essay ‘Lost Generation’ and one minor to: Birte Kaufmann for her essay ‘The Travelers’.

In 2015 the Emerging Photographer Fund was awarded to Danila Tkachenko for ‘Restricted Areas’, and the Fujifilm Young Talent Award to Sofia Valiente for ‘Miracle Village’.

In 2016 the Emerging Photographer Fund was awarded to Annie Flanagan for ‘Deafening Sound’, and the Fujifilm Young Talent Award to Aleksander Raczynski for ‘Views’

In 2017 the Emerging Photographer Fund was awarded to Antoine Bruy for ‘Outback Mythologies’, and the Fujifilm Young Talent Award to Aleksey Kondratyev for ‘Ice Fishers’

In 2018 the Emerging Photographer Fund was awarded to Shadman Shadid for ‘No Quarter’, and the Fujifilm Young Talent Award to Tabitha Barnard for ‘Cult of Womanhood’

Entries are now open

The Emerging Photographer Fund 2019 is now open for submissions!

The deadline for entry is June 5th, 2019 (6pm PST)

– Enter here –

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Editor’s note:

Special thanks also to Michael Loyd Young, EPF funder and BURN Magazine board member.

Special thanks to Susan Meiselas of the Magnum Foundation. Nobody on the planet is more dedicated to allowing new talent to develop.

Many thanks to the 2019 EPF team Anton Kusters, Diego Orlando, and Mallory Bracken. They all show amazing dedication to the spirit of doing something which just feels good. To provide a platform for the up and coming.

A heart felt thank you also to Fujifilm for the Fujifilm Young Talent Award… making it possible for the EPF to keep focus on the future generations, the young ones, the ones with a vision already making a mark now… and just might make another jump soon…

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The Emerging Photographer Fund was created in 2008.
EPF 2019 is curated and produced by Anton Kusters & Diego Orlando.

Emerging Photographer Fund 2019

call for submissions

Previous EPF Winners

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