7.03.2016

THE CARMIGNAC PHOTOJOURNALISM AWARD: 7 Years of Commitment To Freedom of Expression

Mona Al Ashqar
1st Edition Laureate Carmignac Photojournalism Award
© Kai Wiedenhöfer for the Fondation Carmignac

Mahnbanr (Qilagai), near the Dir border, Swat Valley, Pakistan,
2nd Edition Laureate Carmignac Photojournalism Award
March 2011 © Massimo Berruti, VU’ for the Fondation Carmignac
Portrait "ZIMBABWE, your wounds will be named silence"
3rd Edition Laureate Carmignac Photojournalism Award
© Robin Hammond, NOOR for the Fondation Carmignac

Shatoy from "Spasibo"
4th Edition Laureate Carmignac Photojournalism Award
© Newsha Tavakolian, Magnum for the Fondation Carmignac

A portrait of Somayyeh, a 32-year old divorced teacher.
5th Edition Laureate Carmignac Photojournalism Award
© Davide Monteleone,VII Photo for the Fondation Carmignac

Camopi, March 2015
6th Edition Laureate Carmignac Photojournalism Award
© Christophe Gin for the Fondation Carmignac

The 7th Edition Laureate will be formally revealed at the Visa pour l’Image Festival, Perpignan

THE CARMIGNAC PHOTOJOURNALISM AWARD : SEVEN YEARS OF COMMITMENT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

The Carmignac Foundation launched the Carmignac photojournalism Award in 2009 with the aim of supporting and celebrating photojournalism. This unique Award funds a photographer to explore an area of the world at the centre of geostrategic conflicts, where human rights and freedom of speech are violated. Previous subjects have ranged from Gaza (Kai Wiedenhöfer), Pachtounistan (Massimo Berruti), Zimbabwe (Robin Hammond), Chechnya (Davide Monteleone), Iran (Newsha Tavakolian), lawless areas in France (Christophe Gin) and Libya.

A key aim of the Award is to support the winning photojournalist by providing a global platform for their work to be seen and collected. The Carmignac Foundation collaborates with the winner throughout the entire project by offering the laureate 50,000€ to go into the field, financing a monograph and developing and staging an international touring exhibition upon their return, in Paris and then in London at the Saatchi Gallery. Four photographs from this work will be integrated into the Carmignac Collection.

1st. Kai Wiedenhöfer
2nd. Massimo Berruti, VU’
3rd. Robin Hammond, NOOR
4th. Davide Monteleone, VII Photo
5th Newsha Tavakolian, Magnum
6th. Christophe Gin
7. The 7th Edition Laureate will be formally revealed at the Visa pour l’Image Festival, Perpignan, Summer 2016.


 Call For Entries for the
8th CARMIGNAC PHOTOJOURNALISM AWARD
Theme: Slavery and the Trafficking of #Women
Apply! #WomensRights #Slavery #photojournalism #Award

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