Leica Camera USA announces the Leica Women Foto Project – a platform designed to support diversity and inclusion in photography through ongoing programs and a new photography award. The award calls for photographers looking to pursue a long-term project to submit entries beginning today, July 22nd. The three recipients of the award will be announced on October 16th. Each will receive a cash price of $10,000 to be used exclusively on a long-term photo project, in addition to a one year loan of a Leica Q2, which will be passed down to the next generation of winners, as well as a replacement camera to permanently add to their photography kits.
Applicants are requested to submit:
- A series of 10 images taken with any camera made on any digital or film camera of any make, model or brand, with at least 4 images created between 2018-19
- A 500-word proposal describing their personal project, its relevance in today’s social climate and detail of how the funds will be allocated
