Call for Applications: Ocean Storytelling Photography Grant 2023

This call is not limited to underwater photography, but remains conservation and ocean focused. Three successful grantees will each receive a fully funded assignment to shoot a conservation photo story on location (including day rate and travel), under the direct mentorship of the Ocean Storytelling Grant team.

Applicants should think broadly – story topics can range from the animals themselves to fisheries and to the communities whose lives are intertwined with marine life.

Prize Information

• Three winners will be selected for each grant.
• Each winner will receive a US$2,000 cash prize and will be given a paid three-week photographic assignment to document an SOSF-supported marine research or conservation project.
• The SOSF has funded more than 400 projects in more than 85 countries and the winning photographers will be assigned to tell one of these stories.
• All winners will be given the chance to showcase their work at an international conference or an exhibition.
• Each winner’s story will also be published as a photo essay for Save Our Seas Foundation.

Eligibility Criteria

• The particular focus is on supporting early career and emerging storytellers.
• Applicants should therefore have no more than five years of professional experience in any photography-related discipline.
• They especially want to encourage women and applicants from South and Central America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, as well as underrepresented communities, to apply for this opportunity.
• Applicants must be 18 years or older.
• Applications will be accepted both directly via open call and through nomination.
• Only one application will be accepted from any one applicant.
• If an applicant has any other current SOSF grant they cannot apply for a new grant.
• Employees of SOSF and anyone connected with the administration of the competition are not eligible to apply for this grant.
• The Best of Portfolio must contain no fewer and no more than 20 images.
• The application form is only available in English and must be completed in English to be eligible for consideration.

For more information, visit SOSF.