Both eight-month programmes offer a grant and mentor's guidance to produce a body of work relevant to the category, exhibit and will also assist in covering costs related to research, travel and other supplies.
The briefings will cover the application and proposal writing process. Applicants not residing in Johannesburg are encouraged to contact Bekie Ntini on az.oc.pohskrowotohptekram@neikeb with any queries.
In both instances, applicants must fulfil the following criteria:
Growing women photographers
The Women's Photography Mentorship aims at growing the presence of women photographers in the photography landscape. The mentorship is a training programme that is uniquely equipped to provide a platform to raise the issues that women face and brings together a collective of women to share in their experiences. This mentorship is open to women, with preference being given to women living within South Africa.
The Media Mentorship aims at developing photographers with an interest in documenting societal issues that might often go unacknowledged in the mainstream media. The mentorship is for photographers interested in specializing in reporting, with a particular commitment to coverage of advocacy issues affecting diverse communities. It requires the recipient to work with an in-depth, rigorous brief while interacting with a host organisation that specialises on an advocacy matter that the recipient wishes to report on.
The Market Photo Workshop seeks to develop relationships with organisations conducting advocacy programmes using media. The following have agreed to be the 2012 Media and Advocacy Photography Mentorship host organisations:
Other organisations that the Market Photo Workshop has collaborated with in similar programmes include:
The Market Photo Workshop recognizes the right of the recipient to propose and choose a host organisation that specialises in an advocacy matter that the recipient wishes to report on.
All applications must be submitted by email to az.oc.pohskrowotohptekram@neikeb and copied to az.oc.pohskrowotohptekram@momelom.