| Copyright | Entrants retain full copyright. |
|---|---|
| Eligibility | Open to female professional photojournalists who can write and speak in French or English. |
| Finish | 31 May 2011 |
| Entry fee | Free |
Finished
This Award granted by the AFJ is presented to a female photojournalist in activity who wishes to cover a social, economic, political or cultural subject in a journalistic manner, on presentation of a dossier.
Award:
- The winner will receive the 8000 euros to finish her photo-reportage by the 15th of April 2012 at the latest, to enable her work to be available for exhibition or showing evening during the 24th International Festival of Photojournalism « Visa pour l’Image-Perpignan » which will take place during the first two weeks of September 2012.
The application dossier must be postmarked no later than May 31th 2011 and must be sent to this address:
PRIX CANON/AFJ DE LA FEMME PHOTOJOURNALISTE
IMAGES-EVIDENCE – VISA POUR L’IMAGE-PERPIGNAN
4, RUE CHAPON, BÂT B
75003 PARIS – FRANCE
No online or email submission.
In addition to other required documents in your dossier, submit between 10 and 20 pictures on a CD Rom (only JPEG format; maximum image size 3 MB). Download the rules and entry form in PDF here.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.canonafjaward.com/index.html
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