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Stay informed with periodic news and announcements from the Documentary Photography Project.

Production Grants to Photographers from Central Asia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Pakistan, 2009-2010
May 11, 2011
video VIDEO  
Hear from the 2009-2010 Open Society Documentary Photography Project production grantees as they talk about their projects and reflect on their experiences.

A Guardian of His City's History
Kate Phillips
July 12, 2011
blog BLOG   video VIDEO  
Photographer Hayk Bianjyan received an Open Society grant to document the radical transformation of Yerevan, Armenia, one of the world's oldest inhabited cities.

A Look at the Lives of Migrant Workers in Kazakhstan
Kate Phillips
May 30, 2011
blog BLOG   video VIDEO  
Photographer Valeriy Kaliyev documents one of the darker sides of the post-Soviet economic boom in Kazakhstan: exploitation of migrant laborers.

The Aftermath Project Announces Calls for Applications
August 26, 2011
The Aftermath Project, a grantee of the Documentary Photography Project, is currently accepting applications for a special grant for conflict photographers and an honorarium for a fixer/translator, as well as for its annual grant competition.

Open Society Documentary Photography Project Announces Moving Walls 19 Photographers
July 12, 2011
The exhibition recognizes the brave and difficult work that photographers undertake globally in their documentation of complex social and political issues.

Moving Walls 19
slideshow SLIDESHOW  
This online exhibit explores the experiences of people who face discrimination; highlights the personal consequences of government neglect or repression; and reflects efforts to carry out or advocate for justice.

Expanding the Circle: The Engaged Photographer
January 20, 2010
video VIDEO  
Photographer and Open Society Institute co-curator Susan Meiselas discusses documentary photography's potential to engage audiences by "expanding the circle of knowledge" about human rights and social justice issues.

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