The Arab Documentary Photography Program (ADPP) is a collaborative initiative by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) and the Prince Claus Fund, in partnership with the Magnum Foundation. Launched in 2014, the ADPP aims to support creative documentary photographers in the Arab region by fostering practices that document, educate, and advocate through powerful imagery.
The ADPP provides up to 8 photographers with a grant of $7,000 to work on their projects for 10 months. The grant can be used to start a new project or complete an existing one. Grantees will benefit from mentorship by distinguished program mentors and will attend three specialized workshops (two in-person and one virtual). The results of the open call will be announced on January 15th, 2025.
Eligibility criteria:
— Applicants must be from, living, and working in the Arab region, regardless of ethnicity, gender, or religion.
— Emerging photographers with limited portfolios are encouraged to apply.
— Technical familiarity with photography is required.
— Applicants must possess full copyright ownership of their project.
— Only one application per category is allowed.
— Journalists or activists without photography experience are not eligible.
— Previous ADPP grantees and members of AFAC's Board of Trustees, staff, and their families are not eligible.
Applicants must include:
— 10–20 images from the initial stages of the proposed project.
— Images demonstrating the applicant’s ability as a photographer and visual storyteller.
— Metadata captions for each image file.
— Additional media supplements to the still photographs (if applicable).
— Supporting files should be uploaded directly to the application or included as links to file-sharing websites if they exceed 10 MB.
Applications are accepted exclusively through the online application form available on the AFAC website. The application must be in English or Arabic.
