Carmignac Photojournalism Award (14th Edition)

The 14th edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Award intends to support a project aimed at documenting in writing and images this “crime against humanity” by collecting legally admissible evidence.

The Fondation Carmignac provides the laureate with financial and human resources to carry out their project and produces both a monograph and a traveling exhibition, aiming to shed light on the crises and challenges which the contemporary world is facing. At the end of each edition, four photographs bequeathed by the laureates are included in the Carmignac collection.

Award Details

• Selected by an international jury, the laureates receive a €50,000 grant to carry out a 6-month field report with the support of the Fondation Carmignac, which produces, upon their return, a travelling exhibition and the publication of a monograph.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Carmignac Photojournalism Award is open to all photographers, of all nationalities.
• Participation can be individual or collaborative. It is not necessary to have a press card to participate.
• In submitting his/her application form, the candidate declares and accepts the following:
  • The candidate is legally able to candidate for the Carmignac Photojournalism Award.
  • The candidate is the only owner of all intellectual property rights of the material he/she submits.
  • The candidate guarantees that the material transmitted does not infringe any Intellectual property of any third party and does not violate any applicable law.
  • The candidate acknowledges that, if its application is selected, he/she will have to sign an agreement which defines the terms and conditions of the transfer of Intellectual Property of approximately 60 to 90 photographs taken during the reportage.
  • The Carmignac Photojournalism Award is subject to French law. Any related disputes, including those pertaining to candidacy, shall be settled out of court between the parties.

Selection Process

• The selection of the laureate will take place in two stages:
  • The pre-jury, made up of directors of photography and curators, has the task of selecting between 12 and 15 proposals from those received.
  • At the end of the selection process, the jury meets the winning photographer, in order to talk to him or her and, if necessary, to provide the support he or she will need throughout the duration of their project – from the preparation of the reportage to its final exhibition.

For more information, visit Fondation Carmignac.