Deadline: 1 May 2024
The Doug Pensinger Photography Fund (DPPF) is accepting applications to support emerging sports photographers by creating a community that develops and advances their skill and vision.
Funding Information
- 7 photographers will each receive
- A $5,000 grant, to be spent on career development
- Expenses-paid trip to the 2024 DPPF Sports Photography Gathering (scheduled for September 2024)
- In addition to the main grants program, the DPPF also awards Development Grants supporting sports photographers of great potential whose current portfolio quality may be affected by severe economic and/or geographic or cultural limitations. After the seven winners of the $5,000 grants are chosen, the panel will select deserving candidates from the remaining pool of applicants as recipients of Development Grants.
Sports Photography Gathering
- Scheduled for September 20-22, this weekend event will be led by top working professionals in the business and will include:
- Multiple individual portfolio feedback sessions
- Small group sessions on issues critical to the world of sports photojournalism
- 1-1 connections with the renowned photographers and editors on the DPPF Advisory Board
- Please note: The Gathering is not a workshop. It is designed to provide career advice, access to leading professionals, and individual feedback on the attendees’ body of work. This dynamic informal gathering will give unprecedented access to high-level working professionals in the business. It will honor Doug Pensinger’s generosity of spirit, strong work ethic, sense of camaraderie, and spirited approach to life and work.
- International applicants should also be aware that the DPPF is not able to provide support for procuring a visa for attendance at the Gathering.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Doug Pensinger Photography Fund supports emerging and early-career sports photographers.
- Photographers with more than 3 years cumulative paid professional sports photography experience are considered beyond the scope of the DPPF’s programs. Previous DPPF grant recipients are not eligible to apply.
- The DPPF is committed to promoting inclusivity and diversity and to providing free merit-based access to its programs.
- The application process is not limited to U.S. citizens, although international candidates should be aware that the DPPF is not able to provide support that is prohibited under U.S. law.
For more information, visit DPPF.
