Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography

Grants for Editorial Photography

We believe that photojournalism is a powerful tool for telling compelling social, political and cultural stories. We also understand that creating and managing world-class photography assignments requires time, freedom, support and considerable resources.

Since 2005, we have awarded five Grants for Editorial Photography annually to professional photojournalists. Each grant provides $20,000, plus editorial, logistical and promotional support. We also award four student grants of $5,000 per year to photojournalism students at accredited schools.

We congratulate all of our recipients on the powerful and insightful work they created through our grants program, and thank our distinguished judges for elevating our competition.

Feel free to contact us with questions about our Grants for Editorial Photography at grants@gettyimages.com.

View application requirements and guidelines
Application deadlines

May 1st
Grants will be announced in September.

Judges for this year

Alice Gabriner, TIME Magazine
Melissa Harris, Aperture Magazine
Susan Meiselas, Magnum

Meet the judges (PDF, 72 KB)

Editorial Grant FAQ (PDF, 136KB)

Application requirements and guidelines
Professional award

Applicants must be currently engaged as a professional journalist and apply as an individual. This grant will fund new work from both established and up-and-coming photojournalists.

Please review and follow all application instructions found in our application requirements and submission guidelines. Applications that do not adhere to all these guidelines will not be submitted to the judges for consideration.

Download application requirements and submission guidelines (PDF 296 KB)

Download professional application form (Word doc, 113 KB)
Student award

Applicants must be under the age of 30 and currently enrolled in photojournalism courses at an accredited college or university.

Please review and follow all application instructions found in our application requirements and submission guidelines. Applications that do not adhere to all these guidelines will not be submitted to the judges for consideration.

Download application requirements and submission guidelines (PDF 296 KB)

Download student application form (Word doc, 119 KB)
Grants for Good

We proudly support photographers and communications professionals who use imagery to promote positive change in our world. To that end, we’ve launched our Grants for Good.

Nonprofits need imagery to tell their stories effectively, which is why our Grants for Good provide two grants of $15,000 annually, to cover photographer, filmmaker and agency costs as they create compelling new imagery for the nonprofit of their choice.

Grants recipients may use the entire award to offset shoot expenses, or choose to donate all or part of it directly to their charity and contribute their own time and resources. The photographer and the nonprofit as well as the communications agency involved will be showcased to the media and to our customers..

Feel free to contact us with questions about our Grants for Good at grants2@gettyimages.com.
Application deadlines

March 1st
Grants will be announced in June.

Judges for this year

Christopher Phillips, ICP
Lesley Martin, Aperture Foundation
Dennis Freedman, W Magazine


Meet the judges (PDF, 13 KB)

Download application requirements and submission guidelines (PDF 206 KB)

Download application form (Word doc, 124 KB)

Grants for Good FAQ (PDF 25 KB)

Application requirements and guidelines
Grant recipients and judges

Each year a panel of celebrated and independent judges awards our grants. The winning photographers then take very personal journeys, each in pursuit of their vision.

See the recipients and judges
Upcoming deadline: Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography - Apply by May 15