About

APA | DC is pleased to present the second annual LGBTQIAP+ Photography Grant for emerging and established photographers who self-identify as LGBTQIAP+. This grant seeks to provide a much-needed financial contribution to photographers struggling to secure funding to complete their projects.

Our goal is to celebrate the LGBTQIAP+ experience through photography. We hope to champion storytellers and bring visibility to the LGBTQIAP+ community’s national platform and cultivate a safe space for funding, recognition, and representation in our professional photographic community. The APA | DC LGBTQIAP+ Photography Grant is open to all photographers worldwide and can support new or in-progress projects. It will be awarded based on the strength of visual portfolios and submitted artist statements.

Submissions for documentary, narrative, experimental, or episodic projects representing LGBTQIAP+ people and their communities are encouraged. This grant is intended to support camera-based photography projects, and not those produced solely through the use of AI.

We encourage applications by people of color, transgender people, intersex people, asexual people, non-binary people, disabled people, women, and other underrepresented people and communities within the queer (or LGBTQIAP+) community.

What winners receive

A grant in the amount of $3000 will be awarded to one photographic artist chosen by a panel of independent jurors.

Eligibility

Photographers age 18+ who self-identify as LGBTQIAP+ may apply for this Grant

About APA

APA is a non-profit trade organization built by photographers for photographers. Offering business tools and creative inspiration, it helps photographers run a smarter, more creative, and profitable business. Through its local chapters, APA offers a sense of community, inspiration, and networking to reinforce the local photographic market. APA helps to keep our profession strong, advocating on behalf of all members to keep the photo industry dynamic, influential, and robust. APA strives to provide the tools and connections that photographers need to run a successful business.

The APA | DC chapter covers the Mid-Atlantic region. Our mission is to create a diverse and inclusive photographic community that supports all photographers at every level in their career and champions the rights of image makers worldwide.