TIME Exclusive: Magnum Emergency Fund Announces 2016 Grants

March 23, 2016 7:30 AM EDT

A record number of photographers will receive a Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund grant this year, after the organization struck a partnership deal with the Prince Claus Fund.

Eighteen photographers will split the $138,000 allocated to continue work on under-reported issues.

This year’s grant proposals vary widely and include projects by Poulomi Basu, investigating dangerous Indian rituals; by Chien Chi Chang, who examines the turning points in Aung San Suu Kyi’s transition from inspiration to leader in Burma; by Injinaash Bor, exploring teen culture and generational shifts within Mongolian society; and by Katie Orlinsky, who is interested in the effects of climate change on human-nature relationships in Alaskan villages.

Additional awardees include Danny Wilcox Frazier, Endia Beal, Alejandro Cegarra, Joana Choumali, Jordi Ruiz Cirera, Thomas Dworzak, Brigitte Grignet, Eric Gyamfi, Yael Martinez, Nadège Mazars, Showkat Nanda, Prisiit Sthapit and Angelos Tzortzinis.

The 18 grantees were selected from a field of more than 140 photographers nominated by 26 international photo editors, publishers, curators and educators. Each grant ranges from $4,000 to $12,000. The photographers will also receive editorial guidance and distribution support.

The Emergency Fund, which was founded in response to the shrinking opportunities within established media for storytelling, has supported the work of 78 photographers in seven years.

Rachel Lowry is a writer and contributor for TIME LightBox. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @rachelllowry.

Injinaash Bor, Mongolian Modern Teenagers Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Awardee — Injinaash Bor, *Mongolian Modern Teenagers* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeInjinaash Bor

Joana Choumali, Sisi Barra (Smoke Work) Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Awardee — Joana Choumali, *Sisi Barra (Smoke Work)* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeJoana Choumali

Alejandro Cegarra, Our Invisible War Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Awardee — Alejandro Cegarra, *Our Invisible War* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeAlejandro Cegarra

Yael Martinez, Broken Roots Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Awardee — Yael Martinez, *Broken Roots* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeYael Martinez

Ziyah Gafic, Paradise Lost Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Awardee — Ziyah Gafic, *Paradise Lost* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeZiyah Gafic

Danny Wilcox Frazier, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Awardee — Danny Wilcox Frazier, *Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeDanny Wilcox Frazier

Jordi Ruiz Cirera, The United Soya Republic Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Awardee — Jordi Ruiz Cirera, *The United Soya Republic* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeJordi Ruiz Cirera

Nadege Mazars, The Other Colombia Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Awardee — Nadege Mazars, *The Other Colombia* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeNadège Mazars

Chien-Chi Chang, The Price of Isolation Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Awardee — Chien-Chi Chang, *The Price of Isolation* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeChien-Chi Chang—Magnum Photos

Eric Gyamfi, Just Like Us Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Awardee — Eric Gyamfi, *Just Like Us* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeEric Gyamfi

Poulomi Basu, A Ritual of Exile: Blood Speaks Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Awardee — Poulomi Basu, *A Ritual of Exile: Blood Speaks* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeePoulomi Basu

Endia Beal, Am I What You're Looking For? Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Awardee — Endia Beal, *Am I What You're Looking For?* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeEnda Beal

Katie Orlinsky, Chasing Winter Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Awardee — Katie Orlinsky, *Chasing Winter* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeKatie Orlinsky

Prasiit Sthapit , Change of Course Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Awardee — Prasiit Sthapit , *Change of Course* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeePrasiit Sthapit

Thomas Dworzak, The Guide for Refugees Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Awardee — Thomas Dworzak, *The Guide for Refugees* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeThomas Dworzak—Magnum Photos

In search of the European dream — Angelos Tzortzinis, *In Search of the European Dream* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeAngelos Tzortzinis

Brigitte Grignet, Welcome Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Awardee — Brigitte Grignet, *Welcome* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeBrigitte Grignet—L'Agence VU

Showkat Nanda, Lonely Mothers, Half Widows Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Awardee — Showkat Nanda, *Lonely Mothers, Half Widows* Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeShowkat Nanda

TIME Exclusive: Magnum Emergency Fund Announces 2016 Grantees

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