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.
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 AwardeeInjinaash BorInjinaash Bor, Mongolian Modern Teenagers
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeInjinaash BorJoana Choumali, Sisi Barra (Smoke Work)
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeJoana ChoumaliJoana Choumali, Sisi Barra (Smoke Work)
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeJoana ChoumaliAlejandro Cegarra, Our Invisible War
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeAlejandro CegarraAlejandro Cegarra, Our Invisible War
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeAlejandro CegarraYael Martinez, Broken Roots
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeYael MartinezYael Martinez, Broken Roots
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeYael MartinezZiyah Gafic, Paradise Lost
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeZiyah GaficZiyah Gafic, Paradise Lost
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeZiyah GaficDanny Wilcox Frazier, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeDanny Wilcox FrazierDanny Wilcox Frazier, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeDanny Wilcox FrazierJordi Ruiz Cirera, The United Soya Republic
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeJordi Ruiz CireraJordi Ruiz Cirera, The United Soya Republic
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeJordi Ruiz CireraNadege Mazars, The Other Colombia
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeNadège MazarsNadege Mazars, The Other Colombia
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeNadège MazarsChien-Chi Chang, The Price of Isolation
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeChien-Chi Chang—Magnum PhotosChien-Chi Chang, The Price of Isolation
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeChien-Chi Chang—Magnum PhotosEric Gyamfi, Just Like Us
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeEric GyamfiEric Gyamfi, Just Like Us
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeEric GyamfiPoulomi Basu, A Ritual of Exile: Blood Speaks
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeePoulomi BasuPoulomi Basu, A Ritual of Exile: Blood Speaks
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeePoulomi BasuEndia Beal, Am I What You're Looking For?
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeEnda BealEndia Beal, Am I What You're Looking For?
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeEnda BealKatie Orlinsky, Chasing Winter
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeKatie OrlinskyKatie Orlinsky, Chasing Winter
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeKatie OrlinskyPrasiit Sthapit , Change of Course
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeePrasiit Sthapit Prasiit Sthapit , Change of Course
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeePrasiit Sthapit Thomas Dworzak, The Guide for Refugees
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeThomas Dworzak—Magnum PhotosThomas Dworzak, The Guide for Refugees
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeThomas Dworzak—Magnum PhotosAngelos Tzortzinis, In Search of the European Dream
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeAngelos TzortzinisAngelos Tzortzinis, In Search of the European Dream
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeAngelos TzortzinisBrigitte Grignet, Welcome
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeBrigitte Grignet—L'Agence VUBrigitte Grignet, Welcome
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeBrigitte Grignet—L'Agence VUShowkat Nanda, Lonely Mothers, Half Widows
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeShowkat NandaShowkat Nanda, Lonely Mothers, Half Widows
Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund AwardeeShowkat Nanda