{"id":4101,"date":"2011-10-07T11:36:12","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T16:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mediastorm.com\/blog\/?p=4101"},"modified":"2011-10-07T11:36:12","modified_gmt":"2011-10-07T16:36:12","slug":"tim-hetherington-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/07\/tim-hetherington-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Hetherington Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldpressphoto.org\/tim-hetherington-grant\" target=\"_blank\">October 15 is the deadline for the Tim Hetherington Photography Grant<\/a><\/strong>, a World Press Photo and Human Rights Watch\u00a0initiative\u00a0to honor Tim&#8217;s life and career as a filmmaker and photographer. Tim Hetherington was killed when a group of journalists came under fire during fighting between rebels and General Gaddafi\u2019s forces in Misrata, Libya in April 2011.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/hetherington_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4117\" title=\"hetherington_2\" src=\"http:\/\/mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/hetherington_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/hetherington_2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/hetherington_2-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The annual grant, worth \u20ac 20.000 ($27,000), will be awarded to a photographer to complete an existing project on a\u00a0human rights theme.<\/p>\n<p>In reviewing the applications, the judges will look for the qualities that defined Tim\u2019s career: work that operates on multiple platforms and in a variety of formats; that crosses boundaries between breaking news and longer-term investigation; and that demonstrates a consistent moral commitment to the lives and stories of the photographic subjects. The application process is open to all professional photographers who have participated in a World Press Photo competition between 2008 and 2011.<\/p>\n<p>The selection committee will convene in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and will provide a statement to accompany the publication of the name of the recipient of the grant on November 7. The members of the selection committee are:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 Christopher Anderson, photographer Magnum<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 James Brabazon, journalist and documentary filmmaker<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Veronica Matushaj, director of photography Human Rights Watch<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Michiel Munneke, managing director World Press Photo<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 Jamie Wellford, senior photo editor\u00a0<em>Newsweek<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 Secretary: Adriaan Monshouwer, founder Picture Inside<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information and to apply, please click on the link below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldpressphoto.org\/tim-hetherington-grant\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.worldpressphoto.org\/tim-hetherington-grant<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 15 is the deadline for the Tim Hetherington Photography Grant, a World Press Photo and Human Rights Watch\u00a0initiative\u00a0to honor Tim&#8217;s life and career as a filmmaker and photographer. Tim Hetherington was killed when a group of journalists came under fire during fighting between rebels and General Gaddafi\u2019s forces in Misrata, Libya in April 2011. 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