Social documentary photography open call / WORLD WIDE
Type
Competition, Curatorial Proposal, Exhibition, Othe...
Category
Activism, Conceptual, Digital, Film, Mixed Media, ...
Status
Archived
Deadline
February 29, 2016
Application Fee
Not Available
Host
PHOTOBOOK PUBLISHING HOUSE
Location
helsinki, Finland

We are looking for social documentary photography projects for a book. 


 


Social documentary photography is the recording of how the world looks like, with a social and/or environmental focus. It is a form of documentary photography. It may also refer to a socially critical genre of photography dedicated to showing the life of underprivileged or disadvantaged people.


 


Social documentary photography or concerned photography may often be devoted to 'social groups' with socio-economic and cultural similarities, showing living or working conditions perceived as shameful, discriminatory, unjust or harmful. Examples include child labor, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_neglect">child neglect, homelessness, poverty among segments of society, impoverished children and the elderly, and hazardous working conditions. The poor, the social outcasts, or lower classes are portrayed in compassionate observation. The documentary power of the images is associated with the desire for political and social change.


 


Send us a description of your project, a short bio of yourself and include 5-10 photos from your project. Photos should be in jpg format, longer edge 1000px, 72 dpi.


 


Send your submission to photobookpublishinghouse@gmail.com