10th EDITION OF THE CARMIGNAC PHOTOJOURNALISM AWARD
THEME: THE AMAZON

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Deadline for submission of proposals: Sunday 7 of October 2018 at 12am (GMT)

More information:
http://www.fondationcarmignac.com/photojournalism

Apply here:
www.picter.com/prix-carmignac/10th-edition-the-amazon/

The 10th edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Award is dedicated to the Amazon and will address issues related to its deforestation.

The Amazon is a vast region covering the territory of nine nations: Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. The region has a surface area of 5,500,000 km² and is crossed by the Amazon river, the second longest river in the world and the largest by discharge volume of water. The Amazon alone accounts for half of the remaining tropical forests on the planet. It is home to 70% of the world's biodiversity and to one in ten of the world’s species.

This territory is home to 30 million people, including 350 indigenous groups, most of whom live in their natural habitats, but the development of economic activities in the region mean that this ecosystem is under more threat than ever before.

Since 1999 at least 2,200 new species have been discovered in the Amazon biome, but with 17% of the Amazon’s surface area already destroyed, the rainforest is increasingly vulnerable. Responsibility for the degradation and destruction of this fragile natural environment lies with climate change, but also human activity. The consequences are multiple and both local and global: greenhouse gas emissions, destruction of biodiversity, hydrological alterations and even soil erosion.

The 10th edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Award aims to support an investigative photography project that will highlight the upheavals to the Amazon rainforest and encourage reflection of the consequences of massive deforestation.

In 2009, Fondation Carmignac established the Carmignac Photojournalism Award. Directed by Emeric Glayse, it funds annually the production of an investigative photo reportage on human rights violations in the world. Selected by an international jury, the laureate receives an endowment of 50,000 euros, enabling them to carry out an in-depth reportage on the ground, with the logistical support of Fondation Carmignac. The latter presents a travelling exhibition and the publication of a monograph, upon their return.

Created in 2000 under the initiative of Édouard Carmignac, Fondation Carmignac, directed by Charles Carmignac, is a corporate foundation with an art collection of about 300 works. On June 2, 2018 the Fondation opened to the public in Porquerolles, a Mediterranean island like a floating forest on the sea. Visitors can discover contemporary artworks of the Carmignac Collection in the beautiful surroundings of a national park, along with temporary exhibitions, a sculpture garden, and a rich programme of cultural events.

THE JURY & SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The jury of the 10th Edition of the Award, chaired by Yolanda Kakabadse, Minister of the Environment in Ecuador (1998-2000) and President of WWF (2010-2017), will meet in November 2018 in Paris.

JURY

Chair: Yolanda Kakabadse, Minister of the Environment in Ecuador (1998-2000)
and President of WWF (2010-2017)

Simon Baker, Director of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP)
Clinton Cargill, Photography Director of Bloomberg Businessweek
Alessia Glaviano, Photography Director of Vogue Italia and L'Uomo Vogue
Magdalena Herrera, Photography Director of Geo Magazine
Kadir van Lohuizen, Photojournalist
Yuri Kozyrev, Photojournalist

PRE-JURY

The pre-jury has the task of selecting between 12 and 15 proposals. It is made up of:

Dimitri Beck, Photography Director of Polka
Emma Bowkett, Photography Director of the Financial Times
Nicolas Jimenez, Photography Director of Le Monde

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The designation of the laureates is carried out in two stages:

- First phase: the Pre-jury: composed of photography, press and art world experts, has for mission to choose between 12 and 15 files among those received.
- Second phase, the Jury: composed of personalities specialized in the theme and contemporary image, aims to select a winning project.

After the selection, the jury will meet the winning photographer in order to speak to them and to provide, if necessary, the support they will require throughout their project - from the preparation stage of the report, to its final exhibition.

The photographers must submit their projects before 12am (GMT) on Sunday 7 of October 2018, by applying online on:

http://www.fondationcarmignac.com/photojournalism

or at :

www.picter.com/prix-carmignac/10th-edition-the-amazon/