En Foco: New Works Photography Fellowship Awards #16

En Foco, Inc. invites U.S. based photographers of Latino, African and Asian heritage, and Native Peoples of the Americas and Pacific to submit work to the New Works Photography Fellowship Awards #16. The program encourages artists to create or continue an in-depth photographic series in any photo-based fine art or documentary style/genre. The aim is to identify and promote talented emerging and mid-career artists, creating a cross-cultural dialogue and providing artists with exposure and growth opportunities. There is no fee to apply.

Fellows usually receive a $1,000 honorarium ($100 for Honorable Mentions), professional tripods from Manfrotto, camera bags from Lowepro, a feature article in Nueva Luz, an exhibition in New York, a photographer's page on enfoco.org, and a one-year En Foco membership ($100 value). The guest juror is Natasha Egan, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago. All submissions will be reviewed by En Foco's curatorial staff, with the top 40 entries submitted to the juror. Selected fellows will have six to eight months to continue their proposed series for an En Foco exhibition in New York in 2013.

Applicants must submit 15 tightly edited images from the same series, a written project proposal/description (no more than 500 words), a one-page biography and/or resume, and a statement about their work as an artist. Work should address issues relevant to personal experience and contain cultural consciousness grounded in identity and the search for a personal statement. If selected, new work must consist of 15-20 exhibition-quality images. Online submissions only. Deadline: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at 10:59pm PST, 11:59 pm MST, 12:59am CST, 1:59am EST.