Getty Images on Wednesday announced a $25,000 grant program open to photographers and videographers globally to boost the LGBTQ+ community's visibility in media and challenge visual stereotypes. The grants, announced in partnership with GLAAD, a national LGBTQ+ media advocacy organization, are designed to provide financial support for creators telling authentic visual stories about LGBTQ+ people and their "chosen families." According to Dr. Rebecca Swift, Getty Images' global head of creative insights, less than 1 percent of visuals in media and advertising show members of the LGBTQ+ community. Those that do typically focus on Pride celebrations or similar event imagery. Swift said, "This grant aims to portray connections across the LGBTQ+ community, visualizing people coming together to embrace, nurture, love, and support each other, irrespective of traditional familial ties." Grant applications are open until Nov. 18 and recipients will be announced during the week of Dec. 12, according to Wednesday's announcement. Creators will need to submit an online portfolio of their work, a project proposal, an inspirational mood board, and a short essay for consideration. A one-time grant of $10,000 will be awarded to the contest's first-place recipient, and grants totaling $7,000 and $3,000 will go to the second and third-place winners, respectively. A special $5,000 grant will also be awarded by the Getty Images' employee resource group LGBTQIA+ Alliance. #business
Stock Image Company Getty Offers Grant To Increase LGBTQ+ Content
- Tarek Turjman
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