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The New Orleans Photo Alliance’s
Michael P. Smith Fund For Documentary Photography
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Tom Rankin, Director, Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, describes Scott Dalton's project: "Dalton's work suggests how tenuous the relationship is between place and life, between the culture of the border environment and individual survival. I find as much hope here as despair." |
| Halloween 2010 © Scott Dalton, 2011 Grant Recipient | |
Congratulations to all of the 2011 finalists for the Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography: Jeremiah Ariaz, Dominic Bracco II, Debbie Fleming Caffery, Loli Kantor, Deborah Luster, Charles Martin, Nancy Newberry, Rick Olivier, Betty Press, Amber Shields and Brandon Thibodeaux. Learn more about their work and their projects here.
2009 Grant Recipient - Jonathan Traviesa
About the MPS Fund
The Michael P. Smith Fund For Documentary Photography (MPS Fund) was created by the New Orleans Photo Alliance to honor the life and work of Michael P. Smith, one of New Orleans’ most legendary and beloved documentary photographers. The MPS Fund awards one $5000 grant annually to a Gulf Coast photographer whose work combines artistic excellence and a sustained commitment to a long-term cultural documentary project.
Both emerging and established photographers residing in the Gulf Coast states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida are eligible to apply. The subject matter for the proposed project is not limited to the Gulf Coast region.
Submissions for the Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography 2012 grant will be accepted from February 1, 2012 to March 30, 2012.
MPS Fund for Documentary Photography 2012 Grant Guidelines
You may view the guidelines online here.
You may download a PDF of the guidelines here.
You may apply for the Michael P. Smith Fund Grant here.
Please read the guidelines and application requirements thoroughly. If you have any further questions you may contact: MPSFund@neworleansphotoalliance.org
About Michael P. Smith
© The Historic New Orleans Collection
Michael P. Smith (1937–2008), a New Orleans native and award-winning professional freelance photographer, spent a lifetime capturing the music, culture and folklife of New Orleans and Louisiana. He was well known for documenting New Orleans social club parades and jazz funerals, neighborhood Mardi Gras traditions, spiritual church ceremonies, and many of the city and state's renowned jazz, blues rhythm and blues, and gospel musicians. Smith photographed at every New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival from its inception in 1970 until his retirement in 2004, when he was honored with a major grandstand exhibition and photo kiosks placed around the Fair Grounds.
In a brilliant career that spanned more than four decades, produced 5 books, and garnered a host of honors, including 2 fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Smith was an inspiration, a role model and a mentor to many photographers in New Orleans and beyond.
Michael P. Smith Biographical Information
Michael P. Smith Fund and grant information: MPSFund@neworleansphotoalliance.org