Michael P. Smith Grantee and Finalist Archive
The New Orleans Alliance (NOPA) is accepting applications for the Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography (MPS Fund) 2014 grant. This fund, established by NOPA to honor the legendary New Orleans photographer Michael P. Smith, awards one $5,000 grant annually to a Gulf Coast photographer whose work combines artistic excellence and a sustained commitment… Read More »Michael P. Smith Fund Deadline: April 15, 2014
Grant will support documentation of the Panama Canal expansion Andrew Kaufman, a Miami-based editorial and advertising photographer, has been named the recipient of the 2013 Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography Grant, in support of his ongoing documenting of the Panama Canal expansion project. The MPS Fund, established by NOPA to honor the life… Read More »Miami photographer Kaufman receives 2013 MPS Fund Grant
Show below are selections from, and brief descriptions of, projects for the 11 finalists for the Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography (MPS Fund) 2013 grant, as recently announced by NOPA. This fund, established by the Photo Alliance to honor legendary New Orleans photographer Michael P. Smith, awards one $5,000 grant annually to a… Read More »MPS Fund 2013 grant finalists: A gallery of documentary works
NOPA is proud to announce 11 finalists for the Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography (MPS Fund) 2013 grant. This fund, established by NOPA to honor legendary New Orleans photographer Michael P. Smith, awards one $5,000 grant annually to a Gulf Coast photographer with a sustained commitment to a long-term, cultural documentary project. The… Read More »NOPA announces 11 finalists for 2013 MPS Fund grant
The Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography, established by NOPA in honor of a Crescent City photographer who spent his career documenting the city’s music and culture, is accepting applications for its 2013 grant. The fund annually awards one $5,000 grant to a Gulf Coast region photographer whose work combines artistic excellence with a… Read More »NOPA seeks 2013 Michael P. Smith Fund grant applications
An exhibit featuring the work of recent recipients of New Orleans Photo Alliance grants, including winners of the Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography’s grant awards, as well as Clarence John Laughlin Award, will begin this Saturday, Oct. 20 at the NOPA gallery in the Lower Garden District. An opening reception for the exhibit,… Read More »NOPA grant winners exhibit opens Oct. 20 at Alliance gallery
Work focuses on threatened SE Louisiana wetlands communities Dallas-based photographer Kael Alford has been named as recipient of the Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography‘s 2012 Grant recipient, for work documenting the destruction of Southeast Louisiana’s wetlands and the concurrent destruction of coastal communities and their ways of life and culture. The fund,… Read More »Dallas-based Kael Alford named 2012 MPS Fund grant winner
Congratulations to the eleven finalists of NOPA’s Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography 2012 Grant. A big thanks to our prestigious jurors: Ellen Fleurov, Paul Moakley and Glenn Ruga for their hard work on making this selection. Brett Abbott, the Curator of Photography at the High Museum in Atlanta, GA, will select this year’s… Read More »MPS Grant Finalists Announced