The Everyday Projects grant
The Everyday Projects is excited to announce the winners of our 2021 grant!
At the core of The Everyday Projects’ mission is a belief in support of photojournalists from diverse backgrounds as they develop their craft. In a new effort to help provide this vital support, The Everyday Projects will award two grants to photographers to work on a long-term project in their community.
In addition to receiving $6,000 each, the two grantees will receive mentorship for the duration of their project from either Mallory Benedict of National Geographic or Jehan Jillani of The Atlantic.
Tania Teresa Barrientos Radilla
Yucatan and Guerrero, Mexico
@tania_b.radilla
cargocollective.com/taniaradilla
Salih Basheer
Khartoum, Sudan
@salihbashier
salihbasheer.com
Finalists
We would like to extend our sincerest congratulations to the ten journalists who were named as finalists.
Honorable Mention: Zohreh Sabaghnejad | Iran | @zohreh.sabagh | zohrehsabagh.ir
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Amina Kadous | Cairo, Egypt | @amina.kadous | aminakadous.com
Andrés Yépez | Quito, Ecuador | @pre_des_ido | andresyepez.com
DeLovie Kwagala | Johannesburg, South Africa | @deloviephotography | deloviephotography.com
Farshad Usyan | Kabul, Afghanistan | @farshadusyan
Fawaz Oyedeji | Lagos, Nigeria | @fawaz.oyedeji | fawazoyedeji.com
Fethi Sahraoui | Algiers, Algeria | @fethi.sahraoui | fethisahraoui.net
Gabriella Báez | San Juan, Puerto Rico | @gabriellanbaez | gabriellanbaez.com
Grasielle Barbaresco | São Paulo, Brazil | @grasibarbaresco | grasibarbaresco.com
Rehab Eldalil | Cairo, Egypt | @rehabeldalil | rehabeldalil.com
Grant selection committee
*Mallory Benedict and Jehan Jillani will also be mentoring the grantees.
Mallory Benedict is a Photo Editor on the History and Culture desk for National Geographic, commissioning original photography across print, digital, and mobile platforms. She uses the past to understand present-day issues in her work, including stories on the legacy of the Suffrage movement, Stonewall Riots and protests in Hong Kong. Mallory is also the Programs Manager for Women Photograph, an initiative that elevates the work of women and nonbinary photographers around the globe. She graduated from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism where she studied photojournalism, anthropology, and political science.
Luisa Dörr, a member of Everyday Latin America, is a Brazilian photographer whose work is mainly focused on the feminine human landscape. Through the quietness of her storytelling, she uses the portrait as a vehicle to tell narratives and explore the complexity of human nature and femininity. Luisa's work has been published in TIME, National Geographic, The New York Times, PDN, and many others. In 2018, she won POYi Documentary Project of the Year and Magenta Flash Forward Award. In 2019, she won 3rd prize for the portrait stories category of the World Press Photo Award. Based in Bahia, Brazil, Luisa is working on long-term projects related to racial rights and the role of women in agrobusiness.
Jehan Jillani is a Visuals Editor at The Atlantic where she commissions photography and illustrations for the publication’s digital features and special projects. She was previously the lead Picture and Visuals editor at the Guardian US. Jehan has also worked as a photo editor at National Geographic and The New Yorker. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Publication Designers and American Photography, and she has spoken about photography at numerous educational institutions. Jehan is a graduate of Smith College and is based in Brooklyn, NY.
Miora Rajaonary, a member of Everyday Africa, is a documentary photographer born and raised in Madagascar, currently based in Mauritius. Through her work, she focuses on social issues and identities in contemporary Africa, striving to find new and undercovered angles and stories on the continent. Miora is a National Geographic Explorer. She was named the winner of the Juror’s Choice of the 2019 edition of THE FENCE, won First Prize at the Addis Foto Fest’s Portfolio Review in December 2018, and was one of the four winners of the inaugural Getty + Array Grant in July 2018.
Smita Sharma, a member of Everyday Southeast Asia, is a photojournalist and visual storyteller based in Delhi, India, reporting on critical human rights and social issues in her own community and across the Global South — for Human Rights Watch, National Geographic, and other outlets. From documenting the effects of pregnancy on girls’ education in Kenya to child marriage in Nepal and sex-trafficking across India and Bangladesh, Smita is committed to representing people with dignity and telling underrepresented stories with impact. She is an IWMF Reporting Fellow and a TED Fellow. Her work has been exhibited globally, including at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Amy Yenkin is an independent producer and editor with 25+ years of experience in social issue documentary photography, arts and social change, philanthropy, non profit management, and strategic planning. She is currently the co-director and producer of We, Women, the largest social impact photo-based art project by women and gender nonconforming artists currently underway across the United States. She also co-produced and edited Witnesses To War: The Children of Syria by Bassam Khabieh (Spring 2021). Amy is the former director of the Open Society Foundations’ Documentary Photography Project, a program she founded and launched in 2004. During her tenure at OSF, she exhibited and funded more than 300 photographers documenting human rights and social issues globally.