The award is a bursary of £1,200, plus printing, exhibition and mentorship, for an emerging photographer in the UK to complete a narrative photography project.
Judges for the award include Karen McQuaid, curator at the Photographers’ Gallery, Matthew Tucker, UK Picture Editor at BuzzFeed, and Bette Lynch, Director of Photography, news, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Getty Images.
Photograph taken by Rebecca Vassie of LGBT Pride 2014 Entebbe, UGANDA. (© ASSOCIATED PRESS_Rebecca Vassie 2014)
The award is created in memory of Rebecca Vassie, a British photographer and photojournalist who died suddenly last year (March 2015), aged 30, while on assignment in a refugee camp in Uganda.
Applicants for the award, who must be either from or based in the UK, are asked to submit a proposal setting out a compelling vision for a photography project with a strong social or political context. The deadline for submissions is Friday, 7 October 2016 at 1700 BST.
Photograph taken by Rebecca Vassie in 2008 of National Gas Turbine Establishment (Pyestock) which closed in 2000 (© Rebecca Vassie)
Funds have been raised through the sale of prints of Rebecca’s photographs, plus private donations. Family member Colin Nicholson completed a sponsored triathlon in her memory.
Rebecca trained in photography at the University for the Creative Arts. She had been based in Uganda for three years, working as a stringer for Associated Press (AP), with her pictures appearing in major newspapers worldwide.
Photo of Rebecca Vassie © the artist
Rebecca’s parents Janet and Eric, sister Kelly and brother Tim said: “Beccy’s death turned our world upside down, but we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from both our friends and hers. Many people said they wanted to do something in her memory.
“We hope this award is a way of providing photographers with exactly the kind of opportunity from which Beccy would have benefited, as well as honouring Beccy’s memory and the extraordinary work she did, of which we are very proud.”
Find out more here.
Judges for the award include Karen McQuaid, curator at the Photographers’ Gallery, Matthew Tucker, UK Picture Editor at BuzzFeed, and Bette Lynch, Director of Photography, news, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Getty Images.
The award is created in memory of Rebecca Vassie, a British photographer and photojournalist who died suddenly last year (March 2015), aged 30, while on assignment in a refugee camp in Uganda.
Applicants for the award, who must be either from or based in the UK, are asked to submit a proposal setting out a compelling vision for a photography project with a strong social or political context. The deadline for submissions is Friday, 7 October 2016 at 1700 BST.
Funds have been raised through the sale of prints of Rebecca’s photographs, plus private donations. Family member Colin Nicholson completed a sponsored triathlon in her memory.
Rebecca trained in photography at the University for the Creative Arts. She had been based in Uganda for three years, working as a stringer for Associated Press (AP), with her pictures appearing in major newspapers worldwide.
Rebecca’s parents Janet and Eric, sister Kelly and brother Tim said: “Beccy’s death turned our world upside down, but we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from both our friends and hers. Many people said they wanted to do something in her memory.
“We hope this award is a way of providing photographers with exactly the kind of opportunity from which Beccy would have benefited, as well as honouring Beccy’s memory and the extraordinary work she did, of which we are very proud.”
Find out more here.
