August Photography Grants, Fairs and Festivals


August is kind of a slow month for photography, especially for what concerns grants. However, a new non-profit organization, the Luminous Endowment for Photographers, has just been established which has announced four different grants for photographers, so be sure to check those out.
Find below all the photography grants, fairs and festivals coming up this August. Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter and sign up to our weekly newsletter to receive our updates about grants and other funding opportunities for photographers.
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Photography Festivals (year’s full list here)
- Visa pour l’Image, Perpignan (France), 30 August – 14 September
- Getxophoto, Getxo (Spain), 28 August – 28 September
- FotoBienalMASP, Sao Paulo, 15 August – 17 November
- Obscura Festival, Penang (Malaysia), 11 – 31 August
- Cortona On The Move, Cortona (Italy), 17 July – 28 September
- Les Rencontres d’Arles, Arles (France), 7 July – 21 September
- Festival Internacional de Fotografia de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte (Brazil), dates to be announced (last edition was held from 4 July to 25 August)
- Rencontres internationale de la photographie en Gaspésie, Gaspésie (Canada), dates to be announced (last edition was held from 10 July to 11 September)
- Antiparos Photo Festival, Antiparos (Greece), 4-13 July
- Rendez-vous photo du Richelieu, Montérégie (Canada), 14 June – 1 September
- Festival Internationale de la Photographie de Mode, Cannes (France), 15 June – 29 August
- Summer of Photography, Brussels, 18 June – 31 August
- Les Nuits Photographiques, Paris, 12 June – 2 August
- PhotoEspana, Madrid, 4 June – 27 July
Photography Fairs (year’s full list here)
- Auckland Art Fair, Auckland (New Zealand), dates to be announced (last edition was held from 8 to 11 August)
- Asia Hotel Art Fair, Seoul, 22 – 24 August
- Scope, Basel (Switzerland), 17 – 22 June
- Art Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 19 – 21 September
- Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne (Australia) 13 – 17 August
- FNB Joburg Art Fair, Johannesburg (Republic of South Africa), 22 – 24 August
- SP-Arte/Foto, Sao Paulo (Brazil), 20 – 24 August
Photography Grants (year’s full list here)
- APA / LUCIE Foundation Scholarship – Submissions until 25 August
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