Arab Documentary Photography Program Launches Tenth Edition
Beirut, Deadline: 10 December 2025, Call open for $7,000 documentary photography grants across the Arab region.
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The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) has opened applications for the new cycle of the Arab Documentary Photography Program (ADPP), one of the region’s most respected initiatives for creative documentary photographers.
Launched in partnership with the Prince Claus Fund in Amsterdam and the Magnum Foundation in New York, the program has been nurturing voices that tell local, socially engaged stories through images since 2014.
Over the past decade, ADPP has become more than just a grant. It has built a growing network of Arab photographers who use their cameras to explore identity, inequality, memory, and daily life from their own perspectives. Many of its alumni have gone on to exhibit internationally, proving how powerful and necessary visual storytelling from the region can be.
This year’s edition continues that mission, offering $7,000 to up to eight photographers to develop or complete a documentary project in their home country. Along with funding, selected participants will receive mentorship from experienced photographers and attend three workshops designed to help them shape their ideas and reach wider audiences.
Applications are open to emerging photographers living and working in the Arab region, whether they are professionals or self-taught. The program welcomes both classic documentary and more experimental visual forms that blend photography with sound or video.
The application can be submitted in Arabic or English, and translation support will be provided throughout the process.
Deadline for submissions: 10 December 2025 (5 PM Beirut time)
Announcement of grantees: 3 April 2026
Apply here: https://www.arabculturefund.org/Programs/17
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