fototazo

Happy to have an image from my series Almost There. featured on fototazo.
fototazo is a unique site combining social giving and photography, and is edited by photographer/educator Tom Griggs, who currently lives in Medellín, Colombia where he teaches photography at La Universidad de Antioquia and at Fundación Univeritaria Bellas Artes.

fototazo’s mission is to raise funds to purchase equipment for young, emerging photographers from economically disadvantaged backgrounds from Colombia – and eventually from around the world – that demonstrate a high level of artistic ability and commitment. The grant program aims to serve those already building a career in photography whose development is currently limited by the inability to purchase necessary equipment.
Supporting fototazo not only allows a young photographer to continue their pursuit in the field, it also deepens the collective voice of contemporary photography by providing images from those who have historically been excluded from participating fully in the dialogue of the medium by its costs.

In addition to its microgrant program, fototazo runs an equipment delivery program, coordinates a mentorship program for young emerging Colombian photographers, and also provides free bi-weekly photography classes in Medellín to the photographers selected to participate in the mentorship program.

Donations to the current microgrant or to the fototazo general fund to support its operations can be made here.
A page explaining how to apply for a grant can be found here.

fototazo also features in-depth interviews and project releases of new work by selected contemporary photographers, writing from photographers on the work of other photographers and on their own images and an online gallery as well as more posts of original content. Please see the site links page for a complete listing of articles.

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Related links
→ fototazo
→ Tom Griggs
→ Exhibition Bubble & Scrape curated by Oliver & I {ACMV} at Das Gift, Berlin
→ Feature of Tom Griggs‘ work on our magazine Actual Colors May Vary {ACMV}