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Stay informed with periodic news and announcements from the Documentary Photography Project.

Documentary Photography Project Announces Moving Walls 18 Photographers
August 4, 2010
Seven photographers have been selected for this Open Society Institute exhibition, which features in-depth and nuanced explorations of human rights and social issues.

Moving Walls 17
slideshow SLIDESHOW  
The documentary photographs in this OSI exhibition show how power can be used as an impediment to transparency, a mechanism for social control, and a tool for oppression, while also acknowledging the strength and defiance of people who suffer as a result.

Expanding the Circle: The Engaged Photographer
January 20, 2010
video VIDEO  
Photographer and Open Society Institute co-curator Susan Meiselas discusses documentary photography's potential to engage audiences by "expanding the circle of knowledge" about human rights and social justice issues.

The Aftermath Project Announces Call for Applications
August 23, 2010
The Aftermath Project, a Documentary Photography Project grantee, is currently accepting applications for its annual grant competition, open to working photographers worldwide covering the aftermath of conflict.

"Kenya's Nubians: Then & Now" Opens in Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
July 17, 2010
This project by grantee Greg Constantine chronicles the history of the Nubian community in Nairobi, but also documents the consequences that the denial of citizenship has had on them and their struggle to gain recognition.

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