The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for Documentary Photography & Film is a
non-profit
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private operating foundation headquartered in
Rochester, New York
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. The foundation was established in 2010 by
documentary photographer
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Manuel Rivera-Ortiz
Manuel Rivera-Ortiz (born December 23, 1968) is a stateside Puerto Rican photographer. He is best known for his social documentary photography of people's living conditions in less developed nations. Rivera-Ortiz lives in Rochester, New York an ...
to support underrepresented photographers and filmmakers from
less developed countries
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with grants, awards, exhibitions, and educational programs.
Photography grant winners
* 2011
Mads Nissen
* 2012
Gustavo Jononovich
* 2013 Vivek Singh
* 2014 Mohamed Ali Eddin
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* 2015 Pablo Ernesto Piovano
* 2016 :
Enri Canaj and
Ismail Ferdous
Photography prize winners
* 2014
Camille Lepage
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[Un prix posthume pour l’Angevine Camille Lepage à Arles](_blank)
(Le Courrier de l'Ouest)
* 2015
Lucien Clergue
Lucien Clergue (; 14 August 1934 – 15 November 2014) was a French photographer. He was Chairman of the Academy of Fine Arts, Paris for 2013.
Biography
Lucien Clergue was born in Arles, France. At the age of 7 he began learning to play the ...
* 2015
Mo Yi
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Film prize winners
* 2013 Kannan Arunasalam
* 2014 Alfonso Moral
* 2015 Laurence Bonvin
Exhibitions
*2013
Rencontres d'Arles
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, Arles, France.
*2013 Ikono Gallery, Brussels, Belgium.
*2014 Rencontres d'Arles, Arles, France.
*2015 Rencontres d'Arles, Arles, France.
*2016 Rencontres d'Arles, Arles, France.
*2022 Dress Code, Rencontres d'Arles, Arles, France.
Publications
*''A New Documentary'', The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for Documentary Photography & Film, New York 2013. .
*''Dress Code'', Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg 2022. .
References
External links
The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for Documentary Photography & Film Official WebsiteManuel Rivera-Ortiz-Foundation's founder and president speaks of grant's aims and importanceManuel Rivera-Ortiz Official Website (with image galleries)Thoughts on Photography with Paul GiguereInterview with Manuel Rivera-Ortiz, July 23, 2009
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Documentary film organizations
Photography foundations
International cultural organizations
American photography organizations
International organizations based in the United States
Organizations established in 2010
2010 establishments in New York (state)
Non-profit organizations based in New York (state)
501(c)(3) organizations