Ian Parry Scholarship closes soon

28 June 2022

The call for submissions for the 2022 Ian Parry Scholarship closes on 15 July. The scholarship is an international photographic competition for young photographers who are either attending a full-time photographic course or are under 24 years old. Entrants must submit a portfolio of images and a clear proposal of a project they would undertake if they received the scholarship.

The Ian Parry Scholarship is divided into two categories: The Sunday Times Award for Achievement and The Canon Award for Potential. The entry criteria for both is the same and the judges will make their decisions based on the individual merits of the entries.

Photographer Stefanie Silber received a Special Award for her powerful work on the grief of stillbirth. This photograph is of the grave of baby Janne-Lilli, who died 22 weeks into her mother's pregnancy. A funeral was held by her family in Hamburg. From the series, Loud Silence. © Stefanie Silber. — Photographer Stefanie Silber received a Special Award for her powerful work on the grief of stillbirth. This photograph is of the grave of baby Janne-Lilli, who died 22 weeks into her mother's pregnancy. A funeral was held by her family in Hamburg. From the series, *Loud Silence*. © Stefanie Silber.

Each winner will receive $3,500 towards their chosen project. The winner of the Achievement Award will be automatically accepted on the final list of nominees for World Press Photo’s Joop Swart Masterclass in Amsterdam. Both winners will have the opportunity to take part in the Transmissions Programme at Visa Pour L’Image in Perpignan.

In a moving but almost abstract image, Janne-Lilli's parents make a print of their stillborn daughter's foot. Hamburg, Germany, November 2017. From the series Loud Silence. © Stefanie Silber.

The judging panel

Follow this link to enter.

Japanese photojournalist Yuki Iwamura won the 2020 Ian Parry Scholarship (Sunday Times Award for Achievement). His project was on American pride. This image shows US Marine Corps members assembled in Times Square for a photo shoot during Fleet Week. — Japanese photojournalist Yuki Iwamura won the 2020 Ian Parry Scholarship (*The Sunday Times* Award for Achievement). His project was on American pride. This image shows US Marine Corps members assembled in Times Square for a photo shoot during Fleet Week. "Coming from rural Japan, where patriotism isn't so present, it's interesting to me to see people so enthusiastic about their country," Iwamura said. "But it's not all Americans. It's really divided."

About Ian Parry

Ian Parry was a photojournalist who died while on assignment for The Sunday Times during the Romanian revolution in 1989. He was just 24 years of age. Aidan Sullivan, then picture editor, and Ian’s friends and family created the Ian Parry Scholarship in order to build something positive from such a tragic death.

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