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Visura offers a diverse program of photography Scholarships, Grants, Consultations, and Open Calls to our members in partnership with publications, brands and other leading institutions.

2014 FotoVisura Grant Judges
Elizabeth Cheng Krist, Senior Photo Editor, National Geographic Magazine
William A. Ewing, Director of Curatorial Stories for Thames & Hudson
Simon Barnett, Director of Photography, CNN Digital
MaryAnne Golon, Director of photography, Ast. Managing Editor, Washington Post
Caroline Smith, Photography Director, Marie Claire Magazine
Patricia Nagy Travieso, Executive Editor, Elle Magazine International Editions
Adriana Teresa Letorney, co-founder, FotoVisura

2014 Spotlight Student Grant Judges
Emma Raynes, Program Director, Magnum Foundation’s Emergency Fund
Clara de Tezanos, Co-founder and Director, La Fototeca
Angelika Hala, Photo Editor, Stern Magazine
Amy Wolff, Photo Editor (PDN30), Photo District News
Mirjam Evers, Executive Producer, Eddie Adams Workshop
Graham Letorney, co-founder, FotoVisura

2012 FotoVisura Grant Judges
Simon Barnett, Director of Photography, CNN Digital
Whitney Johnson, Director of Photography, The New Yorker
Elizabeth Cheng Krist, Senior Photo Editor, National Geographic Magazine
James Estrin, Co-Editor, New York Times Lens Blog
Christina Cahill, Manager, Reportage by Getty Images
Patricia Nagy Travieso, Executive Editor, Elle Magazine International Editions
Claire O’Neill, Editor, NPR Picture Show Blog
Neil Harris, Associate Photo Editor, TIME
Jamie Goldenberg, Photo Editor, Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine

2012 Spotlight Student Grant Judges
Amber Terranova, Photo Editor, PDN Magazine
Sam Barzilay, Creative Director, United Photo Industries
Michael Itkoff, Cofounder, Daylight Books
Manik Katya, Photo Editor, Emaho Magazine

2011 FotoVisura Grant Judges
Patrick Witty, International Picture Editor, Time
James Estrin, Co-Editor of the NY Times Lens Blog
Claire O’Neill, Editor, NPR Picture Show Blog
Elizabeth Avedon, Curator & Editor

2011 Spotlight Student Grant Judges
Ariel Shanberg, Center for Photography at Woodstock
Sam Barzilay, Creative Director, United Photo Industries
Amber Terranova, Photo Editor, PDN Magazine
Nathalie Herschdorfer, Curator & Historian

2010 FotoVisura Grant Judges
Larry Fink, Photographer, BARD Professor of Photography
James Estrin, Co-Editor of the NY Times Lens Blog
Lauren Heinz, Editor, Foto 8 and 8 Magazine

2010 Spotlight Student Grant Judges
Henry Horenstein, Photographer, Author, RISD Professor of Photography
Larry Fink, Photographer, BARD Professor of Photography
Claire O’Neill, Editor, NPR’s Picture Show blog
Lauren Schneiderman, Editor, Visura Spotlight