Do What You Love and The Money Will Follow: Preying on Photographers?

I can't help but apply my healthy skepticism filter to the many emails I receive offering to "revolutionize" my business. This is from a company called "LiveBooks" that has a template-based web design service for photographers - you can have a beautiful website in a few minutes - but it's notoriously expensive; I think it's about $5,000 for a site.

Anyway, LiveBooks is now offering workshops to "revolutionize" my business.

Here's a list of 16 so-called "consultants" that offer their services to photographers looking for the keys to success. To me, these services remind me more of a product that should promoted by infomercial on the QVC channel: "Miracle Cure: No Need to do all the hard work - turn yourself into Annie Leibowitz overnight...."

http://www.burnsautoparts.com
http://www.1portauthority.com/
http://www.deannedelbridge.com
http://www.monicasuder.com
http://www.mpiscopo.com
http://www.heartstorming.com
http://www.adbase.com/ContentPage.aspx?name=debraweiss
http://www.mvswanson.com/
http://www.fotoprojx.com
http://www.sosastone.com
http://www.suzannesease.com
http://www.fluidvisioninc.com
http://www.cpotts.com/
http://www.chatterboxenterprises.com/
http://www.sparkvisualresearch.com/
http://www.marketing-mentor.com/
http://www.kate-company.com/
http://www.workbook.com/resources/consultations/
http://www.brand-envy.com/

Grants/Fellowships

British Chevening Scholarships
Region :North America, Western Europe
Country :United States, United Kingdom
British Chevening Scholarships are full scholarships for postgraduate study or research at several universities around the United Kingdom. Students from over 150 countries have been accepted to the program in past years.
There are several different course options for journalists including: copywriting, basic journalism, journalism-specific subjects, current affairs, photojournalism, press journalism, press release writing, radio journalism, television journalism.
Application deadlines and procedures are different from country to country. See http://www.chevening.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=461 for more information on applying to the scholarships. The scholarships are funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and administered by the British Council.
Chevening Scholarships: http://www.chevening.com/.
University of Hawaii Asia Fellowships Program for Journalists
Region :Asia and the Pacific
Country :United States
Topic :Specialized Reporting
Provides mid-career opportunity for professional journalists in America to broaden their knowledge and understanding of Asian cultures and institutions through advanced study; and to make available to the American media returning employees and other Fellows who, having successfully completed the program, are well-equipped to report and interpret developments relating to Asia and its peoples. Applications are invited from working journalists, preferably at the mid-career level. Applicants must have an academic or professional background sufficient to meet the University’s standards for admission. Fellows receive round trip airfare, $27,000 stipend and tuition.
Contact: D.W.Y. Kwok, University of Hawaii Asia Fellowships, Program for Journalists, University of Hawaii, Sakamaki Hall B-101, 2530 Dole St., Honolulu, HI 96822-2383; Tel: (808) 956-7733; Fax: (808) 956-9600; E-mail: ffaf@hawaii.edu
DEADLINE: March 15
Mogadishu Fellowship
Region :Sub-Saharan Africa
Country :None
Topic :Photojournalism
The fellowship, sponsored by the Reuters Foundation, acknowledges the role African photojournalists have played in the global media. It also specifically commemorates the memory of Dan Eldon, Anthony Macharia and Hos Maina of Reuters and Hansi Krauss of the Associated Press who were murdered by an enraged mob in the Somali capital of Mogadishu in 1993. Mogadishu Fellows will spend one term at the University of Cardiff’s School of Journalism to undertake individually tailored studies, followed by one or two weeks with the Reuters news pictures desk in London. Applicants must be African nationals under 35. They must be full-time photojournalists employed by newspapers, news agencies or magazines, or freelancers with at least three years professional experience. For more information, including application and deadline details, contact Reuters at tel: (+44) 20-7542-2913, fax: (+44) 20-7542-8599 or visit the Reuters Web site.
Asia Media Forum Fellowships
Region :Asia and the Pacific
Topic :Human Rights
Asian and Pacific journalists who want to improve their coverage of human rights in the region can apply for fellowships from the Asia Media Forum (AMF). Application deadlines are October 25 for print journalists and October 30 for broadcast journalists.
AMF is offering 20 fellowships for mid-career journalists. Each two-week fellowship includes US$2,000 for travel and other costs of living in reporting in another Asian country.
Fellows can report on themes such as education, food, health, justice or women’s rights, among others. AMF partners will help host the fellows in the country where they are assigned.
To apply, print journalists must send two original news features on rights and development, while broadcast journalists must send one documentary or TV report. AMF says it will use these reports as contributions to its Web site. Applicants also should send a CV, letter of interest, and an endorsement from an editor or manager.
For more details, contact info@asiamediaforum.org or visit http://www.asiamediaforum.org/node/550.
ADEPA Awards
Region :Latin America
Country :Argentina
Topic :Ethics
The Association of Argentine Journalism Entities (ADEPA) organizes an annual competition for Argentine journalists, photographers, cartoonists, and graphic media. The ADEPA Awards recognize professional excellence in defense of press freedom and journalism that expresses society’s fundamental ethical values.
There are categories for community service, human rights and environmental coverage, cartoons, photos, illustrations, media lawyers, education, and economics. Submissions should be original works, written in Spanish or with translation included.
For more information, contact ADEPA at adepa@ciudad.com.ar or sfernandez@adepa.org.ar, telephone (54-11) 4331-1500, or visit http://www.adepa.org.ar/.
Howard Chapnick Grant for the Advancement of Photojournalism
Region :Worldwide
Country :None
Topic :Photojournalism
The Howard Chapnick Grant encourages and supports leadership in fields ancillary to photojournalism, such as editing research, education, and management. The annual $5,000 grant may be used to finance any of a range of qualified undertakings, which might include a program of further education, research, a special long-term sabbatical project, or an internship to work with a noteworthy group or individual. Special consideration is given to projects that promote social change and/or serve significant concerns of photojournalism. Application and deadline details are available online at www.smithfund.org or by writing the Howard Chapnick Grant, c/o Yukiko Launois, 125 East 87th Street, #4B , New York, NY 10128.
Harry Chapin Media Awards
Region :Worldwide
Country :None
Topic :Specialized Reporting
World Hunger Year created the Harry Chapin Media Awards, formerly the World Hunger Media Awards, in 1982 to encourage the media to “tell the story of hunger and poverty.” The Media Awards honor print and electronic media for their outstanding coverage that positively impacts hunger, poverty and self-reliance. The Media Awards also honor work that focuses on the causes of hunger and poverty and the forces creating self-reliance. This includes work on economic inequality and insecurity, unemployment, homelessness, domestic and international policies and their reform, community empowerment, sustainable development, food production, agriculture, nutrition and the struggle for land.
A total of US$12,500 in awards are handed out in five media categories: newspaper; magazines; broadcast; photojournalism; books.
For more information ,visit World Hunger Year at http://www.worldhungeryear.org/programs/hcma.asp.
British Chevening Scholarships
Region :North America, Western Europe
Country :United States, United Kingdom
British Chevening Scholarships are full scholarships for postgraduate study or research at several universities around the United Kingdom. Students from over 150 countries have been accepted to the program in past years.
There are several different course options for journalists including: copywriting, basic journalism, journalism-specific subjects, current affairs, photojournalism, press journalism, press release writing, radio journalism, television journalism.
Application deadlines and procedures are different from country to country. See http://www.chevening.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=461 for more information on applying to the scholarships. The scholarships are funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and administered by the British Council.
Chevening Scholarships: http://www.chevening.com/.
Esso Award for Journalism
Region :Latin America
Country :Brazil
Topic :Television, Specialized Reporting
This prize recognizes journalistic works written in Portuguese and published or broadcast by a Brazilian news agency that refer to people or events that took place within Brazil or that have immediate repercussions for the country, if they took place abroad. Esso, a part of the Exxon Mobile Oil Company, organizes the prize.
The categories considered for awards are: reporting, photojournalism, economic information, scientific, technological or ecological information, and front page news, among others. The total of 14 awards are given for the best example of either print or television journalism.
The prize total is BRL115,000 (about US$48,342) divided among the winners.
For more information about the prize, including deadlines, visit (in Portuguese), http://www.premioesso.com.br/site/home/index.aspx.
ACG Journalism Fellowship
Region :North America, Western Europe
Country :Germany, United States
Topic :Young Journalists
The ACG Journalism Fellowship for the Study of German Politics and Society sponsors young print and broadcast journalists from the United States to travel to Germany to research current political, economic and social issues for up to 28 days. The program is sponsored by the American Council on Germany, which covers pre-approved international and domestic travel and a $150 daily allowance for 14 to 28 days in Germany.
Applications are received on a rolling basis. For more information including application details, contact American Council on Germany Program Coordinator Ted Mathys at tmathys@acgusa.org, telephone +1-212-826-3636, fax +1-212-758-3445 or visit http://www.acgusa.org/journalists_acg.html.
Arthur F. Burns Fellowship
Region :North America, Western Europe
Country :Germany, United States
The Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program grants ten U.S. and ten German journalists a $5,000 living stipend to live and work in each other’s countries and report to their home news organization for two months each year. Airfare and lodging in Washington, D.C. for a one-week orientation session in July are also included. U.S. participants will also be reimbursed up to US$500 in German-language courses.
The journalists will work part-time for a local newspaper, magazine, radio station or television station. The program is jointly administered by the International Center for Journalists in Washington, D.C. and the Internationale Journalisten-Programme (IJP) in Konigstein, Germany.
For more information, including the application form, contact Mario Scherhaufer at burns@icfj.org, or visit www.icfj.org/burns.html.
Advanced Professional Program for Journalists of Japan’s English-language Press
Region :Asia and the Pacific, North America
Country :Japan, United States
Topic :Basic Journalism
This three-week program, held each year in June, includes seminars, hands-on workshop sessions, assignments, professional appointments, and attachments at American newspapers and radio stations. The journalists, selected by NSK, convene in New York City for three days of assignments and professional appointments. The group then travels to Washington for an orientation session, two days of visits and appointments, and three days of intensive writing and reporting workshops. For the final phase of the program, journalists travel in pairs to newspapers throughout the United States for approximately 10 days. The full group reconvenes in San Francisco for a final meeting and evaluation before departing for home. The opportunity for these young reporters to be based in a U.S. newsroom and observe how their American colleagues work is the centerpiece of this program. Twenty-eight American news organizations have hosted more than 50 Japanese journalists since the program began nine years ago. For more information, visit the NSK Web site.
Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships
Region :Worldwide
The Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship brings ten journalists ages 25 to 35 from countries with low levels of press freedom to the United States every year for a five-month fellowship at a U.S. newspaper. To be eligible, journalists must be working for a newspaper in a developing country, have at least three years’ experience in print journalism, and an excellent command of English. Fellows are encouraged to demonstrate willingness to drive, a proficiency using computers and a strong desire to return to work in their home country.
Applications are due August 15. In mid-March of the following year, the fellows begin their fellowship in Washington, DC with a two-week orientation session before they spread out to major and mid-sized American cities until September, when they return to Washington, DC for four days before returning to their home country.
The fellowship covers travel expenses to the United States, all travel related to the fellowship, housing, insurance, a monthly stipend for living expenses and assistance in obtaining the J-1 visas from the U.S. embassy in their home country.
Applications should include the application form (which can be downloaded from http://www.pressfellowships.org/), the applicant’s C.V. or resume, two letters of reference, four original articles in English or translated into English, a passport-sized photo, one issue of the newspaper the applicant works for, a copy of the applicant’s press credentials, and a copy of the applicant’s valid passport.
Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships:
1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 1310
Washington DC 20036
Tel: 202-429-3740
Fax: 202-466-4344
E-mail: info@fellowships.org. Web Site: http://www.pressfellowships.org/
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Fellowships for Creative and Performing Artists and Writers
Region :North America
Country :United States
The American Antiquarian Society (AAS), a national research library and learned society of American history and culture, offers annual fellowships for historical research by journalists, writers, film makers, creative and performing artists, and other persons whose goals are to produce imaginative, non-formulaic works dealing with pre-twentieth-century American history.
The Society’s goal in sponsoring this program is to multiply and improve the ways in which an understanding of history is communicated to the American people.
For further information and to obtain a fellowship application packet please contact the Society at:
Artists and Writers Fellowships,
American Antiquarian Society,
185 Salisbury Street,
Worcester, Massachusetts 01609-1634.
Tel (508) 471-2131 or 471-2139.
Fax (508) 754-9069.
E-mail: jmoran@mwa.org.
For application details and deadlines, visit the AAS Web site.
Antorchas Foundation Scholarships
Region :Latin America, North America
Country :Argentina, United States
The Antorchas Foundation in collaboration with the Argentina Council for International Relations and the Fulbright Commission offers an 18-24 month scholarship designated for a university graduate continuing with journalistic activities and with the ability to express independent opinions. Priority will be granted to those whose previous credentials allow them to work in scientific journalism and who plan to support it.
The winner of the scholarship can opt to make a special program that is designed to satisfy his needs or he/she can follow the regular course in the United States that will lead to a master’s Degree in journalism (or something similar). They have not prepared an application form to request this scholarship, but if you are interested, send your requests along with the following detailed items:
1. Personal and family information
2. Secondary and University Studies (Include the grades)
3. Extracurricular Activities
4. Past and present job experience
5. Activities and goals for the future
6. Description of the program that you would like to complete with the help of this scholarship: As clear as possible, define your proposal during your presentation and indicate the plan for success.
Add two letters of support, a detailed resume and up to ten copies of journalistic works significant to making your proposal. The results of this contest will be made known in the Culture section of the newspaper, La Nación, on May 7th of the same year.
For more information, contact:
Fundación Antorchas
Casilla de Correo 5295, (1000) Correo Central
Trámites personales: Chile 300
Buenos Aires
Teléfono: (54-11) 4331-9905
Telefax: (54-11) 4331-5673
E-mail: concurso@fundantorchas.retina.ar
Web site: http://www.fundantorchas.retina.ar/
Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy
Region :North America
Country :Canada
Topic :Specialized Reporting
The Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy is designed to further both the tradition of liberal journalism in Canada and the commitment to social and economic justice of Joseph E. Atkinson.
The Fellowship provides a grant for a Canadian journalist to undertake a year-long research project on topical public policy issue. While the Fellowship is interested in any number of topics, and is open to new and imaginative ideas for research, it favours issues that are in the forefront of public debate and have implications for Canadian society at large (e.g., poverty, unemployment, trade agreements, welfare, child care, etc.). The Fellowship will not consider projects in history, anthropology, literature, folklore and related areas.
The annual competition for the Atkinson Fellowship is open to all full-time Canadian journalists in print or broadcast media. Preference is given to those applicants who have already achieved some distinction in reporting on policy issues. The Fellowship is held for a one-year period (from September 1 to August 31) and is not renewable. The stipend is $75,000. A budget for research expenses up to $25,000 will also be considered. The Fellow will be expected to exclude other journalistic activities during this period.
For more information visit the Atkinson Web site.
AVINA Fellowships for Investigative Journalism
Region :Latin America
Topic :Investigative Reporting
The AVINA Fellowships for Investigative Journalism seek to support journalists interested in researching sustainable development in the region. The scholarships include US$7,000 for television projects, US$5,000 for newspapers, magazines and radio and US$2,500 for Internet. Application deadline: August 8.
The scholarships are organized by the AVINA Foundation, with support from the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), the Press and Society Institute of Peru, the Fundación Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano and the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, among others.
For more information, contact becas@avina.net or visit www.avina.net/becas.nsf.
Award for the Best Investigative Reporting on Corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean
Region :Latin America
Country :Caribbean Countries
Topic :Investigative Reporting, Corruption, Specialized Reporting
Deadline :Rolling
The news media institute, Instituto Prensa y Sociedad, and Transparency International in Latin America and the Caribbean offer this prize with the support of the Open Society Institute. The objective is to acknowledge investigative reports in Latin American print, radio, television and online media that have contributed to investigation of public issues and uncovering corruption in the region.
Applicants can submit investigative reports that were published or broadcast in the previous year on a corruption case. The winner will receive US$25,000 and two runners-up will receive US$5,000.
For more information, contact gabriel@ipys.org or visit http://www.ipys.org/premio2in.shtml or www.transparency.org/tilac (in Spanish).
Balkan Incentive Fund for Culture
Region :Eastern Europe-Central Eurasia
Country :Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, Montenegro
Topic :Diversity
Deadline :01/01/2007
Media assistance and development NGOs are eligible for grants from the Balkan Incentive Fund for Culture, part of the European Cultural Foundation (ECF).
The foundation offers grants of up to EU€30,000 (about US$37,800) with support from Hivos and the Open Society Institute. The average grant ranges from EU€10,000 to €15,000.
The fund focuses specifically on the Western Balkans: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo. Among the projects that the grant covers are: media initiatives, seminars, training, capacity building, cultural research, and artistic projects.
For more information, visit http://www.eurocult.org/we-support-cultural-cooperation/grants/.
Asia Media Forum Fellowships
Region :Asia and the Pacific
Country :None
Topic :Human Rights
Asian and Pacific journalists who want to improve their coverage of human rights in the region can apply for fellowships from the Asia Media Forum (AMF). Application deadlines are October 25 for print journalists and October 30 for broadcast journalists.
AMF is offering 20 fellowships for mid-career journalists. Each two-week fellowship includes US$2,000 for travel and other costs of living in reporting in another Asian country.
Fellows can report on themes such as education, food, health, justice or women’s rights, among others. AMF partners will help host the fellows in the country where they are assigned.
To apply, print journalists must send two original news features on rights and development, while broadcast journalists must send one documentary or TV report. AMF says it will use these reports as contributions to its Web site. Applicants also should send a CV, letter of interest, and an endorsement from an editor or manager.
For more details, contact info@asiamediaforum.org or visit http://www.asiamediaforum.org/node/550.
Dag Hammarskjöld Memorial Scholarship Fund
Region :Latin America, Eastern Europe-Central Eurasia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Pacific
The United Nations sponsors the Dag Hammarskjöld Memorial Scholarship Fund for young, working journalists to come to New York to report on General Assembly sessions for their home new media from mid-September to mid-December. The application deadline is April 15.
Journalists from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America between the ages of 25 and 35 who are currently full-time employees of a newspaper or broadcast news service with an excellent level of English are eligible to apply. The fellowship includes round-trip airfare to New York City, room and board, health insurance and a small stipend for basic expenses. Successful applicants must obtain a leave of absence from their employers.
The fellowship was established in honor of Dag Hammarskjöld, a Swedish diplomat and economist who served as the Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1953 until his death in 1961.
For more information, visit http://www.unjournalismfellowship.org/. Applications may be submitted online or mailed to: Secretary, Memorial Scholarship Fund, Dag Hammarskjöld Convenience Center, P.O. BOX 20314, New York, New York 10017. Online Application: http://www.unjournalismfellowship.org/app_eng.htm.
Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program
Region :Middle East and North Africa, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Pacific
Country :Russia
This fellowship program selects professionals from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Russia to study for a master’s or doctorate degree for one to three years at the university of their choice. Candidates are selected based on their leadership skills, academic performance and commitment to community or national service. Among the study topics are media, governance and civil society.
Applicants must present a proposed plan specifying how they will use their studies to change a social problem in their home country and then commit themselves to work on that issue during the fellowship.
The fellowships are administered annually by the Ford Foundation, an independent foundation that works to strengthen democratic values and reduce poverty and injustice, among other goals.
Application deadlines are decided by each regional office. To see a list of the Ford Foundation offices worldwide, visit: http://www.fordfound.org/news/more/11272000ifp/index.cfm#app. For more information on this fellowship, visit http://www.fordfound.org/news/more/11272000ifp/index.cfm.
Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media Fellowship Program
Region :Asia and the Pacific
Country :India
The BS&G Foundation, a non-profit trust that runs the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media, instituted this fellowship program in continuation of its efforts to further enhance the quality of journalism in the Indian sub-continent. The program aims to help journalists take a break from routine newsroom chores and carry out detailed study in an area directly related to journalism and its practice or on issues and subjects that journalists may need to cope with. The fellowship is awarded annually to one working journalist or journalism educator for six months of study. The fellowship is open to journalists from only the Indian sub-continent. For more information, please contact Subhash Rai, Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media, Opps. BGS International Residential School, Nityanandanagar Kumbalgudu, Kengeri Hobli, Bangalore 560 060, Tel: 0091-80-8437902/7903 , Fax: 0091-80-8437901
International Policy Fellowships
Region :Middle East and North Africa, Eastern Europe-Central Eurasia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Pacific
Country :None
Topic :Health
The Open Society Institute’s International Policy Fellowship is a one-year research grant for specific study on an issue related to open society goals and those projects OSI currently funds. Professionals working for an NGO, policymaking body, or academic institution who have an excellent command of English and are permanent residents of Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa or Asia are eligible to apply.
The fellowship includes travel to Budapest, Hungary for orientation at the beginning of the project in April, supervision and support from a senior policy analyst, a monthly stipend for expenses, and reimbursement for research-related expenses like travel, communication, publication and advocacy costs.
Applications may be submitted online: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/ipf/focus_areas/a_ipf/guidelines. Call +36-1-327-3863 if you are unable to apply online.
International Policy Fellowships (IPF), Open Society Institute, Oktober 6 utca 12, H-1051 Budapest, Hungary. Tel: +36-1-327-3863. Fax:+36-1-327-3809. E-mail: fellows@osi.hu.
James V. Ongpin Awards
Region :Asia and the Pacific
Country :Philippines
Topic :Investigative Reporting, Basic Journalism
The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility in the Philippines organizes the James V. Ongpin Awards for in-depth journalism. There are two categories: investigative and explanatory.
Only Filipino journalists are eligible, and stories should have at least 1,000 words. Individual or collective works are accepted. Categories not accepted include daily news, features or publicity materials.
For more information, contact staff@cmfr-phil.org, telephone +63-2-840-0889, or visit http://www.cmfr-phil.org/project1.htm.
Prabha Dutt Fellowship
Region :Asia and the Pacific
Country :India
Topic :Investigative Reporting, Fellowships and Awards, Women
The Prabha Dutt fellowship offers young and mid-career print journalists from India a grant of INR60,000 (about US$1,280) to conduct in-depth research and investigative stories in Hindi, English or any regional language. The results can be published as a series of reports or a book within 10 months of the initial award.
The Sanskriti Foundation offers the fellowship each year in honor of late journalist Prabha Dutt, who worked for the Hindustan Times and India Today.
To apply, candidates should send a two-page CV, an essay of 250 to 300 words detailing the proposed project, and five work samples to opjain@sanskritifoundation.org. For more information, visit http://www.sanskritifoundation.org/prabha_dutt.htm.

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