2017 CDS Dorothea Lange–Paul Taylor Prize - Call for Artists
Deadline: May 15, 2017

About
First announced in 1990, the Dorothea Lange–Paul Taylor Prize was created by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University to encourage collaboration in the tradition of the acclaimed photographer Dorothea Lange and writer and social scientist Paul Taylor. In 1941, Lange and Taylor published An American Exodus, a book that renders human experience eloquently in text and images and remains a seminal work in documentary studies.

The Lange-Taylor Prize is given annually by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University to support documentary artists, working alone or in teams, who are involved in extended, ongoing fieldwork projects that rely on and exploit the interplay of words and images. Competitive applicants to this prize have a point of view derived from an in-depth understanding of place, history, and the current situation, in concert with a personal relationship to the proposed work. Ultimately, their commitment is to use documentary expression to motivate the thinking and reflection of others.

The winner of the Lange-Taylor Prize receives $10,000; in addition, their work will be published in the Center for Documentary Studies' online magazine and placed in the Archive of Documentary Arts at the Rubenstein Library at Duke University. A panel of writers, editors, and documentary artists will judge.

Applications
Using the online submission system, submit up to 19 images, 15 pages of double-spaced writing, and/or 10 minutes of time-based media. Applicants must also submit a one-page project description, and a curriculum vitae with a $65 entry fee by May 15.

Deadline May 15, 2017

For More Information: http://documentarystudies.duke.edu/awards/lange-taylor

Please send any questions about the guidelines and eligibility to Caitlin Johnson at the Center for Documentary Studies at caitlin.johnson@duke.edu.