About the award
For the twenty-fifth year in a row, Canon and Visa pour l’Image will be presenting the prestigious
Canon Female Photojournalist Grant to an outstanding photographer in recognition of their contribution
to photojournalism.
The grant of €8,000 provides funding to support a compelling new project which will be exhibited at the 2026 festival.
This year, we are featuring Cynthia Boll, the winner of the 2024 grant, and her work on the social impact of the relocation of Indonesia’s capital city from Jakarta to the new capital, Nusantara, on the island of Borneo.
Application details
Application deadline: May 21, 2025
Registration: free
Prize: €8,000
Download the rules: here
Contact: canon-grant@orange.fr
Previous winners
2023 - Anastasia Taylor-Lind for "5K From the Frontline"
This project focuses on everyday life in the war-torn region of Donbas in eastern Ukraine. Stepping outside mainstream representations of war, the work produced over the past six years by anthropologist and writer Alisa Sopova and photojournalist Anastasia Taylor-Lind presents a nuanced view of the experience of life in the midst of military violence.