Creator Labs Photo Fund Announces Season Three

New York, June 18, 2024—Google’s Creator Labs and Aperture are thrilled to launch the 2024 Creator Labs Photo Fund—an initiative providing financial support and visibility to encourage artists at formative moments in their careers.

Started in 2021 and now in its third season, the Creator Labs Photo Fund will continue its ongoing mission of making a dedicated financial commitment from Creator Labs and Google, supporting image-makers in partnership with Aperture by providing one-time $6,000 grants to thirty artists working in photography and lens-based practices.

The fund, made possible by Google Pixel in partnership with Aperture, will be free and open to any photographer or lens-based artist living in the United States. Thirty selected artists will each be awarded a prize of $6,000 and a Pixel 8a device, and will be featured on aperture.org and across Aperture’s social media channels.

Fifty artists have been awarded grants to date, with many going on to develop their careers and deepen the bodies of work that they began with the support of Creator Labs. A prime example of this is Tommy Kha, who shares: “The impact of receiving a Creator Labs Fund came at a time of a lot of doubt and deprioritizing picture making. The grant allowed me to realize a few photographs that led to new threads. I’m forever grateful for the set of eyes on my work and for the chance to satisfy my curiosities.”

Adraint Bereal similarly expresses his appreciation for the fund, stating: “Grants and opportunities like this one make it possible for artists to propel their work forward without financial worry. The cost of being an artist doesn’t go away, but the Creator Labs Photo Fund makes it more manageable.”

To apply to the Creator Labs Photo Fund, all entrants will need to submit 8 to 10 images from one body of work, showing a commitment to making a cohesive and compelling series or project. The project does not need to be finished in order to enter. Entrants will not be evaluated based on prior experience, publications, or exhibition history but instead on the strength and originality of their vision.

Submissions will be accepted from June 18 to July 15, 2024. For details, visit www.photo.fund.

This fund is made possible by Google Pixel in partnership with Aperture.

What Winners Receive
Thirty selected artists will be awarded a prize of $6,000 each and will be featured on aperture.org and across Aperture’s social-media channels.

About Aperture
Aperture is a nonprofit publisher that leads conversations around photography worldwide. From our base in New York, Aperture connects global audiences and supports artists through our acclaimed quarterly magazine, books, exhibitions, digital platforms, public programs, limited-edition prints, and awards. Established in 1952 to advance “creative thinking, significantly expressed in words and photographs,” Aperture champions photography’s vital role in nurturing curiosity and encouraging a more just, tolerant society.

About Creator Labs
Creator Labs supports artists in the production of important personal work. A partnership between Google & SN37, participating photographers and filmmakers are selected for their ability to author distinct, concentrated visual narratives with an authentic point of view. All work has been created using Google Pixel.

Aperture’s programs and operations are made possible by the generosity of our board of trustees, our members, and other individuals, and with major support from 7G Foundation, Charina Endowment Fund, Documentary Arts, Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Ishibashi Foundation, Joy of Giving Something, Anne Levy Charitable Trust, Henry Luce Foundation, Mailman Foundation, MurthyNAYAK Foundation, Grace Jones Richardson Trust, San Francisco Foundation, Thomas R. Schiff Foundation, Jane Smith Turner Foundation, Stuart B. Cooper and R. L. Besson, Kate Cordsen and Denis O’Leary, Thomas and Susan Dunn, Michael Sonnenfeldt, Jon Stryker and Slobodan Randjelović, National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and New York State Council on the Arts, with support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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