Inspirational and very compelling, so totally different from my previous post, are the works or rather stories of these photographers. Have a look yourselves.
Through grantmaking, exhibitions, and training workshops, the Documentary Photography Project supports photographers whose work addresses social justice and human rights issues that coincide with the mission of the Open Society Foundations.
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/multimedia/2009-production-grants-20110511
Production Grants to Photographers from Central Asia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Pakistan, 2009–2010
2009–2010 Production Grantees
Mery Agakhanyan (Armenia): Village Life in Armenia
Barat Ali Batoor (Afghanistan): The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan
Hayk Bianjyan (Armenia): Forced Evictions: Property Violations in Armenia
Rena Effendi (Azerbaijan): Oil Village: Baku, Azerbaijan
Valeriy Kaliyev (Kazakhstan): Migrant Workers in Kazakhstan
Justyna Mielnikiewicz (Georgia): Old Rules, New Realities
Karen Mirzoyan (Armenia): Suicide in Armenia
Akhtar Soomro (Pakistan): Sheedi Community in Karachi
Farzana Wahidy (Afghanistan): Life for Women in Afghanistan
2011 Production Grantees
Abdujalil Abdurasulov (Kazakhstan), Project: Ethnic Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan
Tahmina Ahmadova (Azerbaijan), Project: Arranged Family Marriages in Azerbaijan
Zturgan Aldauyev (Kazakhstan), Project: Shanyrak in Kazakhstan
Nazik Armenakian (Armenia), Project: LGBT community in Armenia
Davaanyam Delgerjargal (Mongolia), Project: Illegal Logging in Mongolia
Natela Grigalashvili (Georgia), Project: Rural Schools and Social Conditions in Villages in Georgia
Anahit Hayrapetyan (Armenia), Project: Violence Against Women in Armenia
Mehman Huseynov (Azerbaijan), Project: Freedom of Speech in Azerbaijan.
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