Final Deadline
• Tuesday 03 November 2020
• € 35 final submission fee
Winners results announcement: 29 January 2021THE WINNERS OF THE 2020 GOMMA GRANTARE:
First Prize: Işık Kaya Second Prize: Antone Dolezal Third Prize: Salah Benacer Honorable Mention: Hashem Shakeri
Best documentary: Pierpaolo Mittica
Best Black and white: David Molina Gadea
Best Rising Talent: Alexander Tatarenko
A Covid special prize, 'Boundaries of thin air': Arseniy Neskhodimov
First Prize winner:Işık Kaya
Second Prize winner:Antone Dolezal
Third Prize winner:Salah Benacer
Honorable Mention:Hashem Shakeri
Best Documentary:Pierpaolo Mittica
Best Black & White:David Molina Gadea
Best Rising Talent:Alexander Tatarenko
Boundaries of Thin Air:Arseniy Neskhodimov
Shortlisted photographers
Here below the 42 shortlisted photographers of the 2020 Gomma Photography Grant.
Aaron Yeandle
PPE-19
Aaron Yeandle
PP-19
Alessandro Rampazzo
Love Notes
Alessandro Rampazzo
Love Notes
Alex Turner
Blind River
Alex Turner
Blind River
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Alexander Tatarenko
The Factory
Alexander Tatarenko
The Factory
Alisa Martynova
Nowhere Near
Alisa Martynova
Nowhere Near
Antone Dolezal
Part of Fortune and Part of Spirit
Antone Dolezal
Part of Fortune and Part of Spirit
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Antonio González Caro
Gallero
Antonio González Caro
Gallero
Arseniy Neskhodimow
Safety Cards
Arseniy Neskhodimow
Safety Cards
Celine Croze
Mala Madre & SQEVNV
Celine Croze
Mala Madre & SQEVNV
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Ciro Battiloro
Santa Lucia
Ciro Battiloro
Santa Lucia
David Molina Gadea
Before The Scaffolds
David Molina Gadea
Before The Scaffolds
Fabrizio Spucches
Once upon a time in 2020
Fabrizio Spucches
Once upon a time in 2020
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Felix Adler and Thomas Victor
Flatten the curve
Felix Adler and Thomas Victor
Flatten the curve
Francesco Merlini
He's Come a Long Way That's My Boy
Francesco Merlini
He's Come a Long Way That's My Boy
Gabriele Cecconi
TiàWùK (Kuwait in reverse)
Gabriele Cecconi
TiàWùK (Kuwait in reverse)
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Grzegorz Welnicki
US
Grzegorz Welnicki
US
Hai Pang
The Darkness
Hai Pang
The Darkness
Hashem Shakeri
Cast Out of Heaven
Hashem Shakeri
Cast Out of Heaven
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Ingvar Kenne
The Ball
Ingvar Kenne
The Ball
Işık Kaya
Second Nature
Işık Kaya
Second Nature
Jackie Mulder
Thought Trails
Jackie Mulder
Thought Trails
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Jin Li
Secret City
Jin Li
Secret City
Josef Kovac
Second Nature
Josef Kovac
Second Nature
Julia Gunther
Chedino
Julia Gunther
Chedino
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Julie van der Vaart
The Dance
Julie van der Vaart
The Dance
Klaus Pichler
The Petunia Carnage
Klaus Pichler
The Petunia Carnage
Lorenzo Castore
Glitter Blues
Lorenzo Castore
Glitter Blues
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Mara Sánchez-Renero
Iluikak
Mara Sánchez-Renero
Iluikak
Natalia Ershova
Journey to the edge of the room
Natalia Ershova
Journey to the edge of the room
Neubert Claudia
Råne
Neubert Claudia
Råne
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Olesia Kim
Summertime
Olesia Kim
Summertime
Oliver Raschka
The world ain't enough
Oliver Raschka
The world ain't enough
Peter Dobiš
Lost Souls
Peter Dobiš
Lost Souls
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Pierpaolo Mittica
Semipalatinsk, the nuclear weapons' crime
Pierpaolo Mittica
Semipalatinsk, the nuclear weapons' crime
Pol Kurucz
Subway To Nowhere
Pol Kurucz
Subway To Nowhere
Romain Bagnard
Medusa
Romain Bagnard
Medusa
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Salah Benacer
The Berikas
Salah Benacer
The Berikas
Silvia Alessi
My Quarantine in Bergamo
Silvia Alessi
My Quarantine in Bergamo
Spiros Zervoudakis
Terra Incognita
Spiros Zervoudakis
Terra Incognita
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Stanek Jakub
In anticipation of the sun
Stanek Jakub
In anticipation of the sun
Tomasz Laczny
ERNA HELENA ANIA
Tomasz Laczny
ERNA HELENA ANIA
Victoria Jung
Birds of passage
Victoria Jung
Birds of passage
About the Gomma Photography Grant
The acclaimed photography grant contest from Gomma. Open to everyone. The seventh year in the making. From this year a new concept and submission procedure.
The Gomma Photography Grant is a grant contest tailored to fund and support photographers working in various genre. Begun in 2014, the Gomma Grant has quickly acquired a reputation for being ethical and quality-focused, with an eye for spotting fresh talent and encouraging those already in the spotlight. Photographers that are recognized through the Gomma Grant are known to have grown their career to a higher level, both professionally and artistically.
A bit of history...
Gomma has come a long way since the first Gomma Magazine came out in 2004. Throughout the years, Gomma has been actively promoting photographers and their work, both established and emerging photographers. We worked with internationally renowned artists, such as Roger Ballen, Anders Petersen, Michael Ackerman, Keizo Kitajima, and Daido Moriyama. The Gomma Grant is open to everyone. Any medium, black & white or colour, analogue or digital. Gomma's juror and editors are looking for consistency, personality, and courage.
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Guidelines
The 2020 Gomma Grant contest comes with a few novelties...
This year all profits generated will be donated to charities battling the current global crisis.
We have also decided to make the whole submission process easier and smoother.
As with 2020, we have simplified the submission process. Fewer and more straightforward forms.
• You can submit black & white or color, analogue or digital. Polaroid/ instagram etc...
• Any genre: Portraiture/ Documentary/ Fine Art/ Black & white/ Photojournalism...
• 6 to 24 images at 72 dpi
• Longest size minimum 1300 pixels.
• JPGs - sRGB/ RGB
• A short introduction to your work
• Please name your images as follow: Name-Surname-imageNumber.jpg
Two deadlines: one end of August and one beginning of November.
We at Gomma believe in community and in the endless power that togetherness can generate.
Deadlines:
• FINAL deadline: Tuesday 03 November 2020
Fees:
• € 35 for the final deadline.
We like to reward photographers that do not follow the trends and are not copycats of any kind.
We are looking for photographers with a fresh eye, courage, and a distinct personality. Someone that has no fear to show their own soul throughout the work.
Artists that have the curiosity to investigate the common and capture the every day.
All profits generated from the 2020 Gomma Grant contest will be donated to charities battling the current global crisis.
That's right, we will donate all net profits from this year’s Gomma Grant. We picked three international charities, one from the UK, one from Italy, and one from the USA. More charities might be added in the near future. This depends on the number of submissions we receive and the amount photographers donate.
The current three charities chosen are: • Emergency, Italy
• NHS Together, UK • CDC Foundation, USA
Gomma Grant past winners
For the complete list of past winners please choose from the upper menu
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Rafael Heygster
First Prize Winner - Gomma Grant 2019 -
Toby Binder
Second Prize Winner - Gomma Grant 2019 -
Miguel Brusch
Third Prize Winner - Gomma Grant 2019 -
Tabitha Barnard
First Prize Winner - Gomma Grant 2018 -
Vladimir Vasilev
Second Prize Winner - Gomma Grant 2018 -
Fatima Abreu Ferreira
Third Prize Winner - Gomma Grant 2018 -
Marco Marzocchi
First Prize Winner - Gomma Grant 2017 -
Vladimir Vasilev
Second Prize Winner - Gomma Grant 2017 -
Theo Elias
Third Prize Winner - Gomma Grant 2017 -
Esa Ylijaasko
First Prize Winner - Gomma Grant 2016
Wanna be part of the Gomma Grant 2020?
2020 Gomma Grant Prizes
• € 1000 cash prize. • Gomma Photography Grant Winner Certificate.
• Worldwide international exposure through the Gomma social network and media partners.
• Proposal to the Gomma publishers network (magazine and books publishing).
• Direct proposition to esteemed international galleries and curators.
• Featured and interviewed by major photography magazines.
• Own dedicated post on the Gomma Facebook page and Instagram.
• € 500 cash prize. • Gomma Photography Grant Certificate.
• Worldwide international exposure through Gomma social network and media partners.
• Proposal to the Gomma publishers network (magazine and books publishing).
• Own personalized post on Gomma Facebook page and Instagram.
• € 200 cash prize. • Gomma Photography Grant Winner Certificate.
• International exposure through Gomma social network and media partners.
• Proposition to esteemed international galleries and curators.
• Own personalized post on Gomma Facebook page and Instagram.
• € 100 cash prize. • Gomma Photography Grant Winner Certificate.
• Proposition to esteemed international galleries and curators.
• Featured and interviewed along the major photography magazine.
• € 100 cash prize. • Gomma Photography Grant Winner Certificate.
• International exposure through Gomma social network and media partners.
• Proposition to esteemed international galleries and curators.
• Own personalized post on Gomma Facebook page and Instagram.
• Gomma Photography Grant Winner Certificate.
• Proposition to esteemed international galleries and curators.
• Featured and interviewed along the major photography magazine.
• Gomma Photography Grant Winner Certificate.
• Proposition to esteemed international galleries and curators.
• Featured and interviewed along the major photography magazine.
- Why should I submit to photo contests?
- In photography, like in many other creative industries, exposure means jobs. It can open doors to a new collaboration, publishing, and commissions. Photo contests are still a very useful and successful way to get your work known across a wide international audience. Many photographers probably feel sick and tired of photo competitions, there are simply way too many. Every day we see new photo contests springing up, and it is difficult to decide whether one is more ethical and reliable than another.
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- Who are the jurors for this year's grant?
- With the latest edition we decided to keep the jury secret. Jurors will be announced when the judging process has ended.
- How should I choose a photo contest?
- We have compiled a brief set of points below. We suggest you follow these points as you question yourself about the photo contest you are thinking of applying to: a) The year it was established. Find out when the contest started. The older the better. If it's a new contest, investigate the company/organization behind it. c) The submission fees. Are the fees reasonable? If not, ask yourself why the fees are so high. Are those high fees justifiable? d) The dimension. If the contest is huge and receives thousands of entries your chances of winning or being shortlisted is, obviously, less than if you take part in a smaller photo competition. So be very critical about the work you are submitting and about the contest itself.
- Why should I submit to Gomma Grant?
- If photo contests were shops, imagine the Gomma Grant like a bijou, quality-focused, collectables shop compared to the Walmart kind of supermarket of the major photo competitions. It depends on what you are looking for and how you would like your work to be judged.
- Your first Gomma Grant was free, why do you charge now?
- Please remember that running a contest for a grant like this one comes with substantial costs - from the submittable.com platform fees, to web hosting/web developing & graphic design costs, to the time-consuming selection process (which can take months), marketing and advertising expenses, etc.
- How long does the selection process take?
- The jury begins their assessment on 5th November 2020 and it ends on 19th February 2021.
- Copyrights and Rights Usage information?
- For Copyrights and Rights Usage information: https://www.gommagrant.com/copyright2020.html
- Are multiple entries allowed?
- Yes, you are allowed to submit more than one entry, as long as the images are from different bodies of work.
- I started this 'ongoing' project a long time ago, can I still submit it?
- Yes, it does not matter when you started this work.
- Is it possible to edit submissions?
- Editing submissions will be possible upon request.
- Do you accept submission from two photographers?
- Yes, if you create a work with another photographer you can submit jointly.
Latest News Recent achievements by Gomma Grant shortlisted and winners.
Foam Talent, Berlin | 20 October 2020
Simone Sapienza, Best Rising Talent at Gomma Grant 2018, selected to exhibit at FOAM Talent 2020 ✨
In collaboration with the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation and C/O Berlin.
New article | Out now
Camillo Pasquarelli, Best Rising talent at Gomma Photography Grant 2019, is featured in the renowned "il Reportage" magazine.
New Book | Out Now
SELECTED AS ONE OF THE BEST DUTCH BOOK DESIGNS 2019, Margaret Lansink new book '
The Kindness of One' is now available for purchase.
New Book | Out Now
Awarded at PHOTO-EYE BEST BOOKS 2019 – Favorite Book of the Year chosen by Dewi Lewis
BOOK PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR ...
New book | Out now
Marie Tomanova, Best Rising talent at Gomma Photography Grant 2018, has signed with Paradigm Publishing.
Marigold Warner | 14 April 2020
The winner of the Gomma Grant 2019, Rafael Heygster, is interviewed and featured in the renowned British Journal of Photography...
Why submitting to Gomma Grant?
We’re Ethical
Gomma Grant rewards the work, not the name, and not the curriculum vitae. We award photographers regardless of their past success or network. We look at the works with fresh minds and eyes freed from any dogma or modus operandi.
We’re Longstanding
Gomma started almost 20 years ago, in 2004 from a south London basement-flat. We are established but still young because we don't want our many years of experience to steal our freshness and our beginners' minds.
We have Magic
There is something magical and awkward and stylish at the same time about Gomma. We are pretty unique with a constant out-of-the-box attitude. We don't believe the hype and don’t follow any trends. We are the trend makers.
We love Simplicity
We don't like articulated slogans and sophisticated vocabulary. We believe that the arts should be for everyone. And this is why from this year we have made it simpler to submit your work for the grant.
We’re not money-driven
Gomma is run by a few artists that have their own means of economic nourishment from other jobs. So we don't know too much about profits and business. That is why from this year, due to the recent dramatic circumstances we have decided to donate all our net profits to charities.
We're Supportive
We do not just award cash prizes because we also push both the winning and shortlisted works. Photographers that are recognized through the Gomma Grant are known to have grown their career to a higher level, both professionally and artistically.
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