ADPP

Developed in collaboration with the Arab Fund for Art and Culture and Magnum Foundation, the Arab Documentary Photography Program (ADPP) fosters creative documentary photography practices in the Arab context and encourages the transmission of critical, socially engaged, and local stories. Annually, since its start in 2014, ADPP grants up to 8 Fellows $7,000 to invest in the further growth of their practice, exploring creative, personal, long-term, and analytical approaches to photography outside the limited confines of traditional journalistic mass-media outlets.  

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ADPP Fellows

Our ADPP Fellows hail from all across the Arab region and their storytelling spans a wide range of styles, from visual art and documentary photography to artistic media production and photojournalism, among more.

We are committed to offering continued support to our ADPP Alumni through the ADPP Alumni Fellowship, a dedicated programme launched in 2024. Each year, up to six alumni ADPP photographers receive a $15,000 grant to develop their projects over a 12-month period. This programme not only strengthens their individual practices but also fosters meaningful regional and international exchange among both emerging and established photographers.

Photographers part of the ADPP Alumni Fellowship are: Mohammed Nammoor, Mustafa Saeed, Roi Saade, Salih Bashir, Sara Younes, Samar Abu Elouf, Maen Hammad, Thana Faroq, Eyad Abou Kasem, Heba Khalifa, Lina Khalid, Ameen Abo Kaseem and Sara Kontar.

Themes

The programme nurtures free expression and amplifies often neglected or unheard narratives through addressing themes around social and collective memory, loss and grief, space and liberation, or exile and displacement.

Eligibility

We welcome applicants from, living and working in the Arab region, irrespective of age, years of experience, ethnicity, gender, or religion. Both professional and emerging photographers are eligible to apply. Photographers who have not specialized in documentary photography will be considered as long as the proposed work is documentary in nature.

Do you have any questions about ADPP?

You can always reach out to Tessa Giller, our Head of Programmes.