The winner of The Guardian/Royal Photographic Society Joan Wakelin Award 2009 was Anastasia Taylor-Lind.  To see Jackie Dewe Mathews' photo essay (winner, Joan Wakelin Bursary 2008) please click on link:-

http://www.jackiedewemathews.com/stories/zeru_zeru/zeru_zeru.html

For further information please contact Jo Macdonald on 01225 325721 or jo@rps.org.

The Joan Wakelin Bursary 2010

The Guardian/Royal Photographic Society’s Joan Wakelin Award each year offers a bursary of £2,000 (to be confirmed for 2010) for the production of an overseas photo essay. Entry for the bursary is free of charge and open to all photographers. Anyone wishing to apply for the award will be asked to submit up to 12 images evidencing their approach to the medium along with a proposal for their chosen photo essay.  Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview and the winning photo essay will be published by Guardian News and Media and The Royal Photographic Society Journal.  For further details, please contact:  Jo Macdonald, Awards Manager - 01225 325721 or jo@rps.org .

In addition to the Joan Wakelin Bursary The Royal Photographic Society is very pleased to announce a major new initiative in offering a number of different bursary schemes for the benefit of young image makers. These have been made possible by funding from a number of different sources that include income from The Society's investments and legacies. They are available for members and non-members. Please click here for further information.