OPEN CALL 1ST PHOTO-BOOK GRANTS 2025

Eyes Wide Open, an entity of The Eyes Label, is launching the third edition of the Eyes Wide Open 1st Photo Book Awards, aimed at photographers who wish to propose a 1st book project with the support of an independent French publisher!

I APPLY

© Eva Diallo, winner 2024

3 grants worth €5,000 will be awarded to the winners and their publishers:
– La SAIF grant for a French photographer or a photographer living in France
– Grant for a woman photographer of any nationality
– Grant for a photographer from a Global South territory (Africa, Caribbean, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Middle East)

A program designed and organized by Eyes Wide Open
Supported by the French Ministry of Culture and La SAIF

SCHEDULE

Call for applications: January 15 – May 18, 2025
Project selection: July 2025
Announcement of the 3 winners: September 2025
Publication of the book: no later than November 30, 2026