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《点燃》杂志和一万美元基金
by David Alan Harvey

我在2008年圣诞节前几天创办了《点燃》杂志，到现在也就一个多月。《点燃》可以说是我自己开办了两年的游记式博客的一个续集，我的那个博客很大程度上受到了Alec Soth和Martin Fuchs的影响。我的博客，以及目前正在运营中的《点燃》杂志都带有教育性的本质，这也是非常必要的，因此，2008年我创办了一个五千美元的基金，用来资助年轻的摄影师拍摄自己的作品。Sean Gallagher是第一个“新摄影师基金”的获得者，他得到了五千美元以便继续拍摄他关于中国沙漠化的专题。

2009年我将提供一万美元的基金，这笔钱来自非盈利性的“玛格南文化基金”。申请这笔基金的方式公布在《点燃》杂志的网站上，今年申请的最后期限是2009年3月15日。进入决赛的作品将由一个五人组成的评审团进行评审，其中两位是来自玛格南的摄影师，另外三位则是画廊和出版界的权威人士。我自己不会作为评审团成员，因为我“指导”得太多，很难做到公正。

作为《点燃》杂志的主编，我大多数时间都在看作品集、编辑以及设法回答年轻摄影师提出的无数问题，他们总是被摄影这个媒介的复杂性所困扰。发表在《点燃》上的作品大多来自《点燃》的读者，但我确实计划刊登一些玛格南摄影师的作品以及其他图片社和画廊的优秀摄影师的作品。目前我和我的笔记本电脑以及一个全能的技术支持就是《点燃》的全班人马，但只要给我们一点支持，我们就能烧了整个房子（打个比方）。

我的整体目标是获得足够的赞助，这样我每年就可以有一定的经费提供给摄影师专门为《点燃》拍摄。目前我们发表的大多数作品基本上都是由摄影师和我共同在线上创作的，就像我从23岁就开设的培训讨论会中所做的那样。实际上，我教书的历史几乎和我摄影的历史一样长，回报与继续推进的概念早已融于我的血液之中。当然，如果我自己没有拍摄过作品、出版过画册、接受过拍摄任务、举办过展览等，我也当不了老师。我完全沉浸在我们的媒介、我们的艺术、我们的生活……

出版界目前正在经历一场变革，我们每个人还得面对经济衰退，但我却看到了更多的机遇。那需要机智、敏捷和迅速的行动，但我相信最终读者会成为出版商。我预想有一天《点燃》的线上读者会为这份杂志提供足够的赞助，不仅能够让我们完成拍摄项目，还能够每年出版一本合集。听上去像是做梦？是的，确实是做梦，但如果不做梦，我是怎么会开始的呢？

我们与玛格南讨论过的一个问题是为众多线下的摄影师真正提供途径。

确实，没有比Alec和Martin更好的领导者了，我想我们实际上已经为未来打下了基础。最重要的是，这不是关于“我们”的，而是关于“你”的，我们或许会稍作知道，但最终，你才是明星。

 “新摄影师基金”2009

一项一万美元的基金将在2009年第一季度颁发给我们的读者中作品最好的年轻摄影师。这项基金旨在资助这个摄影师完成个人的拍摄项目，不管那是一个报道任务还是出于纯粹的艺术追求。

“新摄影师基金”是David Alan Harvey在2008年发起的，并由非盈利性的“玛格南文化基金”颁发。进入决赛的作品将由一个五人组成的评审团进行评审。

Sean Gallagher是第一个“新摄影师基金”的获得者，他得到了五千美元以便继续拍摄他关于中国沙漠化的专题。

申请的最后期限是2009年3月15日，延期不受。

如果你想申请“新摄影师基金”，需要遵循我们的程序。我们选择了PhotoShelter作为我们的合作伙伴，不按照程序提交的申请将无法进入最后的评审。如果你进入了最终阶段，我们会给你通知。

申请前准备：
◎首先，你必须申请一个PhotoShelter帐号，一个免费的帐号就可以了。如果你已经有了帐号，那更好
◎在PhotoShelter里创建一个新的“影展（gallery）”，然后把你要申请的作品上传到这个gallery里
◎上传的文件长边必须大于1600px，文件格式无所谓，只要能上传到PhotoShelter

申请：
◎登陆PhotoShelter，为你的作品创建一个Lightbox
◎在这个Lightbox里，添加一个标题和一个作品简介，同时，你也可以给每张作品写上介绍
◎把这个Lightbox共享给epf@burnmagazine.org，记得要钩选“同意邀请其他用户”和“同意评论、打分和移动图片”
◎完成了

建议：

尽量压缩你作品的数量，评审团并不喜欢看到超过25张图片的专题。10张紧扣动人主题的好照片就足够了。记住，你是要说服评审团让你继续你的拍摄，你目前并不需要完成整个作品，而要做得好。

把你的作品解释清楚。如果评委们不得不问“这是哪儿，什么时候的事或者为什么会这样”，那么你基本上就没几乎了。作品解释要简单明了。

进入终审阶段的摄影师还需要为最终的评审制作作品册。评委们要看到你的作品做成书会是什么样的，所以必须打印出来。所以，你得想想你的作品编辑成书会是什么样子。我们以这样的形式来评审，是为了不再收取申请费。很多基金收取申请费是为了评审时打印作品用，我们采用这样的方式来避免收费。如果你进入了终审阶段，你就要自己花钱制作册子，当然，最终我们会归还所有的作品集。所以即使你没得到基金，你还可以保留你的作品集。我们认为这是个好方法。

进入最终评审阶段的摄影师名单将于3月31日公布。

玛格南博客上发表的原文以及《点燃》网站上的申请细则原文：

 

I started BURN MAGAZINE just before Christmas 2008. So we have been rocking along now for just over a month. BURN is a spinoff of my 2 year old Road Trips blog which was heavily influenced by both Alec Soth and Martin Fuchs. The very nature of my blog, and the evolving BURN, is a clear educational imperative and so in 2008 I created a $5,000 grant to be given to an emerging photographer who needed financial assistance with a project. Sean Gallagher was the first recipient of the Emerging Photographer Fund grant of $5,000. to continue his environmental series on the "desertification" of China.

For 2009 I have announced a $10,000 grant which comes under the non-profit umbrella of the Magnum Cultural Foundation. The guidelines for submissions can be found on BURN. The deadline for this grant is March 15, 2009. Finalists will be juried by a peer group of 5. Two of which will be from Magnum and the other three will be respected members of the gallery and publishing world. I will NOT be one of the jurors. Why? Because I have "coached" too many to be impartial.

In my role as curator of BURN MAGAZINE, I spend a lot of time reviewing portfolios, editing work, and generally trying to answer the myriad of questions of so many young photographers who are often vexed by the complexities of our craft. The work published on BURN comes primarily from the readers of BURN, but I do plan a series of profiles on various Magnum photographers and talent from other agencies and galleries as well. Right now BURN is just me and my laptop and one super tech helper. Give us just a bit of funding and we will BURN the house down (so to speak!).

My overall goal is to create enough sponsorship so that I can eventually give out several stipends during the year to produce original photography for BURN. Many of the published essays were quite literally originated online with the photographer and me collaborating, much as I would do in one of my own workshops which I have been teaching since I was about 23. I have been teaching almost as long as I have been photographing. The pay back, pay forward, concept is just in my blood. Of course, I am no good to anyone as a teacher if I am not also deeply engaged in my own work, publishing books, taking assignments, creating exhibitions, and generally being totally immersed in our craft, our art, our life...

With the publishing world changing right before our eyes and a recession hanging over most of us, I do see more opportunities than ever before. It will take a quick wit and some nimble thinking and stealth, but I truly believe that the audience will in effect become the publishers. I do see a time for BURN when the online audience will be sufficient enough to create the sponsorship for not only stipends to finish self started projects, but will lead to an annual print publication as well. Dreaming?? Yes, of course, but how do you think I got into this business in the first place??

One of the things we have talked about at Magnum is creating quite literally "channels" for various photographers off of this website.

Certainly there have not been two better leaders than Alec and Martin. I think together we will literally set the tone for the future. Most importantly, it is not about US. It is about YOU. We might be able to guide a bit, but you will be the stars of the show.

EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHER GRANT 2009

A $10,000 grant will be awarded in early 2009 to a worthy emerging photographer from the readership here whose work is on the highest level. Funding would be designed to support continuation of this photographer’s personal project. This body of work may be of either journalistic mission or purely personal artistic imperatives…

The Emerging Photographer Fund grant was initiated by David Alan Harvey in 2008, and is awarded by the Magnum Foundation, a non-profit created by the member photographers from Magnum Photos, Inc. A five-person jury will be named to review your work.

The 2008 Emerging Photographer Fund grant was awarded to Sean Gallagher for his essay on the environmental “desertification” of China.

The  DEADLINE for submissions is  MARCH 15, 2009. No exceptions.

For you to submit to the EPF, we need a uniform way of presenting your essay to the jurors. We have chosen PhotoShelter as our partner for this. Submissions not following the process below unfortunately cannot be considered for the EPF grant. You will be notified IF you are one of the finalists for this grant.

in order to PREPARE an essay for submission to the EPF:
·you must create a PhotoShelter account. a free PhotoShelter account is fine.
of course, if you already own a PhotoShelter account, that is fine.
·within PhotoShelter, create a separate gallery and upload your essay images to that new gallery.
·images must be at least 1600px on the longest side. file format doesn’t matter, as long as you can import it into PhotoShelter.

in order to SUBMIT the essay to the EPF:
·log in to PhotoShelter and create a lightbox for your essay.
·in the lightbox, add a title and a description of your project.
also, you can also provide captions for each image if you wish to do so.
·share the lightbox with epf@burnmagazine.org, making sure to check the “allow to invite other users” and “allow to comment, rate and move images” boxes.
·you’re done!

Suggestions:

Keep your essay succinct. Jurors rarely like to see more than 25 pictures in an essay.  10 strong photographs on a powerful theme could be just fine.
Remember you are trying to convince the jurors to let you continue with what you are doing. You do not have to be done. You just have to be good.

Explain your project clearly. When jurors have to ask “where was this, when was this, or why is this’? , you opportunity is usually over.  Simple, clean, clear explanation and captions please.

Finalists will be asked to create a blurb book (or blurb style) for the final jury.  Jurors will see what looks like a book of your work.  A hard copy judging.  So, start thinking of how your work would look in book form.  We are using this method for judging to avoid having to charge an entry fee. Entry fees are charged on many grants just to pay for the staff to handle the entries.  To avoid this, we will use the blurb style system. If you are a finalist you will pay for your own book, which will be returned to you of course. So, even if you do not receive this grant, you still have a book. This seems like a good solution.

Finalists will be announced by March 31.

BURN Magazine and the 10,000 dollar grant
David Alan Harvey