Untitled from the series Mongolia: The New El Dorado by Carlo De Keyzer

The Open Society Institute is now accepting submissions from both established and emerging photographers for their Moving Walls 17 exhibit. Moving Walls, founded in 1998, is committed towards supporting photography exploring humanitarian issues around the world. Applicants are asked to submit a body of work reflecting a complete body of work focused on a human rights or social issue and the OSI lists a number of topics of ongoing interest to them. These include: statelessness, migration, LGBTQI issues, Muslim communities in Europe, Women in post-conflict countries, economic downturn in the United States, Public health issues, and many others which you can see on the guidelines page for entering the competition. These topics are only meant to serve as an example—rather than a comprehensive list—of the types of portfolios of interest to Moving Walls.

Seven portfolios of 15-20 images will be selected from the pool of applicants, which must be accompanied by a one-page statement, and bio. The images must be submitted both as prints and in digital form. Submissions will be accepted through October 23, 2009 and the selected artists will be notified in late December 2009.

The OSI has provided tremendous support to a huge roster of talented photographers including Edward Burtynsky, Ed Kashi, and our own JBP artist and Hot Shot Nina Berman. Click over to Moving Walls to see some of the fantastic slideshows and essays from previously exhibited photographers.