Shutterstock “Keeping Age In Focus” Grant Deadline 1/21/2022

This just in…

“A Shutterstock Create Fund Grant in partnership with the American Aging Society

Today’s older adults are the most diverse segment of our population, with wants, needs, abilities and resources shaped by a lifetime of experiences. Yet images of older people are often absent in the media, or show a singular portrayal: white, older, and frequently, infirmed. This is not a true depiction of the multiplicity of experiences of those who age.

That’s why we’re asking you to help us showcase the experience of aging in today’s society. This grant, in partnership with the American Society on Aging, is dedicated to increasing and diversifying portrayals of aging across a broad range of environments, relationships, and issues. Genuine representation is more important than ever because it helps people be seen and, in doing so, ensures their needs are met.

So, whether you’re a photographer, visual journalist, videographer, illustrator, or 3D artist, we want to support your creative projects showing the diversity of the aging process.

TIPS ON WHAT WE WANT TO SEE MORE OF:

• Whole-person images, not just close-up shots of hands or disembodied faces
• Representations of the full range of human expression—curiosity, adoration, awe, desire, concentration, triumph, empathy, etc.
• Life as experienced in all types of settings, indoors and outdoors, in homes and in businesses, with friends and family as well as alone, in rest, work, and play
• People of all backgrounds, ethnicities, shapes and abilities

https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/seniors-in-stock-photography

Deadline: January 21, 2022 5:00 pm ET …

…For complete terms and conditions, visit: https://tinyurl.com/2p96skts”

Photo illustration (detail) by Philippe Leone on Unsplash