Rebecca McClelland Deputy Director, The Ian Parry Scholarship Deputy Picture Editor, The Sunday Times Magazine becky@ianparry.org 020 7502 0310
Ian Parry was a photojournalist who died whilst on assignment for The Sunday Times during the Romanian revolution in 1989. He was just 24 years old. The scholarship was set up by his friends and family in order to build something positive from such a tragic death.
Each year we hold a competition for photographers who are either attending a full-time photography course or are under the age of 24. Entrants must submit a portfolio of their work and a brief synopsis of a project they would undertake if they won the scholarship. The prize is £2,500 towards their assignment. Metro Imaging also offer £500 worth of vouchers to the winner and £250 to those awarded highly commended and commended.
After Visa Pour L'Image 2003, we are delighted to announce that World Press Photo have agreed to automatically accept the winner onto their final list of nominees for the Joop Swart Masterclass in Amsterdam, as a result of so many of our winners having attended this prestigious event in recent years.
2006 will be another year of inspiration and development for the scholarship, and will see the launch of our own "workshop", where winners will be able to discuss ideas and show portfolios to leading industry professionals. We are very grateful for the support of Getty Images, The Sunday Times and Canon whose support makes the scholarship possible.
Current sponsors are: The Sunday Times, Getty Images, Metro Imaging, The British Journal of Photography and the Camera Press Gallery.