Counter Histories is an initiative supporting projects that creatively reframe the past to engage with urgent questions of the present and future. Magnum Foundation is calling for proposals from photographers who would like to expand and complete an existing project that responds to this theme and who are excited to contribute to a creative community of fellows.

Up to ten selected participants will receive a grant of $10,000, take part in virtual project development workshops, and connect with collaborative partners and networks.

Since 2018, Magnum Foundation’s Counter Histories initiative has supported artists who elevate suppressed histories, reframe dominant narratives, and challenge the power structures embedded in archives. By exploring the creative possibilities offered by the gaps, absences, and silences in historical records, Counter Histories offers an expanded and collaborative approach to historical inquiry and photographic storytelling—and suggests the radical possibilities of alternative narratives.