GFX Challenge Grant Program 2021
～Make Your Next Great Image～

Born in Hungary. Fine art photographer based in Germany. As a former professional dancer, he has applied his performing art experience to his photographic expression.

Born in 1994. Studied at a science school, but became immersed in "photography for science" while studying abroad in England. By seeking to expand the boundaries of visual expression, he pursues new photographic possibilities.

He is a painter, photographer and explorer. Fascinated by the world that lies beneath the earth's surface, he has explored caves scattered throughout China. He is currently a contract photographer for National Geographic China.

Born in 1981 in Kanagawa, Japan. He graduated from the Department of Photography at Osaka University of Arts in 2004. In 2019, his work "Bento is Ready" won the KG+ Award Grand Prix sponsored by KYOTOGRAPHIE.

Jessica Vandenbush is a first time filmmaker, Founder & Editor In-Chief of Eat Clean Run Dirty Magazine, Podcast Host, writer, photographer, award winning aid station captain and trail and ultra running athlete known for her passion for the sport.

Freelance photographer based in Mexico. Her work seeks to expand the understanding of different realities that coexist in the same world, why we think or act as we do, through themes such as the environment, culture, gender, religion, among others.

Born in 1979. Photographer based in London, Paris and Milan. He has won numerous awards including three World Press Photo Awards, the Sony Photo Award, the British Journal of Photography International Award, and two Getty Grants.

London based photographer originally from Northern Finland. She is known for her use of color and experimental camera techniques. Her work often explores nocturnal landscapes.

Rob has been involved in the creative arts working for many years as a classically trained musician playing professionally across Australia, before becoming a full time photographer.

Born In Calicut, in the south western province Kerala India. He apprenticed under G. Venket Ram. Over the last 17 years Joseph has worked extensively in the advertising and film promotion industry and has operated at the highest level.

Independent photographer and curator based in Beijing. His work focuses on the "extraordinary" of everyday life in China's development. He has participated in numerous photo exhibitions in China and abroad.

Justin Hui is an architect and artist based in Hong Kong. His work examines places shaped by the effects of globalization, focusing on themes around urbanization, absence, memory, phenomenology, identity, and recontextualisation.

A photographer and filmmaker, he teaches in the Multimedia Imaging Department of the Korean University of Arts and Sciences since 2019.

Born and raised in Nairobi. Primarily self-taught in exploration and experimentation, she recognizes the transformative value of intimacy, connection, and belonging that photography provides as a tool for engaging with self, community, and the world.