Sustaining Environmental Stories: A Workshop on Innovative Environmental Storytelling

Are you a documentary photographer or environmental journalist committed to impacting storytelling on environmental issues? Join a four-day hybrid workshop designed to support new voices in environmental reporting.

Call for Applications: Free Workshop on Investigative Environmental Storytelling

Are you a photographer or journalist working on environmental stories? Will you be attending the Professional Week at Les Rencontres d’Arles (July 7–9, 2025). Apply for our free 4 day hybrid workshop, designed to equip visual storytellers and journalists with essential investigative skills to bring environmental stories to a wider audience.

What You’ll Gain

Exclusive Training: Participate in two online seminars and two in-person talks in Arles with leading experts in environmental journalism, data research, and storytelling.
Grant Opportunity: One selected participant will receive a €1,500 grant to continue their project.

Workshop Focus Areas

• Beyond Traditional Media – Transforming projects into books, exhibitions, or multimedia formats to reach a wider audience.

• Interdisciplinary Collaboration – Working with scientists, activists, and policymakers to enhance storytelling depth.

• Case Studies – Examining impactful environmental photography projects.

• Climate Visuals & Public Perception – Understanding how imagery shapes awareness and action.

• Emotion & Aesthetics in Environmental Photography – Exploring the role of visual storytelling in engaging audiences.

Who Should Apply?

We welcome photographers and journalists committed to environmental storytelling. You should have a project in progress or a project idea and a desire to explore reporting formats.

How to Apply

- Photographers: Submit up to 10 images from your ongoing project
- Writers: Submit up to 350-word abstract outlining your research (in English).
- All applicants: Provide a short artist statement about your environmental project and a CV

- Deadline for submission: 31 May 2025
- Participant announcement: 6 June 2025 

This Workshop is organised by Inland and supported by Journalism Fund Europe and Hahnemühle.