The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for Documentary Photography & Film

The Manuel Rivera -Ortiz The Foundation for International Photography is founded by documentary photographer Manuel Rivera -Ortiz 2010 profit foundation headquartered in Rochester, New York with offices in Paris and Zurich.

The Foundation with a focus on photography as a documentation of reality aims to promote under-represented photographers, especially from less developed countries, in four specific program areas: awards and scholarships, exhibitions, publication of books, as well as educational programs.

Executive Director is Didier de Fays.

Winners of Manuel Rivera -Ortiz price

• 2011 Mads Nissen
• 2012 Gustavo Jononovich
• 2013 Vivek Singh

Publications

• A New Documentary, The Manuel Rivera -Ortiz Foundation for Documentary Photography and Film, 2013. ISBN 978-0-9896053-0-4.

Exhibitions

• 2013 Rencontres d' Arles, Arles, France
• 2013 Ikono Gallery, Brussels, Belgium