Photographers with less than five years of experience with portrait photography, regardless of age, can submit their work.

The Contour by Getty Images Portrait Prize will award a US$10,000 grant to one photographer. The winning photographer’s work will be announced with a Getty Images press release, exhibited at the Polka Galerie in Paris in October 2013 and displayed on the Getty Images grants website.

Applicants must submit 10-20 images from their portrait work (either individual images or a series) along with a biography, brief explanation of their approach to portraiture and description of what they would like to accomplish in their careers (each in 1,000 words or less).

Submit your work by Aug. 5.

For more information, click here: http://imagery.gettyimages.com/getty_images_grants/Portrait.html