Social Documentary Web Site Enters Its Second Year

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Seeking Evidence Through Photography

One year ago, FotoEvidence launched its first call for documentary projects. The second begins today. But despite its early success, the Web site’s financial sustainability could prove be a challenge.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/01/seeking-evidence-through-photography/

In the summer of 2010, those memories moved Svetlana Bachevanova to start  FotoEvidence, a documentary photography Web site and photo book contest that launched its first call for submissions last year. FotoEvidence begins its second push Thursday, seeking photographers who may have faced obstacles — if not outright censorship — with publishing stories with difficult themes.