Congratulations to 15 new Adobe Stock Artist Development Fund recipients
Image credit: Adobe Stock / Dedraw Studio.
We’d like to officially announce and celebrate the final 15 artist recipients of the 2022 Artist Development Fund from Adobe Stock. We created the Artist Development Fund to provide meaningful financial support to help artists overcome barriers to mounting creative productions.
We’d like to congratulate Ajay Abalaka, Malik Afegbua, Sophia Andreazza, Rose Callahan, Jonathan De Guzman, Tiago Dias, Roxanne Gonzales, Mario Guerra, Teri Hofford, Maria Louceiro, Kevin Outa, Kartika Paramita, Ryan Riley, German Torres, and Emily Tse on their creative achievements. Read on to learn more about the Artist Development Fund and these artists.
Image credits: Adobe Stock / Rose Callahan, Adobe Stock / Roxanne Gonzales, Adobe Stock / Kartika Paramita, Adobe Stock / Maria Louciero.
What is the Artist Development Fund?
This program is part of how we demonstrate our commitment to supporting, featuring, and furthering more accurate visual representation of different regional, ethnic, and lifestyle communities in stock photography, illustration, and video. We have collaborated with the Adobe Creative Residency program to award funds to nearly 80 artists since the start of this program. These artists — many of them brand new to the world of stock imagery — have used the funding to support their creative vision and depict their own personal narratives and communities with accuracy and heart.
As part of the Adobe Stock Advocates program, Adobe Stock selects artists for recognition and funding based on their application proposals and their demonstrated ability to create from the perspective of their own communities. Working with global artists from different backgrounds helps us get closer to our goal: expanding and maintaining a truly inclusive, world-class stock collection that authentically represents all of us and inspires creators worldwide. Visit their individual artist pages and learn more about these artists below.
Image credit: courtesy Ajay Abalaka.
Ajay Abalaka
Ajay Abalaka is a filmmaker and photographer from Abuja, Nigeria whose current work focuses on how tradition is being challenged by young and queer identities in modern-day Nigeria.
Image credit: courtesy of Malik Afegbua.
Malik Afegbua
Malik Afegbua is a Nigerian born and based contemporary artist, virtual reality curator, and film director.
Image credit: courtesy of Sophia Andreazza.
Sophia Andreazza
Sophia Andreazza is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer based in São Paulo, Brazil seeking to raise awareness of the importance of positive representation of different bodies, genders and ways of living and existing in the world.
Image credit: courtesy of Rose Callahan.
Rose Callahan
Rose Callahan is a New York-based photographer and director who makes portraits of individuals pushing the boundaries of gender and fashion to celebrate the transformative power of style.
Image credit: courtesy of Jonathan De Guzman.
Jonathan De Guzman
Jonathan De Guzman is a freelance photographer based in Manila, Philippines whose sports photography focuses on the potential to bring people together in a positive way.
Image credit: courtesy of Tiago Dias.
Tiago Dias
Tiago Dias is a freelance filmmaker born and based in Lisbon, Portugal who creates documentaries, commercials, and music videos with his own distinct point of view.
Image credit: courtesy of Roxanne Gonzales.
Roxanne Gonzales
Roxanne Gonzales is a British-Filipina illustrator based in London, whose work centers around Filipino culture and themes of self-expression, identity, and community.
Image credit: courtesy of Mario Guerra.
Mario Guerra
Mario Enrique Velásquez Guerra is a commercial and artistic photographer based in Guatemala who is intent on using his work to drive more awareness, transformation, and inclusiveness.
Image credit: courtesy of Teri Hofford.
Teri Hofford
Teri Hofford is a body image educator, photographer, author, and podcast host from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada who specializes in encouraging people to challenge their body image biases and beliefs to move closer to self-acceptance.
Image credit: courtesy of Maria Louceiro.
Maria Louceiro
Maria Louceiro is a freelance photographer and art director based in Berlin who seeks to reflect her community and communicate hopefulness, empowerment, and positivity.
Image credit: courtesy of Kevin Outa.
Kevin Outa
Kevin Outa is a self-taught photographer and filmmaker working in Nairobi, Kenya whose documentary-style projects focus on real stories, told by real people.
Image credit: courtesy of Kartika Paramita.
Kartika Paramita
Kartika Paramita is an illustrator and surface pattern designer from Indonesia whose work offers a portrait of daily lives of her community, including prayer, holiday celebration, and food.
Image credit: courtesy of Ryan Riley.
Ryan Riley
Ryan Riley is a self-taught photographer whose work centers around identity, with a focus on the African diaspora.
Image credit: courtesy of German Torres.
German Torres
German Torres is a Mexican American director based in Los Angeles, California whose goal is to tell stories of marginalized people and cultivate empathy
Image credit: courtesy of Emily Tse.
Emily Tse
Emi Tse is an illustrator and motion designer based in London, who explores the themes of empowered women, cultural diversity, and mindfulness through a series of inclusive illustrations.