PROJECT 306.36 VISUAL DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
The Boyd’s Station 306.36 VISUAL DOCUMENTARY PROJECT is an annual archive project contributing to a visual time capsule of Harrison County, Kentucky.
Student photojournalists are awarded annually the $3,000 REINKE GRANT FOR VISUAL STORYTELLING and zero-cost housing to take part in the 12-week intensive visual documentary program Boyd’s Station Project 306.36 to photograph the people and culture of Harrison County, Kentucky.
Highlighted by weekly critiques and commentary offered by renowned documentary photographers and journalists, Boyd’s Station Project 306.36 provides a unique one-of-a-kind opportunity for the next generation of storytellers to expand their skills and develop the tools to sustain a career in journalism and documentary photography.
The spirit of this project continues in the documentary tradition of the Farm Security Administration pictorial project’s recording of American life between 1935 and 1944, this collection of images taken by Project 306.36 photographers over many years will become an important historical record of the people and places inside the 310 square miles of Harrison County.
Congratulations to the 2023 Project 306.36 Grants and Fellowship Recipients
Lukas Flippo | Yale University
Sophia Liang | Harvard University
Abigail Pittman | UNC-Chapel Hill
SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS
Click on the image below to see selected work from the past Project 306.36 photographers
THE REINKE GRANT FOR VISUAL STORYTELLING
Ed Reinke, an award-winning Associated Press photographer and mentor to countless photojournalists over the years, died in 2011 following an injury he suffered while covering an Indy Car race at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, KY.
Boyd's Station awards this $3000 grant annually to an emerging visual storyteller offering them the gift of time to work on their craft while bringing them together with experienced professionals in a fitting tribute to a man who had a passion for supporting future generations of visual storytellers.
MARY WITHERS RURAL WRITING FELLOWSHIP
The Mary Withers Rural Writing Fellowship was established to honor lifelong Boyd, Kentucky resident Mary Withers awarding $3000 to a student journalist to spend three months reporting from Harrison County, Kentucky.
Mary Elizabeth Withers, 69, passed away in 2018. A lifelong Harrison County resident, Mary was instrumental in the founding of Boyd’s Station serving as one of the founding board of directors. Mary was a passionate supporter of the historic Boyd Methodist Church, the arts, education, and Harrison County, Kentucky. She is truly missed.
THE BELL FAMILY STORYTELLING GRANT
The Clifford Craig Heritage Farm is proud to sponsor the Bell Family Storytelling Grant awarding $3000 to a student visual journalist each year to take part in Project 306.36. The Clifford Craig Heritage Farm has roots in Boyd, Kentucky dating back to 1926, and are founding patrons of Boyd’s Station.
PROJECT 306.36 SPONSORS
SPECIAL THANKS
Project 306.36 and the Reinke Grants for Visual Storytelling would not be possible without the generous and continued support of The Gannett Foundation and the Clyde N. Day Foundation and the Louisville Courier-Journal whose commitment to supporting community journalism endeavors and educational programs have been instrumental to the success of Boyd’s Station along with professional support from PhotoShelter the official provider of the Boyd's Station Project 306.36 archive, and Nikon Professional Services, which has supported the mission of Boyd’s Station from day one of this visual documentary project providing professional equipment and expert mentoring, Madison Photo Works of Covington, KY, and the Ki Smith Gallery, a true grassroots partner helping to successfully fund Boyd’s Station visual documentary projects and artist creative residences.
QUESTIONS
Please contact Jack Gruber at jack@boydsstation.org with any questions or comments regarding the application process or general information regarding the Reinke Grant for Visual Storytelling, the Mary Withers Rural Writing Fellowship, or the Boyd’s Station Project 306.36.