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 the $3,000 TIM DILLON GRANT FOR VISUAL STORYTELLING and zero-cost housing to take part in the 12-week intensive visual documentary program to photograph the people and places 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 and community.
2024 Boyd’s Station Project 306.36 Project Ed Reinke Visual Storytelling grant recipient John Stember from University of Montana, left, and the Tim Dillon Visual Storytelling Grant recipient Chloe Trofatter from Michigan State University, center, along with Nina Baker, the Mary Withers Rural Writing Fellow from Grinnell College.
SEE THE PROJECT 306.36 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.
TIM DILLON GRANT FOR VISUAL STORYTELLING
Tim Dillon pass away on June 10, 2023 in Maricopa, AZ, where he had lived and served as the de facto mayor. He was 76. He was a fourth-generation native of Washington, DC, and lived most of his life there and in Maryland. Tim started his long news career during his active duty with the U.S. Air Force as the editor of the Stars and Stripes newspaper. Subsequently, he was a photojournalist for the Maryland Independent, the Washington Evening Star, and USA Today. Tim was a member of the White House Press Photographers Pool covering the Reagan, H.W. Bush, Clinton, and Bush administrations and served for a decade as Chairman of the Senate Press Photographers' Gallery. He covered wars in several countries and was nominated for a Pulitzer for his work in Somalia. He was an outstanding photographer who was well respected by his colleagues and was also very handsome.
Boyd's Station awards this $3000 grant annually to emerging visual storytellers with hopes that many future journalists are given opportunities and mentoring while honoring Tim’s dedication and journalism excellence.
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.
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 Think Tank Photo, and 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
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.