Robin Rayne receives the 2024 Alan Hagman Photojournalism Grant
Robin Rayne, Georgia-based photojournalist
Robin Rayne has been awarded the 2024 Alan Hagman Grant, receiving $6,000 for their project Disability Redefined—Stories From the Front Lines. This work aims to highlight the realities of living with a disability in the South, 25 years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision and more than three decades since the Americans with Disabilities Act became law.
“I am deeply honored to have this project recognized and the topic valued,” Rayne shared. “This community needs to have their voices heard, my heart is very happy.”
For the first time since the grant’s inception, the jury also awarded a finalist $1,000. Juror Rick Loomis noted, “It’s nice to have these projects. Every juror has convictions about them, they’re all very strong, and each has a valid case for being the top pick.”
Ann Hermes received a $1,000 grant for Your Local Newsroom, which explores the decline of local newspapers and the impact of news deserts on communities.
The Alan Hagman Grant, named in honor of the late Los Angeles Times photo editor, pays tribute to his mentorship and advocacy for photojournalists. Funded by contributions from Hagmans’s family, friends, and the broader photojournalism community, the grant fosters impactful visual storytelling.
“Alan was so talented, yet very humble,” said his sister, Jennifer Hagman. “He was a passionate advocate for the free press, The Los Angeles Times, and the critical role photographers play in bringing national and global perspectives to readers. The Alan Hagman Grant ensures that photographers can continue Alan’s legacy, using visual storytelling to raise awareness of important issues and stories that might otherwise go untold.”
Christina House (Los Angeles Times), Jennifer Hagman, MD, Rick Loomis (Independent), and Marcus Yam (Los Angeles Times) were members of the 2024 grant jury.
The National Press Photographers Foundation Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is charged with advancing photojournalism through education and awarding scholarships and fellowships to deserving individuals who have demonstrated ability or promise in visual journalism.
2024 NPPF Scholarship Winners
Adeyemi Adebayo (Brown/Folwell Scholarship); Kayla Bartkowski (Reid Blackburn Scholarship); Zoe Cranfill (Paul Lester Martin Scholarship); Tess Crowley (Bob Baxter Scholarship); Dominic Di Palermo (Jimi Lott Scholarship); Evie Linantud (Xan Korman Scholarship); Sydney Nauman (Rich Clarkson Founders Scholarship). Venkat Sai Akash Pamarthy (Kit King Scholarship); Loriene Perera (Sony’s Photojournalism Scholarship); Brett Phelps (TV Scholarship); Allison Robbert (Bob East Scholarship); Leila Saidane (C. Thomas Hardin and Mary C. Hardin Scholarship); Bailey Stover (Liane Enkelis Scholarship); Owen Ziliak (Mary Lou Foy Still & Multimedia Scholarship).