The Aftermath Project

“War is only half the story.”

The Aftermath Project is a grant-making, educational non-profit that supports photographers committed to telling the other half of the story of conflict. We believe that the stories of what it takes for individuals to learn to live again—to rebuild lives and homes, to restore civil societies, to address the lingering wounds of war while struggling to create new avenues for peace—are as important as the story of conflict itself, if not more so. We offer a yearly grant to photographers worldwide covering the aftermaths of conflict. We also work with universities, photographic institutions, and non-profit organizations to enhance the public’s understanding of the true cost of war—and the real price of peace.

The Aftermath Project is an outcome of founder Sara Terry’s five-year-long project documenting the consequences of the 1992–95 war in Bosnia and Hercegovina. She completed her work in 2005, convinced that a broader public understanding and discussion of aftermath issues was crucial in a world where the media regularly covers war, but rarely covers the stories that follow the violence and destruction. Sara started The Aftermath Project as a way to help photographers tell these stories.

In 2020, after the murder of George Floyd, The Aftermath Project created the 1492/1619: American Aftermaths grant, offered from 2021-2025, to support photographers engaging with the lasting aftermaths of colonialism and enslavement in the United States.