We are sure we can do better with only a fraction of the budget. Simplicity - the art of maximizing the amount of work not done - can be very powerful.
Our long-term goal is to become an open platform for machine learning [research](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/wiki/Research) based on real-world photo collections.
You'll get a small reward for working on [funded issues](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/labels/funded), see [issuehunt.io](https://issuehunt.io/repos/119160553) for details. Note that issue descriptions may be outdated on their site. Rewards are paid out when all [acceptance criteria](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/wiki/Issues#user-stories) prioritized as MUST are met and your [pull request](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/wiki/Pull-Requests) was successfully merged.
We don't want to ask individuals for a donation at the moment. Please leave a star if you like this project, it provides enough motivation to keep going. Thank you very much! <3
If you still want to donate, you can do so via [Liberapay][donations] and [PayPal][paypal]. It really means a lot to us as we haven't received any major financial support so far and are funding this project from our personal savings.
Please [reach out to us](mailto:hello@photoprism.org) if you work for an organization that can [support our project](https://dl.photoprism.org/slides/PhotoPrism.pdf)
as we are looking for a way to continue doing this full-time.
We'll be happy to mention your contribution plus you'll get a direct line to [our team](https://docs.photoprism.org/en/latest/team/) of top-class engineers and scientists.
Grants and donations will be used for [organizing meetups](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/wiki/Meetups), [running our servers](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/wiki/Infrastructure), visiting conferences, buying test devices, offering rewards for contributions, and covering our cost of living. See [SPONSORS.md](SPONSORS.md) for details.
