By Uganda Press Photo Award — Photography and Visual Literacy for Active Citizenship is a programme developed by FOTEA Foundation in collaboration with the Makerere University Department of Journalism and Communication (DJC) with the goal of expanding photography education as provided to DJC students. The programme was supported by Culture at Work Africa and the European Union. Check out our newest booklet presents the...

By Uganda Press Photo Award — The Uganda Press Photo Award is hosting a Masterclass with Andrew Esiebo for visual storytellers on February 18th and 19th, 2021. The masterclass will involve: 1. A portfolio review with Esiebo where participants will get feedback on their existing or ongoing projects. 2. The review will be followed by a day session with Esiebo on how to conceptualize ideas and develop personal projects....

By Uganda Press Photo Award — Check out the outcomes of our Documenting Democracy Masterclass with Edward Echwalu in collaboration with Market Photo Workshop and Culture at Work Africa here . 

By Uganda Press Photo Award — We are very proud to announce the winners of the ninth edition of the annual Uganda Press Photo Award (UPPA), as well as the third edition of the East African Photography Award (EAPA), and the fifth edition of the Young Photographer Award (YPA).   Kuloba Peter Tera ’s image ‘Salt Famer' was chosen as the winning photograph of the Uganda Press Photo Award 2020. ...

By Uganda Press Photo Award — The Uganda Press Photo Award is proud to present a series of communications seminars for early-and-mid-career photographers and photojournalists in partnership with Visura.co.  This series of talks centres around the creation and management of a professional online presence, and how that can enable photographers to manage their work, connect with media professionals worldwide and...

By Uganda Press Photo Award — We're are excited to invite you to this year's programme of talks and workshops.They are free and open to all so please do take the time to register for any that you find interesting. October 15th - Winners Announcement 6:00PM Watch the announcement on Facebook Live .   October 16th -  Canon Check & Clean Register for the complimentary check and clean.  The...

By Uganda Press Photo Award — This year we’ve decided to take advantage of the challenges caused by the pandemic by hosting an online portfolio review open to photographers not only from East Africa but from all over the continent. Scheduled for Saturday 24th October, the Portfolio Review is aimed at committed photographers with a developed and serious approach to their work, who are based and work on the African...

By Uganda Press Photo Award — On September 1st 2020 at 10AM EAT, the Uganda Press Photo Award, in partnership with Chapter Four, will hold an online read-through of the newly announced regulations set up to govern the production and dissemination of film, documentaries and still photography in Uganda. Background: The Uganda Communications Commission recently announced new  regulations to govern the creative...

By Uganda Press Photo Award — For the past couple of years there has been a lot of discussion on African representation and the need to have Africans tell African stories. With the current BLM protests it has come to bare that this is not only an African issue but a black issue as we’ve seen calls for more black photographers to be hired to report on issues that pertain to their communities. Join us for a focus on...

By Uganda Press Photo Award — We’re proud to announce that we’re partnering with the  f2 Foto Festival  in Dortmund, Germany. Through this partnership, one promising Ugandan documentary photographer will get the opportunity to undertake a 2-month paid residency in Dortmund, from May 1st to June 30th of 2021. The resident will work towards accomplishing a documentary project on the topic of...

By Uganda Press Photo Award — Every year we work hard to assemble a jury which brings international experience and local context to the judging process. This year our jurors come from around the continent and the world and their backgrounds in journalism, education and fine art stand them in good stead for the task ahead. The group's many years of experience in diverse fields ensures that all awarded images will have...

By Uganda Press Photo Award — The Ghanaian photographer Nana Kofi Acquah argues that Africa’s liberation lies with the press – but only if African journalists can control not just their narrative but also its publication You were interviewed about the “Ethics of imaging the pandemic” on April 1st of this year after publishing your now-famous Instagram post. For people who are not yet familiar...

By Uganda Press Photo Award — The Uganda Press Photo Award (UPPA ) invites all Ugandan photojournalists and photographers to participate in the ninth annual photo contest and to submit their best work to be in with a chance to win a CANON EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR  which will come with an EF 24-70 mm  as well as  the opportunity to showcase their work in our annual exhibition which features some of the best...

By Uganda Press Photo Award — Last week we announced our exciting new partnership with Visura.co . Tomorrow June 12th  at 4PM EAT/ 9AM EDT we'll be chatting with the founder, CEO and creative director Adriana Teresa Letorney on Instagram Live . We'll be discussing everything Visura, so please join us to get some perspective on how this platform will help us and our winners and participants to reach new...

By Uganda Press Photo Award — It is with great pleasure that we announce our partnership with the Makerere University Department of Journalism and Communication (DJC) to supplement on the photography education provided to the students through the Photography and Visual Literacy for Active Citizenship (PVLAC) project co-funded by Culture at Work Africa and the European Union. The project will provide participants with...

By Uganda Press Photo Award — Writing clear, accurate, engaging and concise photo captions is an essential part of a photojournalist’s job. Kenyan documentary photographer and photojournalist, Georgina Goodwin, shared her formula with us some time back. Here is her advice:  How to write a caption : This section should include the following: a.Describe in simple terms what is happening...