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...