Photojournalists in East African region have been invited to take part in this year’s Uganda Press Photo Award.
The 2nd annual East African Photography Award is open to all visual storytellers from the Eastern African region. Citizens of Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
“The world around us is changing fast, and as creative workers it is our job to understand and keep up with those changes. Cultural, socio-political, environmental and technological issues affect individuals and societies and the way we live, and the old collides with the new at every turn. We are excited to see stories that show the region and its people and cultures in a new light,” the organisers said.
“This opportunity is open to any story that has been worked on in the period of the last two years, starting in September 2017 up until the 2019 deadline, and is an opportunity to share our varied perspectives and showcase our different and individual identities as East Africans,” the statement added.
The winner of the competition will receive a Canon EOS RP with a 24-105mm lens and a lens adapter sponsored by Canon Central and North Africa and her or his work will be exhibited for one month during the winners’ exhibition in Kampala in October and November 2019.
She or he will be invited to come to Kampala to participate in the award-giving, the exhibition opening ceremony and the professionals’ week.
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All submissions must be done online on UPPA’s website.
Last year, Brian Otieno, a photographer in Nairobi’s Kibera slums was the winner of the award.
