Dennis Kimbugwe
Photographer / Based in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
Dennis Kimbugwe (1997) is a Ugandan photographer based in the Czech Republic. His creative practice seeks to explore the construction and performance of identity as well as the complexity of a minoritised existence. His work has been...
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Focus:
Photographer, Photo Assistant, Documentary, Creative, Photography, Portraiture, Art, Copywriter, Artist, Editing, Race, Studio Photographer, Portrait Photography, Social Justice, Creator
Skills:
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premier, Photo Editing, Retouching, Video Editing, Film Photography
About
Available in: Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
Focused on:
Photographer, Photo Assistant, Documentary, Creative, Photography, Portraiture, Art, Copywriter, Artist, Editing, Race, Studio Photographer, Portrait Photography, Social Justice, Creator
Skilled at:
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premier, Photo Editing, Retouching, Video Editing, Film Photography
Coverage Regions:
Africa Europe
Languages Spoken: Luganda, English
Years of experience: 3 to 5
Dennis Kimbugwe (1997) is a Ugandan photographer based in the Czech Republic. His creative practice seeks to explore the construction and performance of identity as well as the complexity of a minoritised existence.
His work has been recognized at the Uganda Press Photo Awards 2018 and 2019, Future Africa Visions in Time, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung & Goethe-Zentrum Kampala photography competition 2019, and the Alexia Student Grant 2019. In 2020, he was selected by acclaimed photographer Andrew Tshabangu as an apprentice for the fourth Kampala Art Biennale. In 2021, he received the Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund as well as the Skillshare Teachlab residency. He is also a mentor for the UPPA Emerging Photographers Mentorship Programme 2021, 2022 and a judge for the Young Photographer Award 2021. His work has been published in The New York Times, The Financial Times, City Press, La Lettura in Corriere della Sera, Il Giornale dell'Arte and Hestetika.
In 2020, he graduated with the Advanced Programme in Photography from the Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2019, he acquired a Bachelor of Science in Multimedia and Animation from ISBAT University Kampala, Uganda.
His work has been recognized at the Uganda Press Photo Awards 2018 and 2019, Future Africa Visions in Time, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung & Goethe-Zentrum Kampala photography competition 2019, and the Alexia Student Grant 2019. In 2020, he was selected by acclaimed photographer Andrew Tshabangu as an apprentice for the fourth Kampala Art Biennale. In 2021, he received the Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund as well as the Skillshare Teachlab residency. He is also a mentor for the UPPA Emerging Photographers Mentorship Programme 2021, 2022 and a judge for the Young Photographer Award 2021. His work has been published in The New York Times, The Financial Times, City Press, La Lettura in Corriere della Sera, Il Giornale dell'Arte and Hestetika.
In 2020, he graduated with the Advanced Programme in Photography from the Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2019, he acquired a Bachelor of Science in Multimedia and Animation from ISBAT University Kampala, Uganda.
Education
University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně
The Market Photo Workshop
ISBAT University