Uganda Press Photo Award

A non-profit educational platform and annual competition organised by FOTEA to showcase and nurture photographic talent

Photography and Visual Literacy for Active Citizenship

Location: Kampala, Uganda

Biography: We promote the best of today’s photojournalism and documentary photography in Uganda and East Africa. We exist to support visual literacy and to encourage a new generation of photographers by focusing on photographic education through our... MORE

Nikissi Serumaga addresses stud...hop. Photo by George Mutambuka.

Nikissi Serumaga addresses students from the Journalism and Communication Department at Makerere University in Kampala during a Visual Literacy workshop. Photo by George Mutambuka.

Nikissi Serumaga addresses students from the Journalism and Communication Department at Makerere University in Kampala during a visual litercay workshop. Photo by George Mutambuka.

Students from the Journalism an...hop. Photo by George Mutambuka.

Students from the Journalism and Communication Department at Makerere University in Kampala discussing during a group exercise which was part of the Visual Literacy workshop. Photo by George Mutambuka.

Students from the Journalism and Communication Department at Makerere University in Kampala discussing during a group exercise which was part of the Critical Thinking workshop. Photo by George Mutambuka.

Solomon King Benge addresses st...hop. Photo by George Mutambuka.

Solomon King Benge addresses students from the Journalism and Communication Department at Makerere University in Kampala during a critical thinking workshop. Photo by George Mutambuka.

Students from the Journalism and Communication Department at Makerere University in Kampala discussing during a group exercise which was part of a critical thinking workshop. Photo by George Mutambuka.

Anna Kuā‡ma addresses students ...ent. Photo by George Mutambuka.

Anna Kuā‡ma addresses students from the Journalism and Communication Department at Makerere University in Kampala during a seminar on the history of photography on the African continent. Photo by George Mutambuka.

Professor William Tayeebwa addr...ies. Photo by George Mutambuka.

Professor William Tayeebwa addresses students from the Journalism and Communication Department at Makerere University in Kampala during a seminar on research methodologies. Photo by George Mutambuka.

Students from the Journalism and Communication Department at Makerere University in Kampala discussing during a research methodologies workshop. Photo by George Mutambuka.

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Photography and Visual Literacy for Active Citizenship

Updated Sep 2020

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Highlights from our ongoing project “Photography and Visual Literacy for Active Citizenship” (PVLAC). The programme offers augmented training in photography basics and advanced technical skills, weaves in essential topics such as representation and visual literacy, and introduces students to the key ideas which form the basis of contemporary debate, as well as techniques for conscience photography. Currently we are collaborating with Department of Journalism and Communication, Makerere University in Kampala and are supported by Culture At Work Africa.

For visuals stories created by our students during basic photography workshop, head to our Instagram.

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