Join esteemed photojournalists and photo editors for a discussion on the ethics of photojournalism.
Photojournalists capture images that often highlight issues of inequality, resilience, and life on society's margins. Their work plays a vital role in shaping public opinion and informing audiences. As technology and global connectivity have advanced, so too have the ethical challenges faced by photojournalists, introducing new complexities.
This talk, organized by the Market Photo Workshop and the World Press Photo Foundation, explores the unique ethical principles of photojournalism. It will examine how photojournalists navigate these challenges to ensure their work upholds truth, sensitivity, and respect for those they photograph. The panel will also discuss how photojournalists balance ethical standards in their practice.
Event information
Date: Thursday 26 September 2024
Time: 14.00 CEST / GMT+1
(11.00 Cape Verde time; 12.00 Greenwich Mean Summer Time; 13.00 West Africa time; 14.00 Central Africa time; 15.00 East Africa time)
Tshepiso Mabula ka Ndongeni is a documentary photographer and writer whose work explores humanity in everyday, chaotic, or oppositional environments. She studied photojournalism at the Market Photo Workshop and is the recipient of the 2018 Tierney Fellowship and the 2021 Toyin Falola Prize. She has exhibited at the Africa Foto Fair and is a member of the Umhlabathi Collective. Davina Jogi is a Zimbabwean documentary photographer, writer, and researcher based between Harare and Australia. A graduate of the Market Photo Workshop, she co-founded the Zimbabwe Association of Female Photographers, which provides practical support and project-based training to women photographers. Currently pursuing a PhD at Curtin University, her work explores identity, belonging, and place, reflecting her experience as a culturally diverse African immigrant in Australia. Fiona Wachera is a media strategist, photo editor, and storytelling and content specialist at the Aga Khan University in Nairobi, Kenya. Their work spans photo art direction, media project management, and design, and they have collaborated with organizations like Everyday Africa, Black Women Photographers, and the Hamburg Portfolio Review, amongst others. Wachera also writes the Postcolonial Perspectives column for the VII Foundation's blog, highlighting new photography from Africa and visual stories that challenge colonial narratives.
Gulshan Khan is a South African photojournalist, documentarian, and visual artist whose work explores identity, humanity, justice, memory, transition, belonging, and dignity. A National Geographic Explorer and the first woman South African Canon Ambassador, she received the 2020 HIPA Emerging Photographer award and was named one of the "100 Heroines" in 2019. A former stringer for Agence France Presse, she was the first African woman to be regularly assigned by the agency in 2017. Her work has been featured in National Geographic, The New York Times, and The Guardian, and she is developing a long-term project on the history of the first Muslims in South Africa, exploring themes of slavery, political exile, survival, and love. Oupa Nkosi is a photographer, writer, project manager, and picture editor with over 20 years of experience in journalism. He has worked for publications like the Mail & Guardian and now freelances for local and international outlets. Nkosi teaches photojournalism at the Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the founder of Siyathuthuka Media, which offers photographic and facilitation services. His work has been featured in exhibitions and collections worldwide, including the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Art in Japan and the Fitchburg Art Museum in the US.
About The Market Photo Workshop
The Market Photo Workshop, World Press Photo's regional partner for Africa, is a Johannesburg-based school of photography, gallery and resource center for practicing photographers. Since its establishment in 1989, the school has played an integral role in the training and growth of photographers from South Africa and further afield, while promoting photography through exhibitions, public debates and collaborative projects, especially within marginalized communities.
