Even though almost every photograph we now see arrives through the screen of a mobile phone, these devices remain absent from discussions about the future of professional photography. In this innovative new workshop series FOTEA and Cartography Digest will convene a group of Uganda’s most creative minds to discuss and experiment with new ways to publish images and explore the...

We are thrilled and honoured to be recipients of the Getty Images Program Grants in support of our mentorship programme. Emerging Photographer Mentorship Programme supports the professional development of Ugandan photographers, allowing young content creators to make the leap to full‑time photography. From conceptualizing a project idea to researching, photographing, editing, and finally...

FOTEA and FORMAT introduce curators Trevor Mukholi (Uganda) and Ibrahim Azab (UK), who have been selected to take part in the collaborative project ‘Kipya ki?’ .

FOTEA, in collaboration with  FORMAT  are pleased to announce a new collaborative project: ‘Kipya Ki?’ Kipya ki? is a Luganda phrase meaning ‘What’s New?’ This collaboration mixes cross-curating, digital collaboration and will showcase photographers working on the emergent forms of the medium from across East Africa and the UK.   Led by the...

Photography and Visual Literacy for Active Citizenship is a programme developed by FOTEA Foundation in collaboration with the Makerere University Department of Journalism and Communication (DJC) with the goal of expanding photography education as provided to DJC students. The programme was supported by Culture at Work Africa and the European Union. Check out our newest booklet presents the...

Check out the outcomes of our Documenting Democracy Masterclass with Edward Echwalu in collaboration with Market Photo Workshop and Culture at Work Africa here . 

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...

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...