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Joop Swart Masterclass Masters Announced
19 July 2019
The World Press Photo Foundation has announced the masters selected for the 26th edition of the Joop Swart Masterclass, taking place September 17 to 21. The five masters will lead the sessions on the conception, production and distribution of high-quality visual reports and stories in the contemporary economy of media and photography.
They 2019 Joop Swart Masterclass Masters include:
- Monica Allende, photo editor, curator and educator (Spain)
- John Fleetwood, director of Photo: and curator (South Africa)
- Diana Markosian, artist (USA)
- Aida Muluneh, photographer and founder of Addis Foto Fest (Ethiopia)
- Munem Wasif, visual artist (Bangladesh)
THEME
Each year, in preparation for the masterclass, the participants produce a photo essay on a single theme to be discussed during editing sessions with the five masters. This year, the chosen theme is "Contrast."
"In an increasingly polarized world, photographers can remind us of the importance to explore and see the world in complex and subtle ways. This year's theme invites participants to unfold the many different layers and variations of their stories, going beyond simple binary oppositions to reveal a plurality of contrasts," said Juliette Garms, World Press Photo Foundation programs and outreach coordinator.
For more information see the news release below and visit the Joop Swart Masterclass page.
Introducing 2019 Joop Swart Masterclass Masters
AMSTERDAM -- The World Press Photo Foundation is pleased to announce the masters selected for the 26th edition of the Joop Swart Masterclass, taking place 17-21 September:
- Monica Allende, Spain, photo editor, curator and educator.
- John Fleetwood, South Africa, director of Photo: and curator.
- Diana Markosian, USA, artist.
- Aida Muluneh, Ethiopia, photographer and founder of Addis Foto Fest.
- Munem Wasif, Bangladesh, visual artist.
The five masters will lead the sessions on the conception, production and distribution of high-quality visual reports and stories in the contemporary economy of media and photography.
Run as an immersive and interactive educational experience, the Joop Swart Masterclass encourages new and diverse approaches to visual storytelling. It enables the exchange of knowledge and experience, creating a meeting place for practitioners who often work alone.
"Working in such an intense way holds the possibility of great transformations. I am interested to hear from and share with the photographers how their images operate in this vast space called photography, image-making and meaning-making; what they think about our world and how we can see this in their images. For me the masterclass is about turning instincts into meaningful engagement," says John Fleetwood, director of Photo:, curator and 2019 Joop Swart Masterclass master.
"I am very excited to be fully immersed in a shared creative journey with the masterclass participants and masters in Amsterdam. Looking forward to exploring new ideas, while remaining open to challenges and learning from each other. I am hoping to leave with a mind full of unanswered questions," says Monica Allende, photo editor, curator, educator and 2019 Joop Swart Masterclass master.
Contrast
Each year, in preparation for the masterclass, the participants produce a photo essay on one single theme that will be discussed during editing sessions with the five masters. This year, the chosen theme is 'Contrast.'
"In an increasingly polarized world, photographers can remind us of the importance to explore and see the world in complex and subtle ways. This year's theme invites participants to unfold the many different layers and variations of their stories, going beyond simple binary oppositions to reveal a plurality of contrasts," explains Juliette Garms, Programs and Outreach Coordinator, World Press Photo Foundation.
Through their individual projects, the participants will juxtapose, compare, associate, highlight and investigate the emotional, political, social or visual contrasts that they see in the world. Without the burden of necessarily providing answers, their investigations will illuminate the stories that matter to them and open our eyes to new perspectives.
Identifying, supporting and educating new talent
The Joop Swart Masterclass is World Press Photo Foundation's best known educational program for emerging and early-career image-makers in the field of documentary photography, visual journalism and visual storytelling. The masterclass is part of the World Press Photo Foundation's Develop programs, encouraging diverse accounts of the world that present stories with different perspectives. The Develop programs include the 6x6 Global Talent Program, the African Photojournalism Database, the Joop Swart Masterclass, the Solutions Visual Journalism Initiative, the Tim Hetherington Fellowship and the West Africa Visual Journalism Fellowship.