Wits Journalism Africa–China Photo Exhibition 2018 in South Africa

June 21, 2018

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Summary

Applications are currently ongoing for the Wits Journalism Africa–China Photo Exhibition (Funded to Johannesburg, South Africa). Interested students should see the details below. Wits Journalism Africa–China Photo Exhibition Details and FAQs Commonly the images accompanying Africa-China news tend to display meetings between high-ranking officials and occasionally the juxtaposition of maps and flags of the African …

Wits Journalism Africa–China Photo Exhibition 2018 in South Africa

Applications are currently ongoing for the Wits Journalism Africa–China Photo Exhibition (Funded to Johannesburg, South Africa). Interested students should see the details below.

Wits Journalism Africa–China Photo Exhibition Details and FAQs

Commonly the images accompanying Africa-China news tend to display meetings between high-ranking officials and occasionally the juxtaposition of maps and flags of the African continent and China.

As outlined on the About & Contact page, the Africa-China Reporting Project supports journalists to investigate complex Africa-China dynamics and uncover untold stories, emphasising on-the-ground African impact and perspectives to illustrate how the lives of the people of Africa are changing amid the comprehensive phenomenon of Africa-China interactions. The Project is calling for submissions that best encapsulate this vision of Africa-China.

The Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP) at Wits Journalism is inviting all journalists, media practitioners and photographers to submit images for an Africa-China Photo Exhibition that will collect images from across Africa that best encapsulate applicants’ interpretation of “Africa–China”.

When is the application deadline?

3rd August 2018

Which countries are eligible?

African countries

How do I know if I’m eligible?

Submissions are open to all journalists, media practitioners and photographers
Applicants must have taken the images themselves
Images must be taken in Africa
Each applicant can submit a maximum of three images, including the preferred name to be attributed
Images must be submitted in high-res quality in freely accessible formats, preferably JPEG or PNG

What are the benefits?

The Project will include selected images in an Africa-China Photo Exhibition and make them publicly available under a Creative Commons license, giving full credit to the image owners at all times. The Project will also select the best two images in the exhibition and give the following awards:

First place: US$1,000 grant to write an accompanying story of the image as well as a fully paid trip to the Project’s Africa-China Journalists Forum in Johannesburg on 1 November 2018, along with the option to do one of the opening speaking slots
Second place: US$1,000 grant to write the accompanying story of the image

How to Apply for the Wits Journalism Africa–China Photo Exhibition

Submissions must be sent in an email with the title Submission: Africa-China Photo Exhibition to [email protected] by no later than 3 August 2018, and should contain the following: