Upcoming Events
AWP / LIVE: WHO CLEANS UP AFTER US?
What we throw away does not disappear. Someone sorts it, carries it, lives beside it, or tries to recover value from it. Beginning with photographs by Emerging Lens Fellows Oyewole Lawal and Edwin Ndeke, WHO CLEANS UP AFTER US? asks who profits from mass consumption—and who pays for what the rest of us discard.
AWP / LIVE: MEET OYEWOLE LAWAL AND SEE HIS WORK HONORED AT THE 2026 ZEKE AWARDS
In Paris, celebrate Emerging Lens Fellow Oyewole Lawal as his documentary photography receives international recognition at the 2026 ZEKE Awards. Meet Lawal during the Résilience exhibition and see how locally rooted storytelling from Nigeria is entering global conversations about environmental justice and systemic change.
AWP / LIVE: Photojournalism as Advocacy with Leslie Thomas
Want to develop your voice as a photojournalist? Want to enhance your photographic skills? Join us on Tuesday, 7 July 2026, 5:00 CEST at The VII Foundation’s campus for an intense small-group workshop led by Leslie Thomas, documentary filmmaker, curator, and human rights activist.
After a presentation on how photojournalism can help shape policy on social justice issues, Leslie will help you design a unique impact and advocacy campaign on issues that matter to you.
Workshop Requirements
To be considered, please submit:
A brief (no more than one-page) essay outlining:
Issues you address
Your key stakeholders
Your work that’s made an impact (including challenges you face)
Additionally, provide 5-10 images of the issue you photographed and/or up to five minutes of video footage (unedited and rough is absolutely fine). RSVP Here