Reimagining African Narratives is a 6-month photography fellowship fostering responsible collaboration from an African perspective. Through online and in-person workshops, participants receive expert mentorship to advance long-term projects,  challenge traditional documentary formats, and engage a global audience through hands-on editing and publishing sessions.

This fellowship seeks applicants whose work intersects themes relating to the natural world, social impact and social justice through community-centred narratives about nature, conservation challenges, environmental impact and climate resilience.

In a world fragmented by inequality, this mentorship emphasizes ethical engagement with communities, the environment's crucial role, and the importance of diverse perspectives and knowledge sharing.

Fellows will work with expert mentors Alexa Becker (Germany), Rehab Eldalil (Egypt), and Federico Estol (Uruguay), all of whom specialise in creating impactful community-centred narratives.

The program focuses on responsibility, challenging stereotypes, and creating impactful publications.

Key topics include:

• Ethics, aesthetics, and relevant theoretical discussions.

• Developing narratives engaged with specific territories.

• Decolonising visual strategies and representations of the Global South.

• Innovative methodologies of community participation through photography.

• Project Conceptualization, editing and construction of visual narratives.

• Exploring different materials and distribution methods (publishing, exhibitions etc).

• Strategies for audience development.

Reimagining African Narratives aims to foster responsible collaboration in photography, ensuring participants develop clear project statements and communicate their ideas confidently and effectively.

Workshops will begin online in early 2025, followed by in-person meetings at eKhaya the week before the NEWF Congress in March 2025 in Durban, South Africa. Additional online coaching will lead to a final group project, scheduled for completion in June 2025. NEWF will cover all flights, local transfers, accommodation, and meals for the in-person meetings.