Joop Swart Masterclass alumni 1994-2024
Image: 2019 Joop Swart Masterclass mentors and alumni
Launched in 1994, the Joop Swart Masterclass is World Press Photo’s best-known educational program for emerging photographers in the field of documentary photography, photojournalism, and visual storytelling.
The masterclass is named after Joop Swart, a passionate supporter of photographic talent who played a major role in the foundation's history, first as the photo contest jury chair from 1966 to 1974, and then as a member of the foundation's board from 1970 until his death in 1994.
The Joop Swart Masterclass has contributed to the development of generations of visual storytellers for almost three decades. Participants have later gone on to have their work published and exhibited in some of the most prestigious publications and institutions around the world.
We are very proud of our Joop Swart Masterclass alumni and the mentors who have guided them:
