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Joop Swart Masterclass nominators

2024 Joop Swart Masterclass
International panel of nominators

The 2024 Joop Swart Masterclass participants are selected by an independent selection committee, based on a nomination process.

The World Press Photo Foundation cannot connect individuals to nominators on the panel and cannot provide the contact details of nominators. However, nominators sometimes make their search for candidates public on their social media channels, and individuals can also contact nominators independently. 

2024 Joop Swart Masterclass nominators

  • Abdo Shanan, Algeria, storyteller
  • Adriana Zehbrauskas, Brazil, photojournalist
  • Adrian Evans, United Kingdom, director, Panos Pictures
  • Akinbode Akinbiyi, Nigeria, photographer, artist and curator
  • Ala Kheir, Sudan, photographer and curator, The Other Vision
  • Alessandra Sanguinetti, Argentina/United States, photographer, Magnum Photos
  • Anastasia Taylor-Lind, United Kingdom/Sweden, photojournalist
  • Andrea Wise, United States, visual strategy editor, ProPublica
  • Andrei Polikanov, Russia, photo editor, Pole Creative Center
  • Andrew Esiebo, Nigeria, photographer and visual storyteller
  • Anna Kućma, Poland, co-director, Fotea, and project manager, NOOR
  • Anne Nwakalor, Nigeria, founding editor, No! Wahala Magazine
  • Anush Babajanyan, Armenia, photojournalist
  • Arianna Rinaldo, Italy, independent curator, photography consultant, and freelance photo editor
  • Benjamin Füglister, Switzerland, artistic director, CAP Association
  • Candida Ng, Singapore, deputy photo director, Asia, Agence France-Presse
  • Claartje van Dijk, Netherlands, senior curator, Foam
  • Christoph Bangert, Germany, professor of photography, Hochschule Hannover
  • Daniella Zalcman, United States, executive director, Women Photograph
  • Daniel Merle, Argentina, doctoral student, National University Tres de Febrero
  • Demet Yıldız Dinçer, Turkey, curator and head of the photography department, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
  • Dr. David Campbell, Australia, education director, VII Foundation
  • Eefje Ludwig, the Netherlands, photography curator and mentor
  • Elizabeth Krist, United States, independent visual editor, Visual Thinking Collective
  • Elyor Nematov, Uzbekistan, documentary photographer
  • Émilie Régnier, Canada, photographer
  • Emmeline Yong, Singapore, co-founder and director, Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film
  • Fabiola Ferrero, Venezuela, photographer
  • Federico Estol, Uruguay, artistic director, San Jose Foto
  • Finbarr O'Reilly, Ireland, photographer and author
  • Forough Alaei, Iran, photographer
  • Gisela Volá, Argentina, teacher, curator and visual storyteller, Vistprojects
  • Giuseppe Oliverio, Italy, founding director, PhMuseum
  • Heba Farid, Egypt, co-founder, TINTERA
  • Heba Khamis, Egypt, photographer
  • Hideko Kataoka, Japan, photo editor, Newsweek Japan, founder and director, Miiraii
  • Isadora Romero P., Ecuador, freelance visual storyteller
  • Jessica Lim, Singapore, director, Angkor Photo Festival & Workshops
  • Jimmy A. Domingo, the Philippines, visiting lecturer, Philippine Center for Photography
  • Jodi Bieber, South Africa, photographic visual artist
  • Julieta Escardó, Argentina, photographer, editor and educator
  • Kateryna Radchenko, Ukraine, curator, Odessa Photo Days
  • Kelly Hussey-Smith, Australia, visual artist, senior lecturer, RMIT University 
  • Kevin WY Lee, Singapore, founder, Invisible Photographer Asia
  • Laura El-Tantawy, Egypt, photographer and educator
  • Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, United States, documentary photographer
  • Lekgetho Makola, South Africa, CEO, Javett Art Centre at University of Pretoria
  • Lucy Conticello, France, director of photography, Le Monde
  • Maika Elan, Vietnam, photographer and photo editor
  • Malin Fezehai, Sweden, freelance photographer
  • Maíra Gamarra, Brazil, independent curator, founder and director of Mira Latina 
  • Mariko Takeuchi, Japan, writer, educator
  • May Ko Naing, Myanmar, curator and photography trainer, Yangon Photo Festival
  • Meaghan Looram, United States, director of photography, The New York Times
  • Mikko Takkunen, Finland, photo editor, international desk, The New York Times
  • Mohamed Somji, United Arab Emirates, director, Gulf Photo Plus
  • Mónica Alcazar Duarte, Mexico, visual artist, associate lecturer, University of the Arts London
  • Mônica Maia, Brazil, photo editor and curator, Mulheres Luz
  • Muhammed Muheisen, Jordan, photojournalist, National Geographic
  • Munem Wasif, Bangladesh, lecturer, Pathshala South Asian Media Institute
  • Musuk Nolte, Peru/Mexico, independent photographer, director and editor, KWY Ediciones
  • Myriam Boulos, Lebanon, photographer
  • NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati, Nepal, co-founder, photo.circle, director PhotoKTM
  • Newsha Tavakolian, Iran, photographer
  • Ng Swan Ti, Indonesia, managing director, PannaFoto Institute
  • Nii Obodai, Ghana, founder and director, Nuku Studio
  • Olfa Feki, Tunisia, independent curator
  • Olivier Laurent, France, senior photo assignment editor, The Washington Post
  • Paroma Mukherjee, India, editor, National Photography Desk and Special Projects, Hindustan Times
  • Patrick Codomier, France, co-director, Agence VU
  • Peter DiCampo, United States, visuals editor, ProPublica
  • Rebecca Simons, Finland/the Netherlands, photography educator, editor and artist, Willem de Kooning Academy
  • Rena Effendi, Azerbaijan, photographer
  • Rijasolo, Madagascar, photographer
  • Rima Mismar, Lebanon, executive director, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture
  • Sangsuk Sylvia Kang, South Korea, photo editor, TIME Magazine
  • Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo, Colombia, photographer, photo editor, Raya Editorial
  • Shadman Shahid, Bangladesh, head of MA Photography and Society, The Royal Academy of Art Den Haag
  • Silvia Omedes, Spain, curator and director, Photographic Social Vision Foundation
  • Sonia Jeunet, France, global education editor, Magnum Photos
  • Søren Boe Pagter, Denmark, head of photojournalism, Danish School of Media and Journalism
  • Tamara Abdul Hadi, Iraq, photographer and educator
  • Tanya Habjouqa, Jordan/United States, photographer
  • Tanvi Mishra, India, independent curator, writer and educator
  • Tasneem Asultan, Saudi Arabia, photographer
  • Thana Faroq, Yemen/Netherlands, photographer, writer and educator
  • Tomás Ayuso, Honduras, writer and documentary photojournalist
  • Uche Okpa-Iroha, Nigeria, founder and director, The Nlele Institute Lagos, Lagos Portfolio Review
  • Veejay Villafranca, Philippines, photographer
  • Verónica Sanchis Bencomo, Spain/Venezuela, founder and curator, FotoFeminas
  • Veronica Sanchis Bencomo, Venezuela, founder and curator, FotoFeminas
  • Walter Astrada, Argentina, photojournalist
  • Yael Esteban Martínez Velázquez, Mexico, photographer, Magnum Photos
  • Yining He, China, independent curator
  • Zied Ben Romdhane, Tunisia, photographer, Magnum Photos
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2024 Joop Swart Masterclass

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