2020 Women Photograph Mentorship Class

Introducing our third class of mentees!

Women Photograph is thrilled to introduce our class of mentees for 2020!

The program will pair 22 industry leaders (11 photographers and 11 photo editors) with 22 early-career photojournalists over the course of a year. Mentors include editors from The New York Times, The Marshall Project, the Associated Press, and the Magnum Foundation, and award-winning photographers who tell stories in Ecuador, Yemen, Senegal, and the Philippines.

We received almost 600 applications — which made the selection process nearly impossible — but we're proud to announce this year’s mentees. You can find their websites and social media handles below. Congrats!

Akea Brionne Brown — Baltimore, MD, USA
www.akeabrown.com | @uh_kea

Amina Kadous — Cairo, Egypt
www.aminakadous.com | @amina.kadous

Cristina Hara Matzumura — Lima, Peru
www.haracristina.com | @cristina.hara

Eli Farinango — Hamilton, ON, Canada
www.elifarinango.com | @elifarinango

Esther N'sapu — Bukavu, Congo
www.esthernsapu.com | @esther_nsapu

Fardosa Hussein — Mogadishu, Somalia
@fardee_dee

Fabeha Monir — Dhaka, Bangladesh
www.fabehamonir.net | @fabeha.anahita

Gabi Perez-Silver — San Juan, Puerto Rico + New York, NY, USA
www.gbiprz.com | @gbiprz

Gabriella Báez — San Juan, Puerto Rico
www.gabriellanbaez.com | @gabriellanbaez

Ireashia Bennett — Chicago, IL, USA
www.ireashiamonet.com | @ireashia_

Jenni Toivonen — Helsinki, Finland
www.jennitoivonen.com | @jenvonen

Kefilwe Monoso — Gaborone, Botswana
www.fifimonosi.online | @fifiMonosi

Laurence Philomene — Montreal, QC, Canada
www.laurencephilomene.com | @laurencephilomene

Lebohang Kganye — Johannesburg, South Africa
www.lebohangkganye.co.za | @lebohang_kganye

Marissa Chen — Singapore
www.marissa-c.com

Nada Harib — Tripoli, Libya
www.nadaharib.wordpress.com | @nada_harib

Olena Bilous — Kyiv, Ukraine
www.olenabilous.com | @khrestyny.pro

Ranita Roy — Howrah, India
www.ranitaroy.com | @ranita3roy

Rosem Morton — Baltimore, MD, USA
www.rosem.xyz | @rosemmorton

Shwe Wutt Hmon — Yangon, Myanmar
www.shwewutthmon.com | @thuma_collective

Thana Faroq — The Hague, Netherlands
www.thanafaroq.com | @thanafaroq7

Uma Bista — Kathmandu, Nepal
www.umabista.com | @uma.bista

2020 Women Photograph Mentors:

PHOTOGRAPHER MENTORS:
Annie Flanagan
Danielle Villasana
Emilie Regnier
Hannah Reyes Morales
Jane Hahn
Karen Miranda Rivanderia
Leah Millis
Luisa Dörr
Maya Alleruzo
Newsha Tavakolian
Noriko Hayashi

PHOTO EDITOR MENTORS:
Akili Ramses, NPPA
Anita Baca, AP
Emily Kassie, The Marshall Project
Emily Keegin, Fader
Jeanne Modderman, Instagram
Marie Monteleone, Bloomberg News
Noelle Flores Théard, Magnum Foundation
Pauline Eiferman, Le Monde
Rachael Strecher, National Geographic Society
Sandra Stevenson, The New York Times
Tanvi Mishra, Curator