2021 Women Photograph Mentorship Class

Introducing our fourth class of mentees!

Women Photograph is thrilled to introduce our class of mentees for 2021!

The program will pair 24 industry leaders (12 photographers and 12 photo editors) with 24 early-career photojournalists over the course of a year. Mentors include editors & photographers from The New York Times, The Guardian, the Associated Press, and Apple, among others.

We received more than 1,000 applications this year — a record for us, and a serious challenge when it came to the selection process — but we're proud to announce this year’s mentees. You can find their websites and social media handles below. Thank you to our selection committee of former mentors Kate Bubacz, Deanne Fitzmaurice, Annie Flanagan, Emily Jan, Hannah Reyes Morales, Danielle Villasana, and Ariel Zambelich!

Adriana Parrilla — Puerto Rico + France
adrianaparrilla.com | @adriana_parrilla

Alisha Vasudev — India
alishavasudev.com | @alishavasudev

Atikah Zata Amani — Indonesia
atikahzata.com | @azatani

Bernadette Vivuya — Democratic Republic of the Congo
bernadettevivuya.blogspot.com | @bernadettevivuya

Bernice Beltran — Philippines
bernicebeltran.com | @bernicebeltran

Cindy Liu — China + Cambodia
cindyzdliu.com | @bycindyliu

Clea Rekhou — Algeria + France
clearekhou.com | @cleaphotography

Daniela Rivera Antara — Peru
rivera-antara.com | @d.rivera.a

Danielle Amy — Israel + USA
danielleamy.com | @daniamy

Darya Sapranetsksya — Belarus
sapranetskaya.tilda.ws | @humansminsk

De Lovie Kwagala — Uganda
deloviephotography.com | @deloviephotography

Gabby Jones — USA
gabbyjones-jpeg.com | @gabbyjones.jpeg

Irene Barlian — Indonesia
irenebarlian.com | @irenebarlian

Jimena Rodriguez Romaní — Peru
jimena-rodriguez.com | @jimena.d.rr

Mariceu Erthal García — Mexico
mariceuerthal.com | @mariceu_

Ngadi Smart — Sierra Leone
ngadismart.com | @ngadismart

Nhan Tran — Vietnam
nhantran.org | @nhaantrann

Nicky Quamina-Woo — USA
nickywoo.com | @nickywoophoto

Nida Mehboob — Pakistan
nidamehboob.com | @nidaa.mehboob

Pau Villanueva — Philippines
pauvillanueva.com | @villanuevapau

Sarahbeth Maney — USA
sbmaneyphoto.com | @sbmaneyphoto

Shay Conroy — Canada + Aotearoa
shayconroy.com | @shayconroy

Shuran Huang — USA + China
shuran.photography | @shuranhuang

Tamuna Chkareuli — Georgia
tamunachkareuli.com | @tamuna.chkareuli

2021 Women Photograph Mentors:

PHOTOGRAPHER MENTORS:
Alice Martins, Iraq
Anastasia Taylor-Lind, UK
Bethany Mollenkof, USA
Erika Larsen, USA
Gisela Vola, Argentina
Glenna Gordon, USA
Karla Gachet, USA
Kiana Hayeri, Afghanistan
Maye-E Wong, USA
Melina Mara, USA
Saumya Khandelwal, India
Yagazie Emezi, Nigeria

PHOTO EDITOR MENTORS:
Emmeline Yong, Objectifs
Jackie Bates, California Sunday Magazine
Khona Dlamini, Market Photo Workshop
Morrigan McCarthy, The New York Times
Natalia Jimenez, The Washington Post
NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati, Photo Kathmandu
Pamela Chen, Apple
Sarah Gilbert, The Guardian
Sarah Leen, Visual Thinking Collective
Simone Salvo, Magnum Foundation
Siobhan Riordan, Open Society Foundations
Zahra Rasool, Al Jazeera