2022 Women Photograph Mentorship Class

Introducing our fifth class of mentees!

Women Photograph is thrilled to introduce our class of mentees for 2022!

The program will pair 24 industry leaders (12 photographers and 12 photo editors, curators, and educators) with 24 early-career photojournalists over the course of a year. Mentors include editors & photographers from The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Reuters, and the National Gallery of South Africa, among others.

We received more than 1,000 applications this year and the selection process was incredibly difficult, 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 Michaela Skovranova, Thea Traff, Nina Berman, Natalie Keyssar, Natalia Jimenez, Marie Monteleone, Kirsten Luce, Kendrick Brinson, and Andrea Bruce!

Anouchka Agbayissah — Togo + Benin + France
anouchka-agbayissah.com | @anouchka.agbayissah

Cebisile Mbonani — South Africa
cebisilembonani.com | @cebi07_creative

Chris Trinh — Lebanon
christhaotrinh.com | @christhaotrinh

Elijah Ndoumbe — South Africa
elijahndoumbe.com | @elijahndoumbe

Erin Fender — USA
cargocollective.com/erinfender | @freelatrelle

Ester Pérez — Spain
esterperezberenguer.com | @ester_perez_berenguer

Esther Sweeney — Kenya
esthersweeney.com | @sweeney_queen

Fatima Tuj Johora — Bangladesh
fatimatujjohora.com | @fatimatujjohora

Harsha Pandav — India
harshapandav.com | @harshagram

Jade Thiraswas — USA
jadethiraswas.com | @jadethiraswas

Kang-Chun Cheng — Kenya
kang-chun-cheng.format.com | @takeme.north

Lexi Parra — Venezuela
lexiparra.com | @lexigraceparra

Lilit Danielyan — USA
lilodanielyan.com | @lilit.alma

Maritza Lavín González — Mexico
solanalavin.myportfolio.com | @maritzalavin

Mirjam Stenevik — Norway
mirjamstenevik.com | @mirjamstenevik

Misper Apawu — Ghana
@misperlens

Naina Helén Jåma — Sápmi + Norway + Sweden
nainahelen.com | @nainahelen

Ofir Berman — Israel
ofirberman.com | @ofirberman

Samira Kafala — Netherlands
samirakafala.com | @samirakafala

Stephanie Simcox — Australia
stephaniesimcoxphotography.com | @stephaniesimcox

Tamara Saade — Lebanon
tamarasaade.com | @tamarasaade_

Tenzin Dolker — USA
tenzindolkerphotography.com | @the_solicitude

Tina Hsu — South Korea
tinahsustudio.com | @imtinahsu

Yan Zhao — Hong Kong
yanzhao.visura.co | @ayanchiu

2022 Women Photograph Mentors:

PHOTOGRAPHER MENTORS:
Carolina Cardich, Peru
Diana King, USA
Esther Horvath, Hungary + Germany
Lottie Davies, UK
Mengwen Cao, USA
Michelle Loukidis, South Africa
Miora Rajaonary, Madagascar
Ng Swan Ti, Indonesia
Sarah Pabst, Argentina + Germany
Smita Sharma, India
Tamara Abdul Hadi, Iraq + Canada
Tanya Habjouqa, Jordan

EDITOR MENTORS:
Maïa Booker, The Wall Street Journal
Whitney Matewe, TIME
Andrea Wise, ProPublica
Candida Ng, AFP
Sara Rumens, The Times
Joanna Milter, The New Yorker
Corinne Perkins, Reuters
Sana Ullah, National Geographic Society
Anna Goldwater Alexander, WIRED
Renee Melides, The New York Times
Ingrid Masondo, National Gallery of South Africa
Veronika Châtelain, Open Society Foundations