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Photo: is a platform developing, commissioning, curating and producing photography projects.

Photo: develops and platforms photography projects and photographers. By engaging with photography and its place in society and with a focus on photography of South Africa and Africa, Photo: promotes emerging and practicing photographers and photography. Through commissioning, producing and connecting photography projects and practioners, Photo: wants to encourage dialogue, exchange, engagement and participation. Photo: develops photography projects that deal with socio-political contexts and frameworks, to elucidate current social and political concerns and the politics of aesthetics. Central to its vision, is the idea that photography can be a delicate tool for social change.

13/05/2026

Photo: presents 10:10, an online workshop and collaborative platform. We invite South African photographers to submit projects engaging with the photographic archive.

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We are interested in work that asks how archives can inspire new image-making, how photographers navigate and pay tribute to their sources, and how archival material shifts in meaning across different historical moments and contexts. We also welcome emerging photographers who are working with or through archives as part of developing their own practice.

We are seeking photography practices that explore what a photographic archive is and what it can be — collections of prints and negatives, family albums, documentary repositories, digital folders, institutional records, and the spaces in between. We are also open to work that engages with broader material culture archives — objects, documents, ephemera — where photography remains the primary lens through which that material is approached and transformed.

Among the questions animating this session: What is the difference between a collection and a photographic archive? How do you make new work from inherited images? What do we owe to the sources we draw from? How does an archive speak differently across time?

The online workshop takes place on 17 June 2026.

Applications open: 19 May 2026 Deadline: 03 June 2026

10:10 takes a presentation and feedback format where 10 photographers are given no more than ten minutes to present their work. Presentations are then followed by 15 minutes of feedback from peers and invited respondents. Invited respondents are industry professionals: practitioners, curators, theorists etc.

This edition is open to South African photographers. We're looking for voices that resonate across disciplines and practices, especially those grounded in the complexity and richness of South African visual culture.

If you need more information please contact [email protected]

Apply via this link by 22 May 2026: https://www.phototool.co.za/2025/2026/5/11/1010-archive-open-call

29/04/2026

10:10 Sudan

Photo: hosted 10:10 Sudan on Saturday, 7 March 2026, in partnership with The Other Vision, curated by Ala Kheir.

This edition brought together photographers connected to Sudan and the broader region whose practices engage with displacement — exploring what it means to make images in conditions of rupture, forced movement, and interrupted life. The session generated rich and wide-ranging conversation around questions of form, witness, and the camera as an instrument of both documentation and survival.

10:10 is a presentation and feedback platform where present their work, followed by critical feedback from peers and invited respondents. The format aims to foster dialogue around ongoing and existing photographic projects, offering insight into diverse photographic approaches.

Respondents:

Ala Kheir is a Sudanese photographer, curator and founder of The Other Vision (TOV), a photography platform dedicated to education, training, and mentorship in Sudan. Through TOV, he has helped young Sudanese photographers build their skills and gain exposure, fostering connections between Sudanese artists and the wider African and international photography communities. Kheir has served as Chair of the Africa Jury for the 2025 World Press Photo contest and has been instrumental in researching, archiving, and exhibiting Sudanese photographic history.

John Fleetwood is a photography curator, educator and director of Photo:

Sudanese Participants:
Ammar Yassir (currently Rwanda)
Jaili Hago (currently Qatar)
Israa Alrayah (Sudan)
Hassan Kamil (Sudan)
Khalid Alarabi (currently Qatar)

07/01/2026

Photo: hosted 10:10 on Wednesday , 3 December 2025.

This edition invited photographers working across the African continent to submit projects engaging with land as a political and cultural question—exploring extractivism, land and memory, belonging, lineage and history, representation, displacement, and contested claims.

10:10 is a presentation and feedback platform where ten photographers each have no more than ten minutes to present their work, followed by fifteen minutes of critical feedback from peers and invited respondents. The format aims to foster dialogue around ongoing and existing photographic projects, offering insight into diverse photographic approaches.

This edition was hosted by Photo: director John Fleetwood

Our participating photographers were:

Maheder Haileselassie
Melany Ismail
Naledi Lebeko
Sandile Lushozi
Sibusiso Molwantwa
Simphiwe Fuwe Molefe
Yassmin Forte
Thapelo Masabe
Zwelibanzi Zwane

30/10/2025

Photo: presents 10:10, an online workshop and collaborative platform. We invite photographers working across the African continent to submit projects engaging with land. We are seeking photography practices that engage with extractivism, land and memory, belonging, lineage and history. We are interested in work that addresses land as a political and cultural question—exploring land rights, representation, displacement, and contested claims. The online workshop takes place on 03 December 2025.

Applications open: 01 November 2025
Deadline: 18 November 2025

10:10 takes a presentation and feedback format where 10 photographers are given no more than ten minutes to present their work. Presentations are then followed by 15 minutes of feedback from peers and invited respondents. Invited respondents are industry professionals: practitioners, curators, theorists etc.

We’re looking for voices that resonate across disciplines and borders, especially those grounded in Southern African contexts.

If you need more information please contact [email protected]

Apply here: https://www.phototool.co.za/2024/2025/10/29/1010-open-call

11/06/2025

10:10 Open Call for Photographers

Applications open: 11 June 2025
Deadline: 27 June 2025

Photo: presents 10:10, an online workshop and collaborative platform. This special edition is centring socially engaged q***r photography practices in Southern Africa. In this edition we call for photographers who identify as q***r to join a critical and collective inquiry into what q***r socially engaged photographic practice means today.

10:10 takes a presentation and feedback format where 10 photographers are given no more than ten minutes to present their work. Presentations are then followed by 15 minutes of feedback from peers and invited respondents. Invited respondents are industry professionals: practitioners, curators, theorists etc.

This year’s working group will include:
- Ten selected participants
- Guest Respondents
- Guest Keynote presenter
- The Photo: team

We’re looking for voices that resonate across disciplines and borders, especially those grounded in Southern African contexts.

Apply on https://www.phototool.co.za/2024/2025/6/9/1010-opencall by 27 June 2025

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07/05/2025

On Wednesday, 14 May 2025 our director John Fleetwood will moderate a series of discussions at Symposium Future Memories, a one-day international symposium at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam exploring the impact of documentary photography and photojournalism on how we perceive the world.

Panelists include:
• Joumana El Zein Khoury – Director, World Press Photo Foundation (Lebanon/The Netherlands)
• Mark Sealy – Director, Autograph; Professor of Photography, Rights and Representation (UK)

• Kadir van Lohuizen – Photojournalist and visual storyteller (The Netherlands)
• Tina Farifteh – Photographer and filmmaker (Iran/The Netherlands)

• Daria Tuminas – Curator, FOTODOK (The Netherlands)
• Eefje Blankevoort – Creative producer, Prospektor (The Netherlands)
• Sakir Khader – Documentary photographer (Palestine/The Netherlands)

Additional speakers:
• Lebohang Kganye – Visual artist and photographer (South Africa)
• Cristina de Middel – Documentary photographer (Spain/Brazil)
• Tanvi Mishra – Editor, curator, and author (India)
• Iris Sikking – Curator, Fotomuseum Den Haag (The Netherlands)
• Wieteke van Zeil – Cultural journalist and writer (The Netherlands)

The symposium is organised by Jenny Smets and supported by the Vincent Mentzel Fund.

More information:
Future Memories – Rijksmuseum Symposium

09/04/2025

Looking back at Co-conspirators: Solidarity in Practice
On October 11, 2024, Wherewithall and Nairobi Print Project hosted a dialogue exploring the conditions that enable mutual support between small-scale arts organisations and collectives across Southern and East Africa. This event envisioned an expansive arts community where collaborative, resourceful practices strengthen our interconnected work.

The speakers included:
Letaru Dralega: Ugandan-Jamaican-British artist based in Kampala whose practice spans collage, painting, and sound with a focus on postcolonial themes. Co-director of Afropocene Studio Lab and The Capsule gallery.
John Fleetwood: Photography curator, educator, and director of Photo:. Currently serves as Co-head of BA Photography at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague.
Jepkorir Rose: Nairobi-based curator dedicated to creating spaces for artistic engagement through collaboration, research, and exhibition.
Anthea Buys: Curator and writer from South Africa who directed FORMS Gallery from 2020-2023.

The conversation was moderated by Chloë Reid, Johannesburg-based artist and writer.

Co-conspirators: Solidarity in Practice was a collaboration between Nairobi Print Project and Wherewithall, initiated by and ifa with support from Between Bridges and Stimuleringsfonds.

25/02/2025

Photobook conversation with Akinbode Akinbiyi and Eva Diallo

During the 2024 Bamako Encounters, African Biennale for Photography, director of Photo:, John Fleetwood moderated a conversation between photographers Akinbode Akinbiyi and Eva Diallo about recent publications. They explored themes of urban documentation, cultural memory, and the evolving language of photography in African contexts.
Akinbode Akibiyi’s publication, Being Seeing Wandering was published by Spector Books, 2024
Eva Diallo’s publciation Bolol was published by Editions Cécile Fakhoury with the support from the Eyes Wide Open First Book Grants, 2024.

The Conversation
The dialogue touched upon the role of the photographer as witness and interpreter, the importance of time and patience in image-making, and the challenges of representing rapidly changing urban landscapes.
The conversation brought together two distinct generational perspectives: Akinbiyi's decades-long exploration of urban spaces and Diallo's recent examination of migration narratives. Their exchange highlighted how personal histories inform photographic practice, with Akinbiyi's wanderings through mega-cities contrasting with Diallo's focused investigation of migration routes and family histories.
Key themes emerged around the significance of walking as a photographic practice, the relationship between photographer and subject, and the role of photography in preserving and questioning cultural memory. Both photographers shared insights into their methodologies and the philosophical underpinnings of their work, offering attendees a rare glimpse into their creative processes.

About the Speakers
Akinbode Akinbiyi
Born in 1946 in the UK, of Nigerian descent, Akinbode Akinbiyi is a significant voice in photography. Based in Berlin, his work as a "wanderer" through the world's mega-cities has created an visual archive of urban life and transformation. He has spent more than four decades navigating through a myriad of cities such as Bamako, Berlin, Cairo, Chicago, Dakar, Johannesburg, Kinshasa, and Lagos. Cumulatively his work has become a celebration of the power of the ordinary and a transcendental connection to humanity at large. Akinbiyi's black-and-white photographs capture the subtle rhythms and unconscious choreography of city life, particularly in particual, African metropolises. His patient, observant approach to street photography has influenced generations of photographers, earning him recognition as both an artist and a mentor.

Eva Diallo
Born in 1996, Eva Diallo is a Senegalo-Swiss photographer whose work addresses themes of migration and identity. After graduating from the School of Applied Arts in Vevey, Switzerland in 2018, she embarked on her first documentary project focusing on refugee camps in southern Italy – an experience that would shape her future trajectory. Deeply moved by migration narratives between Africa and Europe, which resonate with her own family history, Diallo relocated to Senegal, her mother's homeland. Her ongoing project "Bolol," initiated in 2019, has been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries. This multi-chapter work traces migration routes from Senegal to southern Italy, with recent expansions into Mali and Burkina Faso, exemplifying her commitment to documenting contemporary African narratives.

12/02/2025

30th Bamako Encounters: A Celebration of African Photography Biennale.

The 30th edition of the Bamako Encounters, African Biennale for Photography took place from November ’24 – January ’25 in Bamako, Mali. John Fleetwood (director of Photo: ), served on the jury alongside Akinbode Akinbiyi (renowned photographer), Awa Konate (Assistant Curator Guggenheim Abu Dhabi), and Zaynab O. Odunsi (ATHR Gallery, Saudi Arabia).
Maheder Haileselassie Tadese (Ethiopia) was the grand prize recipient of the Seydou Keita Award for her series ‘Between Yesterday and Tomorrow’. Wilfried Vanie, known as Willow Evann, from Côte d’Ivoire-France, received the Bisi Silva Award for his work ‘Les Tirallés’, while Nigerian photographer Victor Adewale was honored with the third prize for his project ‘Ebí OlOkada’.
In addition to the selected winners, the jury has awarded honorary mentions to Seyba Keita (Mali), Dior Thiam (Senegal-Germany), and Hisham Benohoud (Marocco).

Jury Statement
"We want to first and foremost acknowledge and congratulate all 30 artists for their participation and outstanding work. In deliberating our decision we gave much thought to the role of African photography and how that sits within the context of the continent. The works we were particularly interested in addressed the complexities of memory, storytelling, time, and blurring of temporalities between past, present, and future, as related to this year's theme 'Kuma' — meaning speech."
This year's theme, 'Kuma' (speech), provided a powerful framework for exploring narrative, memory, and temporal relationships through the photographic medium. The selected works demonstrated exceptional ability in addressing these themes while pushing the boundaries of contemporary African photography.

“Photo: extends its warmest congratulations to all participants and recipients of this milestone edition of the Bamako Encounters. Their work continues to shape and redefine the landscape of African photography, contributing to the rich dialogue between past, present, and future through the power of the image.”

05/02/2025

Reflecting on 10:10: A space for photographers to share, grow, and connect. Since our first session in 2016, 10:10 has been a dynamic presentation and feedback format where photographers showcase their ongoing or existing work, followed by constructive feedback from peers and invited respondents. It celebrates the diversity of photographic practices while fostering thoughtful discussions that help shape creative growth. From intimate exchanges of ideas to thought-provoking visual stories shared by partpicants and the many voices that have graced our sessions over the years, 10:10 was built on the spirit of collaboration and critique. As we look back on this journey, we thank every photographer, respondent, and participant who contributed to making 10:10 impactful. Here's to reimagining and continuing such initiatives in the future!

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