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Symposium: “Beyond African Photography: Expanding the Frame of Contemporary Practice"

20 leading international scholars, curators, artists, and cultural producers will engage with multiple perspectives, conceptual themes, and circumstances as part of The Walther Collection International Symposium on Contemporary Photography from Africa and the Diaspora.

ProjectPhototool Pty LtdOctober 14, 2016Symposium, Africa, Columbia University, John Fleetwood, Amy Daniels, 2016

South African Photography Training: Sites and Shifts, Communities and Contexts

In context of The Walther Collection’s ongoing interest in contemporary photography and video art from Africa and the African Diaspora, John Fleetwood will give a gallery talk, South African Photography Training: Sites and Shifts, Communities and Contexts on 20 October 19h00 at The Walther Collection Project Space, NYC

Cities and Memory

In many emerging economies, cities are redefined by rapid urbanization, new economies and transformation of identities. As part of the National Biennale for Photography in Denmark, Brandts presents collections from more than 20 photographers from the BRICS countries. Under the theme Cities and Memory, Brazilian, Russian, Indian, Chinese and South African photographers work was curated to reflect on some of these transitions.

Khartoum Photographers´ Master Class

The Annual Photographers' Master Class is taking place in Khartoum, Sudan from 21-25 September. Curators Simon Njami, John Fleetwood, Katrin Peters-Klaphake, Akinbode Akinbiyi, Frédérique Chapuis and Chris Dercon will work with a group of 12 photographers from sub-Sahara Africa.

Symposium: 'Global challenges'

The symposium ‘Global Challenges in relation to photography, contemporary art and social media’ unfolds a variety of positions within photojournalism, documentary and contemporary art and is part of the International Photo Biennale in Denmark, 2016.

ProjectPhototool Pty LtdSeptember 16, 2016Photo Biennale, Photo:, John Fleetwood, Amy Daniels, Copenhagen, Denmark, Photography, Symposium, Phototool

Survey on Photography Learning in Africa

Photography learning initiatives on the African continent. The map plots some of the photography training and learning initiatives that are currently operating in Africa. These institutions have been identified as part of a larger survey to assess existing photography training initiatives on the continent to create a framework of support, exchange and building critical skills for trainers and institutions. The map/survey, initially commissioned by the Goethe Institut Südafrika, is an ongoing project.

Matt Kay’s Losing Ground at the Bieler Fototage

For the 20th anniversary of Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography (Switzerland), Joburg Photo/Photo: was invited together with Fotopub (Slovenia) and Gao Photo (India) as new ventures to participate in their programme.