ABOUT THE COMPETITION THE IDEA
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he Uganda Press Photo Award was created in 2012 to recognize the individuals who record the visual history of this country, working tirelessly and sometimes taking great risk so that the rest of us can stay informed about what is happening. The award aims to promote the best of today’s photojournalism in Uganda as well as encouraging a new generation of photographers. It also seeks to remind the viewing public of the importance of a vibrant press for democratic development. The Uganda Press Photo Award was conceived by the Foreign Correspondents’ Association of Uganda and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
THE COMPETITION
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his year is the second edition of the UPPA, and we received many entries from all over the country. The judges had a tough task to pick the shortlisted winners. We would like to thank, Carl De Souza (AFP), Katrin Peters-Kalaphaken (Makerere Art Gallery/ IHCR) and Thomas Mukoya (Reuters) for their hard work and enthusiasm.
THE EXHIBITION
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very year the final exhibition showcases every winning image from the competition, by photographers from all over the country. Through their eyes we can witness the events of the past year in Uganda. The 2013 exhibition also features historical images and multimedia documenting photojournalism’s early days in Uganda.
The exhibition is open until November 7th.
HISTORY
Photojournalist Joseph Ouma during his training in Germany, 1971/72.
A group of soldiers poses for a portrait in Elly Rwakoma’s studio
A group of Uganda photographers during a training in 1994
We would like to extend special thanks to our Sponsors, whose generosity has made this all possible.
FRIEDRICH EBERT STIFTUNG
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he Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) was founded in 1925 as a political legacy of Germany´s first democratically elected president, Friedrich Ebert. Ebert, a Social Democrat from a humble crafts background who had risen to hold the highest political office in his country, in response to his own painful experience in political confrontation had proposed the establishment of a foundation to serve the following aims:
• Furthering political and social education of individuals from all walks of life in the spirit of democracy and pluralism, • Facilitating access to university education and research for gifted young people by providing scholarships, • Contributing to international understanding and cooperation. As a private cultural non-profit institution, it is committed to the ideas and basic values of social democracy through education, research, and international cooperation. Today FES has a global network of more than 100 offices worldwide.
www.fes-uganda.org
THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS’ ASSOCIATION OF UGANDA
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he Foreign Correspondents’ Association of Uganda (FCAU) is a non-profit and non-political organisation of journalists working in Uganda for foreign and international news media outlets. The Association holds regular meetings, inviting newsmakers and experts to off-the-record discussions on developments in Uganda. It also serves as a one-stop shop for communications officers, press attachés or anybody else who wants to make contact with Uganda’s community of foreign correspondents. FCAU is run by an elected committee, currently chaired by Malcolm Webb (Al Jazeera). It is a chapter of the Nairobibased Foreign Correspondents’ Association of East Africa (FCAEA).
www.fcau.org
THE WINNERS THE UGANDA PRESS PHOTO OF THE YEAR
DRAKE SSENTONGO 1 Prize News st
ABUBAKER LUBOWA
ABUBAKER LUBOWA
MICHALE NSUBUGA
2nd Prize News
1st Prize Sport
PAPA SHABANI
KIBIBI EMANUEL
2nd Prize Sport
3rd Prize Sport
JJUMBA MARTIN
SIMON NAULELE
1st Prize Daily Life
2nd Prize Daily Life
PAPA SHABANI
ABDUL KINYENYA MUYINGO
3rd Prize Daily Life
Honorable Mention Daily Life
EDDIE SSEJJOBA
DAVID GONAHASA
ABUBAKER LUBOWA
1st Prize Portrait
2nd Prize Portrait
3rd Prize Portrait
PAPA SHABANI
ENOCK KAKANDE
Honorable Mention Portrait
Honorable Mention Portrait
1st Prize Nature
MATTHIAS MUGISHA
EMMANUEL IBOLIT
DRAKE SSENTONGO
2nd Prize Nature
3rd Prize Nature
1st Prize Story
PAUL WATALA
ABDUL KINYENYA MUYINGO
KIBUUKA MUKISA OSCAR
2nd Prize Story
3rd Prize Story
Honorable Mention Daily Life
MATTHIAS MUGISHA
Honorable Mention Story