Africa-Press – Tanzania. RENOWNED Dutch photojournalist Kadir van Lohuizen hosted a four-day photojournalism programme, titled ‘Capturing Climate Change’, in Dar es Salaam last week for eight Tanzanian and Kenyan photojournalists with the aim to build their capacity in developing climate-related visual stories.
Kadir van Lohuizen said in a joint statement yesterday that: “The programme has provided the photojournalists with the skills on selecting, editing and creating a visual narrative, using some of his own work as a strong example of clear and impactful storytelling and communication about the climate crisis.”
Commenting on the programme, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tanzania, Wiebe de Boer, said: “The Masterclass has empowered the photojournalists with the necessary skills needed to create visual stories that will draw people’s attention to the climate crisis and drive action.
Climate change is the biggest challenge we face at this moment. By empowering the local photojournalists, we hope to contribute to give youth a voice and raise awareness on how the climate crisis affects their communities.”
Van Lohuizen said that the master class also imparted knowledge on the importance of research and credibility for those in the practice of photojournalism and highlighted the importance of professional practice and ethics in journalism, using his award-winning projects on Wasteland, Arctic as an illustration.
“The programme provided the photojournalists with the skills needed to tell stories about how climate change is affecting their communities, how to work on long-term projects and how to create powerful work that will bring awareness and engage with adaptation strategies to confront the climate crisis”
Best known for his long-term projects on the seven rivers of the world and the rising of sea levels, the legendary photographer shared his visual storytelling knowledge and imparted the methods he uses to document major climate change stories around the world to eight photojournalists: Calvin Kulaya, Raheb Manyasani, Imani Nsamila and Michael Mbwambo from Tanzania and Anthony Ochieng, Cynthia Maiwa, Billy Miaron and Godwin Odhiambo from Kenya.
The programme is an initiative by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tanzania and Kenya and supported by NOOR Images, PAWA254, the British Council Tanzania and the Alliance Française.
‘Capturing Climate Change’ encourages strengthening the photojournalists’ documentary practices and, more broadly, bolsters climate change awareness in East Africa. Starting February next year, the visual stories will be exhibited in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi.
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