Uganda Press Photo

An annual press photography award and a platform for Ugandan photojournalism

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

📢 @WFSJ invites applications for 3 travel fellowships for science journalists to attend the Kavli Prize Week in Norway from Aug. 29 -- to Sept. 3, 2026.

Selected journalists will have access to all official Kavli Prize Week events.

Apply by June 12. https://t.co/U5xb4D38eU

[Katumba Badru Sultan @Katumbabadru1]

A member from the URCS talks to community b4 the evacuation of the body of a suspected Ebola victim in Kampala. The organisation is poised to assist the MOH in transporting suspected cases to treatment centres and conducting safe, dignified burials following confirmed +ve result

[Ssalongo Kasule Douglas Benda🎭 @bendizhodouglas]

Congratulations to these creatives for standing out and receiving Pearl of Africa Tourism Awards during the just concluded #POATE2026

@edgarbatte
@SourceGarland
Ivan Ssebuuma

@EnabelinUganda @EUinUG @TourismBoardUg

[Abuja Photo Festival @AbujaPhotoFest]

EXHIBITING AT THE 10TH ABUJA PHOTO FESTIVAL

Here is to invite all photographers and video artists for submissions.

Details are contained in the flier.

[soli @solisolsoli]

The speed of jazz music, 50s-60s, by Francine Winham

[Uganda Press Photo @UPPAward]

What does "informal" really mean? It’s not chaos. It’s survival, design, & resilience.📸

Join us for 'Documenting Informality', a narrative storytelling intensive with @echwalu.

Ready to move beyond the single frame? This is for you.

🔗Apply here: https://t.co/0DtBrU8EVc

[Uganda Press Photo @UPPAward]

What does "informal" really mean? It’s not chaos. It’s survival, design, & resilience.📸

Join us for 'Documenting Informality', a narrative storytelling intensive with @echwalu.

Ready to move beyond the single frame? This is for you.

🔗Apply here: https://t.co/0DtBrU8EVc

[CIPESA @cipesaug]

📢 Shape the agenda at #FIFAfrica26! Submit a session proposal are now open.
Submit a panel, lightning talk, workshop, or exhibition on digital rights, AI, data governance, platform accountability & more.

🗓️ Deadline: May 29, 2026

Submit here: 🔗 https://t.co/Y0ZRrGp6De
#InternetFreedomAfrica

[Media Focus on Africa Uganda @MFAUganda]

The journey to World Press Freedom Day 2026 begins today!

We are proud to stand with the @SectorUganda at the Uganda Media Center to launch activities leading to the celebration on 3rd May, including the Press Freedom Walk.
#WPFDUG2026
#pressfreedom

[Innocent Mutaawe @innocentm16]

In the land of Milk and Honey, Mbarara it’s not just about the cars it’s about the crowd, the clouds of dust, and the pure adrenaline in the air. The Pearl Rally is coming, 7th-10th May. @NCSUganda1 @moilenergies @MoilRallyTeam @MotorsportUG @Mwesigwa_Resort @AskKCBUganda

[Nantongo @Snantongo]

Yesterday was World IP Day so this is timely.

For creatives, their work is their brand & their IP; understanding & protecting their ownership, digital rights & privacy is imperative.

[Uganda Press Photo @UPPAward]

Reminder: Digital Security Session Tomorrow!⏲️

Digital is our default & security shouldn't be an afterthought. Let’s move past the 'minefield' & create a strong, reliable workflow together.🛡️📸

Don't just tell your stories. Protect them!

🔗Sign-up >> https://t.co/cDm1MYsM19

[Uganda Press Photo @UPPAward]

Rooted Highlights!
From plaster masks to pop-up galleries, our Rooted FujiFilm Workshop with @barbaraminishi was a raw dive into conceptual portraiture.
​Missed it? View more here:
https://t.co/neN7Qu3b7F

#BarbaraMinishi #AfricanCreatives #VisualStorytelling

[World Press Photo @WorldPressPhoto]

‘Aid Emergency in Gaza’ by Saber Nuraldin, EPA Images, which documents the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, is a finalist of the World Press Photo of the Year in the #WPPh2026 Contest.

Learn more about the photo: https://t.co/PIXrAPOFMG

[World Press Photo @WorldPressPhoto]

The #WPPh2026 Photo of the Year is ‘Separated by ICE’ by Carol Guzy, ZUMA Press, iWitness, for Miami Herald. It documents the human cost of family separations by ICE in the United States.

Read more: https://t.co/ilB3y4S1SP

[Uganda Press Photo @UPPAward]

How safe is your digital presence?📷
Join us for a workshop on digital security & A.I preparedness.
Digital security is a collective responsibility & understanding how to protect our work is more critical than ever.
Your vision is your legacy.
Sign up: https://t.co/cDm1MYsM19

[Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn]

🕵️‍♀️ Artificial intelligence can make fake visuals that can look almost real. It can also be used to manipulate original visuals. Every newsroom now needs expertise in visual investigations, which includes the use of tools and techniques to verify authenticity, debunk AI-generated content, and analyze videos frame by frame. In this article, we are sharing some tips to detect AI-generated visuals, along with several tools that can help you in detection and make you a visual investigator.

Read the full article here ⬇️
https://t.co/PnXixQxhvz

[Kristof Titeca @KristofTiteca]

Charles Onyango Obbo @cobbo3 kindly wrote about the Nasser Road publication - "Nasser Road may be Uganda's most honest street because it admits that life here is often a performance staged for survival" @YusufSerunkuma @Katumbabadru1

[Katumba Badru Sultan @Katumbabadru1]

Somewhere in -Kampala, Uganda

[Marvinmilesphotography @marvinmiles256]

Every frame tells a story, #BacktotheSourceTheNile our own from Nakasongola @Ssenyonyiderick & @Nsababera_juju Ambassador show casing the beauty of THE NILE FILM to the world
Premiere: April 25, 2026.
Photos📸@marvinmiles256