2018-2019 Women Photograph Mentorship Class

Introducing our second class of mentees!

Women Photograph is thrilled to introduce our class of mentees for 2018-2019!

The program will pair 22 industry leaders (11 photographers and 11 photo editors) with 22 early-career photojournalists over the course of a year. Mentors include editors from NPR, National Geographic, and TIME, and photographers who are the recipients of Guggenheim Fellowships, World Press Photo awards, and the founders of organizations like Foto Feminas and MFON.

We received more than 800 applications — which made the selection process nearly impossible — but we're proud to announce this year’s mentees. You can find their websites and social media handles below. Congrats!

Andrea Hernandez — Caracas, Venezuela
andrernandez.com | @andrernandez

Angela Ponce — Lima, Peru
angela-ponce.com | @barrios.altos

Cansu Yildiran — Istanbul, Turkey
cansuyildiran.com | @cansuyildirann

Desiree Rios — New York, NY + Fort Worth, TX, USA
desireerios.com | @ddrios

Esther Ruth Mbabazi — Kampala, Uganda
esthermbabazi.com | @esther_mbabazi

Fernanda Seavon — São Paulo, Brazil
fernandaseavon.com | @fernandaseavon

Jeenah Moon — New York, NY, USA
jeenahmoon.com | @jeenahmoon

Jodi Windvogel — Cape Town, South Africa
jodiwindvogel.com | @jodiwindvogel

Neema Ngelime — Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
thebongolese.com | @thebongolese

Noela Roibás Rodriguez — London, UK
noelaroibas.com | @noelaroibas

Olivia Obineme — Baltimore, MD + Chicago, IL, USA
oliviaiobineme.com | @viewsbyo

Parisa Azadi — Tehran, Iran
parisaphotography.com | @parisa_images

Rose Ajegwu — Bowie, MD + Boston, MA, USA
roseajegwu.com | @oorganicsoul

Saba Rehman — Mardan, Pakistan
nexttvc.com/author/sabarehman

Saiyna Bashir — Islamabad, Pakistan
saiynabashirphoto.com | @saiynabashirphoto

Shayma Idris — Khartoum, Sudan
shaymaidris.wordpress.com | @shaymaidris

Soheila Sanamno — Tabriz, Iran
soheilasanamno.com | @soheilasanamno

Terra Fondriest — St. Joe, AR, USA
terrafondriest.com | @terrafondriest

Tolani Alli — Ibadan, Nigeria
tolanialli.com | @tolanialli

Verónica G. Cárdenas — McAllen, TX, USA
veronicagabriela.com | @veronica_g_cardenas

Wai Hnin Tun — Yangon, Myanmar
waihnintun.com

Yen Duong Do Bao — Hanoi, Vietnam
duoyen.com | @duoyen

2018-2019 Women Photograph Mentors:

PHOTOGRAPHER MENTORS:
Adriana Zehbrauskas
Jenn Ackerman
Laylah Barrayn
Lynn Johnson
Michaela Skovranova
Natalie Keyssar
Nichole Sobecki
Nicole Tung
Nina Berman
Sophia Allison
Veronica Sanchis

PHOTO EDITOR MENTORS:
Bernadette Tuazon, CNN
Christy Havranek, Huff Post
Danielle Scruggs, Independent
Elaine To, Bloomberg Businessweek
Emily Jan, The Atlantic
Jehan Jillani, The Guardian
Kainaz Amaria, Vox
Kathryn Cook Pellegrin, ICRC
Nicole Fruge, San Francisco Chronicle
Nicole Werbeck, NPR
Thea Traff, TIME