About this Service

For emerging photographers, storytellers, and anyone curious about visual truth-telling.

Join internationally recognized photojournalist Yagazie Emezi for a workshop that addresses power and responsibility of visual storytelling. Drawing from years of experience documenting life across Africa; from post-conflict recovery and women’s health to displacement and youth culture, this workshop offers a guided space to explore the ethics, techniques, and emotional intelligence that shape impactful photojournalism.

Whether you're documenting your own community or working abroad, this workshop centers on how to approach stories with care, build trust, and create images that respect the dignity of the people being photographed while carrying narrative depth.

You’ll learn:

How to develop a story beyond the surface.

The ethics of photographing trauma, conflict, and recovery.

Building a business strategy for longevity and working with intention

Navigating the field: preparation, presence, and personal boundaries.

Tips on editing, and sequencing.

This is not just about taking better pictures, it’s about telling stories that matter, and doing so with integrity.

🗓 Dates: August 1st, 23rd and 30th
🕰 Time: 11:00 AM – 2:30PM
📍 Location: Picto, Brooklyn
🌟 Only 7 spots available to keep the group intimate and focused.

About this Lister

I’m a photojournalist and visual artist whose work has taken me across West and Central Africa, documenting the stories of post-conflict recovery, women’s health, displacement, and resilience. My approach is rooted in care, care for the communities I photograph, care for their stories, and care for the ethics of representation.

I am passionate about teaching sharing and my workshop is a safe space for everyone. All are welcome.

Background and Expertise

I have 8 years of experiences as a full-time photojournalist and have covered stories for National Geographic, New York Times, NPR, Al-Jazeera, Vogue, Newsweek, Inc. Magazine, TIME, The Guardian, Washington Post, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Weather Channel, New York Times Magazine and several not-for-profit organizations.

A bit more below:

Yagazie is a recipient of the 2018 inaugural Creative Bursary Award from Getty Images and a 2018 grant from the U.S Consulate General in Lagos for her photographs addressing the reality of sexual violence against women and the vulnerable young in Nigeria. Yagazie was among the 2019 inaugural artists selected for Kehinde Wiley's art residency at Black Rock, Senegal, was 2019 nominee of the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative and the first black African woman to photograph for National Geographic Magazine.

In 2020, she was awarded The National Geographic Storytelling Grant to complete ‘Another Tale By Moonlight’. She was shortlisted for the 2023 Contemporary African Photography Prize and the German Peace Prize for Photography. Yagazie has exhibited her works around the world in various galleries and museums including an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, ‘New Photography’ 2023.