Women By Women 2020
The first Women By Women exhibition opened in 2020, featuring women photographers from Uganda, DRC Congo, Guatemala and South Africa. The images celebrated women who were trailblazers in their communities, whether they were successful business owners, women’s rights campaigners or politicians.
The exhibition launched at the gallery@oxo in the Oxo Tower, London and during the opening night, there was a panel discussion about photography and the representation of women and girls living in poverty. The panel was made up of women who had contributed to tackling gender inequality through their work, including photographer Esther Mbabzi; Bette Lynch, ex-director of Photography News Getty Images; Fiona Shields, Head of Photography at the Guardian; Srabani Sen OBE, Founder of Full Colour leadership consultancy and Taahra Ghazi, Deputy Director of Communications at ActionAid UK.
Morena Perez Joachin, Guatemala
As a photojournalist, Morena Perez often focuses her work on women and indigenous towns in her home country. She is dedicated to documenting issues related to indigenous movements, environmental defense, migration and gender. Morena has been exhibited in Guatemala, Spain and Chile and has worked with the German Press Agency (DPA).
Esther Mbabazi, Uganda
Documentary photographer Esther Mbabazi uses her work to explore changing conditions on the African continent, focusing on the social, economic, physical and emotional aspects of daily life. She is a National Geographic Explorer, Everyday Africa Contributor and Magnum Foundation Photography and Social Justice Fellow. Her work has been published in The New York Times, TIME Magazine, National Geographic, The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.
Miora Rajaonary, South Africa
Miora Rajaonary looks at social issues and identities in contemporary Africa through her work. She has been named one of the ten emerging photographers to watch by I-D Magazine and has been featured in publications like the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Vogue US. Miora is also a regular contributor to Everyday Africa and won First Prize in the Addis Foto Fest Portfolio Review, sponsored by National Geographic in December 2018.
Pamela Tulizo, Democratic Republic of Congo
Originally a journalist, Pamela Tulizo now works primarily as a documentary photographer. She has led two exhibitions in Goma, both focusing on women and most recently captured images of her country’s Ebola outbreak for Agence France-Presse (AFP). Photography is one of the ways she communicates with her community and the world.
Morena Perez Joachin, Guatemala
As a photojournalist, Morena Perez often focuses her work on women and indigenous towns in her home country. She is dedicated to documenting issues related to indigenous movements, environmental defense, migration and gender. Morena has been exhibited in Guatemala, Spain and Chile and has worked with the German Press Agency (DPA).
Esther Mbabazi, Uganda
Documentary photographer Esther Mbabazi uses her work to explore changing conditions on the African continent, focusing on the social, economic, physical and emotional aspects of daily life. She is a National Geographic Explorer, Everyday Africa Contributor and Magnum Foundation Photography and Social Justice Fellow. Her work has been published in The New York Times, TIME Magazine, National Geographic, The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.
Miora Rajaonary, South Africa
Miora Rajaonary looks at social issues and identities in contemporary Africa through her work. She has been named one of the ten emerging photographers to watch by I-D Magazine and has been featured in publications like the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Vogue US. Miora is also a regular contributor to Everyday Africa and won First Prize in the Addis Foto Fest Portfolio Review, sponsored by National Geographic in December 2018.
Pamela Tulizo, Democratic Republic of Congo
Originally a journalist, Pamela Tulizo now works primarily as a documentary photographer. She has led two exhibitions in Goma, both focusing on women and most recently captured images of her country’s Ebola outbreak for Agence France-Presse (AFP). Photography is one of the ways she communicates with her community and the world.
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