Uganda Press Photo

Author: Uganda Press Photo

The Uganda Press Photo Award (UPPA) is an annual competition for photojournalists and photographers who work hard and sometimes take great risks so the rest of us can stay informed about what is happening. The award’s aim is to promote the best of today’s photojournalism in Uganda, supporting visual literacy as well as encouraging a new generation of photographers.

Climate crisis Covid-19 Culture Top story

By Uganda Press Photo
December 3, 2021
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From untold LGBT+ stories to water everywhere: photos from East Africa

Last year, a deathly virus stopped the world in its tracks. Things may be moving a little (cautiously) now, but the pandemic is still with us. ...

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Climate crisis Covid-19 Kenya Society Uganda

By Uganda Press Photo
November 5, 2020
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Plastic, politics and the pandemic: Photographs from East Africa

In a year still blighted by a raging pandemic, shuttered cities, political upheavals and citizen discontent, photography continues to be an important window into how our ...

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East Society

By Uganda Press Photo
November 1, 2019
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From young lovers to old customs: Stunning photographs from East Africa

Stories from East Africa this year have often enraptured the rest of the continent and the world at large. For their scale, shock value, and capacity ...

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