Three Daily Monitor photojournalists shine at the annual Uganda Press Photo Awards
Daily Monitor photojournalists Dominic Bukenya, Abubaker Lubowa and Colleb Mugume who won awards at 2016 UPPA.
What you need to know:
- The competition was judged by a panel of international jurors including photographers, photo editors and curators working in the region and internationally.
- The 2016 UPPA awards were sponsored by Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA), the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, TOTAL, Feature Story News and Definition Africa.
Last Thursday, three Daily Monitor journalists were awarded at the fifth edition of the Uganda Press Photo Award (UPPA) competition. The event was held at the Uganda Museum where the winners’ exhibition was unveiled.
The photojournalists are Abubaker Lubowa, Dominic Bukenya and Colleb Mugume.
Lubowa won the best photo in the story category. He submitted photos of the confrontation between Besigye, his supporters and the police during the election campaign period. Bukenya emerged second in the news photo category. His award winning photo was of Pope Francis looking closely at the sculptures during his visit at Namugongo Martyrs Shrine late last year. Mugume won third place in the best news photo category and his picture was of Besigye’s procession in Mbarara Town towards Election Day.
One of Abubaker Lubowa’s winning shots. Supporters of then presidential aspirant Kizza Besigye taking cover being teargassed. File photo.
Besides certificates, the trio walked away with several gifts including external hard drives, rain coats, t-shirts and caps. In addition, Lubowa also won a power bank and a digital canon camera.
Their images were selected from a shortlist of 24 finalists across seven categories, namely: News, Daily Life, Portrait, Creative, Sport, Nature and story and an overall winner of the competition – the photo of the year.
Award winner: The Pope looking at sculptures at the Namugongo Museum. PHOTO BY DOMINIC BUKENYA
Anna Kucma, the UPPA director, says the awards were established to support and help photojournalism grow as a profession.
“We wanted to give photojournalists a platform to showcase their work in a form of an exhibition,” Kucma says, adding, “Throughout the years, we also started including other things such as workshops, film screenings, and portfolio reviews aimed at helping them grow.”
Award winner: Besigye in Mbarara. PHOTO BY COLLEB MUGUME
The competition was judged by a panel of international jurors including photographers, photo editors and curators working in the region and internationally.
The 2016 UPPA awards were sponsored by Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA), the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, TOTAL, Feature Story News and Definition Africa.
