Masterclass West Africa, a satellite masterclass of the World Press Photo Foundation sought out to create a workshop for emerging visual journalists to work with masters of photography and hone their skills. This year’s edition held in Ghana over a 5-day extensive training for 12 of the region’s most talented emerging visual journalists. Following the end of the program last weekend, the participants shared some photographs from their ongoing projects.

The Process of Relearning Bodies by Yagazie Emezi

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Photo by Rahima Gambo- Nigeria

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Street preachers by Teresa Meka – Ghana

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A Certain Bed by Eric Gyamfi – Ghana

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Area Boys by Tom Saater – Nigeria

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Modelling Identities by Francis Kokoroko – Ghana

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Dada by Ogungbe Ayobami – Nigeria

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