{"id":7930,"date":"2026-01-20T12:35:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photo.dmjx.dk\/?p=7930"},"modified":"2026-01-20T12:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:43:18","slug":"new-series-of-dmjx-workshops-in-cairo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photo.dmjx.dk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/new-series-of-dmjx-workshops-in-cairo\/","title":{"rendered":"New series of DMJX-workshops in Cairo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In co-operation with Photopia School of Photography<\/a> and with the support of the Danish Embassy in Cairo, DMJX photojournalism will run an educational programme in Cairo throughout 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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S\u00f8ren Pagter teaching at a previous workshop in Cairo. Photo: Islam Safwat<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Outline of the programme<\/strong>
The programme aims to educate 10\u201312 Egyptian photographers in the language and practice of photojournalism. It consists of four workshops, organized in cooperation with Photopia Cairo throughout 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants will receive structured teaching and work on individual assignments during each workshop. Between the third and fourth workshops, each participant will develop a major final project, supported by individual coaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the fourth and final workshop, all completed stories will be published in a joint magazine, which will be available online on DMJX Photojournalism\u2019s website. Selected spreads from the magazine will also be exhibited in Cairo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants who complete all workshops and submit all assignments will receive an official transcript from DMJX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All emerging and mid-career Egyptian photographers can apply through this link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Structure of the programme<\/strong>

Workshop 1: Portraiture<\/span>
Time: May 2026
Instructor: Mads Greve<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mads Greve teaching at previous DMJX-workshop held in Cairo in 2021. Photo: Islam Safwat<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Workshop 2: Photojournalistic Method<\/span>
Time: June 2026
Instructor: S\u00f8ren Pagter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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S\u00f8ren Pagter editing stories during a workshop in Cairo in 2021. Photo: Islam Safwat<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Workshop 3: Written Journalism
<\/span>Time: August 2026
Instructor: Gitte Luk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gitte Luk giving text feedback at a workshop in Cairo in June 2022. Photo: S\u00f8ren Pagter<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Final project<\/span>
Time: September till November 2026
Coaching during the final project: S\u00f8ren Pagter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workshop 4 (online) – Final Editing & Visual Storytelling <\/span>
Time: November 2026
Instructors: Gitte Luk & S\u00f8ren Pagter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, participants and two of the DMJX instructors will meet in Cairo to prepare the exhibition and launch of the magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibition & magazine launch: End of November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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