Simon Fidelis Luyenga, Journaliste Politique et gouvernement à Dar es Salaam

À propos de Simon

Simon Fidelis Luyenga est un photojournaliste indépendant et photographe documentaire né en Tanzanie ; son travail a été publié dans des médias tels que Suddeutsche Zeitung, Mail & Guardian, Die Zeit, Rinse et exposé dans des galeries. En 2018, il a reçu une mention honorable dans East Africa Photography Award, par Uganda Press Photo Award à Kampala, Ouganda. En 2015, il a été commissionné pour l'exposition “Now you see me now you don’t” au Grand Cinema à Mannheim, Allemagne. En 2019 au Kigali Center for photography par Foundry Photojournalism en partenariat avec VII Academy et en 2022 son travail a été exposé à Photo Basel. Son approche de la photographie exprime en profondeur sa fascination pour la responsabilité sociale, pour le développement et l'amélioration de la société lorsque s'y présentent des défis remarquables. Son intérêt pour la photographie a commencé lorsqu'il travaillait dans une galerie, avec The Goethe Institut Johannesburg’ ; depuis, il est fasciné par la rhétorique des images, utilisant sa créativité pour explorer et éclairer la condition humaine et le monde qui l'entoure. Cela s'étend à son intérêt pour la théorie, le documentaire et le photojournalisme. Luyenga a suivi le Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Program au The Market Photo Workshop à Johannesburg. Il est également membre de World Press Photo’s African Photojournalism Database (APJD) et participant au FoundryPhoto Workshop by VIIACADEMY à Kigali. Il estime que la photographie repose sur le concept et la passion ; chacune de ses œuvres a une raison d'être, qu'il s'agisse d'informer, d'éclairer une cause, de faire une déclaration, de susciter le débat ou de soutenir un argument - mais toujours pour provoquer une réaction. Luyenga est actuellement basé en Tanzanie : il travaille sur des projets indépendants et en tant que photographe pigiste. Son intention est d'utiliser la photographie comme moyen d'expression pour éclairer les problèmes d'une société, dans l'espoir d'entraîner à terme un changement social.

Sujets: Politique et gouvernement Société et démographie Arts et culture Dernière minute et actualité générale Environnement et climat
Services: Reportages de fond Photographie Fixing
Langues: anglais swahili

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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, May 4, 2018. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Friday concluded a visit to Dar es Salaam, addressing students at the Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE) and held to a state house where he hold a talks with Tanzanian Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan to bolster bilateral ties. (DPA photo by Simon Fidelis Luyenga)

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Edward Lowassa Waves to Supporters During a Campaign Rally, a former Prime Minister of Tanzania and the CHADEMA (under the UKAWA opposition coalition) presidential candidate for the 2015 Tanzanian general election, waving to supporters while emerging from a vehicle during a campaign event. Behind him, party supporters wave the official flag of CHADEMA (Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo). Photo Simon Fidelis Luyenga

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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: Students from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) clash with private security personnel during a "Fees Must Fall" protest on September 21, 2016, during the 2016, Nationalwide universities protests where clashes occurred, as they marched to various universities to garner support for free higher education. Several journalists covering the demonstrations were also reportedly attacked by security forces. (M&G Photo by Simon LUYENGA.)

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An African National Congress (ANC) supporter, wearing a T-shirt featuring a portrait of President Jacob Zuma and a red beret with a keffiyeh scarf, is seen shouting while standing in a crowd outside the party's Luthuli House headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa on September 5, 2016. Supporters gathered there as a "defend Luthuli House" action in response to planned anti-Zuma protests. Photo: Simon Fidelis Luyenga

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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: Students from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) clash with private security personnel during a "Fees Must Fall" protest on September 21, 2016, during the 2016, Nationalwide universities protests where clashes occurred, as they marched to various universities to garner support for free higher education. Several journalists covering the demonstrations were also reportedly attacked by security forces. Photo by Simon LUYENGA.

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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: University of Johannesburg (UJ) students clash with both South African police and private security forces during a "Fees Must Fall" demonstration on October 10, 2016, as their march to various universities to garner support for free higher education turned violent. Several journalists covering the protests were caught in the conflict and reportedly attacked by security personnel. Photo by Simon Fidelis Luyenga.

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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: Mcebo Dlamini, a prominent leader of the "Fees Must Fall" movement, addresses students at Solomon Mahlangu Hall at Wits University on September 26, 2016, prior to demonstrations. The nationwide student protests continued to escalate, demanding free tertiary education and opposing proposed tuition fee increases at South African higher education institutions.

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JOHANNESBURG: September 5, 2016, supporters of then-President Jacob Zuma, including members of the (ANCYL) African National Congress Youth League and the (MK) Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association, formed a human barricade outside Luthuli House, the ANC's headquarters. Many of the protesters were dressed in military-style camouflage and vowed to protect the building from what they called "sellouts." They were defending the president against a group of anti-Zuma protesters who accused him of being responsible for the ANC's worst electoral performance since the end of apartheid. The August municipal elections saw the party lose control of key metropolitan areas. The anti-Zuma faction cited widespread corruption scandals and a faltering economy as the reasons for their dissatisfaction.

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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Supporters of an opposition party gather in Mwananyamala, Dar es Salaam, in February 2018 to listen to a Member of Parliament (MP) candidate during a re-election campaign. The rally, held in the context of the Kinondoni by-election, was part of a planned march towards the offices of the National Electoral Commission (NEC). As the demonstrators proceeded, police reportedly intervened, firing stun grenades, tear gas canisters, and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. The chaotic confrontation tragically resulted in the death of Akwilina Akwilina, a student at the National Institute of Transport (NIT), who was reportedly hit by a stray bullet while traveling in a public transport bus in the vicinity of the demonstration. Her death sparked widespread outrage and calls for investigations into police conduct. Photo by Simon Fidelis Luyenga

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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Supporters of Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party show their enthusiasm during a Member of Parliament (MP) re-election campaign rally in Kijitonyama, Dar es Salaam, in February 2018. The event was part of the highly contested Kinondoni constituency by-election, which saw intense campaigning from both the CCM and opposition parties. The by-election was called after the previous MP, from the opposition, lost his seat. The CCM, aiming to solidify its parliamentary majority, mobilized its base for the candidate. (Photo by Simon Fidelis Luyenga)

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