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Is There a Creative Community in Your City We Should Connect With?
If you’re connected to a creative hub, cultural organisation, university, or photography collective and think your city could host an Unpublished Africa Photo Walk, we’d love an introduction.
Unpublished Africa
January 19, 2026
For the past 30 weeks, we’ve shared entry-level opportunities for African visual storytellers, both those created by Unpublished Africa and others curated from across the continent.
The goal is simple: access.
Many creatives miss opportunities not because of a lack of talent, but because they don’t hear about them in time. Information is part of creative infrastructure.
Our focus remains on first opportunities: first exhibitions, first publications, first professional networks as these early steps shape confidence, credibility, and long-term careers.
This year, we’re also expanding our in-person work. If you’re connected to a creative hub, cultural organisation, university, or photography collective and think your city could host an Unpublished Africa Photo Walk, we’d love an introduction.
Most of our Photo Walks are hosted in collaboration with local organisations or Creative Business Studio alumni, reflecting our commitment to community-led, pan-African growth.
Welcome to African Visual Storyteller! Your weekly guide to African photographers, exhibitions, and creative opportunities.
African Visual Storyteller of the Week
@Obey_Obk (Zambia) - "The Hands of Lusaka 2". (Taken During the Unpublished Africa Lusaka Photo Walk.), 2025
Unpublished Africa is on YouTube
Unpublished Africa is now on YouTube. The channel will feature conversations, insights, and practical perspectives on photography, creative work, and the business around it—from the continent and beyond.
Subscribe to stay updated, and start with this video on AI in creative business, which looks at how emerging tools are already shaping the way creatives work and make decisions:
AI in creative business: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvYTYyKshXE
Participants from any Unpublished Africa Photo Walk are invited to submit their images to the Photo Walk Archive.
Upload here: https://photowalk.unpublished.africa/
Other Opportunities:
TFL Green Narratives ( TorinoFilmLab ) - deadline: 19 January
Sanara Producing Workshop – Kisumu ( Nairobi Musical Theatre Initiative ) - deadline: 24 January
Graphic Designer at Gondwana ( Gondwana Kenya ) - deadline: 30 January
The Saint-Louis International Documentary Film Festival ( Saint Louis Docs ) - deadline: 31 January
Africa No Filter- Communications Lead ( Africa No Filter ) - deadline: 1 February
Minority Africa Call for Storytellers ( Minority Africa ) - rolling deadline
Pulitzer Center Grant ( Pulitzer Center ) - rolling deadline
Call For Global Collaborators ( Young Leaders For Arts and Health ) - rolling deadline
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