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Massimo Berruti (1979) is documentary photographer, university lecturer and researcher collaborating with international media such as National the Geographic and the New York Times. As a documentary photographer, he is strongly involved in geopolitical and social dynamics, which he addresses through a deep humanist approach. Professional since 2005, he has been honoured with numerous international awards such as the W. Eugene Smith grant Fellowship, 2 WPP awards, the Carmignac Grant and a VISA D’Or award, among many others. His images have been exhibited at international festivals such as VISA POUR L’IMAGE, Le Rencontres d’Arles and PARIS PHOTO. His images are a permanent part of the Carmignac collection, the MAXXI museum in Rome and the Farnesina Collection. He is one of the Founding Members of MAPS collective, gathering world renowned artists and creatives looking to push the boundaries of storytelling.

2023 Mentor John Trotter A native of Missouri, I worked as a newspaper photojournalist for fourteen years, on stories large and small, local and international. I photographed people and events ranging from local high school athletes to national political conventions and documented the United States’ military interventions in Panama, Haiti and Somalia. Then, on a

2023 Mentor Sangsuk Sylvia Kang “Sangsuk Sylvia Kang is a photographer, journalist, and Photo Editor at TIME Magazine. From Seoul and based in New York City, Sylvia has served as a juror for World Press Photo, NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism, British Journal of Photogaphy’s Portrait of Humanity awards, and most recently, TIME’s first photography contest

2023 Mentor Sanjit Das Sanjit Das is a photo editor with Bloomberg News. Sanjit assigns photographic assignments in the Southeast Asia region, co-curates the Bloomberg website and collaborate with reporters, editors and multi-disciplinary photographers. Prior to working as a photo editor, Sanjit worked as a freelance photographer and was represented globally by Panos Pictures. He

2023 Mentor Cédric Gerbehaye Cédric Gerbehaye is a Belgian documentary photographer born in Brussels in 1977 and a founding member of MAPS Agency. He is the author of the books Congo in Limbo, Land of Cush, Sète#13 and D’entre eux.. His work received several international recognitions (The Olivier Rebbot Award from the Overseas Press Club of America,

2023 Mentor Shah Zaman Baloch Shah Zaman is an independent freelance filmmaker, photographer and the Founder/Director of Pakistan Photo Festival. Former  resident of at Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto Italy, won an award at Asian film academy at Busan international film festival South Korea, wiki heritage, work screened at Cannes short film corner France. 

2023 Mentor Asim Rafique Asim worked as a photojournalist & documentary photographer for 18 years. He is the recipient of the aftermath grant, a Fulbright scholarship, and an open society fellowship. He is currently working on his Ph.D.