Mentorship Project

Michelle is an emerging photographer with a focus on creative fashion work. Ebti Nabag is working with them to develop finer control over lighting techniques and editing images into meaningful series.

Sooyeong explores grief and pain through photography, performance and sculpture to speak about human vulnerability and resilience. She is working with Alvin Luong 梁超洪 to perfect her lighting technique while creating a new series of still life work.

Destiny is a Black, queer and disabled multidisciplinary artist, particularly passionate about self-publishing. Through this program, she hopes to incorporate photography basics in her zine work to continue telling the stories of communities closest to her heart. Janice Reid is supporting her learning in the foundations of portraiture.

Grace is a Chinese-Canadian writer, photographer and filmmaker. With mentorship from Michelle Yee, she will expand her visual practice and develop new work that explores our connection to nature and time.

Justin is a Métis portrait photographer and Indigenous storyteller from the community of Swan River, Manitoba. He is a multi-award winning youth advocate who has a passion for advancing reconciliation. Working with Rocio Graham, Justin will focus on professionalizing his practice and developing his personal brand.

As a queer, first-generation filipino, Jenny uses photography as a way to connect with, and learn more about their identity. With mentorship from May Truong, they are developing their storytelling through portrait photography adding onto a portrait series of QTBIPOC friends and folx.

Joel is a documentary photographer with an interest in regenerative agriculture and food production. Joel aims to explore the intricacies of food production in Canada through a multimedia approach. He is working alongside Surendra Lawoti to further understand the technicalities behind the film development process and curation.