The latest World Press Photo report has been released. It gives us insight into the visual representation of the world and diversity, very important work being done by WPP. “In the last three years, the number of female entrants to the World Press Photo Contest has been 15 percent, and this year it increased ever…
How can photography support political participation?How can women use images to speak directly to power? These were some of the questions explored in AGENCY: VOTE WITH HER—a project co-funded by the European Union (2023–2024) and coordinated by the European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW), with femLENS and local organisations in 14 EU countries. What Was…
This Monday 9th of March we are starting a series of documentary photography workshops with girls aged 17-23 and women aged 40+ in the town of Narva, Estonia – the hometown of femLENS founders Jekaterina Saveljeva and Maria Vesselko. You can read about Narva and its historic complexity that we hope will become visible to…
We were not able to put together an exhibition from the last series of workshops for various reasons, holiday season came upon us and everyone scattered. But the new year is now rolling on at high speed, it’s March and a new workshop is being planned. This time with women with mobility disabilities. We hope to…
We are very happy and grateful for the support we received from Thomson Reuters Poland by providing us with disposable film cameras that our workshop participants will us to create their personal project.
We are pleased to share some exciting news! femLENS, with the support of German embassy in Estonia, is opening a media lab in Narva, Estonia, for the next five months! During these months we will organise: – Documentary photography workshops for all ages – Portfolio reviews for more advanced photographers – Work with family archives…