Masterclass West Africa, a satellite masterclass of the World Press Photo Foundation came to a close on Sunday 12, 2017, after five days of extensive training and workshop for 12 of the region’s most talented emerging visual journalists. The class which took place in Accra, Ghana, had 12 participants, four women and eight men, selected from five West African countries. Here are some of the photos shared by participants from their ongoing projects. Through this photographic journey, I intend to rediscover my origins as well as developing a visual archive of Kouy,” says photographer, Bitibaly. And when the child is born, its hair must not be cut to avoid the wrath of ‘Olokun’.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 14, 2017 09:40 UTC