Here we go! We recently had our first #rufmentee #rufmentor catch up and we are excited about our third year running this program! Welcome everyone! Stay tuned for more news.

#RUFmentee, Kayla Isomura, documentary photographer and journalist based in Vancouver. Kayla’s interest in storytelling has been largely influenced by their family’s story of displacement and intergenerational trauma and focus on intersections of race,gender, queerness +class

Year 3 of Canadian BIPOC PJ Mentors. Our core mandate is to increase diversity and inclusion in newsrooms and photojournalism in Canada. Zoom in and see all the talented people.

Exciting news: our photojournalism fellowship is back for round three! Applications are open now through Sept. 11 for participants in Canadian BIPOC PJ Mentors’s 2023 mentorship program. Go here to learn more: thenarwhal.ca/2023-bipoc-pho…

Meet #RUFmentor, Alicia Wynter, photographer based out of the Waterloo specializing in sports, portrait and editorial photography. She has worked with Chatelaine, Maclean's, Globe & Mail, and CBC News, to name a few.

“Small plot, big veg: city gardeners are growing food at home” #photoessay by 2020 #RUFmentee Ramona Leitao for The Narwhal. thenarwhal.ca/city-gardening…

Photos by #RUFmentor Carlos Osorio for @canadianpress. “Millions of bees buzzed on a Burlington Road after a truck transporting them swerved, and hives tumbled onto the road. Local beekeepers from the area arrived to help get most of the bees back into their hives. “

#rufmentee Yvonne Lau is a feature and news journalist reporting on the intersection of business and society with an eye on China and Russia. She has covered China’s tech crackdown and Russia’s fallout from its war on Ukraine as a writer for Fortune.

Congratulations to Room Up Front director Josh Su for helping produce his first feature! We hope you check out the World Premiere on Oct. 10. Details below!

Work by #rufmentee @katkycheng for The Globe and Mail: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Please welcome #RUFMentee Galileo Cheng a photojournalist in the diaspora from Hong Kong to Vancouver. He has taken photos of protests and social activism since 2007.

Did some meaningful work last year that got published for the new year! My first photojournalism piece for The Narwhal on how two Anishinaabeg farmers are strengthening Flemo & Scarborough! Many thanks to Denise Balkissoon & Michelle Cyca for helping me bring this story to life.

I’ve been more on the workflow and less on the feeds over the months, sharpening my own skills for a new season of storytelling. #raptors905 #mississauga #sauga #nba #nbagleague #baketball #hoops #sony #sonycanada #a9 #sports #photojournalism

Under the transmission towers of Malvern and Flemingdon Park, Indigenous agricultural knowledge is being shared with communities that need fresh food. Recent article in The Narwhal by #RURmentee Sid Naidu thenarwhal.ca/hydro-fields-i…

A great opportunity for early stage Indigenous photojournalists. Please repost this and pass this on.

Yay! Congrats to two past mentees of our Canadian BIPOC PJ Mentors on their nominations in the Canadian Association of Journalists awards. @katkycheng in the photojournalism category for work in The Narwhal and Aaron Hemens in Truth and Reconciliation category for work at IndigiNews.

Congrats to Lucy Lu and ewokspock two of our Canadian BIPOC PJ Mentors mentors nominated for National Magazine Awards 🇨🇦 in the photojournalism category.

So far we count ten Canadian photographers (or hired by Canadian publishers) at the Olympics. 3 are women. One of the women is indigenous. Help us change these numbers for the next Olympics by creating opportunities and mentorship. Our country is made greater by diverse voices.

Application deadline for our 2025 program is May 4th. Please spread the word. In the program Mentors will share their experiences and knowledge along with constructive critiques. Mentees will also be active participants, identifying learning goals, & contributing to discussions.

Apply for our 2025 Photojournalism Mentorship Program. Deadline is May 4th RoomUpFront.ca