The Everyday Projects 2024 Year in Review
2024 was a great year for The Everyday Projects. We produced our fifth season of The Essentials, our fifth exhibition at World Press Photo in Oldenburg, Germany, and partnered with NPR on three published photo stories. On top of that, we grew our community of phenomenal photographers, who continue to create images that challenge stereotypes all over the world!
A couple holding hands on Pocitos Beach (1/22/16, in Montevideo, Uruguay), by Gustavo Minas — published on NPR March 19, 2024
We partnered with Black Women Photographers and PhotoWings for Season 5 of The Essentials
This year’s teachers and hosts of The Essentials. Top row from left: Bethany Mollenkof, Haruka Sakaguchi, Corinne Chin, Etinosa Yvonne, Tara Pixley, Danese Kenon, Stacy Kranitz, and Andrea Wise and hosts, Polly Irungu and Danielle Villasana.
Hosted over the course of one weekend in October, The Essentials was the perfect place for emerging and experienced storytellers to learn more about how to hone their skills and successfully navigate the industry. We were fortunate to work with some incredible visual storytellers who shared their knowledge and experiences on creating a sustainable practice, engaging with community through photography, working together as editors and photographers, creating and funding long-term documentary work, and more. Hundreds of people joined us from around the world, and teachers included Bethany Mollenkof, Haruka Sakaguchi, Corinne Chin, Etinosa Yvonne, Tara Pixley, Danese Kenon, Stacy Kranitz, and Andrea Wise. The workshops were hosted by Polly Irungu and Danielle Villasana.
A huge thank you to our partners Black Women Photographers and PhotoWings for another successful season! You can now watch all classes from all seasons on our website, with subtitles available in English, French, and Spanish.
NPR Collaborations
Emilia Lopez hands her 2-year-old son, Jose, a bowl of eggs while he plays on the living room couch of their apartment in Houston. A caretaker to seven children — five of her own, plus two from other family members — Lopez relies on donations from churches and food banks to feed them all. Danielle Villasana for NPR, published October 18, 2024
In an ongoing partnership with NPR, The Everyday Projects asked our contributors to use images to tell stories about subjects as diverse as malnutrition and happiness.
What's it like to raise young children when there's not enough nutritious food to eat? NPR enlisted photographers from The Everyday Projects in nine cities around the globe to capture images and reflections from families struggling to get three healthy meals on the table each day.
Karen Sanabria and her son, Joshua Kaed, at the patio entrance of their apartment. She always strives to play with her son. Yolanda Escobar Jiménez for NPR, published October 18, 2024
In another NPR collaboration, contributors shared scenes that capture a sense of happiness and well-being, from small uplifting moments to big bursts of joy. These included photos of former child soldiers playing soccer, of finding inspiration by listening to the blues, of teen girls in Ukraine blissfully jumping on a trampoline, and of an older couple's moment of togetherness.
Left to right: Ukrainian girls on a trampoline; an Egyptian child on a swing; dancing to the blues in a Mississippi juke joint. Amnon Gutman, Fatma Fahmy, and Rory Doyle for NPR — published October 18, 2024
We worked with World Press Photo for an exhibit in Oldenburg, Germany
For the fourth year in a row, The Everyday Projects worked with World Press Photo to create a special show in Oldenburg Castle. The exhibit highlighted how communities around the world are demonstrating resilience and innovation in the face of climate change. Photographers in the exhibit were Ngadi Smart (@ngadismart), Veejay Villafranca (@vjvillafranca), Smita Sharma (@smitashrm), Mette Lampcov (@mettelampcov), Sarah Waiswa (@lafrohemien), Lauren Owens Lambert (@lauren.o.lambert), and James Rodríguez (@mimundo_org).
Photo by Ngadi Smart
Help our community continue to grow
Our global movement continues to grow, and this year photographers in our community worked with some of the world’s most prominent media outlets, exhibited their work widely, won major awards, and so much more. Most importantly, our community of more than 400 journalists continued to work to change the way we tell stories, combating harmful misperceptions and rising above persistent inequality.
If you'd like to support us in 2025 as we continue our mission, please consider a tax-deductible donation by clicking below! Donations of $50 or more come with a one-of-a-kind tote bag, made in partnership with Zuri and featuring an image by Everyday Africa photographer Yagazie Emezi!
And we want to say a very special thanks to our friends at PhotoWings, who partnered with us on our educational curriculum and a new season of "The Essentials" with Black Women Photographers.
