VII Photo adds four photographers to Mentor programme

VII Photo adds four photographers to Mentor programme The VII Mentor Program was launched three years ago to help young and emerging photographers build and polish the necessary skills to expand their professional practice. He believes that his youth and curiosity drive him to pick up themes which are easily and often overlooked. El-Tantawy, which was featured in BJP last year, splits her time between London and Cairo, where she has been extensively working since the revolution. "Between 2008-2009 she covered the Midwest region of the United States focusing on local politics, the financial crisis and social issues with The New York Times as a primary client," says VII. Franko, who's based in Slovenia, will be mentored by Christopher Morris. The four photographers will join Giovanni Cocco, Mikolaj Nowacki and Sim Chi Yin, who were selected for the VII Mentor Program last year. Franko, a documentary photographer born in Slovenia in 1993, has explored domestic and international social issues, "often touching on the loss of traditional values in the modern world," says VII in a statement. She will be mentored by VII Photo member Ed Kashi. Ahmed, who will be mentored by John Stanmeyer, "feels compelled to use photography to document the constant changes and impact the collective state of mind of the people," says the agency. In 2011 she was awarded a Fulbright fellowship in photography to return to Azerbaijan. Rivkin will be mentored by Ron Haviv. She started her career as a print journalism intern at the Associated Press in Madrid in 2007, and later spent time developing several photography projects in Ethiopia and her hometown of Chicago. from Pathshala, the South Asian Media Academy, with his final semester conducted abroad at the Danish School of Media and Journalism. "VII will even like to take this opportunity to wish photographers Peter DiCampo, Erin Trieb and Tanyth Berkeley great success in the future following their completion of the Mentor Program," says a VII spokesman. VII Photo adds four photographers to Mentor programme Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 09/06/2012