User:Jeanbizimana

Jean Bizimana started taking photographs when he was just 8 years old. He participated in a photography training programme run by Through the eyes of children, Rwanda Project from 2000-2010. Trained initially by David Jiranek (US) and then by Kristin Ashburn (US), over these ten years he studied both photojournalism and portrait photography.

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As an adult, Jean Bizimana has attended many workshops and participated in international exhibitions with other professional photographers. In November 2013 he participated in a workshop in Kigali organised by Dr Zoe Norridge of King’s College London and facilitated by Andrew Esiebo (Nigeria) and Brendan Bannon (US). Jean Bizimana’s follow-up project from the workshop was given an equipment award for offering the strongest collection of photographs. His work was displayed with Andrew Esiebo’s in the largest gallery room in the 2014 Rwanda in Photographs exhibition in Somerset House, London.

In March 2015 he participated in a workshop in Nairobi Kenya organised by Canon Middle East London and facilitated by Gary Knight, canon Master (Professional photographer, editor and founder of VII PHOTO AGENCY bases in USA and he is the president of the world-press photo award)

In June 2015 he participated in a workshop in Kigali-Rwanda organised by Thomson Reuters foundation and facilitated by Finborr O’ Reilly(The winner of World Press Photo award in 2010)at High Media Council(Rwanda)