Equipping people to harness the power of visual storytelling to spark positive change.
As a global imaging business, we have a responsibility to empower a new generation – helping them to develop their skills, firing their passion for imaging and inspiring them through the power of visual storytelling.
We equip them with the skills, tools and platforms they need to share their stories with the world and create new opportunities both for themselves and others in their communities.
Canon will be attending the UN Festival of Action along with participants from the Young People Programme to demonstrate the power of photography to drive and inspire change.
To show what is needed to make their city safer, teenagers took to Brussels with cameras to tell their stories.
A school in Iraq was destroyed during the Battle of Ramadi. After its rebuild, the students were taught how to tell their story through photography.
Rhino poaching is rife at Kruger National Park, but Wild Shots Outreach is fighting for change by teaching local youngsters to tell stories with cameras.
Imagery can be incredibly powerful. It allows you to connect with an audience and bring people into your world. Watch the following videos to learn about the Young People Programme, which is giving young people a visual voice to talk about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and Miraisha, which supports the establishment of jobs in professional photography and the print sector by upskilling young adults in Africa.
Canon events empower people around the world to create and share the stories that can help them improve their lives and their commnunities.
Lagos, 17-28th September
In collaboration with the School of Art Nigeria, young people enjoy two weeks of training in visual storytelling.
Kenya, TBC
In the Canon Nrb bus – a portable production studio and venue for all kinds of events - Canon trainers offer food photography workshops to grow the next generation of visual artists.
Brussels, 11th October
UN Day of the Girl focuses on recognising girls’ rights and their unique challenges. In Brussels the celebrations include the launch of images from 15 young people on feeling safer in the city.
Uganda, 18-21 October
The Uganda Young Photographer Awards support and celebrate the passion of young people seeking a career in photojournalism, with the chance to win a Canon EOS 1300D kit and an intensive Mentorship Programme.
We partner with the world’s leading photojournalism programmes, where important stories and those responsible for telling them are brought together and celebrated – our aim to shape and inspire the photojournalists of tomorrow.
Canon has been supporting Visa pour l’image, one of the world’s leading photojournalism festivals, for over 30 years. We provide week-long training courses for media students across Europe, to help them tell stories that cover everything from conflict and nature to people and the environment.
Canon has been supporting World Press Photo for 26 years. For 25 of those years, we have sponsored the Joop Swart Masterclass to identify talented visual storytellers. We also provide opportunities for one-year ambassadorships for those who can tell the strongest stories to effect change.