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Simon Fidelis Luyenga is a Tanzanian born independent photojournalist and documentary photographer; his work has been featured in publications including Suddeutsche Zeitung, Mail & Guardian, Die Zeit, Rinse and exhibited in Galleries. In 2018 he was awarded a honourable mention in East Africa Photography Award, by Uganda Press Photo Award in Kampala, Uganda. 2015 he was commissioned in an exhibition “Now you see me now you don’t” at the Grand Cinema in Mannheim Germany. 2019 at Kigali Center for photography by Foundry Photojournalism in partnership with VII Academy and 2022 his work was exhibited at Photo Basel. His approach to photography express in depth his fascination of social responsibility, to development and improvement of the society where there is something remarkably challenging. His interest in photography started when working in a gallery, with The Goethe Institut Johannesburg’ since then he has been fascinated with the rhetoric of the images, using his creativity to explore and illuminate the human condition and the world around him. This extends to his interest in theory, documentary and photojournalism. Luyenga attended Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Program at The Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg. He is also a member of World Press Photo’s African Photojournalism Database (APJD) and participant of FoundryPhoto Workshop by VIIACADEMY in Kigali. He believes photography is about the concept and passion; all of his work has a reason, whether to inform, illuminates the cause, make a statement, discuss or argue - but always to provoke a reaction. Luyenga is currently based Tanzania: working in independent projects and a stringer photographer. His intention is to use photography as medium of expression to enlighten problems in a society, hoping in advance to bring about social change.
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Supporters of an opposition party gather in Mwananyamala, Dar es Salaam, in February 2018 to listen to a Member of Parliament (MP) candidate during a re-election campaign. The rally, held in the context of the Kinondoni by-election, was part of a planned march towards the offices of the National Electoral Commission (NEC). As the demonstrators proceeded, police reportedly intervened, firing stun grenades, tear gas canisters, and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. The chaotic confrontation tragically resulted in the death of Akwilina Akwilina, a student at the National Institute of Transport (NIT), who was reportedly hit by a stray bullet while traveling in a public transport bus in the vicinity of the demonstration. Her death sparked widespread outrage and calls for investigations into police conduct.
Photo by Simon Fidelis Luyenga
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Supporters of Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party show their enthusiasm during a Member of Parliament (MP) re-election campaign rally in Kijitonyama, Dar es Salaam, in February 2018. The event was part of the highly contested Kinondoni constituency by-election, which saw intense campaigning from both the CCM and opposition parties. The by-election was called after the previous MP, from the opposition, lost his seat. The CCM, aiming to solidify its parliamentary majority, mobilized its base for the candidate. (Photo by Simon Fidelis Luyenga)
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: University of Johannesburg (UJ) students clash with both South African police and private security forces during a "Fees Must Fall" demonstration on October 10, 2016, as their march to various universities to garner support for free higher education turned violent. Several journalists covering the protests were caught in the conflict and reportedly attacked by security personnel. Photo by Simon Fidelis Luyenga.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supporters gather outside the Constitutional Court during the Nkandla ruling on March 31, 2016, where then-President Jacob Zuma appeared in court facing charges related to a corruption scandal involving upgrades to his private Nkandla residence. Photo by Simon Fidelis Luyenga
