MAGHREB PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
MPA 2025 LISTE DES MEMBRES DU JURY
Les travaux photographiques que vous soumettrez au concours photo organisé par « Mahgreb Photography Awards » 2025, seront jugés par un panel de professionels.
Wassyla Tamzali is an Algerian curator and intellectual committed to free and critical art. Founder of Villa Abdellatif in Algiers, she has worked to structure the contemporary art scene in the Maghreb with her humanist and secular vision. Throughout her long and varied career, she has supported several Maghreb artists, particularly women, and continues to advocate for creativity free from dogma. Through her curatorial projects and her positions, she makes art a space for resistance and reflection.
@wassylatamzali
Wassyla_Tamzali
Zola Massela is a multidimensional artist and founder of the Libres Couleur gallery in Aéroville. Passionate about the arts since childhood, he began with improvisational theater and hip-hop before exploring literature. Inspired by Viennese Actionism, he created the concept « Visions Croisées » to bring together artists. Committed to access to art for all, he organizes artistic projects in collaboration with businesses and communities.
@zolanoircharbon
zolamassela
Tunisian curator, designer, and artistic director. A graduate of the Fine Arts School of Tunis, she is the founder of La Maison de la Plage, an art space in La Marsa. There, she promotes emerging artists and leads various creative projects combining art, design, and scenography. Active in Tunisia and internationally, she collaborates with brands and cultural institutions while developing a contemporary aesthetic rooted in Tunisian identity.
@hajerazzouz
www.hajerazzouz.com
Self-taught photographer, living in the United States, specialist in black and white, and member of the artistic direction of Selma's photographic nights. "I prefer to photograph in black and white," says Jackson, because it forces the viewer to look at the essence of an image...its shape, tone, light and shadow...instead of being distracted. by the decorative effects of color.
@fotographz
https://www.fotographz.com/
Beya is a Tunisian-Algerian independent curator. She currently works as a researcher at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). She is involved in various curatorial projects. Recent projects include a series of three exhibitions in 2024 for the Ford Foundation Gallery in New York, the 35th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts, and Publishing Practices #2 at Archive Berlin. Previously, she worked at the contemporary art space SAVVY Contemporary in Berlin.
@beya_othmani
beyaothmani.com
Born in Tunis and influenced by her father's diplomatic career, Lamia studied law and international relations in Geneva and Paris. Immersed in a multicultural environment, she developed a passion for contemporary art. A visionary, she founded an innovative gallery called Musk & Amber, combining Eastern and Western sensibilities, exhibiting unique and daring works by artists from around the world. The gallery is also known for supporting young talent from the Maghreb and Africa.
@lamia.bba
muskandambergallery
A curator with a degree in Art History from the Sorbonne, she specializes in Senegal's artistic heritage, particularly through the medium of coasters. She has worked with prestigious institutions such as the Galerie Cécile Fakhoury and the Centre Pompidou. Passionate about art as a tool for social transformation, she actively supports emerging artists, particularly those of African descent, and promotes authentic visual narratives from the Arab world and North Africa.
@palmyretrm
Galerie Cécile Fakhoury
Creative photographer with eclectic production and artistic director living most of the time in Paris, whose work has already been exhibited in several countries, at the initiative of the MPA and PISPA photo competitions. Souhayl A has been working as an author for years with a very unique photographic writing. He is also the author of a notable monograph, « Gangsta Dating Story ».
@souhayl_a
www.souhayla.com
Photographer and visual artist based in Jeddah, Hanaa specializes in architectural, urban landscape, and fine art photography. A Nikon Ambassador, Hanaa has represented Saudi Arabia at various events and exhibitions around the world. She is also an academic trainer and member of prestigious juries. A pioneer in her field, she has led over 3,000 workshops and actively supports the Arab photography scene.
@hanaa.turkistani
hanaaturkistani.com
Editor-in-chief of OPENEYE, a magazine about which everyone is speaking at the moment and which is dedicated to contemporary photography. In his youth, Philippe attended the classes of Allan Porter - Editor-in-Chief of the legendary magazine Camera - at the University of Basel. He was then Editor-in-chief of many photo magazines and specializes more today in the « Street Photography »
@philippe_litzler
www.openeye.fr
