Erika Bojarczuk fell in love with photography at 8 years old the day her father handed her a Pentax K1000, and 20 years later, she hasn’t put a camera down since.

In 2016 Erika graduated with an MSc International Development (Poverty, Inequality and Development) with distinction, from the University of Birmingham and has since moved to Kampala, Uganda to pursue work as both a photographer and practitioner in the international development sector.

Erika has been privileged to work closely with organizations like Xavier Project, an NGO focused on providing refugees in East Africa with quality education, and Marom Uganda, a vibrant community of young Ugandan Jews, during her time living in East Africa.

Erika is passionate about photographing people in an ethical and empathetic way and is an eager supporter of efforts to change existing harmful colonial narratives about life in African countries. A big part of that is taking a step back and handing the camera to someone with the lived experience to tell the right stories. As a trained facilitator of participatory photography, Erika has the skill, knowledge and enthusiasm to help you to develop a participatory photography project of your own.

Photo by Dawn Fletcher-Park