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Please welcome #RUFMentee Galileo Cheng a photojournalist in the diaspora from Hong Kong to Vancouver. He has taken photos of protests and social activism since 2007.

#rufmentee Yvonne Lau is a feature and news journalist reporting on the intersection of business and society with an eye on China and Russia. She has covered China’s tech crackdown and Russia’s fallout from its war on Ukraine as a writer for Fortune.

Photos by #RUFmentor @carlososorio for @canadianpress. “Millions of bees buzzed on a Burlington Road after a truck transporting them swerved, and hives tumbled onto the road. Local beekeepers from the area arrived to help get most of the bees back into their hives. “

Meet #RUFmentor, @awynterphotos, photographer based out of the Waterloo specializing in sports, portrait and editorial photography. She has worked with Chatelaine, Maclean's, Globe & Mail, and CBC News, to name a few.

#RUFmentee, Kayla Isomura, documentary photographer and journalist based in Vancouver. Kayla’s interest in storytelling has been largely influenced by their family’s story of displacement and intergenerational trauma and focus on intersections of race,gender, queerness +class

Here we go! We recently had our first #rufmentee #rufmentor catch up and we are excited about our third year running this program! Welcome everyone! Stay tuned for more news.

Community members @jstntng and @katkycheng waiting to photograph President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau's joint press conference in Ottawa this past March. #rufmentee #roomupfront #rufmentor

#RUFMentor Jessica Lee’s photo of Charlie Bittern for the Winnipeg Free Press won in the portrait category at this year's National Pictures of the Year (@NPAC_APPC ) awards.

We are proud to announce five photographers associated with our program have won first place honours at the News Photographer Association of Canada's National Pictures of the Year  awards this year. npac.ca/2023/05/2022-nationa…