Joburgers with a camera or smartphone are being invited to document the city as they experience it on 3 October.
Johannesburg, South Africa (01 October 2026) – What does Johannesburg look like through your eyes?
That’s the question behind 24 Hour Jozi, a new city-wide photography challenge inviting Joburgers to capture the city over 24 hours on Saturday, 3 October 2026.
The project forms part of the international 24HourProject, which sees photographers around the world document their cities from midnight to midnight, sharing one photograph for every hour they take part.
And this year, Johannesburg gets to tell its own story.
The invitation is open to everyone. All from professional photographers and students to street photographers and anyone armed with a smartphone. Participants can photograph their neighbourhood, workplace, street or favourite corner of the city, whether they take part for an hour or commit to the full 24.
The brief is to show Jozi as it really lives.
That could mean the first taxi leaving a rank, a market opening for the day, a night-shift worker heading home, music spilling onto a street or a familiar Johannesburg scene that says something about life in the city.
Jozi My Jozi says the project is about putting the camera into the hands of the people who experience the city every day.
“Jozi is too often described by people looking at it from the outside,” says Jozi My Jozi visitor and creative economy catalyst Dawn Robertson. “This project puts the camera in the hands of the people who live here.”
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This year, the whole city is invited to get involved.
There will also be curated photography crews exploring areas including Fordsburg, Marshalltown, Jeppestown, Braamfontein, Hillbrow, Maboneng, Kwa Mai Mai and Soweto, guided by people with strong connections to each area.
Founded in 2012, the global 24HourProject has involved more than 40 000 photographers across 112 countries. The 2026 edition is also supporting Action Against Hunger.
Jozi My Jozi plans to curate selected submissions into a 24-image collection, an online gallery and an exhibition at Market Photo Workshop next year.
Registration is free via the international 24HourProject website.
So, charge your phone, grab your camera and get ready to show the world your Jozi.
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