PhotoWings Education Partnership: Photoville EDU
Building on 3 years of collaboration with educators to develop lesson plans inspired by photography projects, the United Photo Industries x PhotoWings Education Partnership provides Artist Talks, FENCE Education Guides, and Lesson Plans, designed to engage young people with photography. Photoville collaborates closely with artists and educators in developing these resources.
Sarah Blesener – PhotoWings Interview
Multi-award winning photographer Sarah Blesener tells us the story behind her project, Toy Soldiers, which deals with concepts of “patriotism” and “nationalism” in Russia and United States via military training camps for youth. She goes through the process of developing, researching, and documenting the year long endeavor. She recently was awarded the prestigious CatchLight...
John Moore:
When a Photo Goes Viral
In this video, John Moore tells us the story of his World Press Photo Award winning photograph of Honduran toddler Yanela Sanchez crying, as her mother, Sandra Sanchez, is detained by a U.S. border patrol agent. The photograph became a lightning rod in debates about U.S. immigration policy, and John reflects on the afterlives of the photograph on social media and the new ways images are disseminated and...
Nichole Sobecki on Self-Care
Award-winning photojournalist Nichole Sobecki has been on assignment in conflict zones around the world, bearing witness to a variety of difficult situations and harrowing events. We sat down for a conversation with Sobecki at the 2019 Foundry Photojournalism Workshop, and in this video, she describes some of the techniques and practices she has developed to deal with the trauma that comes along with such...
Alyssa Adams on The Eddie Adams Archive
Photo editor Alyssa Adams co-founded the now legendary Eddie Adams Workshop with her late husband, award-winning photojournalist Eddie Adams, in 1988. Since his passing, Alyssa has become the archivist of Eddie’s body of work and related ephemera. In this video, she gives us a look behind the scenes into the painstaking, crucial work that goes into organizing Eddie’s photographic archive so future...
Outreach Spotlight:
Eddie Adams Workshop
The Eddie Adams Workshop is an intense four-day gathering of the top photography professionals, along with 100 carefully selected students. The photography workshop is tuition-free, and the students are chosen based on the merit of their portfolios. PhotoWings is a proud supporter of Eddie Adams Workshop, and has created a series of twenty reflective interviews with the renowned faculty and...
Archiving Images: History’s Primary Sources
From websites like Photobucket to apps like Instagram, the digital age has seen an extraordinary explosion in everyday photography, but are we archiving these images appropriately for posterity? In this video, award-winning photographers Victor Blue, Mary Calvert, Ed Kashi, Laura Roumanos, Camille Seamen, and Adriana Zehbrauskas help us understand the importance of taking care with our photographic...
Preserving Photographs: Family Albums and Professional Archives
Photojournalists MaryAnne Golon, Annie Griffiths, and Maggie Steber are known for their award-winning work and illustrious careers—in this video, we get a small peak into their personal lives as they discuss how, even to veteran photographers, some of the most important photos they have are the ones in their family albums.
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Reasons To Care About Family Albums
PhotoWings Founder and President Suzie Katz shares a personal story about discovering a lost family treasure nestled in her old family photo albums. The experience reminded her of the importance of caring for our...
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PhotoWings + AshokaU Webinar — Self-Discovery and Changemaking Through Photography
PhotoWings has partnered with AshokaU to produce a free webinar, Advancing Changemaking Skills Through Photography: Self-Discovery Through Photography. With this webinar, participants gain valuable skills to use...
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Louie Schwartzberg – Learning Through Gratitude
Louie Schwartzberg is an award-winning producer, director and...
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Outreach Spotlight: 2019 CatchLight Visual Storytelling Summit
The 2019 CatchLight Visual Storytelling Summit, an immersive...
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Visual Storytelling – Foundry Photojournalism Workshop
At the 2015 Foundry Photojournalism Workshop, eight renowned instructors spoke...
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Victor Blue: Pictures and Words
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Foundry Photojournalism Workshop
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Edward Echwalu – A Photographer’s Motivation
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John Stanmeyer – Story Behind the Photograph
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Watch: PhotoWings + Ashoka U InSights Grantees
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Creative Collaboration – Blue Earth Alliance
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Maggie Steber: In Conversation with Claire Rosen and The Secret Garden – Foundry 2015
Acclaimed photographer and journalist Maggie Steber shares a poignant Q&A...
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Sharing the power of photography around the world
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Andrea Bruce – Lessons in the Field
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City Metro: Jamel Shabazz’s ode to New York’s Subway
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The American photographer’s new photo book brings together images spanning over 30 years, capturing the beauty of his city’s many communities"Allen Wheatcroft’s first monograph, shot between 2014 - 2018, sees him shooting the physical bustle of urban spaces – capturing the flow of movement and feeling in cities across the world." #VisualLiteracy #CriticalThinking #Photography #Photojournalism #Storytelling
A visual ode to the body language of modern cities
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Allen Wheatcroft’s first monograph, shot between 2014 - 2018, sees him shooting the physical bustle of urban spaces – capturing the flow of movement."Photo historian Nadya Bair sheds light on the integral role Magnum's women played —as sales agents, writers, editors — in constructing the position of the agency in postwar visual culture" #Photography #Archive #History #Legacy #Storytelling
The Decisive Network – Nadya Bair | Magnum Photos
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On the integral role Magnum's women played —as wives, sales agents, writers, editors — in constructing the position of the agency in postwar visual culture"An exhibition and photobook chart the almost 30-year career of An-My Lê, tracing her distinct approach to visualising conflicts – past and present" #Archive #History #Legacy #Photography #Storytelling
A new perspective on war and conflict
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An exhibition and photobook chart the almost 30-year career of An-My Lê, tracing her distinct approach to visualising conflicts – past and present"The photographer discusses his creative process and the importance of breaking historical cycles of racism, violence, and oppression" #Archive #History #Legacy #CriticalThinking #VisualLiteracy #Photography #Storytelling