Anne Wilkes Tucker – WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY
Ten years in the making, WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath premiered at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (MFAH) on Veteran’s Day, 2012. After its initial run at MFAH, the exhibition moved to the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles from March 23rd, 2013 to June 2nd, 2013. Through the work of the museum’s renowned curators, this comprehensive exhibition (complete...
Black Tsunami – James Whitlow Delano at Foundry Workshop
Update: Funded! The Black Tsunami Kickstarter exceeded its funding goal, and we look forward to the book’s printing later this year. Presenting at the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop in Chiang Mai, Thailand, instructor James Whitlow Delano showcases his work on the aftermath of the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. These moving photographs document a wounded, yet resilient Japan in the...
Foundry Photojournalism Workshop
Every year, the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop offers a chance to learn from some of the world’s most well respected photojournalists. In 2008, Foundry kicked off in Mexico City and has since been held in a different continent every year. 2013’s Foundry will be held in Sarajevo. Foundry was established to bring a high-caliber workshop to people who otherwise could not attend such events. Students...
Blue Earth Alliance – Collaborations for Cause
Organized by Blue Earth Alliance, the Collaborations for Cause Conference provides an open environment in order to build strong, lasting bridges among creative multimedia storytellers, non-profits, socially responsible corporations and supporting communities. The inaugural retreat kicked off in 2012 in Langley, Washington, and it looks forward to another weekend of strengthening the “collaborative future...
Photographic Thinking Embodied in Inspirational Webinar Submissions – AshokaU + PhotoWings
For the final project of the Self-Discovery and Changemaking Through Photography webinar, participants were asked to examine old images that mean something to them — ones that helped form them into who they are — and then to creatively represent their stories of discovery. Through introspection, research and conversation, participants developed sincere and inspirational projects highlighting their journey...
PhotoWings + AshokaU Webinar — Self-Discovery and Changemaking Through Photography
NOW LIVE — 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 in work and in life, including: communication techniques, gaining trust and access, visual literacy, critical thinking, applied empathy, resilience, ethical considerations,...
Malcolm Daniel
PhotoWings speaks to the Senior Curator in the Department of Photographs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. A respected curator and scholar of photography, Malcolm Daniel has been an integral part of building The Met’s collection for over 16 years. As Senior Curator of the Photography Department, Daniel is presently devoting himself to an in-depth exploration of 19th and early 20th century...
Ken Light: Continuing the Photo Documentary Tradition in the 21st Century
Ripples from the recent economic downturn spread far and wide. Not since the Great Depression have the lives and stories of so many Americans been impacted in the collapse of financial systems. In the 1930’s, Roy Stryker sent out dozens of FSA (Farm Security Administration) photographers across the U.S. to make a permanent record of the times; in the process the FSA helped shape the history of the...
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Anne Wilkes Tucker – WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY
Ten years in the making, WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath premiered at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (MFAH) on Veteran’s Day, 2012. After its initial run at MFAH, the exhibition moved...
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Black Tsunami – James Whitlow Delano at Foundry Workshop
Update: Funded! The Black Tsunami Kickstarter exceeded its funding goal, and we look forward to the book’s printing later this year. Presenting at the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop in Chiang Mai,...
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Foundry Photojournalism Workshop
Every year, the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop offers a chance to learn from some of the world’s most well respected photojournalists. In 2008, Foundry kicked off in Mexico City and has since been held in...
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Blue Earth Alliance – Collaborations for Cause
Organized by Blue Earth Alliance, the Collaborations for Cause Conference provides an open environment in order to build strong, lasting bridges among creative multimedia storytellers, non-profits, socially...
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Photographic Thinking Embodied in Inspirational Webinar Submissions – AshokaU + PhotoWings
For the final project of the Self-Discovery and Changemaking Through Photography webinar, participants were asked to examine old images that mean something to them — ones that helped form them into who they are —...
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PhotoWings + AshokaU Webinar — Self-Discovery and Changemaking Through Photography
NOW LIVE — 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...
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Malcolm Daniel
PhotoWings speaks to the Senior Curator in the Department of Photographs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. A respected curator and scholar of photography, Malcolm Daniel has been an integral part of building The...
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Ken Light: Continuing the Photo Documentary Tradition in the 21st Century
Ripples from the recent economic downturn spread far and wide. Not since the Great Depression have the lives and stories of so many Americans been impacted in the collapse of financial systems. In the 1930’s, Roy...
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Brigitte Carnochan – Reinterpreting Text and Images
Brigitte Carnochan is a well-respected fine art photographer and an articulate educator, currently teaching at Stanford University. In Imagining Then, she shares her uniquely personal story in words and memories...
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Story Behind the Picture: Unintended Consequences from a Gathering of the Russian Intelligentsia
When the subjects of this photograph posed for the camera, they likely never imagined that the resulting picture would ultimately lead to grave consequences for one of them. The portrait shows a group of...
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Watch: Camille Seaman – Personal Inspiration in Photography
In this video, Camille Seaman explores the power of photography through personal terms. In her words, “photography saved my life.” She explains the magic feeling she received from just holding a toy...
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Watch: Maggie Steber – The Value of Family Photo Albums
Maggie Steber has had a long career in photography as a National Geographic photographer, photography editor and teacher, and she is one of our most respected and loved members. She is a “photographer’s...
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LOOK3: Three Days of Peace, Love, and Photography
Doug Nickel, Former Director of the Center for Creative Photography
One of the most respected curators and photo historians of his generation, Doug Nickel likely surprised no one when he landed his position as director of the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) at the University...
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Jane Fulton Alt – Look and Leave: New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina
Photographer Jane Fulton Alt says one of the things she learned from the people of New Orleans is that there is a whole range of human responses to tragedy. Hers was to step out into the dangerously polluted...
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Learn more: US Library of Congress
Sitting in their Washington offices, we tried to get a sense of the collection that illustrates the nation’s (and to some extent, the world’s) history from so many points of view. Given an archive of...
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Bicycles and Bloomers: How Bikes Helped Revolutionize Women’s Lives
Glance at an old photo of a Victorian lady with her bicycle, and you’ll likely notice a mischievous glint in her eye. Until the late 19th Century, women had to rely on men to get around—so that bicycle was...
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Interview: Sandra Phillips, Senior Curator of Photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Sandra Phillips is Senior Curator of Photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, an institution that has supported and collected photography since it opened its doors in 1935. We were interested...
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