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.
Dublin City University – Intergenerational Learning
PhotoWings traveled to Dublin, Ireland to document “Collaborating on Intergenerational Stories,” the PhotoWings & AshokaU InSights grant winning project created for the Intergenerational Learning Programme at DCU. We spoke to ILP staff and participants about the poignant and educational experiences they shared in the project, learning to better connect across generations through personal...
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