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The Essentials
Interviews and presentations with the 8 contributors of The Essentials, free to watch in the PhotoWings Media Archive.
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The Essentials: Finding Project Support with Danielle Villasana
Danielle Villasana will share tips on preparing grant applications for new or ongoing projects. She’ll cover the do’s and don'ts as well as various funding organizations within the visual media industry. This video is part of The Essentials, a series of online classes presented by The Everyday Projects and Black Women Photographers. You can find the whole series here: everydayprojects.org/webinars
1:36:08Now playingThe Essentials: Finding Project Support with Danielle VillasanaDanielle Villasana
1:13:45The Essentials: Building a Narrative with Kiana Hayeri
1:23:58The Essentials: Honing Your Skills with Nicky Woo
1:23:23The Essentials: Be Your Own Manager with Yagazie EmeziYagazie Emezi
1:24:07“Building Your Career” with Sarahbeth Maney and Sarah WaiswaSarah Waiswa, Sarahbeth Maney
1:22:50The Essentials: Expanding Your Vision with Yagazie EmeziYagazie Emezi
1:21:57The Essentials Season 3: “SO YOU GOT AN ASSIGNMENT, NOW WHAT: THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S PERSPECTIVE” WITH ANNIE FLANAGAN
1:31:31The Essentials Season 3: “DO NO HARM: ETHICS” WITH CHERISS MAY
1:12:39The Essentials Season 3: “FROM PITCHING TO PUBLICATION” WITH HANNAH REYES MORALES
1:14:52The Essentials Season 3: “Supporting your Long-term Vision” with James Rodríguez
1:49:17The Essentials Season 3: “The Hustle is Real: Self-promotion and Side Gigs” with Josué Rivas and Tasneem AlsultanJosue Rivas
1:16:13The Essentials Season 3: “NAVIGATING THE INDUSTRY” WITH M’HAMMED KILITO
1:15:19The Essentials Season 3: “Book-making Demystified: from Start to Finish” with Gabriella Angotti-Jones and Smita SharmaSmita Sharma
1:13:26The Essentials 2023 | Beyond the Headlines with María Magdalena Arréllaga
1:18:25The Essentials 2023 | Juggling Photography and Parenthood with Zakiyyah Woods
1:11:47The Essentials 2023 | Working with and in Community with Maheder Haileselassie
1:19:52The Essentials 2023 | From Photography to Filmmaking with Janet Jarman
1:18:25The Essentials 2023 | Thinking Outside the Editorial Box with Lynsey Weatherspoon
1:07:04The Essentials 2023 | Tackling Editing - From Assignments to Projects with Saiyna Bashir
1:13:35The Essentials 2023 | Breaking Into The Industry + Creating a Lasting Career with Marie D. De Jesús
1:14:30Exploring the Risks of AI with Tara PixleyTara Pixley
1:15:18Creating, Funding, and Sustaining Long-term Documentary Work with Etinosa Yvonne
1:12:26Covering news topics through a sensitive—and prepared—lens with Taiwo Aina
1:19:26The Essentials: The Anatomy of a Story by Andrea WiseAndrea Wise
1:24:07“Building Your Career” with Sarahbeth Maney and Sarah WaiswaSarah Waiswa, Sarahbeth Maney
1:23:15The Essentials: “Managing Risk, Safety, and Trauma as a Journalist” with Alison Baskerville and Tara PixleyTara Pixley
1:22:50The Essentials: Expanding Your Vision with Yagazie EmeziYagazie Emezi
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