Ben Lowy

1:42 Ben Lowy: Power of Photography, Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2013 In conversation at the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop in Sarajevo, Bosnia, photographer Ben Lowy explores the common phrase, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” He goes on to find the essence of photography’s power in the way that photos allow people to share moments and experiences across time. Benjamin Lowy is award winning photographer based in New York City. He received a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis in 2002 and began his career covering the Iraq War in 2003. Since then he has covered major stories worldwide. In 2004 Lowy attended the World Press Joop Swart Masterclass, he was named in Photo District News 30 and his images of Iraq were chosen by PDN as some of the most iconic of the 21st century. Lowy has received awards from World Press Photo, POYi, PDN, Communication Arts, American Photography, and the Society for Publication Design. Lowy has been a finalist for the Oskar Barnak Award, a finalist in Critical Mass, included in Magenta Flash Forward 2007, as well as the OSI Moving Walls 16 exhibit. His work from Iraq, Darfur, and Afghanistan have been collected into several gallery and museum shows, and shown at the Tate Modern, SF MOMA, Houston Center for Photography, Invalides, and Arles. His work from Darfur appeared in the SAVE DARFUR media campaign.In 2012, Lowy was awarded the Magnum Foundation Emergency fund to continue his work in Libya. In the same year, he received the International Center of Photography (ICP) Infinity Award for Photojournalism. Lowy is based in New York City. He is currently editorially represented by Reportage by Getty Images. PhotoWings 1:18 Ben Lowy: Subjects Other Than War, Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2013 Though spending a large portion of his career in conflict journalism, Ben Lowy keeps busy with different kinds of assignments. “I force myself to make images everyday, and I don’t find myself in a war zone everyday.” From the PhotoWings interview at the 2013 Foundry Workshop in Sarajevo, Bosnia. See more interviews with Foundry Workshop Instructors: https://photowings.org/foundry-photojournalism-workshop/ Benjamin Lowy is award winning photographer based in New York City. Lowy has received awards from World Press Photo, POYi, PDN, Communication Arts, American Photography, and the Society for Publication Design. Lowy has been a finalist for the Oskar Barnak Award, a finalist in Critical Mass, included in Magenta Flash Forward 2007, as well as the OSI Moving Walls 16 exhibit. His work from Iraq, Darfur, and Afghanistan have been collected into several gallery and museum shows, and shown at the Tate Modern, SFMOMA, Houston Center for Photography, Invalides, and Arles. His work from Darfur appeared in the SAVE DARFUR media campaign. Lowy is based in New York City. He is currently editorially represented by Reportage by Getty Images. http://www.benlowy.com PhotoWings' mission is to highlight and help facilitate the power of photography to influence the world. We help photography to be better understood, created, utilized, seen, and saved. PhotoWings 2:23 Ben Lowy: The Privilege of Being a Photojournalist, Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2013 PhotoWings and Ben Lowy sat down at the Foundry Workshop in Sarajevo, Bosnia to discuss photography and the ideas around it. During the conversation, Ben speaks about his work in Iraq covering the Sunni Awakening as a privileged moment in his career. Photojournalists capture history as it happens, and Ben Lowy feels honored to have that responsibility. See more interviews with Foundry Workshop Instructors: https://photowings.org/foundry-photojournalism-workshop/ Benjamin Lowy is award winning photographer based in New York City. Lowy has received awards from World Press Photo, POYi, PDN, Communication Arts, American Photography, and the Society for Publication Design. Lowy has been a finalist for the Oskar Barnak Award, a finalist in Critical Mass, included in Magenta Flash Forward 2007, as well as the OSI Moving Walls 16 exhibit. His work from Iraq, Darfur, and Afghanistan have been collected into several gallery and museum shows, and shown at the Tate Modern, SFMOMA, Houston Center for Photography, Invalides, and Arles. His work from Darfur appeared in the SAVE DARFUR media campaign. Lowy is based in New York City. He is currently editorially represented by Reportage by Getty Images. http://www.benlowy.com PhotoWings' mission is to highlight and help facilitate the power of photography to influence the world. We help photography to be better understood, created, utilized, seen, and saved. PhotoWings 1:28 Ben Lowy: Photography can help people understand each other, Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2013 In his PhotoWings interview at Foundry Photojournalism Workshop in Sarajevo, Bosnia, photographer Ben Lowy discusses how photography can bring together unlikely parties. “Maybe it's not the act of photography, as much as the ideas of understanding how people represent things or relate to each other,” he explains. See more interviews with Foundry Workshop Instructors: https://photowings.org/foundry-photojournalism-workshop/ Benjamin Lowy is award winning photographer based in New York City. Lowy has received awards from World Press Photo, POYi, PDN, Communication Arts, American Photography, and the Society for Publication Design. Lowy has been a finalist for the Oskar Barnak Award, a finalist in Critical Mass, included in Magenta Flash Forward 2007, as well as the OSI Moving Walls 16 exhibit. His work from Iraq, Darfur, and Afghanistan have been collected into several gallery and museum shows, and shown at the Tate Modern, SFMOMA, Houston Center for Photography, Invalides, and Arles. His work from Darfur appeared in the SAVE DARFUR media campaign. Lowy is based in New York City. He is currently editorially represented by Reportage by Getty Images. http://www.benlowy.com PhotoWings' mission is to highlight and help facilitate the power of photography to influence the world. We help photography to be better understood, created, utilized, seen, and saved. PhotoWings 5:54 Ben Lowy: What is the “Aesthetic Bridge?” Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2013 Photographer Ben Lowy coined a term for how he conveys meaning to an otherwise uninterested audience— the “aesthetic bridge.” With a media-saturated society, Ben Lowy looks to make stylized images that can still capture attention and tell stories. From the PhotoWings interview at the 2013 Foundry Workshop in Sarajevo, Bosnia. See more interviews with Foundry Workshop Instructors: https://photowings.org/foundry-photojournalism-workshop/ Benjamin Lowy is award winning photographer based in New York City. Lowy has received awards from World Press Photo, POYi, PDN, Communication Arts, American Photography, and the Society for Publication Design. Lowy has been a finalist for the Oskar Barnak Award, a finalist in Critical Mass, included in Magenta Flash Forward 2007, as well as the OSI Moving Walls 16 exhibit. His work from Iraq, Darfur, and Afghanistan have been collected into several gallery and museum shows, and shown at the Tate Modern, SFMOMA, Houston Center for Photography, Invalides, and Arles. His work from Darfur appeared in the SAVE DARFUR media campaign. Lowy is based in New York City. He is currently editorially represented by Reportage by Getty Images. http://www.benlowy.com PhotoWings' mission is to highlight and help facilitate the power of photography to influence the world. We help photography to be better understood, created, utilized, seen, and saved. PhotoWings