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Ben Lowy: Power of Photography, Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2013
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Photographer James Whitlow Delano: Impact of Family Photographs, Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2012
With a father who was an avid hobbyist photographer, James Whitlow Delano discusses how looking at his family's photo albums have given him food for thought when considering the value and function of photography. James Whitlow Delano has lived in Asia for 18 years. His work has been awarded internationally: the Alfred Eisenstadt Award (from Columbia University and Life Magazine), Leica’s Oskar Barnack, Picture of the Year International, PDN and others. Delano’s series on Kabul’s drug detox and psychiatric hospital was awarded 1st place in the 2008 NPPA Best of Photojournalism competition for Best Picture Story. His first monograph book, “Empire: Impressions from China” and work from “Japan Mangaland” have shown at several Leica Galleries in Europe. “Empire” was the first ever one-person show of photography at La Triennale di Milano Museum of Art. “The Mercy Project / Inochi” his charity photo book for hospice received the PX3 Gold Award and the Award of Excellence from Communication Arts. His work has appeared in magazines and photo festivals on five continents from Visa Pour L’Image, Rencontres D’Arles; to Noorderlicht. His new iPad book, Black Tsunami (FotoEvidence), documents the Japanese tsunami and nuclear crisis. http://www.jameswhitlowdelano.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.
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Paula Bronstein opens up about the traumatic experiences that many photographers encounter. Speaking only for herself, Paula discusses how she deals with those troubling moments. Paula Bronstein has been working as a photojournalist for close to 30 years and as a senior staff photographer with Getty Images for 10 years. In the Asian region and beyond, she has covered an enormous variety of natural disasters, war – conflict zones, news and features. After September 11, 2001 she was assigned to cover Pakistan and Afghanistan, focusing a lot of attention on Afghanistan over the past decade of war there. Among the many coveted awards, Pulitzer finalist in the “Breaking News” category in 2011 for her work covering the “Pakistan Floods”. Photographer of the year by the Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC) of Thailand. 2010, runner-up “Photographer Of The Year” for her portfolio, in both Pictures of the Year-International ( POY ), and National Press Photographer’s Association (NPPA) . Other awards include Days Japan contest, finalist in the Leica Oskar Barnack Award. In 2008, the John Faber award from the Overseas Press Club of America. Other prizes include China’s International Press Photo contest. http://www.reportagebygettyimages.com/paula-bronstein/ 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.
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