Ken Light

1:10 Photographer Ken Light: Degrees of truth and family photos In this video, Ken Light shares a story that he heard from acclaimed photographer Richard Avedon and his father's photographs from childhood. He describes how the photographs depict Avedon's family with a slightly bent truth, creating a story to the images that wasn't necessarily true. How do these bends of truth change the way that we look at images? We will be discussing this topic with more depth in both the Ethics and Critical Thinking sections, seeing how truth and manipulation in photographs can have dramatic effects. PhotoWings 10:11 Photographer Ken Light - Viewing Wayne Miller's "Chicago South Side" In this video, photographer Ken Light provides some ways to look at the photographs of Wayne Miller. Wayne Miller, best known for his work in the groundbreaking photography book, "Chicago South Side", was awarded 2 Guggenheim fellowships and is known for a wide range of work including in LIFE Magazine and for his sensitive work photographing the South Side of Chicago. Ken Light is director of the Center for Photography at the University of California, Berkeley. For over 40 years, Light has committed himself to in-depth storytelling through photography. His aesthetic approach grows out of respect for and knowledge of documentary photography, and his work has been widely published and exhibited internationally. 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 9:03 Photographer Ken Light: Eugene Richards' powerful approach In a different approach to social documentary photography than the direct appeals of photographers Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine, Eugene Richards makes powerfully moving, yet journalistic images ranging from a deeply personal story, to crack cocaine, to guns, to wounded soldiers trying to blend back into society. According to photographer Ken Light, Richards is primarily interested in storytelling above all else. Ken points to the lasting power of images as what moves such stories. PhotoWings 4:09 Ken Light: Getting to know your subject(s) — PhotoWings Interview 2012 PhotoWings 2:51 Ken Light: Ethics of Photographing Sensitive Situations – PhotoWings Interview Documentary Photographer Ken Light discusses how he makes ethical decisions while photographing people in sensitive situations. Ken Light is director of the Center for Photography at the University of California, Berkeley. For over 40 years, Light has committed himself to in-depth storytelling through photography. His aesthetic approach grows out of respect for and knowledge of documentary photography, and his work has been widely published and exhibited internationally. His photography books include Coal Hollow, Delta Time, Texas Death Row, With These Hands and To the Promised Land. Light’s new book, Valley of Shadow and Dreams, offers evocative photography and keen insight into the environmental, economic and social contradictions in the California Central Valley, reminiscent of the photographs of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) era. www.photowings.org 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 2:58 Ken Light: Finding His Voice in Photography – PhotoWings Interview Documentary Photographer Ken Light discusses the dynamic historical context in which he discovered photography, the important role it played in helping him really see the world and find his voice in it. Ken Light is director of the Center for Photography at the University of California, Berkeley. For over 40 years, Light has committed himself to in-depth storytelling through photography. His aesthetic approach grows out of respect for and knowledge of documentary photography, and his work has been widely published and exhibited internationally. His photography books include Coal Hollow, Delta Time, Texas Death Row, With These Hands and To the Promised Land. Light’s new book, Valley of Shadow and Dreams, offers evocative photography and keen insight into the environmental, economic and social contradictions in the California Central Valley, reminiscent of the photographs of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) era. www.photowings.org 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 5:01 Ken Light: Photographers' Voice Contributing to Change and Awareness – PhotoWings Interview Documentary Photographer Ken Light discusses the importance of photographers work becoming part of the conversation that can help bring about change in California’s Central Valley and around the world. Ken Light is director of the Center for Photography at the University of California, Berkeley. For over 40 years, Light has committed himself to in-depth storytelling through photography. His aesthetic approach grows out of respect for and knowledge of documentary photography, and his work has been widely published and exhibited internationally. His photography books include Coal Hollow, Delta Time, Texas Death Row, With These Hands and To the Promised Land. Light’s new book, Valley of Shadow and Dreams, offers evocative photography and keen insight into the environmental, economic and social contradictions in the California Central Valley, reminiscent of the photographs of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) era. -- www.photowings.org 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 2:12 Ken Light: Inspiration from Photographer Jacob Riis - PhotoWings Interview Documentary Photographer Ken Light talks about the influence and inspiration from documentary photographer Jacob Riis, whose influential book “How the Other Half Lives” brought about change in the Mulberry Slum of New York City. Ken Light is director of the Center for Photography at the University of California, Berkeley. For over 40 years, Light has committed himself to in-depth storytelling through photography. His aesthetic approach grows out of respect for and knowledge of documentary photography, and his work has been widely published and exhibited internationally. His photography books include Coal Hollow, Delta Time, Texas Death Row, With These Hands and To the Promised Land. Light’s new book, Valley of Shadow and Dreams, offers evocative photography and keen insight into the environmental, economic and social contradictions in the California Central Valley, reminiscent of the photographs of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) era. www.photowings.org 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 6:07 Ken Light: Sharing Images from Valley of Shadows and Dreams – PhotoWings Interview Photographer Ken Light talks about his book Valley of Shadow and Dreams shortly after it was published. He shares behind-the-scene stories about photos in the book. Ken Light is director of the Center for Photography at the University of California, Berkeley. For over 40 years, Light has committed himself to in-depth storytelling through photography. His aesthetic approach grows out of respect for and knowledge of documentary photography, and his work has been widely published and exhibited internationally. www.photowings.org 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. His photography books include Coal Hollow, Delta Time, Texas Death Row, With These Hands and To the Promised Land. Light’s new book, Valley of Shadow and Dreams, offers evocative photography and keen insight into the environmental, economic and social contradictions in the California Central Valley, reminiscent of the photographs of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) era. PhotoWings 6:54 Ken Light: Uncovering a Controversial Rally Over Water Rights – Discussion at UC Berkeley Documentary Photographer Ken Light spoke on stage during the opening reception for his new FSA-inspired book, Valley of Shadow and Dreams. Ken and his wife/collaborator Melanie Light discuss the controversial water rights protest that took place in the San Joaquin Valley during the time they were interested in making a book. Ken Light is director of the Center for Photography at the University of California, Berkeley. For over 40 years, Light has committed himself to in-depth storytelling through photography. His aesthetic approach grows out of respect for and knowledge of documentary photography, and his work has been widely published and exhibited internationally. His photography books include Coal Hollow, Delta Time, Texas Death Row, With These Hands and To the Promised Land. Light’s new book, Valley of Shadow and Dreams, offers evocative photography and keen insight into the environmental, economic and social contradictions in the California Central Valley, reminiscent of the photographs of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) era. -- www.photowings.org 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 3:54 Ken and Melanie Light: Differing Perspectives, Photographer and Writer – Discussion at UC Berkeley Social Documentary Photographer Ken Light and his wife and collaborator Melanie candidly talk about their different perspectives for the same book, and how through teamwork and collaboration they were able to complete the project. Ken Light is director of the Center for Photography at the University of California, Berkeley. For over 40 years, Light has committed himself to in-depth storytelling through photography. His aesthetic approach grows out of respect for and knowledge of documentary photography, and his work has been widely published and exhibited internationally. His photography books include Coal Hollow, Delta Time, Texas Death Row, With These Hands and To the Promised Land. Light’s new book, Valley of Shadow and Dreams, offers evocative photography and keen insight into the environmental, economic and social contradictions in the California Central Valley, reminiscent of the photographs of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) era. -- www.photowings.org 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 2:41 Ken Light: Photographer as Role Model – PhotoWings Interview Photographer Ken Light tells the poignant story of being perceived as a role model by the mother of a troubled teenager. Ken Light is director of the Center for Photography at the University of California, Berkeley. For over 40 years, Light has committed himself to in-depth storytelling through photography. His aesthetic approach grows out of respect for and knowledge of documentary photography, and his work has been widely published and exhibited internationally. His photography books include Coal Hollow, Delta Time, Texas Death Row, With These Hands and To the Promised Land. Light’s new book, Valley of Shadow and Dreams, offers evocative photography and keen insight into the environmental, economic and social contradictions in the California Central Valley, reminiscent of the photographs of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) era. -- www.photowings.org 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 4:57 Ken Light: On Photographer Lewis Hine and Child Labor – PhotoWings Interview Documentary Photographer Ken Light talks about Lewis Hine's images of Child Labor, and the impact that these photographs had on the world. Ken Light is director of the Center for Photography at the University of California, Berkeley. For over 40 years, Light has committed himself to in-depth storytelling through photography. His aesthetic approach grows out of respect for and knowledge of documentary photography, and his work has been widely published and exhibited internationally. His photography books include Coal Hollow, Delta Time, Texas Death Row, With These Hands and To the Promised Land. Light’s new book, Valley of Shadow and Dreams, offers evocative photography and keen insight into the environmental, economic and social contradictions in the California Central Valley, reminiscent of the photographs of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) era. -- www.photowings.org 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 8:53 Ken Light - Video Journals On Press - PhotoWings Exclusive In December 2011, PhotoWings asked Ken Light to document the book printing process for his new book, Valley of Shadows and Dreams.  Ken made a video journal of his book “on press” in Singapore, documenting the printing process and the exhausting amount of energy and emotion involved.  Since the book is on press 24/7 the photographer needs to wake up as each page comes through to check for errors, which Ken discusses.  Ken Light is director of the Center for Photography at the University of California, Berkeley. For over 40 years, Light has committed himself to in-depth storytelling through photography. His aesthetic approach grows out of respect for and knowledge of documentary photography, and his work has been widely published and exhibited internationally. His photography books include Coal Hollow, Delta Time, Texas Death Row, With These Hands and To the Promised Land. Light’s new book, Valley of Shadow and Dreams, offers evocative photography and keen insight into the environmental, economic and social contradictions in the California Central Valley, reminiscent of the photographs of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) era. www.photowings.org PhotoWings