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1:36:08 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 The Essentials 1:13:45 The Essentials: Building a Narrative with Kiana Hayeri Kiana Hayeri is known for her visual storytelling that is intimate, personal, and lyrical. In this class, she will discuss how to build a narrative from start to finish, including how to pitch a story to an editor and how to break down a story while photographing on assignment. 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 The Essentials 1:23:58 The Essentials: Honing Your Skills with Nicky Woo Nicky Quamina-Woo has a career as both a commercial and documentary photographer. In this class, she will touch on the basics of portraiture lighting, marketing your work, and tailoring your portfolio to fit the client. She reviews the portfolio of three students for the class to learn from, and shows examples of successful images, investigating why each works (or doesn’t) from a lighting perspective. 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 The Essentials 1:23:23 The Essentials: Be Your Own Manager with Yagazie Emezi Yagazie Emezi will draw from her personal experiences of utilizing social media for self-promotion, managing finances as a freelancer, understanding contracts, and finding opportunities. She will speak to the challenges photographers regularly face, including setting a day rate and understanding usage and copyrights. Her session will be rooted in practical tools and strategies, and in understanding the overall value of one’s work. Yagazie Emezi is a Nigerian artist and self-taught photojournalist focused on stories surrounding African women and their health, sexuality, education and human rights. Having worked extensively across Africa, Yagazie also covers stories on identity and culture, social justice, climate change and migration. Her art practice uses photography and sculpture to construct visual critiques of Nigeria's socio-political state and the roles media play in it, pulling from history and current events. You can follow her @yagazieemezi. The Essentials 1:22:50 The Essentials: Expanding Your Vision with Yagazie Emezi In this class, Yagazie Emezi will guide us through her personal projects and finding her own creative voice in photography. As she guides us through this aspect of her career, she will talk about the process of learning to trust her own vision, what others can learn from her journey, and how she then applies her personal style to assignment work. This class builds on Yagazie’s previous class in The Essentials, “Be Your Own Manager". Yagazie Emezi is a Nigerian artist and self-taught photojournalist focused on stories surrounding African women and their health, sexuality, education and human rights. Having worked extensively across Africa, Yagazie also covers stories on identity and culture, social justice, climate change and migration. Her art practice uses photography and sculpture to construct visual critiques of Nigeria's socio-political state and the roles media play in it, pulling from history and current events. You can follow her @yagazieemezi. The Essentials 1:21:57 The Essentials Season 3: “SO YOU GOT AN ASSIGNMENT, NOW WHAT: THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S PERSPECTIVE” WITH ANNIE FLANAGAN You’ve put in all the work to pitch, make connections with editors, and you’ve landed a commission. Now what? A prolific photographer with ample assignment experience, Annie Flanagan will share their know-how on what to do in preparation for the assignment (both logistically and photographically), how to communicate with editors, and stay safe in the field. They’ll also talk about the crucial side of assignment work that’s not brought to light enough: rates, budgeting, expenses, and contracts. And, Annie will give tips on how to maintain relationships with editors even after the assignment is over. Annie Flanagan is a photographer based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Their photographs are rooted in the documentary tradition, frequently exploring themes of gender, memory, and people’s relationship to place. Their select clients include The New York Times, National Geographic, The Guardian, ESPN, and The Players’ Tribune. Annie holds a Master of Science from Syracuse University S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Follow Annie on Instagram at @annieflanagan. The Essentials 1:31:31 The Essentials Season 3: “DO NO HARM: ETHICS” WITH CHERISS MAY In this session, prominent photographer and adjunct professor at Howard University Cheriss May explores one of the most—if not the most—important aspects of making honest and compelling work: ethics. She’ll teach about the many layers of consent, avoiding stereotypical or sensationalistic approaches, establishing trust with people you photograph, and how to control the use of your images and how to have those conversations with editors. Cheriss will also showcase examples of social impact through photography and walking the line between activism and photojournalism. Cheriss May is a lauded portrait photographer and adjunct professor at her alma mater, Howard University. Her passion radiates through her aptitude to connect to the soul of those she photographs. Cheriss’s work centers on the intersectionality of race, culture, and politics—from the White House to Capitol Hill, and everyday life in communities across the country. She is a frequent contributor to The New York Times and has been published in O Magazine, The White House website, People, ABC News, The Today Show, among other publications. Her work is featured in the permanent collection of the African American Museum in Philadelphia, PA, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, NY. Originally from Kansas City, MO, Cheriss is based in Washington, D.C., and is a member of Black Women Photographers. Follow Cheriss on Instagram at @cherissmay. The Essentials 1:12:39 The Essentials Season 3: “FROM PITCHING TO PUBLICATION” WITH HANNAH REYES MORALES In this kickoff class, National Geographic Explorer Hannah Reyes Morales will discuss how she ideates for visual stories, and the key elements for pitching those ideas for publication. With extensive experience publishing long-term projects and stories, Hannah will also address the reality that not all pitches are successful and how to learn from each attempt so your spirit remains lifted and determined. And, she’ll walk through best practices after publication, such as promoting, sharing, and archiving your work. Hannah Reyes Morales is a Filipina photographer who focuses on bringing historical memory and current events home by looking at how they shape daily life. Her long term project “Living Lullabies” explores the role of lullabies in creating safer spaces for children and caregivers in challenging environments globally. Blending photography, audio, animation, and performance from collaborators, the project illuminates critical issues facing women and children through the storytelling of families’ nighttime rituals. As a working photojournalist, she has been published in The New York Times, National Geographic Magazine, and the Washington Post, among others. She is the recipient of the Tim Hetherington Visionary Award and the ICP Infinity Award for Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism. She was commissioned for the Nobel Peace Prize exhibition in 2021. Hannah is currently focusing on longer term projects. She is a co-founder of Emerging Islands, an artist-run residency in the Philippines. She is a National Geographic Explorer and currently a fellow at Columbia University’s Institute for Ideas and Imagination in Paris. Follow her at @hannahreyesmorales. The Essentials

33:28 CatchLight 2023 Big Screen CatchLight 12:20 PhotoWings Catchlight Partnership Reel 2023 CatchLight 0:52 CatchLight 2023 PW Recap V3 CatchLight 0:52 CatchLight 2023 PW Recap V3 CatchLight 9:22 CatchLight Visual Storytelling Summit 2023 - Introduction CatchLight 3:21 Catchlight Summit 23 Sizzle Reel Each spring, CatchLight gathers our fellowship community and leading voices in photography, media, art and technology for an immersive day of portfolio reviews, visual exploration, conversation, and community. Join us to be inspired by artists, founders, and innovators; learn from peers and industry leaders; and explore the world through visual works of passion and curiosity. Our theme for this year’s Summit, The Change We Want to See, reflects the unique power of photography, visual journalism, and creative practices to drive social impact. “Images are instrumental to how we understand our world. They connect people emotionally to issues, promote deeper understanding, build trust, and spark action,” says Elodie Mailliet Storm, CEO of CatchLight. “The Summit is a place where a global community of visual storytellers and leaders in media and technology can gather, share ideas, and push the field forward through partnership and innovation.” Returning this year as Summit MC is Zena Barakat, Emmy-nominated producer and executive design director at IDEO. CatchLight CatchLight 2024 Big Screen v1 CatchLight 37:58 CatchLight 2024 Big Screen v3 CatchLight