War Diaries, University of California, Irvine
Nov
9
Nov 29

War Diaries, University of California, Irvine

  • Viewpoint Gallery, A311 Student Center,

Gary Knight, Peter Maass and Tim McLaughlin,

War Diaries

Exhibit
November 9–29, 2016
Viewpoint Gallery, UCI Student Center

Opening
November 9, Viewpoint Gallery
with Gary Knight, Tim McLaughlin, and Peter Maass

Panel
November 10, 11am–12:30pm, HG 1030
with Gary Knight, Tim McLaughlin, and Peter Maass

When the invasion began in 2003, Lt. Tim McLaughlin commanded a Marine Corps tank into Iraq. Writer Peter Maass and photographer Gary Knight drove rental cars. This project is the result of their paths crossing in the Iraqi desert-turned-warzone. Diaries and Memories of War in Iraqfeatures McLaughlin’s remarkable war diaries along with photographs by Knight and texts by Maass.   Knight’s photographs were featured in Newsweek, while Maass’s stories were published in The New York Times Magazine and The New Yorker. The exhibit also features a video installation using news footage from 2003 to enhance the atmosphere of the invasion era.

https://www.humanities.uci.edu/SOH//calendar/events.php?recid=5989&dept_code_val=all&file_name=events

Nov
27
Dec 10

'NEVER MIND THE BULLOCKS' RETURNS. ON THE ROAD IN SOUTH EAST ASIA. NOVEMBER & DECEMBER, 2016.

Soe, boatman, philosopher, poet.

Soe, boatman, philosopher, poet.

Long time friends and collaborators, Gary Knight and Philip Blenkinsop are two of the most celebrated photographers of their generation.  They met in South East Asia in the late 1980's where they were photographing the war in Cambodia and have been close friends ever since. Occasionally they re-unite to teach and after a few years hiatus this new masterclass has evolved. It draws from both the legendary workshops they have taught together in Asia for over a decade and the pedagogy of the Program for Narrative & Documentary Practice at Tufts University which Knight founded in 2010.

This masterclass will appeal to anyone interested in pushing the limits of their photography. Whether you are a professional fine tuning your vision, a committed amateur or student wanting to learn new techniques and reach your potential or you simply want to have a fantastic photographic adventure, Gary and Philip's workshops have a reputation for being intense and transformative learning experiences.

Utilizing two weeks of programming rather than the more typical one week, the masterclass is designed tomaximize the amount of time you will have for photography without compromising the time for instruction, technique and thoughtful critique.

The program will start with three days of preparation in storytelling and technique in Bangkok, Thailand. Following that you will depart on a solo field project where you can immerse yourself in a story of your choice in one of the rich and diverse cultures of Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam or Laos. We will conclude the workshop with four days of editing and post production in Cambodia at the Angkor Photo Festival in Siem Reap which Gary and Philip conceived during a workshop there in 2004.

More information and registration: http://www.garyknight.org/new-workshops/

VII at Tufts University
Nov
14
Nov 15

VII at Tufts University

  • Tufts University

VII Perspectives: Migration.

Saturday Seminars: $30 (General) & $10 (Student
Sunday Workshops: $125 (General) & $99 (Student)

As part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University and the 5th anniversary of the Program for Narrative & Documentary Practice at the IGL, leading Photojournalists from the VII Photo Agency will explore their coverage of the continuing migration and merging of societies and cultures through a series of presentations and panels featuring recent work from the Syrian refugee crisis and discussion with academic experts followed by a day of hands on workshops.

VII founder, Gary Knight and Chair of the Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice at Tufts University will be joined by fellow VII Members Ron Haviv, Ashley Gilbertson, Ed Kashi, John Stanmeyer, Maciek Nabrdalik and Franco Pagetti.

Saturday, Nov. 14: Agenda

1:15 PM
PART ONE – HISTORY: The First Migration
Man has been seeking better opportunities since our ancestors’ first migration out of Africa. John Stanmeyer is documenting man’s journey and subsequent evolution with National Geographic’s Out of Eden Project – an epic 21,000-mile, seven year odyssey from Ethiopia to South America.

2:00 PM
PART TWO – CRISIS: The European Refugee Crisis
VII photographers are documenting the developing refugee crisis from its origins in the Syrian uprising to the beaches of Greece and beyond. Technology has both expanded the reach and immediacy of their work while challenging our definition of a true image.
VII Photographers: Ron Haviv, Maciek Nabrdalik, Franco Pagetti and Ashley Gilbertson
Moderated by Sherman Teichman, Director, Institute for Global Leadership, Tufts University

3:15 PM Break

3:30 PM
PART THREE – THE AFTERMATH: Changing Face of Identity in Europe
What comes next when the act of migration is over? Ed Kashi will present his work on Police Profiling in Europe and how it impacts immigrants in France, Holland and the UK.

4:00 PM
The Newest American Project: Ed Kashi, Ashley Gilbertson
VII has partnered with the Center for Migration and the Global City at Rutgers University Newark, and Talking Eyes Media, on a 3 year multi-platform digital storytelling project to provide a glimpse into the world of the Newest Americans and our demographic future. We will show three short films, one of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka to bring in the element of internal migration in the US with our African American population and the Great Migration up north in the 20th Century, a film about an American Syrian composer that delves into the power of music and the Syrian revolution, and American Sueño, a short film from Ron Haviv.

Sunday, Nov. 15: Workshops

11:00 AM
Workshop #1: Street Photography (limit 15)

Ed Kashi and Maciek Nabrdalik will lead students around Boston and guide them on how to approach subjects, compose their frames, and find new and unexpected angles. An editing critique with the photographers will follow the shooting session.

Instructors: Maciek Nabrdalik (VII Photographer), Ed Kashi (VII Photographer)

11:00 AM
Workshop #2: Survival: The Complete Travel Toolkit

Ron Haviv will share tips and tricks on how best to survive and thrive in the before, during, and after of a shoot. Your assignment starts before you leave your house: planning, packing and preparing are key components of success, and even the best plans can go awry. From how to pitch a story, find funding and do a budget this workshop will discuss how to plan for success and cope with disaster, with suggestions and anecdotes from a seasoned professional and photojournalist. Learn directly from Ron how to identify and avoid the mistakes he has made over his two decade career.

Instructor: Ron Haviv (VII Co-Founder and Photographer)

Workshop #3: TBD

BOOK TICKETS HERE

Oct
16
9:30 am09:30

Image Truth/StoryTruth. Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

Image Truth/Story Truth, Friday,  October 16,  a one day conference bringing together industry professionals, academics, cultural theorists and historians to discuss the changing nature of photojournalism and documentary photography in the digital age. 

Hosted by Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, the Brown Institute for Media Innovation, the Tow Center for Digital Journalism, and photographers Nina Berman and Gary Knight,   the conference will include participants from  AP, World Press Photo,  The New York Times,  Getty, Poynter,  NPPA and panelists including  Kiku Adatto, Marvin Heiferman, Jeff Howe, David Campbell, Anne Wilkes Tucker,  John Edwin Mason, Fred Ritchin and others

Image Truth/Story Truth
Columbia Journalism School
Pulitzer Hall - The Brown Institute for Media Innovation
Friday, October 16, 2015
9:30 am - 5:30 pm, with Cocktail reception to follow

Digital photography has changed the nature of photojournalism inspiring new creative practices that challenge conventional standards of storytelling and image truth.

At the same time, the ease with which images can be digitally altered and shared across social media platforms, often stripped of context and attribution, has led to a crisis of credibility and confusion over standards.

Add to the equation, an energized, seeing public, not to mention corporate and political actors, unrestrained by ethical conventions, now flooding global image streams with millions of news like images, unverified, but in effective competition with professional photojournalists and documentarians for attention in the media space.

What role does the professional photojournalist play in this new media landscape? What are the ethical standards of commissioning, producing and disseminating photojournalistic images across global platforms? In the age of social media and democratization of production how should subjects play a role in framing and directing their own stories?