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Near & Far: Journeys with Ed Kashi Presented by Ed Kashi in collaboration with SocialDocumentary.net
Sunday, November 1, 2009  |  1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speakers: Ed Kashi
Event Type: Photography
Ed Kashi will share some of his recent projects, focusing on work close to home, a story about his father-in-law’s final chapter, to geo-political stories on the Kurds, oil in the Niger Delta and India’s modernization.

In keeping with his multiplatform approach to visual storytelling, Kashi will show stills, multimedia and film work.  Included in his presentation will be a short multimedia piece that was specially created as a companion to his newest book, THREE, a series of triptychs harvested from images he has created over the past 20+ years.

He will also talk about the importance of advocacy journalism, how to make an impact with your work by reaching audiences outside of mainstream media, partnering with academia, NGOs and activist organizations to utilize the power of visual narrative to reach people and make a difference.

SocialDocumentary.net was launched in October 2008 and today features more than 180 online documentary photography exhibits created by photographers from around the world. The goal of SocialDocumentary.net is to use the power of photography to promote global awareness. SDN members include photographers, NGOs, journalists, editors, and students who create and explore documentary websites. Recent exhibits have explored oil workers in the Niger River Delta, male sex workers in India, Central American immigrant women during their journey north, and Iraqi and Afghan refugees in Greece.

Starting in September, SocialDocumentary.net (SDN) is issuing a Call for Entries, “Crisis & Opportunity: Documenting the Global Recession” for photo essays that provide insight into how ordinary citizens around the world are coping during these new “hard times” and how individuals, companies, industries, family businesses, communities, and governments are responding to the crisis. Competition winners will receive a $1500 prize, an exhibit of their winning work at an exhibition at powerHouse Arena in Brooklyn, NY in February 2010, and be published in a catalog of the exhibition. Oxfam America is the NGO partner for the Call for Entries.

For more information:
www.edkashi.com
www.curseoftheblackgoldbook.com
www.socialdocumentary.net
Speakers
Ed Kashi

Ed Kashi is one of the most prolific and influential photojournalists working today. He has dedicated himself to documenting the social and political issues that define our times. In addition to editorial assignments, filmmaking and personal projects, Kashi is an educator who instructs and mentors students of photography, participates in forums and lectures on photojournalism, documentary photography and multimedia storytelling. A sensitive eye and an intimate relationship to his subjects are the signatures of his work. Kashi’s complex imagery has been recognized for its compelling rendering of the human condition.

Along with numerous awards, including honors from Pictures of the Year International, World Press Foundation, Communication Arts and American Photography, Kashi’s images have been published and exhibited worldwide, and his editorial assignments and personal projects have generated six books.

“Ed Kashi is intelligent, brave and compassionate. He always understands the nuances of his subjects. He fearlessly goes where few would venture. And he sympathetically captures the soul of each situation. Ed is one of the best of a new breed of photojournalistic artists.”   David Griffin, Director of Photography, National Geographic

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