PhotoVoice Newsletter June 2007
PhotoVoice is currently recruiting for two positions based at our London office. For more details click here
Magnum Photographers Lecture Series - Middle East Panel Debate
Wednesday 11 July 2007, 7pm, Royal Geographical Society, London
Internationally acclaimed author, journalist and broadcaster Charles Glass will be joined by Magnum correspondent Micha Bar-Am and two members of The Families Forum - a network of over 400 Israeli and Palestinian bereaved families dedicated to pursuing peace and dialogue as an end to the Arab-Israeli Conflict. The Lecture will be accompanied by an exhibition of images taken by Israeli and Palestinian children, trained in photojournalism skills by PhotoVoice and The Families Forum as part of the Side by Side project.
Limited tickets available: to book visit www.photovoice.org or call 020 7033 3878
Following lecture in the series: 13 November 2007: Photobiography - Martin Parr
Read about previous lectures in the series: Philip Jones Griffiths; Ian Berry
Micha Bar-Am
Refugee Week
18 – 24 June 2007, London
PhotoVoice will exhibit work from its award-winning Moving Lives project at the Waterman’s Arts Centre, as part of a UK-wide programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better understanding between communities. Refugee Week comprises hundreds of small and large events, ranging from big music festivals and art exhibitions to political debates, film screenings, conferences, school activities, sports and community events.
Between April and May 2007 the Refugee Week Team organised a photography competition on the theme of Encounters. PhotoVoice co-founder, Tiffany Fairey, has been invited to judge the competition, and winners will be announced at the opening of the Encounters exhibition, on 21st June at Nolias Gallery.
To view shortlisted images click here
Unboxed Conference
Tuesday 19 June 2007
PhotoVoice is one of seven organisations that have been invited to lead workshops at the first Unboxed Annual Conference. The conference aims to promote positive activities for young people, with a particular focus on human rights, citizenship and equality.
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Ten Feet Away International Festival
26 - 29 July 2007, St John's Waterloo, London
PhotoVoice has been invited to exhibit images at the Ten Feet Away International Festival. The multi-artform festival celebrates creative expression by homeless people, providing participatory workshops in visual arts, poetry and performing arts, alongside high quality performances. The festival programme is free.
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PhotoVoice Annual Auction of Photography
27 November, Reuters, London
100 images donated by world-renowned photographers, will be auctioned in London in November in support of PhotoVoice’s pioneering projects. Last year’s contributors include David Bailey, Peter Beard, Philip Jones Griffiths, Alison Jackson, Barry Lategan, James Nachtwey, Jane Bown, Jillian Edelstein, Marc Riboud, Nadav Kander, Nick Danziger, Paolo Roversi, Sarah Moon, Homer Sykes, Tony McGee and Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
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Moving Lives: Photography by young unaccompanied refugees in London
PhotoVoice is about to embark on a new phase of its work with young refugees, a mentoring project called New Londoners. The New Londoners will bring together 15 of London’s recent arrivals with 15 photographer mentors. Using a variety of styles and perspectives, from documentary to autobiography, the participants will share their experiences and stories about settling in and growing up in London in a personalized photo essay.
A selection of New Londoners stories will be published in a high quality photography book to be launched in summer 2008.
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Side-by-Side: Photography by Israeli and Palestinian youth
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Children's Forum, Nepal: Photography by Bhutanese refugee youth
PhotoVoice’s Matt Daw recently returned from the Bhutanese refugee camps in Nepal where he spent a week setting up a fully equipped darkroom and photo centre for the use of young refugees trained in photography as part of PhotoVoice’s work with the Children’s Forum, supported by Comic Relief.
The darkroom is housed in a new building built by PhotoVoice, and will allow the young people to run a professional photo studio and earn income to support the project's future activities. The new building will also house a photo library, an office and meeting room. A separate hall for events, classes and visiting speakers has been constructed alongside it.
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Philip Jones Griffiths Lecture DVD
On Tuesday 27 March, celebrated photojournalist Philip Jones Griffiths opened the 2007 Magnum Photographers Lecture Series at the Royal Geographical Society with a gripping view of war and peace in Vietnam. Introduced by internationally acclaimed author and broadcaster Charles Glass, Philip gave a compelling documentation of devastation and development in Southeast Asia, revealing anecdotes and imagery from his three books: Vietnam Inc., Agent Orange and Vietnam at Peace.
Become a Friend of PhotoVoice and receive a FREE DVD of Philip's lecture.
Youth Photo-Reflect DVD
In September 2006 PhotoVoice began a digital storytelling programme working with youth infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa. The project's aim was to equip young people with tools through which they can speak out about their personal experiences and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS whilst simultaneously providing them with valuable life and media skills. A DVD of the digital stories created by participants in Youth Photo Reflect is now available.
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