Round Up Week of June 21- Juneteenth and Refugee photographers
/The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries:
1) 'It's about finding a place': stunning portraits of women affected by the refugee crisis
©the guardian, Cooper & Gorfer
“In a new exhibition, artists Sarah Cooper and Nina Gorfer have created a lush and unusual series of portraits that ‘address the time’ we’re living in”
2) Greek photographer, Angelos Tzortzinis, receives award of "Photography of the Year 2020" from UNICEF
© UNICEF/Greece/Tzortzinis
“Six months after the catastrophic fire at the refugee and migrant Reception and Identification Centre in Moria, Lesvos, we spoke with award-winning photographer Angelos Tzortzinis on the power of photography in informing and raising public awareness.
Acclaimed Greek photographer Angelos Tzortzinis, received UNICEF's “Photo of the Year 2020” * award for the series of iconic photographs, documenting the disastrous fire that broke out in the Reception and Identification Center of Moria, in Lesvos, on September 9, 2020.”
© Nicky Woo
3) Nicky Woo
“Nicky Quamina-Woo is a Black + indigenous Hawaiian visual storyteller, dividing her time between the African continent, South America, and New York City. While initially studying psychology at university, she realized her true interests lay in celebrating the intricacies of the human spirit rather than parsing them, which influences her approach to photography.
Woo's work focuses on social justice and human unrest with projects that center on the complicated realities that frame those events, particularly those precipitated by the legacy of western colonization.”
4) Leslie Andrews
© Leslie Andrews
“Hello and welcome! I specialize in fashion and beauty photography. Based in Atlanta, I’ve been a professional photographer for over 15 years and truly love what I do. My niche is branding sessions for entrepreneurs and small businesses. My personal touch includes, step by step guidance to ensure you receive high quality photos to promote your business/brand.”
See more photographers celebrated for Juneteenth here.
5) Stephanie Meihling
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“Stephanie Mei-Ling is a Black-American/Taiwanese documentary photographer based between Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Through her work she explores such layered issues as the complexity of intersectional identity; elevating the narrative of invisible communities; society's fetishization of marginalized subcultures; the universality of otherness through a global lens; and the appropriation, re-appropriation and reclaiming of cultural narratives.”
See more photographers celebrated for Juneteenth here.
©The Guardian, William Lounsbury/Witness Change for OSF
6) ‘Never stop dreaming’: refugees get behind the camera – in pictures
“Witness Change, a project for the Open Society Foundation, photographed 1,000 people who left their homes for a new life, and found a common thread of humanity in the dreams that sustain them.”
7) Refugee “Instagrammers” Win Prestigious Social-Media Award
“(BANGKOK, November 24, 2020)—Fortify Rights, Doha Debates, and three Rohingya refugee photographers in Bangladesh won a prestigious Shorty Award for promoting photography in the world’s largest refugee camp, said Fortify Rights today. The group received the top honor in the category of “Best Work for Immigration and Refugees” during the 5th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards.”
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