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Photojournalism and Activism in Today’s Forms of Resistance

February 2, 2021 admin Talk

The Invention Rooms
68 Wood Lane
W12 7TA

19th November 2019 18:30 – 20:30

Exploring today’s form of rebellion, resilience and resistance through photojournalism.

Part of a series of talk events exploring photojournalism as a tool of activism in today’s movements and forms of resistance, resilience and rebellion, the Photojournalism Hub present four guest speakers whose work bring testimony and engagement to current moments and events of fortitude and activism.

Alice Marcelino is a London based photographer, born in Luanda, Angola, moved to Portugal at a very early age. She experienced and explored various art forms, from dance to theatre, until adopting photography as her main form of expression. Her images and photo stories explore concepts of identity and sub-cultures, and their meaning in our globalised world.

Pierre Alozie is a Franco-Nigerian photojournalist based in London, whose work spans years covering social, political, cultural issues including the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Velvet Revolution and Kosovo war.

Vindhya Buthpitiya is a PhD candidate in Anthropology at University College London researching the interweaving of conflict, popular photographic practices and political articulation among the Northern Tamil community in postwar Sri Lanka.

Zainab Ravat is a geography graduate who last year won first place in the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (RGS-IBG ) Social and Cultural Geography Research Group Dissertation Prize for her dissertation entitled ‘Photojournalism: Explorations into the Geographical Witness, Activist and Traveller’.

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Women Photographers Perspectives on Mental Well-being

February 2, 2021 admin Talk

The Invention Rooms
68 Wood Lane
W12 7TA

08th October 2019 18:30 – 21:00

How does ethnicity, culture, gender determine the responses and the services experienced?

Three women photographers present their powerful projects on mental well-being opening a discussion on race, austerity, marginalisation and immigration.

Marie Smith presents Whispering for help, a series which consists of annotated portrait project with women of colour aged 18 years and above. The project involves recording women of colour experience with mental health, a mixture of black and white film portraits and hand written texts by the sitter. This project will seek to create a series that explores experiences of mental health services in UK as well as providing a platform for dialogue to dismantle the stigma of mental health in BAME communities.

Nieves Mingueza presents The malady of Suzanne, a poetic documentary project. By combining found archives with her own photography work in Vietnam, she is exploring the story of a Vietnamese female with mental issues in 70’s London. This is an on-going project about the complex relationship between memory, immigration, mental health and human conflicts.

Sue Shorvon, her photo artwork aims to encourage self-exploration of people’s perceptions and assumptions, as a way forward to destigmatizing mental illness in society.

– If people like the music, they will listen to the words.”

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Today’s Youth Crime and Violence

February 2, 2021 admin Talk

The Invention Rooms 68 Wood Lane W12 7TA

17th September 2019 18:30 – 21:00

Perspectives on the current narrative surrounding youth crime and violence.

A talk event bringing a committed and compassionate team sharing their experiences, insights and expertise working on the issue of violence and youths. Followed by a discussion on current narratives and the often unreported existing reality of youths living in the capital. What can we learn from the direct experience and insight of those working on reporting youth and violence in the capital? Guest Speakers:Raheel Butt, director and founder of Community and Rehabilitation Solutions. Raheel is an ex-gang member who has experienced violence since young age: groomed, gangs, racial abuse, radicalisation. In a catalyst moment in prison, he changed his life around and he has since been working with communities to reduce the risk and associated harms of crime and violence by working with those most at risk of involvement.

Dr. Roger Grimshaw, Research Director at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, www.crimeandjustice.org.uk. Roger has been responsible for a wide range of research studies on criminological and social welfare topics.

Robin Friend, photographer, working on a project that explores the knife epidemic and unprecedented level of youth violence that is taking place across London. Robin is focusing on real life testimonies, bringing in analysis of causes for this issue as well as reporting on the positive stories from the work of many charities working on this issue.

Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi, is an investigative reporter and editor working on a range of subjects including: immigration detention, migrants’ rights, mental health, access to legal aid, social housing and gender inequality. She co-edits Shine A Light, an award-winning investigative journalism & storytelling platform on openDemocracy.net and is writer-in-residence at Lacuna, a human rights magazine.

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Picturing Community Engagement

February 1, 2021 admin Talk

WestWorks
White City Place
201 Wood Lane W12 7FQ

12th April 2019 18:30 – 21:00

A panel composed of leading charity organisations and photographers who have made participation and collaboration inherent to their visual practice will discuss their current participatory projects and explore future possibilities.

Andy Fearn, Direct.or & co-founder of ProtectionApproaches.org, runs the Outreach and Learning programme working with schools, young people, marginalised communities, decision shapers in media and culture, and the wider UK public seeking to increase understanding of the processes that lead to prejudice and Identity based violence.

Becky Warnock, is a London based visual artist and activist, whose work engages with the politics of representation and questions of identity and her practice is rooted in participation and community engagement.

Grace Gelder, is a freelance photographer and educator and who has exhibited and published in the UK and abroad. Her practice explores inter-personal relationships, dynamics and the intersection of photography and other disciplines and regularly designs and leads course for galleries, museums and universities.

Ingrid Guyon, is a photographer, filmmaker and participatory visual media practitioner of passionate advocate of a better world through community engagement and self-representation. In 2009, she established Fotosynthesis, a social enterprise that specialises in participatory photography.

Tom Elkins, Chief Executive Officer, PhotoVoice.org, has worked for a number of voluntary sector organisations, focusing on issues relating to equality, disability, and empowering individuals and communities to campaign for better services and policies.

Kallina Brailsford, Chair, founder of HumanCamera.org and a PHD candidate in Participatory Photography and young people

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Thank you for the generous support from Stanhope

Photography on Gender Based Issues: Strengths and Limits

January 31, 2021 admin Talk

Imperial College London
80 Wood Lane
London W12 0BZ

04 February 2019 18:00 – 20:00

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Join us for a presentation and discussion on projects exploring the role of photography in representation of masculinity and tackling gender based violence.

Speakers: Giovanna del Sarto (photojournalist) and Antonia Porter (concept writer and audio) presenting their multimedia project ‘Still figuring Out What it Means to be a Man’, exploring masculinity in the context of South Africa. Wamaitha Ng’ang’a (photojournalist) presenting ‘Speak Out‘ an ongoing photography project on women telling the stories of survivors of domestic violence. The event is supported by: Imperial College London

The event is kindly supported by Imperial College London

Photojournalism Hub Launch Event

January 31, 2021 admin Talk

Imperial College Incubator
80 Wood Lane – London W12 0BZ

15 November 2018 – 18:00 – 20:00

The Photojournalism Hub opens one of its programmes dedicated to promoting, engaging and disseminating photojournalism with a talk event to reflect and explore what are the existing challenges that those committed to expose social justice issues face in the current climate.

“Photojournalism is more important than ever”

Have you ever heard the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words”?

My name is Cinzia D’Ambrosi, a freelance photojournalist who has captured the plight of refugees across Europe through my lens. I have witnessed and documented human tragedy; something we see on the news every day. Back in 1984, Kenyan cameraman Mohammed Amin’s powerful images shown across the World from Ethiopia prompted Bob Geldof to create Band Aid which raised millions for the Ethiopian famine relief. Just one example of how images can say more than words.

The Photojournalism Hub aims to raise the profile of photojournalism and become a showcase for stories through images that prompt social change. Activities will include workshops for aspiring photojournalists and, exhibitions and talks from experienced practitioners.

I would like to invite you to the launch of the Photojournalism Hub where we will be explaining a little more about our objectives and provide you with an opportunity to get involved. Free tickets are here. although limited in number.

Speakers include:

Andy Slaughter, Labour MP – will formally welcome the Photojournalism Hub and speak to its significance as an addition to the local community.

Daniel Renwick– videographer and journalist presents ‘Failed by the State’

‘Failed By The State’ was made four months after the fire at Grenfell Tower. It sought to historicise the mood for community self-help and reliance, after the government – local and national – failed the people in North Kensington, both for allowing Grenfell to happen, and failing to provide the requisite services after the fire. The film was narrated by prominent community member Ish, who was born in Grenfell Tower.

Katie Webb – Co-Director of the Writers’ Union Of Italy (FUIS) presents the work of authors from the Middle East and North Africa region, photographers and activists addressing human rights injustices through novels.

©David Hoffman – G20 protests, London 2 April 2009

David Hoffman – Photojournalist

David has worked as an independent photojournalist since the 1970s. Often raw and uncomfortable, Hoffman’s work is both dispassionate documentary and steely social challenge. Working to document the reality of injustice, the frequent oppression of the state and the all too often tragic consequences, Hoffman’s photography has underpinned legal challenges, brought racist perpetrators to justice, and most importantly, reached wide audiences through newspaper publication for more than 40 years.

PHOTOJOURNALISM NIGHTS 1st EDITION

January 30, 2021 admin Photojournalism Nights

Elephant West Gallery
62 Wood Lane, London, W12 7RH
21st May 2019 6-9pm

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Elephant x Photojournalism Hub is the first appointment of a series of events, Photojournalism Nights, that expose and engage pressing social justice issues through committed and courageous photojournalism. Join us for an evening of talks by photojournalists Tavis Bohlinger, Giovanna Del Sarto, James Hopkirk and Rob Pinney.

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PHOTOJOURNALISM NIGHTS 4th EDITION

January 30, 2021 admin Photojournalism Nights

16th June 2020 – 18:30 -20:30 Online Event

Injured and sick civilians are treated at a makeshift field clinic set up inside an abandoned store on the edge of Mosul’s Old City as the fighting continues to liberate the remaining ISIS-held territory, on July 4, 2017. **©Claire Thomas**

Looking at a migrant’s rest stop with Grupo Beta, (Mexico’s Border Patrol). Grupo Beta works as a humanitarian organization, whose main functions are to patrol the border and help migrants with food, water and information. Many times, they have to rescue injured, lost and dehydrated migrants. According to humanitarian groups working in the region, rapists hang women’s undergarments from trees and bushes along the way, as “trophies.” **©Encarni Pindado**

Please join the live stream of the Photojournalist Hub fourth edition of the Photojournalism Nights with an amazing line-up of photographers: Claire Thomas, Encarni Pindado, Felipe Paiva.

Free event. A donation is very appreciated.
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PHOTOJOURNALISM NIGHTS 5th EDITION

January 30, 2021 admin Photojournalism Nights

28th July 2020 – 18:30-20:30 Online Event

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Please join the live stream of the Photojournalist Hub fifth edition of the Photojournalism Nights with an amazing line-up of photographers: Marco Longari, Neeta Satam, Julie Huang.

The Photojournalism Nights is an event that promotes committed and courageous photojournalism and engages the public to social justice and human rights.

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