Institutions
By partnering with institutions, I’ve been able to create work which raises awareness about social issues, human rights, and environmental destruction.
Some of my institutional partners give me up-front funding to create work. Other partnerships focus on getting the work to the public through exhibitions, books, and educational outreach.
A prime example is my partnership with the Pulitzer Center. They funded my travels along the D.M.Z. between North and South Korea. From the field, I posted blog dispatches to the Pulitzer Center website. Once my coverage was complete, an exhibition and public lectures were organized in Washington D.C. Accompanied by the Pulitzer Center’s education staff, I also travelled to sixteen schools along the East Coast to share my photos and experiences with students.
Institutional Partners
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Teacher’s Guide for FAR WEST documentary film from Stanford University SPICE
In partnership with Stanford University and CatchLight, a teacher’s guide was created for the documentary film, Far West – The Hidden History. The guide was developed by curriculum specialists Irene Bryant and Stefanie Orrick through the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE). The production of the guide was made possible by the generous support of Amanda Minami, who… read more.
VII Academy Seminar – Francophone Africa: Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice, Level 1
I will be teaching an upcoming VII Academy seminar that is open to participants from Francophone African countries. COURSE DATES From: 11 January, 2024 To: 11 April, 2024 APPLICATION DEADLINE Friday 15th December 2023 23:59PM EST DESCRIPTION This tuition-free seminar, led by Tomas Van Houtryve, will, over a period of 12 weeks, equip you with the necessary skills to… read more.
VII Talk: Documentary Photography in the Era of Generative A.I. with Fred Ritchin
In a talk on VII Insider, I discussed how generative artificial intelligence is impacting documentary photography with Fred Ritchin, Dean Emeritus of the School at the International Center of Photography. The talk was moderated by David Campbell. It was first streamed on 13 July 2023. Watch the video About the conversation: Photography’s ability to record specific moments of reality has… read more.
Video: Elgar: Lux aeterna, Collaboration with Thomas Hengelbrock and the Chateau de Fontainebleau
As part of a partnership with the maestro Thomas Hengelbrock and the Balthasar Neumann Choir and Ensemble, I used an aerial drone to film the musicians at the Château de Fontainebleau in France. In February 2021, lockdowns and curfews were imposed as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic, leading to the cancelation of public programming at the Château.… read more.
Podcast Interview: making the Far West documentary with the Taos Center for the Arts
In advance of the US premiere of Far West, The Hidden History, I was interviewed by Chelsea Reidy, associate director of the Taos Center for the Arts. We spoke about the genesis for this documentary film and approaches to photography and documentary work in general. You can listen to the entire episode on Apple podcasts. The film will be screened… read more.
VII Book Club discussion with Sally Martin Katz of the SFMOMA about Lines and Lineage monograph
I was invited by the VII Interactive Book Club to discuss my Lines and Lineage book with Sally Martin Katz of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The conversation was originally streamed live online on 3 May 2020. We discussed the inspiration and key message of the book, the 19th-century process employed, and the place of the work… read more.
The New York Times feature: Lines and Lineage
The New York Times featured my Lines and Lineage series on April 3, 2019. The article written by Simon Romero, national correspondent for the Times, is copied below: What if Mexico Still Included California, Nevada and Texas? ALBUQUERQUE — Mention the border with Mexico these days and dystopian images might come to mind: Agents detaining children in a holding… read more.
Video of Lines and Lineage lecture at the Magnum Foundation’s Photography Expanded Symposium
On May 1st, 2018, I gave a 30-minute artist talk about Lines and Lineage at The New School in New York as part of the Magnum Foundation‘s Photography Expanded Symposium. The symposiums’s theme was counter-histories. During the my presentation, I explained how the existing visual record of the American West helped create the Western mythology of Anglo “pioneers” and… read more.
Publication: Lines and Lineage in Harper’s Magazine
Harper’s Magazine features my latest project, Lines and Lineage, as a 12-page spread in the February 2018 issue. A subscription is required to view the entire feature online. The project was realized with a CatchLight Fellowship in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. My introduction text is copied below. We often forget that the boundary between the United States and Mexico… read more.