In Focus: Open Society Elevates Voices of Asylum Seekers
In “Another Way Home,” the 25th annual “Moving Walls” exhibition series by the Open Society Documentary Photography Project, migration takes center stage. But, notes The New York Times, the show stands out for what it lacks: images of suffering. After receiving more than 400 applications, a panel selected eight multimedia projects by 13 photographers and artists. In addition to showing their work for several months, each participant has also received a fellowship to further develop their work on migration. Read the full Story >>
Motion: KitSplit LaunchesMentorship Program to Get Women Into Film
Women represent only eight percent of writers, 10 percent of directors, two percent of cinematographers, 24 percent of producers, and 14 percent of editors, according to Women and Hollywood. Fstoppers reports that peer-to-peer camera gear rental platform KitSplit is looking to change that through a new program bringing together current KitSplit members volunteering their time to mentor women in film. KitSplit is now accepting applications from women who would like to be mentored by some of the film industry's finest female directors, cinematographers, writers, businesswomen. Read the full Story >>
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Trending: Two Babies and Two Powerful Pictures of Life
How many pictures do you look at each day? How many make you wonder about the beauty and fragility of life? Consider New Zealand-based photographer Sarah Simmons's photograph of a newborn named Tiger. His twin, named Johnny, had died in utero, but Tiger's mother wanted to go ahead with the portrait session she'd booked with Simmons. The photographer shot Tiger wrapped ... Read the full Story >>