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Peter van Agtmael Chronicles the Frontlines of War in the 21st Century

Peter van Agtmael Chronicles the Frontlines of War in the 21st Century

Photography at First Sight

BOOK

Peter van Agtmael Chronicles the Frontlines of War in the 21st Century

Magnum Photos member Peter van Agtmael shares his journey as a conflict photographer, and the importance of adopting an open, questioning approach to photojournalism. 

DISCOVERY

Shisei Kuwabara: Minamata Disease, and the Poisoning of a Town

For sixty years Japanese photographer Shisei Kuwabara has been documenting the city of Minamata and those who suffer from the disease that bears its name.

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BOOK

LA’s Latino LGBTQ Scene in the 1980s and ‘90s

In a new book, Reynaldo Rivera looks back at his formative years growing up in Los Angeles before gentrification turned the lights on the “City of Night.”

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EXHIBITION

Unseen Photographs from Robert Frank’s The Americans

Robert Frank’s magnum opus, 

The Americans

, chronicled the photographer’s journey across the United States between 1955 and 1957 as he sought to capture America in all her glory.

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STILL AVAILABLE IN OUR LAB SECTION

MOVIE

Kourtney Roy, Desperate Dreamer

In eccentric self-portraits, Kourtney Roy embodies atypical characters. She enjoys the world by using it as a film set, transforming reality into fiction. In this film, you will follow the photographer in Cancùn, in the footsteps of her new project, The Tourist, published in book form by André Frère.

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TUTORIAL

Using the Smartphone for Storytelling, by Jon Lowenstein

Jon Lowenstein, from NOOR Images, specializes in long-term, in-depth documentary explorations that confront the realms of power, poverty, racial discrimination and violence. In this 4-chapter course, he will give you his advice on using your smartphone to create visual stories.

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Blind financially supports the production of visual stories and invites all photographers to submit their portfolios.

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