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A Modern FSA?
Dorthea Lange, 1936, FSA Series
Los Angeles, April 2009 - It would be easy to dismiss the latest group of efforts by various organizations and enterprising individuals to organize a modern day Farm Securities Administration (FSA) documentary project. For all the good intentions that lay behind its creation, many have come to believe that the FSA was essentially a propaganda arm of the New Deal, simultaneously raising awareness about the plight of fellow Americans, but also persuading us to believe in the social policies of the Roosevelt Administration. Read the story »
Monthly Updates
Pinhole Photography by Incarcerated Girls at Remann Hall, Washington State
Pete Brook on his blog prisonphotography.wordpress.com recently interviewed Steve Davis about his photography project of pinhole images by the girls at Remann Hall.
“When working with the incarcerated youth of Washington State, Steve Davis used the camera in different ways and to different ends. He conducted his own long-term portrait project concurrently with workshops offered to the detained youth. Read the story »
Events
Critical Exposure Presents “Through the Lens of D.C. Youth”
If you missed the “Through the Lens of D.C. Youth” exhibit opening, you can catch some of the photographs at the MOCA DC gallery in Georgetown from June 5th-27th. Information about the gallery can be found here. We’re also looking for additional venues Read the story »
For Educators
Teen Photovoice Project | Health AdvocacyA Children’s Memorial Hospital researcher has developed a powerful and innovative health advocacy program that uses photovoice,...
Talking About Hope: The Use of Participant PhotographyHope as a concept is commonly described in everyday life and is generally regarded as an important component of health and fulfillment....
Empowerment Through Photo Novella: Portraits of ParticipationPhoto novella does not entrust cameras to health specialists, policymakers, or profes sional photographers, but puts them in the hands...
For Students
Orient Global Freedom to Create Prize: US$125,000A month has passed and hundreds of artists, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, have entered the 2009 Orient Global Freedom to Create Prize....
PhotoPhilanthropy Activist AwardsPhotoPhilanthropy is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and activism in social causes through photography. The...
The World Through Different LensesThis entry is part 2 of 3 in the series FSA seriesUSC student Amanda Fallon explores how the “insiders” view is changing...
IPE News And Events
Critical Exposure Presents “Through the Lens of D.C. Youth”If you missed the “Through the Lens of D.C. Youth” exhibit opening, you can catch some of the photographs at the MOCA DC...
Hubbard Presents in the PalisadesJim Hubbard, an acclaimed documentary photographer who is the Creative Director at Venice Arts, an IPE co-founder, and Adjunct Professor...
Workshops for Adults in L.A.Venice Arts’ Media Learning Center presents its second series of workshops for adults. Courses provide small group learning,...
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