Ed Kashi and Julie Winokur Presentation on January 30

Over the years, Ed Kashi and Julie Winokur have worked together on books, exhibitions and photography assignments which have taken them around the world. Their work together has also moved beyond the still image -- into video and other new interactive media. Their discussions will center around new media and the opportunities it creates for telling stories visually, as well as the implications of our brave new media landscape for the photo industry. Wednesday, January 30, 2008 6:00 pm -8:30 pm Laura Parsons Pratt Conference Center 281 Park Ave South at 22nd Street, New York City Admission: ASPP Members $10.00, Guests $15.00, Light food and beverages will be served. Space is limited. Please RSVP by Jan 28. For more information, contact aspp_ny@yahoo.com, http://www.aspp.com

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American Diversity Project now accepting Applications

The application for the 2008 American Diversity Project is now online at www.americandiversityproject.org This year's workshop will take place in Pikeville, Ky from May 12-17. The application due date is February 15th, and participants will be announced around the 1st of March. The American Diversity Project selects 12 documentary photographers each year to come together and produce a "visual, audible, and interactive history of one of the many small and colorful towns that are scattered through out the country."

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Projects worth watching

A few recently released projects not to be missed: Bullet Proof Vest from the Independent Lens Online Shorts Festival Nine-year-old twins Mustapha and Jyeshria know they can’t go to the park unaccompanied. “Your parents need to be there with you, so they can block the bullet,” Jyeshria explains." Lesotho Voices- Born Free from HIV These powerful films and photos by photographer Gideon Mendel share the personal stories of seven women in Lesotho. All are living with HIV but only some have benefited from services to prevent mother-to-child transmission of the virus. Obama's Paranoia Factor Guardian US correspondent Suzanne Goldenberg examines the surge in support for the Democratic candidate Barack Obama, and the orchestrations of his controlling campaign staff. Not Forgotten: Rochester's Victims of Homicide in 2007 Every death is a tragedy. But when someone is murdered, it is an act of violence against the victim, their family, their friends and every one…

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Open Society Institute launches Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster

The Open Society Institute and MediaStorm recently collaborated to produce Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster (www.katrinamedia.org). This site chronicles the struggles and triumphs of Gulf Coast residents since the destruction more than two years ago. Through stories and images, the site explores what is preventing residents from recovering from the disaster and returning home. It features the work of dozens of award-winning print and radio journalists, photographers, filmmakers and youth media organizations, all of whom are OSI Katrina Media Fellows."

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Not Forgotten

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Will Yurman of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle turned a daily assignment covering a memorial service into a year-long project exploring the lives behind the statistics. To create Not Forgotten, last year he visited the families of every homicide victim and created short multimedia portraits of those who had been killed. One good thing about living in Rochester, New York is that all the homicides fit in a single flash window. But bravo for imagining the people behind the numbers and chasing down every story.

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