Kick-start ‘Upstate Girls’

For nearly a decade, photographer Brenda Ann Kenneally has followed the lives of a group of young women living in Upstate New York. The stories of the women of Troy, NY are an intimate and powerful look at the cycle of class separation and economic inequality facing many Americans today. Working in collaboration with students at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and the Visual Studies Workshop (VSW), Kenneally has been building a multi-platform documentary titled Upstate Girls to tell these stories. The project has now reached a point where its contributors’ hard work and good intentions need financial support. You can help them complete their work on Kickstarter. Background According to the 2010 census approximately 20% of the households in Troy are headed by single females. Their jobs have evolved from the factory work of the industrial revolution that earned Troy the name “Collar City” to the post industrial service sector…

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More job openings: RIT has 2 photojournalism/photography openings

For those more interested in the frozen tundra of upstate New York than the sunny California shores, RIT is looking for highly qualified applicants for two positions in photojournalism/photography.  You can contact William Snyder directly for more info at wdspph@rit.edu.  Weather aside- these are both (see USC's openings) fantastic opportunities for those interested in teaching with some of the best in the industry.

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