photographers in conflict…
interestingly i know a few of the people in this collection and i haven’t heard any of them mention it. maybe being on the other side of the lens is a bit too difficult for them to share.
photographers in conflict is a collection of portraits and interviews of several contemporary photographers who have covered areas of conflict. the collection is impressive, including; shaul schwarz, marco di lauro,ben lowy, bruno stevens, samantha appleton and many others.
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In the aftermath of Abu Ghraib and the Tsunami, a cross-section of 32 photographers were invited in sit for a portrait by the artists Goran Galic and Gian-Reto Gredig, into a Spartan, black painted studio, in order to capture their still portraits and video interviews. By isolating the photojournalists and placing them in front of their camera, Galic and Gredig reverse the asymmetrical power relationship between photographer and subject, and explore the self-perception of the photographers.