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Jon Levy (photographer)
Jon Levy (born 1967) is a British photojournalist. He was the founder and director of Foto8. Foto8 was a British-based photography company responsible for the publication of ''8 Magazine,'' the Biannual of Photography, as well as its sister website Foto8.com and the Host gallery in London. Biography Levy was born in London in 1967. He studied Economics at Manchester University from 1985 to 1988. He then attended the International Center of Photography in New York City. completing the one-year certificate program in Documentary Photography and photojournalism. Following graduation, Levy became a freelance news photographer in New York City. He worked frequently for ''The Independent'' in London along with their U.S. correspondent Daniel Jeffreys. Levy also freelanced for the photo agency Gamma Liaison under editor Marion Mertens. Later Levy joined the French wire service Agence France Presse in the New York Bureau working, with photographers Don Emmert and Timothy Clary. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Photojournalist
Photojournalism is journalism that uses images to tell a news story. It usually only refers to still images, but can also refer to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (such as documentary photography, social documentary photography, war photography, street photography and celebrity photography) by having a rigid ethical framework which demands an honest but impartial approach that tells a story in strictly journalistic terms. Photojournalists contribute to the news media, and help communities connect with one other. They must be well-informed and knowledgeable, and are able to deliver news in a creative manner that is both informative and entertaining. Similar to a writer, a photojournalist is a reporter, but they must often make decisions instantly and carry photographic equipment, often while exposed to significant obstacles, among them immediate physical danger, bad weather, large crowds, and limited ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Party
A block party or street party is a party in which many members of a single community congregate, either to observe an event of some importance or simply for mutual solidarity and enjoyment. The name comes from the form of the party, which often involves closing an entire city block to vehicle traffic or just a single street. Many times, there will be a celebration in the form of playing music, games, dance and activities with food such as popcorn machines and barbecues. As a form of activism street parties are festive and/or artistic efforts to reclaim roadways as public space by large groups of people. They were made known in Western Europe and North America by the actions of Reclaim the Streets, a widespread "dis-organization" dedicated to reclaiming public space from automobiles and consumerism. Countries Poland Poland Orange Alternative staged festive protests to break the Communist government's monopoly on public life. United Kingdom In the UK, street parties are main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Venetia Dearden
Venetia Dearden (born 1975) is a British photographer and filmmaker. Her books include ''Somerset Stories, Fivepenny Dreams'' (2008), ''Glastonbury, Another Stage'' (2010), ''Mulberry 40 Years'' (2011) and ''Eight Days'' (2012). Dearden had a solo exhibition of her Glastonbury photographs at the National Portrait Gallery in London in 2010 and was awarded the Vic Odden Award from the Royal Photographic Society in 2011. Her work is held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery. Biography Dearden was born in Brecon, Wales. She grew up in Somerset, England. She has an MA in Anthropology, Comparative Religion and History of Art from the University of Edinburgh (1998) and undertook postgraduate studies in Photojournalism at the London College of Printing (1999–2000). Her photographs of local families living close to the land first brought her work to international attention in 2008, on publication of her book ''Somerset Stories, Fivepenny Dreams,'' which took six years to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbie Trayler-Smith
Abbie Trayler-Smith is a Welsh documentary and portrait photographer who contributed to ''The Daily Telegraph'' for eight years from 1998, covering the war in Iraq and the Asian tsunami. In 2010, with her portrait ''Chelsea'', she won fourth prize in the Taylor Wessing competition, and second prize in 2017 for ''Fleeing Mosul''. Life and career Abbie Trayler-Smith was born in Wales. She is self-taught, specializing in documentary and portrait photography. She worked for ''The Daily Telegraph'' for eight years. She has been working as a freelance artist since 2007. Awards *2010: Fourth prize, Taylor Wessing competition, for ''Chelsea'' *2017: Second prize, Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, for ''Fleeing Mosul'' Personal life Trayler-Smith lives in London, England. Publications *''Rise: Images of Life Change.'' Edited by John Levy. Dubai: Legatum Foundation; Foto8, 2010. . With text by Max Houghton and photographs by Carmen Elsa Lopez, William Daniels, Robin Hammo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legatum
Legatum Limited, also known as Legatum, is a private investment firm, headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Legatum is a partnership that uses its own funds to invest globally. The firm also invests in activities to promote entrepreneurship and free enterprise as well as anti-slavery, health and education initiatives. History and business activities Legatum (meaning "legacy" or "gift") is a private investment firm based in Dubai using only capital provided by members of the firm. Legatum was founded in December 2006 in the United Arab Emirates by Christopher Chandler, who made his fortune in markets undergoing political transitions. Previously, Chandler was the president of Sovereign Global, or Sovereign, which he co-founded with his brother Richard Chandler in 1986. Sovereign invested capital in companies located in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe, and in industries including telecommunications, electric utilities, steel, oil and gas, banking and oil re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Photo Festival
The New York Photo Festival was founded in January 2007 by Frank Evers and Daniel Power in an effort to establish a U.S. photo festival dedicated to the "future of contemporary photography" and to the exposure of new works. It takes place every year in mid-May over a period of four days in Dumbo, Brooklyn Dumbo (or DUMBO, short for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The area known as Dumbo used to be known as Gairville. It encompasses two sections: one located between the Manhatta .... History The inaugural event took place on May 14–18, 2008 and was attended by 15,000 people. It was curated by Martin Parr, Lesley A. Martin, Tim Barber and Kathy Ryan. References External links * Photography festivals Festivals in New York City Art festivals in the United States {{Photo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curator
A curator (from la, cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the particular institution and its mission. In recent years the role of curator has evolved alongside the changing role of museums, and the term "curator" may designate the head of any given division. More recently, new kinds of curators have started to emerge: "community curators", "literary curators", " digital curators" and " biocurators". Collections curator A "collections curator", a "museum curator" or a "keeper" of a cultural heritage institution (e.g., gallery, museum, library or archive) is a content specialist charged with an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material including historical artifacts. A collections curator's concern necessarily involves tangible objects of some sort—artwork, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Broomfield
Maurice William Broomfield (2 February 1916 – 4 October 2010) was an English photographer whose images of post-war British industry were credited with capturing the optimistic spirit of the time. Life and work Born in Draycott, Derbyshire, England, Broomfield was the son of a lace designer. On leaving school at 15, he worked as a lathe operator on the assembly lines of the engineering company Rolls-Royce. In the evenings he studied at Derby College of Art. During the Second World War he was a conscientious objector, working in the Friends Ambulance Unit as an ambulance driver in the London Blitz, and after the war for Save the Children in Germany. Broomfield's archive has been acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum. The British Library conducted an oral history interview (C459/194) with Maurice Broomfield in 2007 for its An Oral History of British Photography collection. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online news coverage. The service maintains 50 foreign news bureaus with more than 250 correspondents around the world. Deborah Turness has been the CEO of news and current affairs since September 2022. In 2019, it was reported in an Ofcom report that the BBC spent £136m on news during the period April 2018 to March 2019. BBC News' domestic, global and online news divisions are housed within the largest live newsroom in Europe, in Broadcasting House in central London. Parliamentary coverage is produced and broadcast from studios in London. Through BBC English Regions, the BBC also has regional centres across England and national news c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agence France Presse
Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1835 as Havas, it is the world's oldest news agency. AFP has regional headquarters in Nicosia, Montevideo, Hong Kong and Washington, D.C., and news bureaus in 151 countries in 201 locations. AFP transmits stories, videos, photos and graphics in French, English, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, and German. History Agence France-Presse has its origins in the Agence Havas, founded in 1835 in Paris by Charles-Louis Havas, making it the world's oldest news service. The agency pioneered the collection and dissemination of news as a commodity, and had established itself as a fully global concern by the late 19th century. Two Havas employees, Paul Julius Reuter and Bernhard Wolff, set up their own news agencies in London and Berlin respectively. In 1940, when German forces occupied France during World War II, the news agency was taken over by the authorities and renamed "Office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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