MediaStorm’s Pam Huling Speaking at Syracuse University

Photo District News, the American Society of Media Photographers and the Syracuse University S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications invite you to the Photo District News Emerging 30 Seminar and an ASMP panel discussion. Event Details What: Photo District News Emerging 30 Seminar & ASMP panel discussion When: Tuesday Sept. 11 from 4:30 to 9:00 p.m. Where: Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse III, Room 140 (215 University Place, Syracuse, NY) Cost: Free! Event Schedule 4:30–6:00pm ASMP/Newhouse-sponsored panel, "Photography: The State of the Industry" This panel discussion will revolve around how the industry has been affected by technology and the recent recession, what top professionals have learned, and how to prepare for success in this new world. Photo District News editor Holly Stuart Hughes will moderate the panel, which will include Gene Mopsik (executive director of ASMP) and Pam Huling (business development director at MediaStorm and former director of photo services at Discovery). 6:00–7:00pm Photo…

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MediaStorm 2013 Workshop Dates Announced

We are excited to be entering into our sixth training year at MediaStorm. Each year our workshops attract leading industry professionals looking to advance their multimedia and storytelling skills. We've now had more than 100 participants come through our professional workshops and we continue to be humbled by how much they take away from the experience. John Temple, now managing editor at the Washington Post, told us that our Methodology Workshop gave him, "time to stop and step into a different way of seeing journalism." He said, "I came away inspired by what's possible if we commit to a different way of thinking about stories." After taking our Storytelling Workshop, Simon Schorno, head of media relations for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in North America, had the following to say, "The passion of the entire MediaStorm crew for documentary storytelling, their professionalism, their willingness to share what they know…

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GuatePhoto 2012 Open Call Ends Friday

There are just three days left to submit your work to GautePhoto Open Call. Apply for a chance to have your work included as one of 15 main exhibitions in the GuatePhoto 2012 festival. The OPEN CALL winner will receive S$3,000, a solo exhibition in the new gallery of La Fototeca, an all expenses paid trip to Guatemala to attend the opening of the festival and a seven-page spread published in RARA magazine. Held in Guatemala City's historic center, the International Photography Festival GuatePhoto 2012 promotes the exchange between photographers from all over the world and provides a distinctive backdrop to the diffusion and exhibition of their work. For two weeks in November be part of this unique festival of Latin-American and international photography. GuatePhoto 2012 Open call deadline August 31 Festival runs November 7-25 Learn more and apply

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Applications Open for WKU Mountain Workshops

Western Kentucky University’s (WKU) Mountain Workshops draw a team of dedicated teachers and determined learners to a small Kentucky town to explore the richness of community, the beauty of landscape, and the possibilities and challenges of visual storytelling. The 37th annual Workshops will take place Oct. 16-21, 2012 in Henderson, KY. Early registration ends on Sept. 15. The Mountain Workshops are three workshops in one. Participants can select from one of the three to suit their current need of visual development: The Photojournalism Workshop focuses on still photography, as coaches and participants explore individual character, the give and take of relationships, the deeply-felt sense of belonging to a place and the pride of participating in a shared heritage. The Picture Editing Workshop draws on the design sensibilities and electronic publishing expertise of its coaches to help participants learn to weave photographs and text together into memorable narratives. The Multimedia Workshop challenges participants…

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FotoVisura Pavilion in San Juan Announced

FotoVisura is delighted to announce The 2012 FotoVisura Pavilion in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This four-day contemporary photography event celebrates international and local photography through exhibitions, panel talks, and a portfolio consultation and review. The event will run from August 30 to September 2, 2012 and will feature exhibitions including "Beyond War: Mexico’s Drug War" by Guest Curator Whitney Johnson, director of photography at The New Yorker, "Falling Eyelids: A Fotonovela" written, directed and photographed by ADÁL, and "Interpolations" featuring Migdalia Luz Barens-Vera. Exhibitions at the 2012 FotoVisura Pavilion Beyond War: Mexico's Drug War Guest Curator Whitney Johnson, Director of Photography at The New Yorker Featuring: Eunice Adorno (Mexico City, Mexico), Dominic Bracco II (Texas, US), Alejandro Cartagena (Santo Domingo, Domincan Republic), and Katie Orlinsky (New York, US). Description: Description: In “Beyond War: Mexico’s Drug War” four young photographers share their perspectives on the ongoing conflict. Each looks beyond the graphic violence…

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