Majority World Imagery The Untapped Potential

THURSDAY 7 JUNE
14.00 - 16.00 H

A CEPIC 2007 Seminar presented by Dr Shahidul Alam

Study (D. Clark 1993 & 2003) has shown that upward of 90% of the images of the developing world are taken by white non-indigenous photographers, either in-country staff of development organisations or commissioned photographers sent in-country by the ‘western’ media.

There is intense frustration in the developing world that their “image” is shaped in this way, the developed world receiving a one dimensional view driven by a (negative) news agenda or the need to raise money.

This imbalance requires more realistic, more complete information sourced by local photographers who know the people, are of the culture, understand the language and the underlying causative effects of each situation. Local knowledge provides the best position from which to tell the story, their story, in a balanced way.

SPEAKERS :
The seminar is presented by award winning photographer Alam SHAHIDUL, jury member of numerous international photographic competitions including World Press Photo. An African perspective will be given by David LARSEN, Africanpictures.net while Mark ANTMAN, CEO of The Image Works in the US, will add the 'northern' perspective on sourcing and utilising material from the majority world.

Fresh Perspective from Peoples of the Majority World - telling their own Story!

Sala ADUA - Second floor of the Palazzo degli Affari -
50 places