upcoming workshop in amsterdam: noor & the fotofactory
NOOR and the FOTOfactory are pleased to announce an upcoming workshop in documentary photography to be taught by NOOR photographers Alixandra Fazzina (UK) and Sebastián Liste (ES) at the FOTOfactory in Amsterdam from 24 to 27 November 2016.
We’re excited to team up with each other to bring NOOR’s teaching photographers to the FOTOfactory’s canal-side education center in Amsterdam’s Jordaan district.
The intimate and rigorous four-day program will focus on documentary photography. Award-winning photographers, Alixandra and Sebastián will share their practices, passions and expertise to guide participants, but also to push them to think differently about their work. Participants are encouraged to engage, share, question and debate.
Alixandra Fazzina (UK, 1974) is a photographer whose work focuses on under-reported conflicts and the often forgotten humanitarian consequences of war. Studying Fine Art, she began her career as a war artist in Bosnia. Since then, she has worked independently as a photojournalist throughout Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. In 2010 Alixandra was recognized as the winner of the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for her fearless and tireless dedication to humanitarian photography throughout her career. Alixandra is the author of ‘A Million Shillings - Escape from Somalia’ (Trolley) which follows the often deadly journey on people smuggling routes from the Horn of Africa. Her long-term project The Flowers of Afghanistan, documents the journeys of Afghan children seeking refuge in Europe. Alixandra is a lecturer and teacher, and is currently based in London.
Sebastián Liste (Spain, 1985) is a documentary photographer and sociologist devoted to document the profound cultural changes and contemporary issues in Latin America and the Mediterranean area. In 2010, while getting his Masters degree in Documentary Photography in Barcelona, he won the Ian Parry Scholarship for his project ‘Urban Quilombo’ and was named young editorial photographer of the year at the Lucie Awards. In 2011 Sebastián was selected for the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass. In 2012 was announced as the Young Reporter of the Year at Visa pour l'Image festival. He was the recipient of the Magnum EF Grant, the Getty Editorial Grant and the Alexia Foundation Grant. He also received the Fotopres grant in Spain to develop a project in Venezuela, and a World Press Photo prize in 2016 for his story ‘Citizen Journalism in Brazil’s Favelas‘. Most recently, he was awarded the STERN Grant for young photojournalists. Sebastián is a frequent lecturer and is currently based between Spain and Brazil.
Stay tuned for more information on the workshop & how to apply!
alixandra fazzina at panel talk for london photo
Alixandra Fazzina participated in the panel talk "Loose Women" during the Photo London festival on May 22, 2016. The panel was hosted and curated by Cheryl Newman, the award-winning Former Photography Director of the Telegraph Magazine, writer and photography consultant. Alixandra was invited to the panel together with other talented photographers and curators: Zelda Cheatle, Emma Blau, Hannah Watson and Olivia Arthur - to explore the role of women in photography and female photographers across fashion, editorial and documentary photography.
The panelists discussed what obstacles female photographers may have and how they can contribute with fresh perspective. Alixandra shared her experience as female war photographer and lecturer at the Danish School of photography. She discussed her long-term project, which culminated in the book "The Million Shillings: Escape from Somalia" and dismantled some gender labels in her profession:
"I was in a very male-dominated world because essentially I was working with the military most of the time. I felt very-very conscious that I needed to prove myself as a woman. I had to work a lot harder. So, people would not make fun or comment ‘You got in there because you’re a woman’ and you think, ‘No, I actually had to prove myself on the frontline, to get respect from the military'. When I showed that I worked hard, they’d respect me back and give me the access."
Professional Photography Magazine wrote an article on the panel talk. Find the interview in the July edition.
Watch the discussion here.
'she who tells the story' with work from tanya habjouqa on view
The work of NOOR photographer Tanya Habjouqa is on view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington D.C. through July 31, 2016. Her series of images "Woman of Gaza" (2009) is selected for the exhibition She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World. Tanya challenges existing gender stereotypes and explores how Palestinian women's lives are influenced by their day-to-day activities.
The exhibition is thoroughly curated by Kathryn Wat and Kristen Gresh and features 12 female artists from Iran and Arab world: Jananne Al-Ani, Boushra Almurawakel, Gohar Dashti, Rana El Nemr, Lalla Essaydi, Shadi Ghadirian, Tanya Habjouqa, Rula Halawani, Nermine Hammam, Rania Matar, Shirin Neshat, and Newsha Tavakolian. She who Tells a Story provides visitors with a fresh perspective on women from this region and invites to in-depth discussion on themes like feminine identity, protest, war and piece.
To learn more about the exhibited works, including those by Tanya, you can listen the audio guide or read the transcripts.
Photo ©Tanya Habjouqa
alixandra fazzina lecture & workshop: visualizing migration
On June 10th 2016, NOOR Photographer Alixandra Fazzina was invited by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles to teach a daylong workshop on documentary storytelling & the ethics of getting close to your subjects. The workshop was followed by a public lecture on “Visualizing Migration". During her talk Alixandra shared her experiences chronicling the journeys of refugees and migrants from Somalia to Arabian peninsula, which culminated in the book “A Million Shillings’ Escape from Somalia”. The lecture was live-streamed and recorded, you can watch it online here.
Photo by Unique Nicole
interview with kadir van lohuizen in press magazine
dwi prasetya visual story | erasmus huis fellowship winner
NOOR is happy to share with you Dwi Prasetya's visual story, a winner of the 2016 Erasmus Huis Fellowship to Amsterdam and Indonesian photojournalist at Bisnis Indonesia Daily. During his residency training in the Netherlands (from 21 April to 3 May) Dwi worked on the photo project 'Soft Drug Policy' mentored by Kadir van Lohuizen. To see the photo story visit NOOR educational project page.
Every year Erasmus Huis Fellowship selects only the best Permata Photojournalists Grant (PGG) alumni as winner. Through this fellowship, Erasmus Huis and PermataBank offer one-week residency in Amsterdam as well as an opportunity to work on a photo story mentored by Kadir van Lohuizen.
Photo © Dwi Prasetya
yuri kozyrev's story from Russia in l'obs magazine
robin hammond's work 'where love is illegal' in de morgen.
Photos from Robin Hammond's work "Where love is illegal" were recently published in the print edition of De Morgen.
sebastian liste wins the stern grant
We are excited to announce that Sebastian Liste has been awarded the STERN Grant,
the newly-established scholarship award for young photojournalists, at this year's
LUMIX Festival for Young Photojournalism.
'I’m very pleased to win the stern Grant and feel honored by the confidence the team at stern Magazine is putting in my work. Over the past seven years, I have been conducting an in-depth research on crime, punishment and security in Latin America. Violence in Mexico, in particular, has become naturalized in everyday life and is reproduced across diverse spheres of society. The grant will provide me with the necessary time and funds to further investigate the roots of this endemic violence and its impact on the entire nation.' Sebastian Liste
Check out Sebastian Liste's work on Latin America: ow.ly/dice301oi0O