Has your work ever made you feel anxious, burned out, depressed, or worse? It is not uncommon for photojournalists, due to the unique nature of their work, to experience episodes of psychological distress. This panel of experts opens the conversation about issues that affect many but which are little discussed. Topics include risk mitigation, emotional safety, trauma-informed work, and ethical care toward the sources in your photos. Moderator-speaker Dr. Lauren Walsh is accompanied by speakers Tara Pixley and Judy Walgren. All three specialists will address topics of interest to EAW participants and welcome questions and conversation on this timely, important topic.

Following a performance of Vladimir, join for a discussion on threats against the press with Dr. Lauren Walsh, Jane Ferguson, Anna Nemtsova and Bonita Sostre.

This haunting world premiere unfolds in Moscow, where an independent journalist covering Putin’s first term struggles to maintain sanity and hope in increasingly hostile circumstances. She finds herself on the brink of an explosive story — but as danger mounts for her and her sources, she questions whether her bravery will make any difference at all. Written by Erika Sheffer, VLADIMIR is about standing up to immorality no matter the cost, when you know your nation is headed for disaster. Directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan.

Join a panel of experts to learn about how to pitch your photography work for publication. The event is geared to college students and emerging professionals.

B&H store, event space on 2nd floor, NYC

NYU Gallatin Galleries examines the ongoing attacks on democracies in five countries around the world in the exhibition, The End of Democracy in Five Acts, running September 9–October 14, 2024, and featuring 86 photographs and five essays by experts. Curated by the Gallatin School of Individualized Study professors Keith Miller and Dr. Lauren Walsh, the exhibition showcases the work of five photojournalists who have documented recent political events in El Salvador, Kenya, Poland, the Philippines, and India to show how legal efforts, including the courts, police, and surveillance technology, are used to undermine or dismantle democratic processes.

Miller and Walsh chose to highlight countries from four continents to emphasize the global nature of the issue. The images show how law enforcement and legal efforts–rather than non-constitutional processes such as military coups–are employed to undermine the legitimacy of elections and related democratic rights.

This 3-day, hands-on workshop involves lectures by Walsh, photography assignments, photo critiques, and discussion of ethics, human rights, and photojournalism. June 23, 24, & 29.

Dr. Walsh explores the value of the camera in bringing us the world in pictures. Speaking about two of her recent books, ‘Conversations on Conflict Photography’ and ‘Through the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter,’ Walsh addresses: what it means to cover conflict and crisis, risks and threats against the media, the merits of photojournalism, and the role of the public in consuming imagery. This talk is open to the public and will appeal to anyone interested in photography, current events, politics, and journalism.

This presentation for communications faculty introduces the complicated topics of media and visual literacy, especially in a constantly changing contemporary digital environment. Participants are invited to take part in interactive discussion with Dr. Walsh, who will offer hands-on models for thinking about and assessing one’s media/visual literacy. Participants are encouraged to contribute thoughts and questions.

This talk explores ethical concerns attendant to the work of photojournalism, as well as broader risks and challenges that many journalists face, whether in Bangladesh or elsewhere. Dr. Walsh provides a context that considers a global media ecosystem. This seminar offers significant application for journalists of all fields. The talk is followed by a Q and A.

This workshop for educators in photography focuses on best practices and pedagogic design.

Hosted by Pathshala South Asian Media Institute and the U.S. Fulbright Specialist Program

This practical two-hour workshop offers visual journalists an introduction to safety as a pillar of professionalism, providing them with the essential tools and knowledge needed to adhere to safety best practices. It will cover the basics of:

• Situational awareness

• Threat modeling

• Risk assessment and communications plan

The workshop will be centered around psychological safety, profile and identity, and will highlight the importance of a holistic approach to safety and security.

It will facilitate an informal exchange where participants can voice doubts, ask questions and share experience. It will also include case studies and exercises.

With Yemile Bucay, Sandra Stevenson and Lauren Walsh

https://photoville.nyc/event/safety-101-for-visual-journalists-2/

Dr Walsh speaks about the role of photojournalism in geopolitical situations

Dr Walsh presents the Content Authenticity Initiative media/visual literacy curricular materials, which she developed.

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Join NYU Gallatin and the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies at NYU for Conflict Photography Today: A Conversation with Motaz Azaiza, Jodie Ginsberg, and Lauren Walsh. 

This panel focuses on the documentation of contemporary conflict and brings together Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza and Jodie Ginsberg, the CEO for the Committee to Protect Journalists, for a conversation moderated by NYU Gallatin professor Lauren Walsh, a leading specialist in the visual coverage of conflict. 

Today’s news headlines are so often dominated by war, suffering, and injustice. Through headlines and press coverage, we are able to read and see vivid images depicting the current situation in Gaza and elsewhere, but rarely do we have an opportunity to hear from those risking their lives to deliver critical news from these zones of conflict. 

The discussion will bring on-the-ground insights, experiences and perspectives about conflict photography, offering an opportunity to understand such situations in greater depth. The discussion will consider the role of visual journalism, the risks and tolls that journalists face, and the value and limitations of documentation.

This event is also co-sponsored by: NYU Gallatin’s Writing Program, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and the Journalism Protection Initiative at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

Moderator

Lauren Walsh is a professor at NYU and runs the Gallatin Photojournalism Intensive. She is the author of multiple books, including Conversations on Conflict Photography. She specializes in conflict/crisis photography and peace journalism; has published on photography and war crimes, censorship, and journalism and mental health safety, among other topics; is the author of national curricula on media and visual literacy; leads journalist safety trainings; and is a Fulbright Specialist in photography and ethics.

Panelists

Motaz Azaiza is an award-winning Palestinian photojournalist. His images have garnered global recognition, with millions of followers across his social media platforms. As an active photojournalist during the latest phase of the conflict in Gaza, Azaiza's photos have shed light on the hardships endured by Palestinians. In 2023, he was GQ Magazine Middle East’s “Man of the Year,” one of his images was named in TIME magazine's Top 10 Photos, and he was honored with the “Impact Award” by the Lucie Foundation.

Jodie Ginsberg is the chief executive officer of the Committee to Protect Journalists, a non-profit organization that supports journalists at risk by documenting threats and attacks on the media, providing advice and assistance, and conducting advocacy. A journalist by profession, Ginsberg joined CPJ in 2022 from media development organization Internews Europe, where she was the chief executive officer. She began her career at Reuters news agency where she held positions including Bureau Chief, London. In 2014, Ginsberg was appointed chief executive of London-based freedom of expression group Index on Censorship, which she led until 2020.

As part of the Social Documentary Network festival, this panel features

Michael Christopher Brown, Stephen Hart, and Lauren Walsh, moderated by Fred Ritchin

https://socialdocumentary.net/cms/documentary-that-matters-2024

Session led by Mary Bisbee-Beek with guest Lauren Walsh.

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Content authenticity, professional photography and Gen AI: a discussion among experts in the field, including Dr. Walsh

Nov 8, 11am ET

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Prof. Lauren Walsh (NYU Gallatin), a specialist in the photojournalistic coverage of conflict and crisis speaks with Evgeniy Maloletka, the Associated Press’s Chief Photographer in Ukraine, who has been documenting the conflict there since 2014. He is the recipient of the 2023 World Press Photo award as well as a 2023 recipient of two Pulitzer Prizes for his photography in Ukraine. Walsh and Maloletka discuss the role of the photojournalist in spaces of war, the impact (or lack) or photographs on public opinion, and the motivations behind working in a conflict zone.

This event is open to the public and will appeal to anyone interested in public affairs, geopolitics, journalism, current events, photography, and civics.

Co-Sponsored by the Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and the Initiative for Critical Disaster Studies at NYU Gallatin.

Photo: Ukrainian emergency workers and volunteers carry an injured pregnant woman from a maternity hospital damaged by an airstrike in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 9, 2022. (Evgeniy Maloletka / Associated Press)

Moral injury and vicarious trauma

With Bruce Shapiro, Kate Black and Hannah Storm

Oct 11, 2023

Keynote by Lauren Walsh

Schedule here: https://www.concordiacollege.edu/academics/events/symposium/

Sept 20, 2023

Photographing Conflict/Photographing Peace

by Dr. Lauren Walsh

This talk explores the complicated realm of covering conflict and crisis, addressing concerns such as physical risks and emotional tolls that photojournalists face as well as ethical dilemmas related to this type of work. Importantly, Dr Walsh also focuses on why coverage of post-conflict and aftermath settings matters and how the camera can be a tool toward justice and peacebuilding. Framed through topics covered in two of Walsh’s recent books, Conversations on Conflict Photography and Through the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter, this presentation aims to enlighten listeners and to provoke critical questions about the role of visual media in contemporary conflict and post-conflict situations.

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Moderated by Lauren Walsh, a conversation with photographers who have been working in Ukraine to cover the ongoing conflict. Panelists include: Svet Jacqueline, Evgeniy Maloletka and Nicole Tung

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In conjunction with the exhibition Mostly New: Selections from the NYU Art Collection

 Following last semester’s conversation On Political Photography: Documenting Racial Inequality in the US, this event probes the power of photography in the contemporary moment by exploring queer and trans visibility in photojournalism, a field that has historically struggled to make space for non-traditional genders and identities.

Join NYU Professor Lauren Walsh and photographers Allison Lippy and Annie/August Tritt for a discussion that will consider what belonging means for trans and queer photographers within this industry, how queer subjects are represented in documentary and photojournalistic spaces, as well as what changes can be made for future generations.

Promo image by Annie/August Tritt

As part of the Documenting Peace conference, organized by the Bosch Network:

Dr. Lauren Walsh, a professor at NYU, is a leading expert on the photojournalistic coverage of conflict and crisis, and the author of multiple books on these topics. This event explores the critical role photojournalism plays and the numerous challenges and threats the industry faces, whether covering Ukraine, Covid, volatile protests, or other strife. Walsh discusses the unprecedented obstacles journalists face, both on the ground as well as inside the newsroom, and she guides participants in thinking about the physical risks, psychological tolls, and ethical dilemmas in covering war and humanitarian crisis. Ultimately, this talk examines how journalism can aid in peacebuilding.

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DEC 1, 11:15AM ET/5:15PM CET

Join NYU Professor Lauren Walsh, author of Through the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter, and Vanessa Charlot, an award-winning photographer and filmmaker whose work focuses on the intersectionality of race, politics, culture and sexual/gender expression, for a conversation on the power of political photography in the contemporary moment.

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Promo image by Vanessa Charlot

Join us in the ICP Bookstore Café for a book-signing by Dr. Lauren Walsh, author of Through the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter.

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Join the BDC for a conversation and book signing with author and educator, Dr. Lauren Walsh, as she discusses her new book Through the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter, in conversation with Washington Post visuals editor Natalia Jiménez.

2020 was a period of groundbreaking social and political upheaval, in combination with a colossal epidemiological crisis—and it urgently redefined the working conditions of photojournalists. The historic 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and the devastating Covid-19 pandemic presented unique challenges for photojournalism, forcing photographers into a terrain defined by new ethical, technological, and safety (emotional and physical) concerns, as well as innovative attacks on press freedom.

Through a series of interviews—with top photographers who covered 2020’s biggest crises, as well as key photo editors who grappled with these unprecedented obstacles inside the newsroom—Through the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter unpacks the industry’s most critical debates as it sheds light on the experiences and thought processes of the visual journalists themselves. Importantly, this book encourages readers to consider the efforts behind the camera lens: the challenges and risks visual journalists face to bring us the news in pictures.

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“Images of Conflict and Peace” is panel with four photographers and a scholar discussing a curated collection of exhibits from the Social Documentary Network archives that address the topic of conflict and peace. This body of photography was selected based on both its geographic location and subject matter. The project and panel were built to parallel the subject matter in panelist Dr. Lauren Walsh’s NYU Gallatin seminar Photographing Peace. The four areas of focus are Bosnia & Herzegovina, Rwanda, Colombia, and the United States (more specifically, the summer of racial justice in 2020). These four areas may be completely different in terms of location, yet they create an overarching conversation on peace and how it is depicted in photography. 

Peace photography, a fairly recent subset of photojournalism, takes on an advocacy role by utilizing the camera as a tool to spread awareness and hold bad actors accountable. Instead of simply photographing what they see, peace photographers will use pictures to help people understand the political, economic, and social systems causing the violence depicted elsewhere. Our panelists were selected based on their different depictions of peace in their imagery, just as varied as geographic locations photographed. 

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Promo photo by Carol Allen Storey