Link: Amy Toensing traveled to Osage, Iowa, to photograph people who are classified as “food insecure”—meaning they need assistance, either from government programs and/or food banks to get the food they need. Toensing talks about some of her experiences in the featured video and the conversation below.
Amy Toensing on Going Outside the Comfort Zone “When we look at images, we understand something about the world – but it’s always in the context of ourselves. It’s a universal language.” —Amy Toensing Amy Toensing learned early on in her career that she was interested in telling stories of humanity. via Photography: http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2014/05/16/amy-toensing-on-going-outside-the-comfort-zone/ “When we…
Women on the Front Lines and Behind the Lens While you can’t necessarily identify if an image was captured by a woman or a man, women still tend to be underrepresented in the photography world — and tend to face unique challenges. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/10/women-on-the-front-lines-and-behind-the-lens/?_r=0 “Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment,” an…
