Tag: Christopher Morris

  • Interview: Christopher Morris talks about his videos of the American presidents | dvafoto

    Link: You probably already know Christopher Morris‘ work. One of the founding members of VII, his conflict photography is unparalleled and his recent work on American politics, including the book “My America,” has redefined visual coverage of the White House. You might not know that Morris has been making videos in addition to his still…

  • contact blog: Oh dear Christopher Morris!

    Link: The Shadows of Srebrenica is a collection of black & white photographs by the incredibly talented Andy Spyra, and is a powerful reminder of that era, and also reminds us that many of those responsible for this genocide have yet to be apprehended, especially Ratko Mladić.

  • ‘We Clean History’: Thoughts on Another Crimea | Disphotic

    Link: Another Crimea brings together six photographers from the prominent photographic agencies Noor, VII and Magnum. The photographers (Christopher Morris, Francesco Zizola, Gueorgui Pinkhassov, Olivia Arthur, Pep Bonet and Yuri Kozyrev) each produced a documentary photo series, or in one case a film, in the region over ten days in summer 2014

  • Balkan War Photojournalists Recall Being ‘Witnesses to History’ | Balkan Insight

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    Balkan War Photojournalists Recall Being ‘Witnesses to History’ Renowned photographers Ron Haviv and Christopher Morris spoke in Zagreb about how they tried to be the ‘eyes of the world’ during the violent dissolution of Yugoslavia. via Balkan Insight: https://balkaninsight.com/2019/11/20/balkan-war-photojournalists-recall-being-witnesses-to-history/ US photographers Ron Haviv and Christopher Morris presented some of the most important of their images…

  • He Said ‘Excuse Me’ And Then Proceeded to Beat the Vice President

    He Said ‘Excuse Me’ And Then Proceeded to Beat the Vice President

    He Said ‘Excuse Me’ And Then Proceeded to Beat the Vice President Photojournalist Ron Haviv shares one photo from his time in Panama in 1989 and the impact it had on the future of the country. via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2017/06/he-said-excuse-me-and-then-proceeded-to-beat-the-vice-president/ Days prior, photojournalist Ron Haviv had been given a plane ticket by photographer Christopher Morris…

  • A Journalist Was Body Slammed, but Some Conservatives Want the News Media to Apologize – The New York Times

    A Journalist Was Body Slammed, but Some Conservatives Want the News Media to Apologize – The New York Times

    A Journalist Was Body Slammed, but Some Conservatives Want the News Media to Apologize The treatment of a reporter by Greg Gianforte, the Republican candidate in a Montana special election, was either “outrageous” or “totally out of character,” depending on whom you ask. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/us/journalist-body-slammed-republicans-apology-media.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0 “It is not cool,” Ms. Ryan, who encountered brusque treatment…

  • Honoring the creation of VII Photo Agency – The Eye of Photography

    Honoring the creation of VII Photo Agency Perpignan, Visa pour l’image festival, September 8, 2001. For a few years, a certain gloom reigns over the world of photojournalism, in seemingly continuous decline. Then, however, a group of seven photojournalists– Alexandra Boulat, Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, Antonin Kratochvil, Christopher Morris, James Nachtwey, and John Stanmeyer– announced…

  • LOOK3: Chris Morris on Shooting War, Fashion and Politics

    LOOK3: Chris Morris on Shooting War, Fashion and Politics | PDNPulse The candid conversation between Christopher Morris and MaryAnne Golon at the LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville, Viriginia, highlighted the varied paths Morris’s career has taken, from documenting conflict and politics to shooting fashion via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2016/06/look3-chris-morris-shooting-war-fashion-politics.html “I was always in pursuit of…

  • A Photographer Assaulted: GOP Inciting Violence

    A Photographer Assaulted: GOP Inciting Violence

    A Photographer Assaulted: GOP Inciting Violence The takeaway from the beating yesterday? Many GOP candidates, their rallies and their photo ops are fostering an atmosphere of violence.  via Reading The Pictures: http://www.readingthepictures.org/2016/03/christopher-morris-beating/ Simply, many of the GOP candidates, their rallies and their photo ops are fostering an atmosphere of violence. Combine the commotion of African-American protesters…

  • Secret Service agent body slams TIME photographer at Trump rally – Poynter

    Secret Service agent body slams TIME photographer at Trump rally – Poynter

    Secret Service agent body slams TIME photographer at Trump rally – Poynter From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their careers. via Poynter: http://www.poynter.org/2016/secret-service-agent-body-slams-time-photographer-at-trump-rally/399121/ “Additionally, statements by Mr. Trump regarding his disdain for the press and for photographers in…

  • TIME’s Christopher Morris Slammed To Ground At Trump Rally | NPPA

    TIME’s Christopher Morris Slammed To Ground At Trump Rally Photojournalist Christopher Morris, on assignment for TIME magazine covering a Donald Trump rally today in Radford, VA, was involved in an incident with a Secret Service agent as he tried to photograph Black Lives Matter protesters who were being thrown o via NPPA: https://nppa.org/news/times-christopher-morris-slammed-ground-trump-rally Kennerly also…

  • VIDEO: Time Reporter Grabs Secret Service Agent’s Throat at Trump Rally *UPDATED* – Breitbart

    VIDEO: Time Reporter Grabs Secret Service Agent’s Throat at Trump Rally *UPDATED* – Breitbart

    VIDEO: Time Reporter Grabs Secret Service Agent’s Throat at Trump Rally *UPDATED* | Breitbart According to The Independent Journal’s congressional reporter Joe Perticone, the man holding the camera in the video below is a journalist. Perticone | via Breitbart: http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/02/29/video-reporter-grabs-neck-of-secret-service-at-trump-rally/ “These “photographers” are agent provocateurs deliberately sent to cause trouble. ” Measure for Measure. Kick…

  • Secret Service agent brutally choke slams a photographer at Trump rally

    Secret Service agent choke slams a photographer at Trump rally A photographer working a Donald Trump rally was thrown to the ground by security. via Mashable: http://mashable.com/2016/02/29/trump-photographer-choke-slam/#7KuJTAd8Lmqo The incident, which was captured in numerous videos, begins when the photographer, Christopher Morris, attempts to shoot a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters, who disrupted the Trump…

  • Behind the Scenes of The Candidates by Christopher Morris | TIME

    See How the Slow Motion ‘The Candidates’ Was Filmed Christopher Morris takes us behind the scenes via Time: http://time.com/4206960/behind-the-scenes-candidates-christopher-morris/ The clip lasts 10 seconds, but Morris’ camera movement that day – his sweep across that front row in that Noah’s Event Venue in St. Clive, Iowa – took less than a second to film using…

  • Conversation: Christopher Morris and Jošt Franko

    Link: Conversation: Christopher Morris and Jošt Franko | PROOF As a part of the VII Mentor Program, emerging photographer Jošt Franko has been mentored by VII member Christopher Morris for the past two years. In this edition of Conversations, Morris talks about what sets Franko’s work apart, Franko shares his future goals, and together they…

  • Waiting for the New Pope by Christopher Morris

    Waiting for the New Pope by Christopher Morris

    LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2013/03/14/waiting-for-the-new-pope-by-christopher-morris/#1

  • Conclave: A Short Film by Christopher Morris

    Conclave: A Short Film by Christopher Morris

    LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2013/03/14/conclave-a-short-film-by-christopher-morris/ TIME assigned contract photographer Christopher Morris to document the Papal Conclave earlier this week. In addition to his work as a photojournalist, Morris also directed and produced a short film, ‘Conclave’, about the anticipation of the crowds congregating in St. Peter’s…

  • ‘Americans’: Christopher Morris Captures a Nation Divided

    ‘Americans’: Christopher Morris Captures a Nation Divided

    LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2012/12/03/americans-christopher-morris-captures-a-nation-divided/#end I’ve taken real pains to make sure there’s no political photography. There aren’t any portraits of Barack Obama or Mitt Romney, and no pictures of rally signs. Instead, I sought to make an anthropological study of America—not for this week, or…

  • On the Road with Mitt Romney by Christopher Morris

    On the Road with Mitt Romney by Christopher Morris

    LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2012/11/06/on-the-road-with-romney-by-christopher-morris/ Photojournalist Christopher Morris spent the last week of the campaign photographing Romney on the trail for TIME

  • Mr. President

    VII Magazine: Pivotal midterm elections in the United States are taking place on Tuesday November 2nd. President Barack Obama is under increasing pressure from the Republican Party and the Tea Party to maintain control of the U.S. Congress. We thought it would be interesting to look at an exclusive interview with Christopher Morris about the…