Tag: Ron Haviv
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The DJ and the War Crimes — Rolling Stone
The DJ and the War Crimes — Rolling Stone Thirty years after a death squad massacred civilians in Bosnia, none of the infamous Arkan’s Tigers have stood trial for their alleged part in those crimes. Link: https://investigation.rollingstone.com/dj-photo-war-crimes-bosnia/ A young American photographer watched much of it happen. Ron Haviv met the Tigers in Croatia, where he…
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Industry Insights: Ron Haviv on the changing landscape of conflict photography | 1854 Photography
Industry Insights: Ron Haviv on the changing landscape of conflict photography | 1854 Photography Reading Time: 5 minutes From cutting through the oversaturated image market to combating fake news, the renowned conflict photographer and Emmy-nominated filmmaker discusses how the role – and risks – of photojournalism continue to shift in the digital ag via 1854…
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War-Zone Experience Carries Journalists Into Inauguration Coverage – The New York Times
War-Zone Experience Carries Journalists Into Inauguration Coverage Reporters and photographers who are no strangers to conflict are among those assigned to what is usually a day of pageantry. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/business/media/journalists-inauguration.html “I’m used to being a war reporter in countries where there were no institutions, or the institutions shattered very rapidly,” said Ms. di Giovanni, now…
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Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – 7 February, 2020 – Photojournalism Now
Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – 7 February, 2020 This week on Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – the 10th annual Women’s show at Magnet Galleries, Melbourne, plus a review of Dr. Lauren Walsh’s exceptional book, Conversation… via Photojournalism Now: https://photojournalismnow43738385.wordpress.com/2020/02/07/photojournalism-now-friday-round-up-7-february-2020/ For those of us who work in journalism the myth of the cavalier photojournalist…
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Ron Haviv in Haiti: “Silence and Submission” – Lens
On Assignment: “Silence and Submission” Ron Haviv of the VII agency has been to Haiti at least 15 times. On arrival last week, he felt something new: the “overwhelming power of silence and submission.” via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/assignment-21/ Each time is a different experience. I usually am here due to some major force; perhaps an…
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Haiti by VII
Link: Haiti has always been a land of beauty and pain, of light and darkness. When a catastrophic earthquake hit the island on Tuesday, January 12th, the world was shaken by the magnitude of the destruction and human suffering. In this story for VII The Magazine, photographers James Nachtwey, Ron Haviv, Lynsey Addario and Benjamin…
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Photo Brigade Podcast #87 with Ron Haviv | The Photo Brigade
Photo Brigade Podcast #87 with Ron Haviv – The Photo Brigade On this episode Robert sits down with acclaimed war photographer Ron Haviv of VII Photo Agency in New York. They talk about his background in photography that led to covering conflicts and natural disasters around the world, his new book “The Lost Rolls”, the…
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A Photographer Looks Back on the Horrors of the Bosnian War | VICE | United States
A Photographer Looks Back on the Horrors of the Bosnian War We talked to legendary photojournalist Ron Haviv about his experience documenting the trauma and atrocities of the Bosnian War. Link: https://www.vice.com/en/article/nn953m/photos-of-the-bosnia-war December 14 marked two decades since the official end of the Bosnian War and all the bloodshed that it encompassed. In light of…
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Balkan War Photojournalists Recall Being ‘Witnesses to History’ | Balkan Insight
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…
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The Lost Rolls America Archive | A Photo Editor
The Lost Rolls America Archive – A Photo Editor Last week, I said I like to shake things up. And I meant it. So today, we’re going to pivot away from book reviews, and bring you a special feature about the Lost Rolls America Archive, a project led by NYU professor Lauren M. Walsh,…
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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…
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Young photographers capture the beauty and wonder of Morocco – The Washington Post
Perspective | Young photographers capture the beauty and wonder of Morocco A high school class learns to ‘Follow the light’ in the north African country. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2017/05/18/young-photographers-capture-the-beauty-and-wonder-of-morocco/ “Follow the light! Follow the light!” It sounded like a scene from the 1980s film “Poltergeist,” but it was, in fact, award-winning photojournalist Ron Haviv giving…
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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…
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7 with VII: All About Gear — Vantage — Medium
7 with VII: All About Gear Expert photographers on the lenses, notebooks and tools they carry via Medium: https://medium.com/vantage/7-with-vii-all-about-gear-2e55bbef6c96 We asked Facebook, Instagram and Twitter followers to submit questions about gear for the second installment of 7 with VII. Read on for the 7 answers from VII’s Ron Haviv, Sim Chi Yin, Ashley Gilbertson, Arthur…
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Veteran photojournalist talks about going into hotspots | Poynter.
Veteran photojournalist talks about going into hotspots Ron Haviv, co-owner of VII Photo, whom I spoke with this week. He has been taken hostage three times
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Three of VII: The Life of a Photograph | PROOF
Three of VII: The Life of a Photograph I corresponded via email with three prolific VII photographers—Ashley Gilbertson, Ron Haviv and Gary Knight—on the things that motivate and inspire them.
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Ron Haviv: Testimony
Link: Ron Haviv: Testimony (3 Photos) | PDN Photo of the Day “Testimony,” Ron Haviv’s first solo exhibition at Anastasia Photo in New York City, spans 23 years and 18 countries, from Bosnia to Haiti to Libya. He has documented three genocides and over thirty conflicts worldwide
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Ron Haviv’s Bosnian War Images As Evidence in War Trials
Photography in the Docket, as Evidence Ron Haviv hoped images of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia in 1992 would stop the killings. They did not, but were recently used as evidence against commanders charged in the genocide. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/photography-in-the-docket-as-evidence/ On a cool spring day at the beginning of the Bosnian war in 1992, Ron…
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War Enabling: Duckrabbit vs. Haviv, VII in a Larger Context
War Enabling: Duckrabbit vs. Haviv and VII in a Larger Context – Reading The Pictures I agree that you don’t work with arms contractors if you’re a compassionate war photographer. But are there larger conclusions to be drawn here that allow us to build on duckrabbit’s throw down in a more constructive way? via Reading…
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Ron Haviv Response
Ron Haviv Response Dear All, I want to comment on a discussion started by a photography blog in regard to my images that feature on the commercial campaign section of my personal website. VII is not associated in any… via blog: http://ronhaviv.wordpress.com/2012/05/27/ron-haviv-response/ I draw a strict line between my photojournalism and commercial campaigns and feature…