LSE Arts/Centre for the Study of Global Governance Talking Pictures series
Date: Thursday 7 May 2009
Time: 7-8pm
Venue: New Theatre, East Building
Speaker: Jessica Dimmock
Jessica Dimmock outlines the issues and obstacles relating to documentary photography, and the value of the long term project. She explores the process of engaging with subjects and the stories resulting from such sustained focus. This talk also considers the development of story ideas for the freelance photographer.
Jessica Dimmock is a graduate of the International Center of Photography's Program in Documentary Photography and Photojournalism. She has received the F Award for Concerned Photography from Forma and Fabrica, the Inge Morath Award from Magnum, and the Marty Forsher Fellowship for Documentary Photography from PDN. Her first book, The Ninth Floor (Contrasto) was published in 2007.
This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For more information, email arts@lse.ac.uk or phone 020 7955 6043.
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The next lecture in the LSE Arts/Centre for the Study of Global Governance Talking Pictures series, The Winning Side of an Image, with Oliver Chanarin and Adam Broomberg, will take place on Thursday 21 May.
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