Education

noor women at tbilisi photo festival 2016

 

Welcome NOOR photographers at Tbilisi Photo Festival 2016, an annual international photography festival in the Caucasus region. This  year TPF will host NOOR photographers: Alixandra Fazzina, Tanya Habjouqa and Benedicte Kurzen, who will be involved in a series of events dedicated to the special theme "Women in Photography".

 

ROUND TABLE

A panel discussion will take place on September 19 moderated by Anna Alix Koffi, creator and editor-in-chief of OFF the wall photobook. 

 

ARAB DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM

On September 20, Tania Habjouqa will present some of the many highlights of the Arab Documentary Program. This training program features the work of twenty Arabic photographers working from Morocco to Somalia.

 

SPECIAL NIGHT BY NOOR'S FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHERS

September 21 TPF participants will have an opportunity to attend “Special Night by Noor Women”, featuring an open air screening of the photographers’ work at Fabrika.

 

WORKSHOP WITH ALIXANDRA FAZZINA

Under the framework of Tbilisi Photo Festival Alixandra Fazzina will lead 4-day intense workshop for emerging female photographers from Georgia. The workshop will take place on September 21-24.

 

 

 

upcoming workshop in amsterdam: noor & the fotofactory

 

NOOR and the FOTOfactory are pleased to announce an upcoming workshop in documentary photography to be taught by NOOR photographers Alixandra Fazzina (UK) and Sebastián Liste (ES) at the FOTOfactory in Amsterdam from 24 to 27 November 2016.

 

We’re excited to team up with each other to bring NOOR’s teaching photographers to the FOTOfactory’s canal-side education center in Amsterdam’s Jordaan district.

 

The intimate and rigorous four-day program will focus on documentary photography. Award-winning photographers, Alixandra and Sebastián will share their practices, passions and expertise to guide participants, but also to push them to think differently about their work. Participants are encouraged to engage, share, question and debate.

Alixandra Fazzina (UK, 1974) is a photographer whose work focuses on under-reported conflicts and the often forgotten humanitarian consequences of war. Studying Fine Art, she began her career as a war artist in Bosnia. Since then, she has worked independently as a photojournalist throughout Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. In 2010 Alixandra was recognized as the winner of the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for her fearless and tireless dedication to humanitarian photography throughout her career. Alixandra is the author of ‘A Million Shillings - Escape from Somalia’ (Trolley) which follows the often deadly journey on people smuggling routes from the Horn of Africa. Her long-term project The Flowers of Afghanistan, documents the journeys of Afghan children seeking refuge in Europe. Alixandra is a lecturer and teacher, and is currently based in London.

 

Sebastián Liste (Spain, 1985) is a documentary photographer and sociologist devoted to document the profound cultural changes and contemporary issues in Latin America and the Mediterranean area. In 2010, while getting his Masters degree in Documentary Photography in Barcelona, he won the Ian Parry Scholarship for his project ‘Urban Quilombo’ and was named young editorial photographer of the year at the Lucie Awards. In 2011 Sebastián was selected for the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass. In 2012 was announced as the Young Reporter of the Year at Visa pour l'Image festival. He was the recipient of the Magnum EF Grant, the Getty Editorial Grant and the Alexia Foundation Grant. He also received the Fotopres grant in Spain to develop a project in Venezuela, and a World Press Photo prize in 2016 for his story ‘Citizen Journalism in Brazil’s Favelas‘. Most recently, he was awarded the STERN Grant for young photojournalists. Sebastián is a frequent lecturer and is currently based between Spain and Brazil.

 

Stay tuned for more information on the workshop & how to apply!

 

 

 

alixandra fazzina at panel talk for london photo

 

 

Alixandra Fazzina participated in the panel talk "Loose Women" during the Photo London festival on May 22, 2016. The panel was hosted and curated by Cheryl Newman, the award-winning Former Photography Director of the Telegraph Magazine, writer and photography consultant. Alixandra was invited to the panel together with other talented photographers and curators: Zelda Cheatle, Emma Blau, Hannah Watson and Olivia Arthur - to explore the role of women in photography and female photographers across fashion, editorial and documentary photography.

 

The panelists discussed what obstacles female photographers may have and how they can contribute with fresh perspective. Alixandra shared her experience as female war photographer and lecturer at the Danish School of photography. She discussed her long-term project, which culminated in the book "The Million Shillings: Escape from Somalia" and dismantled some gender labels in her profession:

 

"I was in a very male-dominated world because essentially I was working with the military most of the time. I felt very-very conscious that I needed to prove myself as a woman. I had to work a lot harder. So, people would not make fun or comment ‘You got in there because you’re a woman’ and you think, ‘No, I actually had to prove myself on the frontline, to get respect from the military'. When I showed that I worked hard, they’d respect me back and give me the access." 

 

Professional Photography Magazine wrote an article on the panel talk. Find the interview in the July edition.

 

Watch the discussion here.

 

 

 

 

 

alixandra fazzina lecture & workshop: visualizing migration

Lecture: Visualizing Migration

On June 10th 2016, NOOR Photographer Alixandra Fazzina was invited by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles to teach a daylong workshop on documentary storytelling & the ethics of getting close to your subjects. The workshop was followed by a public lecture on “Visualizing Migration". During her talk Alixandra shared her experiences chronicling the journeys of refugees and migrants from Somalia to Arabian peninsula, which culminated in the book “A Million Shillings’ Escape from Somalia”.  The lecture was live-streamed and recorded, you can watch it online here.

 

Photo by Unique Nicole

dwi prasetya visual story | erasmus huis fellowship winner

 

NOOR is happy to share with you Dwi Prasetya's visual story, a winner of the 2016 Erasmus Huis Fellowship to Amsterdam and Indonesian photojournalist at Bisnis Indonesia Daily. During his residency training in the Netherlands (from 21 April to 3 May) Dwi worked on the photo project 'Soft Drug Policy' mentored by Kadir van Lohuizen. To see the photo story visit NOOR educational project page.

 

Every year Erasmus Huis Fellowship selects only the best Permata Photojournalists Grant (PGG) alumni as winner. Through this fellowship, Erasmus Huis and PermataBank offer one-week residency in Amsterdam as well as an opportunity to work on a photo story mentored by Kadir van Lohuizen.

 

Photo © Dwi Prasetya

lesson plan for stanley greene's "hidden scars" | aftermath project work

Minutka Circle, Grozny. January 1995. Chechen rebels retrieve their dead commander in silence.

Hidden Scars

“My photographs are not about technique or “art”; they’re about pure gut feel and an attempt to discover hidden scars. At first, war photography seemed like a way to test myself, to exist on a knife-edge where there’s constant proof of being alive. Today covering conflicts is a very personal form of protest.”

Stanley Greene

 

A new lesson plan for educators featuring Stanley Greene’s work “Hidden Scars” from Chechnya in conversation with his collection of photographs “Open Wound” is now available for free use. The lesson plan and image guide can be downloaded from the Aftermath Project website.

 

 The suite of lessons is developed for photography educators who want to help their students to:

 

  • explore the idea of visual echoes in photographs from war and its aftermath;
  • develop and practice visual analysis and interpretive skills with visual echoes;
  • explore how context and perspective of the conflict photographer inform our understanding of  their image 

The Aftermath Project is a non-profit organization that awards grants to documentary photographers covering the aftermath of conflict. Every year the Aftermath Project also publishes book of works by its grant finalists. 

 

Stanley Greene covered the Caucasus region for two decades.  His perspective on war in Chechnya culminated in the work “Open Wound” (2003). The series of images “Hidden Scars” (2013) explored the aftermath of war and was produced through the support of the Aftermath Project grant.

 

Photos ©Stanley Greene

erasmus huis fellowship winner announced

 

Congratulations to Dwi Prasetya, this year's Erasmus Huis Fellowship winner!

 

 

Every year, through the Erasmus Huis Fellowship program, an indonesian photojournalist is invited to Amsterdam produce a photo story under the guidance of NOOR photographer Kadir Van Lohuizen

 

This year's participant will also attend the 2016 World Press Photo Awards Days

public lecture with yuri kozyrev, bénédicte kurzen & sebastián liste

 


As a special program for the public on the occasion of the NOOR-Nikon Kazakhstan 2016 Masterclass, we invite you to join NOOR Photographers Yuri Kozyrev, Bénédicte Kurzen & Sebastián Liste for an evening exploring visual journalism and documentary practice. 

 

Each photographer will present and share one of their own long-term projects: Yuri Kozyrev will discuss his coverage the Arab Uprisings. Bénédicte Kurzen will share her work in Nigeria, which has spanned news coverage for international media to local public exhibitions incorporating archival sources. And Sebastián Liste will present his ongoing project on crime, punishment and security in Latin America. 

 

Together, the NOOR photographers will talk about their strategies for building visual narratives and how and why they have invested their time into these stories and projects.

 

 

Following the event, NOOR, Nikon Europe and Medianet invite you to join us for drinks.

 

For more info and to register please visit the event page here. Please note seating is limited - we encourage you to register as soon as possible.

 

 

Info:

Friday 1 April 2016, 18.30-20.30

Kimep University (New building Hall #1)

Almaty, Kazakhstan

 

This program is made possible through the generous support of Nikon Europe.

Photo: © Yuri Kozyrev / NOOR

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В рамках специальной программы для широкой общественности по случаю Мастер-класса NOOR-Nikon в Казахстане 2016, мы рады пригласить вас провести вечер с фотографами  NOOR Юрием Козыревым (Россия), Бенедикт Курзен (Франция) и Себастьяном Листом (Испания), чтобы ближе познакомиться с визуальной и документальной журналистикой.

 

Каждый фотограф представит один из своих долгосрочных проектов: Юрий Козырев  расскажет про освещение «арабских» волнений, Бенедикт Курзен поделится информацией о ее работе в Нигерии, получившей широкий охват - от новостных репортажей для международных медиа и до местных публичных выставок, включавших в себя архивные материалы. Себастьян Лист представит свой текущий проект о преступлениях, системе наказаний и системе безопасности в Латинской Америке.

 

Фотографы NOOR также будут рассказывать  о стратегиях конструирования визуальных нарративов и том, как и почему они решили инвестировать свое время и ресурсы в проекты.

 

 

 

 

participants for the noor-nikon masterclass in documentary photography

 

© Yuri Kozyrev / NOOR 

 

We are proud to announce the selected participants for the NOOR-Nikon Masterclass in Documentary Photography with NOOR photographers Yuri Kozyrev, Bénédicte Kurzen and Sebastián Liste, which will take place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 29 March through 2 April 2016. 

 

We sincerely thank everyone who put the effort into their applications and congratulate the photographers who will be taking part in the masterclass: 

 

Almaz Toleke (KZ)

Anisa Sabiri (TJK)

Damir Otegen (KZ)

Danil Usmanov (KG)

Darya Komleva-Litvinova (KZ)

Dmitry Motinov (KG)

Elyor Nematov (KG)

Mayya Kelova (TKM)

Nazik Muradova (TKM)

Reyhana Turdieva (KG)

Stanislav Magay (UZ)

Svetlana Zelenskaya (KG)

Turar Kazangapov (KZ)

Yuri Vedenin (UZ)

 

We look forward to meeting all the participants, having the chance to learn about their work and sharing experiences.

noor-nikon masterclass update: deadline extended & tutors announced

 

We are pleased to announce that NOOR photographers Yuri Kozyrev, Bénédicte Kurzen and Sebastián Liste will be the tutors for this year's NOOR-Nikon Masterclass in Documentary Photography in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 29 March through 2 April 2016. 

 

The deadline for applications has also been extended – the new deadline is Sunday 21st February 2016, 11:59pm (CET).

 

 

THE MASTERCLASS

 

NOOR, Nikon and Medianet invite photographers to submit their portfolios for selection for the 2016 NOOR-Nikon Masterclass in Documentary Photography. The Masterclass is open to young and aspiring documentary photographers and photojournalists from: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Please find more information about applying here.

 

 

THE TUTORS 

 

Yuri Kozyrev has worked as a photojournalist for the past 20 years. He started his career documenting the collapse of the Soviet Union, the last empire of our modern times, capturing the rapid changes in the former USSR for the LA Times during the 90’s. In 2001, Yuri started to cover international news. He was on the scene in Afghanistan after September 11, 2001, and lived in Baghdad, Iraq, between 2002 and 2009, working as a contract photographer for Time. Since the beginning of 2011, Yuri has been documenting the uprisings and their aftermaths in Bahrain, Yemen, Tunisia and especially Egypt and Libya. His extensive body of work documenting the “Arab Revolutions” received wide industry recognition. “On Revolution Road” - on the revolts in Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen and Libya made for Time magazine - won the 2011 Visa d'or News at the international festival of photojournalism Visa pour l'Image. At the Prix Bayeux-Calvados his work “Dispatch from Libya” won both the Trophee and the Public Prize. In 2012 his work was awarded at the World Press Photo Contest and he was named the 2011 Photographer of the Year in the Pictures of the Year International competition. Yuri is currently covering for TIME the exodus of asylum seekers fleeing from countries like Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Eritrea to escape war and poverty.

 

Bénédicte Kurzen is a documentary photographer focusing on conflict and socioeconomic changes in the African continent. Her professional photographic career began in 2003 when she moved to Israel, covering hard news as a freelancer in the Gaza Strip, Iraq and Lebanon. In 2004 she developed a more documentary style with her work on the lives of volunteer suicide bombers and widows in the Gaza Strip. She was one of the founding members of EVE Photographers, a group of female photographers dedicated to documenting women's issues globally. Her work has appeared in numerous publications amongst which The New Yorker, Harpers, TIME, The New York Times, Newsweek, Paris Match and Stern. Between 2008 and 2011 Bénédicte was part of the VII Mentor Program and Network. In 2009 she was awarded in the NPPA - Best of Photojournalism and she participated to the prestigious World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass. She received a grant from the Pulitzer Center, which allowed her to produce a body of work on Nigeria, “A Nation Lost to Gods”. Her work has been screened and exhibited at Visa pour l’Image and was nominated for the Visa d’or. In 2011 her work on Tahrir Square was exhibited in Bayeux at the War Correspondent Festival. Bénédicte is based in Lagos, Nigeria and travels the African and the European continents on a regular basis.

 

Sebastián Liste is a documentary photographer and sociologist devoted to covering contemporary issues and profound cultural changes in Latin America and the Mediterranean regions. In 2010, while completing his Masters degree in Photojournalism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, he received the Ian Parry Scholarship for his long-term project “Urban Quilombo,” documenting extreme living conditions faced by dozens of families in an abandoned chocolate factory in Brazil. The same year, Sebastián was named the Young Editorial Photographer of the Year at the Lucie Awards in New York. In 2013, Sebastián received a Fotopress Grant to develop a new project, which resulted in his work “On the inside: Venezuelan prisons under inmate control.” This work was exhibited at Visa pour l´Image in Perpignan in September 2014. In 2014, Sebastián received the Alexia Foundation Grant in the US to continue developing his ongoing project about crime, punishment and security in Latin America. Sebastián specializes in long-term, in-depth projects to create frameworks that reflect the social consequences of the choices made by those in power. Through visual journalism he aims to generate dialogue and collaboration between subjects and audiences, bringing different world views into confrontation with each other.

 

 

 

 

 

новости от noor-nikon мастер-класса: продление дедлайна и анонс преподавателей

 

Бенедикт Керзен, Новости, Себастьян Листе, Мастер-классы, Юрий Козырев

 

Мы рады анонсировать преподавателей NOOR-Nikon матсер-класса по документальной фотографии, который пройдет с 29 марта по 2 апреля 2016 года в Алматы, Казахстан. Преподавателями в этом году будут фотографы NOOR Юрий Козырев, Бенедикт Керзен и Себастьян Листе.

 

Также сообщаем, что дедлайн для подачи заявок продлен – новый дедлайн – воскресенье, 21 февраля 2016, 23:59 (центральноевропейское время). 

 

МАСТЕР-КЛАСС

 

NOOR, Nikon и Medianet приглашают фотографов подать заявку-портфолио на отбор для участия в NOOR-Nikon мастер-классе по документальной фотографии. Мастер-класс открыт для молодых и энергичных фотографов-документалистов и фотожурналистов из Туркменистана, Узбекистана, Таджикистана, Казахстана и Кыргызстана. Информацию о подаче заявки можно найти здесь.

 

 

ПРЕПОДАВАТЕЛИ

 

Юрий Козырев работает фотожурналистом в течение последних 20-ти лет. Он начал карьеру, документируя коллапс последней империи современного мира - Советского Союза, а также в последствии документируя стремительные изменения в бывшем СССР во время 90-ых для LA Times. В 2001 году Юрий начал освещать международные новости. Он находился в Афганистане после 11 сентября 2001 года, жил в Багдаде (Ирак) между 2002 и 2009, работая фотографом по контракту с журналом Time. С начала 2011 Юрий документировал Арабские волнения и их последствия в Бахрейне, Йемене, Тунисе и особенно в Египте и Ливии. Обширная работа Юрия по документации “Арабских революций” получила всеобщее признание коллег и экспертов. “On Revolution Road” (“По дороге революции”), проект о бунтах в Египте, Бахрейне, Йемене и Ливии, сделанный для журнала Time, в 2011 году был удостоен премии Visa d’or News на международном фестивале фотожурнализма Visa pour l’Image. История Юрия “Dispatch from Libya” выиграла Prix Bayeux-Calvados – как основной приз, так и приз зрительских симпатий. В 2012 году работа Козырева получила награду на конкурсе World Press Photo Contest, и Юрий был назван Фотографом года 2011 в международном конкурсе Pictures of the Year. В текущее время Юрий снимает для TIME массовое переселение беженцев, бегущих от войны и бедности из таких стран, как Сирия, Ирак, Афганистан, Эритрея.

 

Бенедикт Керзен – документальный фотограф, работающий с темами конфликта и социоэкономических изменений на Африканском континенте. Ее профессиональная фотографическая карьера началась в 2003 году, когда она переехала в Израиль для освещения в качестве фрилансера важных политических новостей из сектора Газа, Ирака и Ливана. В 2004 году Бенедикт развила более документальный стиль работ, занимаясь освещением жизней добровальных террористов-смертников и вдов сектора Газа. Керзен стала одной из основателей EVE Photographers, группы фотографов-женщин, которые посвятили себя документации проблем женщин во всем мире. Работы Керзен обширно публиковались, в том числе в The New Yorker, Harpers, TIME, The New York Times, Newsweek, Paris Match и Stern. Между 2008 и 2011 Бенедикт была частью Менторской программы и сообщества VII. В 2009 году она получила награду в NPPA – Лучший фотожурнализм, а также участвовала в престижном мастер-классе World Press Photo Joop Swart. Она получила грант Pulitzer Center, который позволил ей создать проект в Нигерии “A Nation Lost to Gods” (“Страна, оставленная богами”). Ее работы участвовали в скрининге и выставлялись на Visa pour l’Image, а также были номинированы на Visa d’or. В 2011 году работа Бенедикт о площади Тахрир была выставлена в Bayeux на фестивале War Correspondent. Бенедикт живет в Лагосе, Нигерия, и регулярно путешествует по африканским и европейским странам.

 

Себастьян Листе – документальный фотограф и социолог, посвятивший себя документации современных проблем и глубинных культурных изменений в Латинской Америке и Средиземноморском регионе. В 2010 году, во время окончания мастерской программы по фотожурнализму в Независимом университете Барселоны, Себастьян получил стипендию Ian Parry за свой долгосрочный проект “Urban Quilombo” (“Городское Киломбу”), документирующий экстримальные жизненные условия десятка семей в заброшенной шоколадной фабрике в Бразилии. В том же году Себастьян был назван Молодым фотографом года Lucie Awards в Нью-Йорке. В 2013 году Себастьян получил грант Fotopress на развитие проекта “On the inside: Venezuelan prisons under inmate control” (“Изнутри: венесуэльские заключенные под контролем”). Эта работа выставлялась на Visa pour l´Image в Перпиньяне в сентябре 2014 года. В 2014 году Себастьян получил грант Alexia Foundation в США для продления работы над текущим проектом о преступности, наказании и безопасности в Латинской Америке. Себастьян специализируется на долгосрочных, глубоких проектах, создавая материал, который отражает социальные последствия выборов, делающихся находящимися у власти людьми. Листе, посредством визуальной журналистики, стремится инициировать диалог и сотрудничество между героями историй и аудиторией, а также поставить разные точки зрения на мир лицом друг к другу.