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cocaine production in peru by sebastian liste for de volkskrant
In April 2015 Sebastian Liste travelled to Peru for this online feature in de Volkskrant to document coca production in the VRAEM region (Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro River Valley), in the upper mountainous part of the Amazon, where Andean people have traditionally chewed coca leaves for its stimulant effect. The government of Peru purchases 8% of coca production to distribute legally on a controlled national market. As the largest producer of cocaine globally, the rest of the product is distributed outside Peru on the black market. See more of Sebastian's work on the coca production in Peru here.
sebastián liste's work from mexico for man of the world
Sebastián Liste photographs from Mexico were recently published in the issue n.13 of Man of The World magazine.
noor at fotografia europea 2015
NOOR Group Photo, May 2015. From left: Asim Rafiqui, Pep Bonet, Kadir van Lohuizen, Benedicte Kurzen, Sebastian Liste, Jon Lowenstein, Francesco Zizola, Andrea Bruce, Nina Berman, Stanley Greene, Alixandra Fazzina.
As HOST program guests of the Italian festival Fotografia Europea 2015, NOOR photographers visited the beautiful town of Reggio Emilia to lead workshops, present a screening and discussion evening, and open their group exhibition, "A NOOR journal on the changing planet, 2009-2015."
The exhibition, curated by Laura Serani, brings together years of work on climate change and environmental issues around the globe and is on view at the Chiostri di San Pietro until 26 July.
In the days leading up to the festival's official opening, NOOR photographers Stanley Greene, Jon Lowenstein, Sebastian Liste, Andrea Bruce, and Asim Rafiqui guided practical and theoretical workshops in documentary photography. To see a video of the work participants shot during the workshop see here.
Stanley, Jon, Sebastian and Andrea's workshop participants worked on a shooting assignment covering local food and wine production in the region. One group visited a Parmigiano-Reggiano maturation room in Reggio Emilia.
The festival HOST program (a project by aBcM) came to a close with NOOR Night, featuring an evening of screenings and discussions with NOOR photographers and moderated by Lars Boering, Director of the World Press Photo. The topic of the evening was "Change: How to Achieve It."
Following the festival, NOOR members stayed in Reggio Emilia where they held their 8th Annual General Meeting. At the Annual General Meeting, NOOR photographers and staff evaluate agency and foundation activities, and plan how to continue NOOR’s mission in coming years.
All photos by Francesca Pradella
noor exhibition and noor night at fotografia europea
Photo © Yuri Kozyrev
An exhibition of NOOR photographers' work will be presented at Fotografia Europea in a group show titled, "A NOOR JOURNAL ON THE CHANGING PLANET, 2009 – 2015."
The exhibition curated by Laura Serani features work from Consequences, NOOR's group project on climate change from 2009, as well as a body of new work, Solutions, documenting positive measures that have been taken to curb global warming.
This wide-ranging group project underscores the urgent action required to combat these dramatic situations emerging around the issue of climate change. Presented for the first time in Copenhagen in December 2009 during the United Nations Climate Summit, Consequences has continued to develop into various chapters with the production of the new series, Solutions, which sets out to identify technologies and initiatives aimed at limiting the effects of global warming.
Photo © Pep Bonet
The exhibit on show at this year’s Fotografia Europea Festival is a synthesis of the two phases of the NOOR project, Consequences and Solutions, offering a comprehensive vision of climate change issues faced globally, and of the positive reactions that have been implemented.
Learn more about the exhibition here.
Also happening at Fotografia Europea: NOOR Night!
Saturday, May 16th, 2015, 21:30 | Cloisters of San Pietro, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Lars Boering, the new Director of World Press Photo, will moderate an evening of NOOR screenings and discussions on the topic, "Change: How to Achieve It."
The exhibition and the NOOR Night are part of the HOST program, curated by aBcM.
For more info, visit the festival website, here.
noor lunch talks with nina berman, francesco zizola, pep bonet, alixandra fazzina & benedicte kurzen at fotografia europea, italy
© Francesco Zizola | NOOR
On Saturday 16 May 2015, as part of the Fotografia Europea festival, NOOR will host 'NOOR Lunch Talks.' Enjoy stimulating, intimate discussion and a delicious meal together. The following photographers will be the topics listed below:
Nina Berman on 'Photography and Social Media'
Francesco Zizola on 'Ethics and Photojournalism'
Pep Bonet on 'Moving into Moving Images', about the power of mixed media
Alixandra Fazzina and Benedicte Kurzen on 'Women; Two Sides of the Camera'. Alixandra and Benedicte will discuss the role of women both behind the camera and as subjects in conflict.
Each applicant will be able to choose the photographer they would like to have the lunch with, and all efforts will be made to accommodate their choice. The lunches will take place at Ristorante Enoteca Il Pozzo.
When: Saturday 16 May 2015
12:30 - 14:30 lunch + talk
14:30 - 15:30 possibility for a short portfolio review
Cost: €85 (including food & festival pass, exclusive of €15 administration costs).
The lunches with Nina Berman, Francesco Zizola and Pep Bonet will each admit 6 to 8 people.
The lunch with Alixandra Fazzina and Benedicte Kurzen will admit 12 to 14 people.
Deadline for registration: Tuesday 28 April 2015 EXTENDED! NEW DEADLINE: 5 May 2015 (before midnight C.E.T.)
HOW TO SIGN UP?
1. Please download, fill out, and sign the registration form.
This can be sent via email to: info@abcmprogetti.net
2. Please make an advance payment of 100 EUR via PayPal
or bank transfer to:
Bank Account holder Stichting Noor Foundation
IBAN code: NL37 INGB 0004288015
BIC/SWIFT: INGBNL2A
Please clearly indicate with the payment your name and what it concerns, so we can track the payment. Please send a receipt of the payment together with the registration form.
Deadline for registration: Tuesday 28 April 2015 EXTENDED! NEW DEADLINE: 5 May 2015 (before midnight C.E.T.)
Participants for the lunches will be provided with necessary information in the form of welcome packs prior to the event and with a free pass for the festival.
FEES AND POLICY
Tuition for the lunches does not include flights, accommodations or meals. All on-the-ground expenses are the responsibility of the student.
Once you submit your application, you will be notified within 2 business days after the submissions deadline.
All fees must be paid within three days from acceptance. Students will then be emailed a full welcome package with suggestions for accommodations as well as a guide to Reggio Emilia.
Please note
- NOOR reserves the right to change or alter the program advertised.
- If a participant decides to cancel for whatever reason, it must be confirmed in writing:
. NOOR will reimburse all the registration costs except for €15 administration fee, if the participant informs NOOR of cancellation the day they receive the notification of confirmation for the lunch. Beyond this time limit, NOOR will charge the following:
. 50% of the cost if cancelled between 6 and 12 days before the lunch commences.
. 100% of the cost if cancelled less than 5 days before the lunch commences.
. All lunches that are commenced but not completed through the fault of either the contractor/or participant need to be paid in full.
- NOOR is not responsible for reimbursement of travel expenses in case a lunch is cancelled. We recommend that you buy refundable air tickets and/or travel insurance.
- A €100 application fee is required for each application. If accepted, this balance will be applied to the final tuition. If the student is not accepted, a refund of the application fee will be granted (minus €15 administration costs).
For any questions, or for more information, please contact Valeria Ribaldi.
kurdistan landscapes by andrea bruce in internazionale
Images from Andrea Bruce's series 'Landscapes of Success: Kurdistan's Oil' were featured in Internazionale in April, 2015. Kurds believe that, after the eventual end of the conflict with the Islamic State mililtants, international buyers will need Kurdish crude and will support their nationalist aspirations. Compared to the rest of Iraq, Kurdistan is a landscape of success due to their oil revenue and distance from conflict in the past 10 years.
yuri kozyrev documents 'cuba on the cusp'
Shortly after President Obama made public that the US and Cuba would move towards restoring diplomatic ties, Yuri Kozyrev went to Cuba for TIME magazine to document the island at this historical turning point. Yuri's images were featured on the cover and in the April 6, 2015 issue of the magazine.
an update from the noor-nikon masterclass in belgrade
From NOOR's Associate Editor, Asmara Pelupessy -
The NOOR-Nikon Masterclass in Belgrade has brought together 15 talented young documentary photographers from the Balkan region:
Majlend Bramo from Albania
Mina Delić from Serbia
Tsvetomir Dimov from Bulgaria
Fisnik Dobreci from Montenegro
Marija Erdelji from Serbia
Elena Geroska from Macedonia/Bulgaria
Milovan Milenković from Serbia
Armend Nimani from Kosovo
Marina Paulenka from Croatia
Midhat Poturovic from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Matjaž Rušt from Slovenia
Mitar Simikić from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Denislav Stoychev from Bulgaria
Oksana Toskic from Serbia
Matic Zorman from Slovenia
These participants are spending the week together with NOOR photographers Andrea Bruce, Stanley Greene & Kadir van Lohuizen. Its been my pleasure to moderate the workshop, which is hosted by our local partner, the Serbian documentary photographers' collective Kamerades.
Over the past days we have been sharing our work, exchanging insights on building a successful career as a documentary photographer and editing an assignment shot especially for the masterclass on the theme ‘Remains.’
Through our first introductions, we learned that many of the participants, though young, already have years of experience under their belts working for newspapers and news agencies in the region. Most are looking to expand their practice and work on more self-directed and/or longer-term projects. Matjaž described his interest in “photography that doesn’t only give answers, but also raises questions.” Midhat talked about how he wants to develop the photography scene in the region to expand opportunities for young photographers here.
Along with refining their skills at working in the field, storytelling and editing, this year’s participants are keen to learn about how to get their stories out into the world – finding financing and outlets for their work.
The first day of the workshop closed with an essential talk from all three photographers on “Truth in Photography,” discussing the recent conflict behind the recent World Press awards and why ethics in documentary photography is important. In Andrea’s words, “in a moment when the legitimacy of journalism and journalistic professionals is questioned - truth, down to the smallest detail, is even more critical.”
Images by Frank Zuidweg
sebastian liste covers cuban money crisis for bloomberg
Sebastian Liste went to Cuba for Bloomberg Businessweek in early 2015 to make images of a dualistic Cuban economy, faltering between the official use of the Cuban peso and black market deals in US dollars.
