Walsh lays bare the issues which confront fair representation, including limitations caused by censorship, complacency, race and gender inequity. A conversation that lands on answering the question “what is conflict photography?”, with an attempt to enlighten our sense of collective awareness and lessening the distance between us and them. 

In this book group, Walsh discusses, among other things:

what is photojournalism and how is the later perceived by a Western audience

politics of representation 

the impact of the historically Western, white, male gaze in documentary photography 

grief fatigue

technology and war 

desensitization and public disengagement caused by a lack of empathy 

Referenced in this episode

The Enough Project

VII Peace Project

Everyday Africa/ Everyday Projects

Verbatim Photo

Drik Picture Library

Arab Fund for Arts and Culture

The GroundTruth Project

Generation Human Rights

A Culture of Safety Alliance

See my Fall 2020 review in ZEKE, The Magazine of Global Documentary, here.

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