Photojournalism and Documentary Photography News: Sept. 7-13

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Photo by Sean Rayford (2015)

'Black Photojournalism' exhibition captures famous people and everyday life in America (9.7.25)

“Charles “Teenie” Harris’ photography for the Pittsburgh Courier has left an indelible legacy for Pittsburgh and photojournalism as a whole. The Carnegie Museum of Art houses a permanent collection containing 80,000 photos taken by Harris from the 1930s to the ‘’80s that document everyday life in Pittsburgh’s Black neighborhoods.”

50×50: Collecting Photographs as an Act of Resistance (9.7.25)

Side Gallery, the photography gallery based in Newcastle, reaffirms the value of documentary photography with the project 50×50. Fifty photographs, signed by some of the most important names on the international scene, sold for fifty pounds each. A democratic and accessible format that transforms the act of collecting images into an act of cultural resistance.

Reports from Gaza, Sudan, DRC honoured at French photojournalism festival (9.7.25)

“Among the numerous prizes at the Visa pour l'image photojournalism festival in Perpignan, the prestigious Visa d'or News was awarded to Ivor Prickett of the New York Times for his work on the war in Sudan. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Humanitarian Visa d'Or went to Saher Alghorra for his work in the Gaza Strip, while George Steinmetz received lifetime achievement award.”

Nigeria is a land of milk and honey, only those with pure hearts will see its blessings - Adedayo (9.7.25)

“Dayo Adedayo is a Nigerian documentary photographer and author. He studied Photography at Westminster College and specialised in Photography Arts at the University of Westminster, London.”

Jean-Pierre Laffont: “My Life Has Been a True Epic” 9.7.25)

“At 89, Jean-Pierre Laffont looks back on half a century of photojournalism with an exhibition titled “Photographing in Total Freedom.”

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