Damaso
Photojournalist
I think this has may be of interest to some folks here
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The workshop’s partners and funders — the photo agency Noor and the Open Society Foundation — shared a greater goal that has been reflected in similar workshops in Central Asia and elsewhere. The hope is to give local photographers the time — and resources — to delve into issues with a degree of sensitivity and nuance that might go unnoticed by foreigners.
“For us, the local perspective is always important,” said Amy Yenkin, who directs the Open Society Foundation’s Documentary Photography Project. “They see things differently than an outsider who might only bring preconceived notions about what the story’s about. It’s a different perspective that authenticates a story, that enriches a story.”
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/an-inside-view-on-documentary-stories/
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The workshop’s partners and funders — the photo agency Noor and the Open Society Foundation — shared a greater goal that has been reflected in similar workshops in Central Asia and elsewhere. The hope is to give local photographers the time — and resources — to delve into issues with a degree of sensitivity and nuance that might go unnoticed by foreigners.
“For us, the local perspective is always important,” said Amy Yenkin, who directs the Open Society Foundation’s Documentary Photography Project. “They see things differently than an outsider who might only bring preconceived notions about what the story’s about. It’s a different perspective that authenticates a story, that enriches a story.”
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/an-inside-view-on-documentary-stories/