Join HCP instructors Danielle Villasana and Brittainy Lauback on Thursday, January 16, at 6 p.m. CST as they present their inspiring documentary work and engage in a panel discussion with Natan Dvir about the key ingredients, processes, challenges, and skills needed to create visually compelling and thought-provoking visual narratives.
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Documenting the human experience is a fascinating, multifaceted, and sometimes challenging or intimidating genre. Throughout history, photographers have applied signature styles and approaches in their efforts to convey narratives and stories through their images and projects. In this free webinar, we’ll review the process of working on a project, explore different approaches and ethical considerations to photographing people, discuss research and gaining access, and inspire attendees to find their unique visual voices and learn how to create a successful visual storyteller practice.
Danielle Villasana is a photojournalist based in her hometown of Houston, Texas, whose work focuses on human rights, gender, displacement, and health throughout the Americas. Villasana’s long-term documentary projects have been supported by The Alexia Professional Grant, the National Geographic Society, Magnum Foundation, Women Photograph, and the International Women's Media Foundation. Her work has been included in solo and group exhibits and has been published in National Geographic, The New York Times, and the Washington Post, among other publications.
Brittainly Lauback is an artist and photography educator living and working in Houston, Texas. She received her BFA from the University of New Mexico in 2003 and her MFA from the University of Georgia in 2014. Lauback’s latest group exhibitions include Reckonings and Reflections at the Georgia Museum of Art, Athens; Looking Male at the Bo Bartlett Center, Columbus, and the LaGrange Museum of Art; and New Southern Photography at the Ogden Museum of Art, New Orleans.
Natan Dvir is the Managing Director of Education at the Houston Center for Photography (HCP). His personal work focuses on the human aspects of cultural, social, and political issues and has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in museums, galleries, and festivals around the world, including the United States, Europe, South America, Asia, Australia, and Israel. His projects have been widely published in leading international magazines, including National Geographic, The New York Times, New York Magazine, Der Spiegel, The Guardian, and Le Monde.