Live Stage Interview
Covering Crisis
Covering Crisis: Giles Clarke in conversation with Rick Smolan examines two decades of frontline photojournalism across regions of extreme humanitarian crisis. Clarke reflects on long term work in Yemen, Haiti, and the 2025 war in Sudan, revealing how stories are found, built, and sustained under pressure. The visual led presentation addresses the realities of access, […] ...
Crossing Borders: Stories From A Fractured World
Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Salwan Georges will join Aidan Sullivan for a wide ranging conversation that will explore how his life, shaped by Iraq, Syria, exile and years of global reporting, will guide the stories he will share on stage. The session will open with Salwan’s early years in both countries, his family’s experience of […] ...
The Decisive Moment: Photography as a Transformative Force
This engaging conversation between Spanish visual artist Ricard Le Manz and Lars Boering, Managing Director of the European Journalism Centre, explores photography’s power to shape perception and inspire transformation. Drawing on Le Manz’s work that merges environmental awareness with conceptual art, the session examines how photography moves beyond aesthetics to become a tool for change. […] ...
Michael Yamashita’s 40 Year Quest Across Six Continents
Michael Yamashita’s four decades at National Geographic helped shape global understanding of Asia. As the first person of colour to become a regular contributor to the magazine, he turned curiosity into deep expertise, travelling from the Great Wall of China to Taliban controlled Afghanistan and building an unparalleled archive of more than 30 major stories […] ...
How Stories Can Save Us: A Journey through Love, Loss and Legacy
Interview with Ana Backhaus by Frank Meo In this moving conversation, Ana Backhaus reflects on how photography became both a refuge and a form of healing during one of the most profound periods of her life. When the pandemic coincided with her mother’s eight-month battle with cancer, Ana turned to her camera as a means […] ...
Chiaro Scuro: A Study of Nature through the Power of Empty Space
Chiaro Scuro: a study of nature through the power of empty space shifts into a live stage conversation as Lars Boering interviews photographer Marco Ronconi about his disciplined approach to contrast, light, dark and the generative force of emptiness. Emptiness is explored as pure potentiality, not a void or absence, but the condition that allows […] ...
How David Burnett Captured History in the Making
Legendary photojournalist David Burnett sits down with fellow visual storyteller Rick Smolan for a candid conversation about a career that has defined how the world sees history. With more than seven decades documenting the visual tempo of our age, Burnett has shaped the landscape of visual journalism. Named one of American Photo magazine’s 100 Most […] ...