Fact and Fiction - The books I'm reading
I wanted to share some ot the non-fiction and fiction books I've been reading recently, and would recommend to anyone who hasn't yet come across them.
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Another way is possible: Businesses and economies can serve people, rather than the other way round
Conventional business practices are choices, and are not the only means by which success and growth can be achieved. The means of production can be owned by the workers instead of the capitalist class. The surplus produced by a company can be shared among the workers who sustain it.
We need to change the narrative
Prevailing narratives, while embraced by many and forces to be reckoned with, are not rigid, static things. They can and do change constantly.
Maren Krings - photojournalist and climate impact storyteller
Maren Krings is a German freelance photojournalist and climate impact storyteller whose work seeks solutions to socio-ecological impacts to help mitigate the current climate crisis.
Think global, act local - documenting the lived experiences of others
Telling the stories right on our doorstep has the potential to have incredible impact on the critical issues of our time, while also reducing or avoiding the challenges and pitfalls that so often come with exploring stories within communities of which we are not a part.
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Maren Krings - photojournalist and climate impact storyteller
Maren Krings is a German freelance photojournalist and climate impact storyteller whose work seeks solutions to socio-ecological impacts to help mitigate the current climate crisis.
Joanne Coates - Documentary Photographer
What really struck me about Joanne Coates was not only her work, but how in her biography and elsewhere she identifies as a working class photographer. I find that statement very powerful.
Smita Sharma - Documentary photographer
In this episode I’m speaking to Smita Sharma - a Delhi-based photojournalist and visual storyteller reporting on critical human rights, gender, social justice and environmental issues – both in India and throughout the Global South.
Natalie Keyssar - Documentary photographer
Natalie is a documentary photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. She is interested in inequality, youth culture, and the personal effects of political turmoil and violence, primarily in the US and Latin America.
Gemma Atkinson - Documentary filmmaker
This week I’m speaking to documentary filmmaker Gemma Atkinson, who is based between London and Barcelona, and co-founded the production company Fat Rat Films 15 years ago where she is the current creative director.
Michael Snyder - Documentary photographer and filmmaker
This week I’m speaking with Mike Snyder – a documentary photographer and filmmaker based in Charlottesville in the US. In his work, Mike explores the dynamic relationship between environmental and cultural change.
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Fact and Fiction - The books I'm reading
I wanted to share some ot the non-fiction and fiction books I've been reading recently, and would recommend to anyone who hasn't yet come across them.
Another way is possible: Businesses and economies can serve people, rather than the other way round
Conventional business practices are choices, and are not the only means by which success and growth can be achieved. The means of production can be owned by the workers instead of the capitalist class. The surplus produced by a company can be shared among the workers who sustain it.
We need to change the narrative
Prevailing narratives, while embraced by many and forces to be reckoned with, are not rigid, static things. They can and do change constantly.
Think global, act local - documenting the lived experiences of others
Telling the stories right on our doorstep has the potential to have incredible impact on the critical issues of our time, while also reducing or avoiding the challenges and pitfalls that so often come with exploring stories within communities of which we are not a part.
Photography as a tool for change
As documentary storytellers we are uniquely placed to inform and influence through the work we produce. However, our practice should not be limited to simply sharing stories — doing little else but informing others.
The power and pitfalls of human stories
Human-centric stories can be incredibly compelling and inspire people to take action, but when exploring them we must ensure we are not inadvertently contributing to the very issues we are documenting and seek to address.
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Industrial Borderlands
Our urbanised, industrial societies rely on order – or at least the perception of it. They rely on things happening as they are expected to. The further away from an urban centre I travel, the more I witness the fraying of ordered society, as it becomes less and less feasible to maintain.
