Night of Photojournalism 2023: Paris
As we celebrated photography throughout Paris in November, CatchLight, Fondation Carmignac, and Dysturb hosted an event celebrating impact and innovation in photojournalism. Presented in partnership with the PhotoSaintGermain festival.
The program kicked off with panel conversations, the launch and opening reception of the CatchLight Global Fellowship Program, and continued into the night with projections of photography by celebrated photojournalists and visual organizations from across the globe.
Global Movements
Documenting The Migrations Of Our Time
Photos: © César Dezfuli (1-3) – © Roopa Gogineni (4,5) – © Agnés Dherbeys / MYOP for Le Monde (6-8)
Three visual storytellers who have ventured into the heart of migration stories share how they capture the complex narratives that go beyond common media portrayals, challenging stereotypes in migration visual storytelling. Join us as we gain insight into the human stories that have touched their hearts, changed their perspectives, and ultimately enriched their work as visual storytellers.
Featuring César Dezfuli, 2020 CatchLight Global Fellow, journalist, and documentary photographer whose work often explores themes related to migration, identity, and human rights; Agnès Dherbeys, member of MYOP agency, working on news and features, mainly in Europe and Asia; and Roopa Gogineni, 2021 CatchLight Global Fellow, filmmaker and photographer based in Paris who for a decade lived in Nairobi working alongside communities of resistance across the region. Moderated by Sally Martin Katz, Curatorial Associate of Photography at SFMOMA.
Cultural Lenses and Biases
Unraveling Narratives in Visual Storytelling
Photos: © Bayeté Ross Smith
How do cultural perspectives and biases influence how we perceive stories and, in turn, the concept of truth? Our backgrounds form unique lenses through which we view and understand shared information, leading to a multiplicity of interpretations. Join us to learn how visual journalists, advocates, civil servants, thought leaders, and audiences can be cognizant of the impacts of these differences and biases.
Featuring Paul Henderson, social justice attorney, art advocate, and collector; Dr. Mame Fatou-Niang, Professor of French Studies and the Founder-Director of the Center for Black European Studies at Carnegie Mellon University; and Bayeté Ross Smith, 2021 CatchLight Global Fellow, multidisciplinary artist, photographer, filmmaker, and educator. Moderated by Patrick Banks, founder of The Californien agency.
In partnership with
Organized in partnership with Patrick Banks, founder of The Californien agency, with program assistance provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. The Terra Foundation for American Art, established in 1978 and having offices in Chicago and Paris, supports organizations and individuals locally and globally with the aim of fostering intercultural dialogues and encouraging transformative practices that expand narratives of American art through the foundation’s grant program, collection, and initiatives.
CatchLight Global: Opening Reception
Call for Fellowship Applications launches on Nov. 11
Join us for an intimate reception as we open the application for the next CatchLight Global Fellowship. Enjoy a chance to meet CatchLight staff and past Global Fellows and learn about their transformative experiences and creative projects. Small bites and refreshments will be provided.
Made possible in part through a partnership with MPB, the CatchLight Global Fellowship, accompanied by a $30,000 award, serves as an incubator for innovative leaders in the visual storytelling field to receive financial support, unlock individual potential, and develop high-impact partnerships. The Fellowship cultivates a vibrant community of creative thought leaders whose work will be enhanced by collaboration, personal development, and networking.
Learn more about the Global Fellowship here.
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Projections
A showcase of images by award-winning photojournalists and visual media organizations from across the globe
Bringing together photographers, journalists, photo editors, collectives, and digital content creators, the Night of Photojournalism will create an effervescent exchange hub as photography takes over Paris. After the panel conversations and the CatchLight Global Fellowship opening reception, we invite you to immerse yourself in the projections of visuals that help us see and understand the topics and conflicts of our time.
Including works from:
- Michael Christopher Brown, Blind Magazine
- Paolo Woods
- The Eye of a Photocollector: Jean-François Leroy’s Collection
- Magnum Foundation
- Babak Tafreshi, National Geographic Society
- FotoFest
- Indígena
- Women Photograph
- Africa Foto Fair
Pop-up Café by Refugee Food
A space for exchange, food, and drinks
From the launch of the program to the end of the night, the Refugee Food Association will take over the adjacent amphitheater, creating a space for exchange, food, and drinks. In the evening, the space will host DJ sets and night-time projections.
Refugee Food is a global project run by an association that aims to raise awareness of the situation of refugees, accelerate the professional integration of refugees in the catering industry, and work towards tasty, fair, and sustainable food for all. Initially, a culinary festival born in 2016, the project has broadly diversified to become a global project responding to the various issues of reception and integration in France.
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