Watch the Night of Photojournalism 2023: Keynotes and Panels

In November 2023, CatchLight, Fondation Carmignac, and Dysturb teamed up at PhotoSaintGermain in Paris to host the first edition of the Night of Photojournalism. This full-day event brought together over 800 participants to learn and network with peers and leaders in the field of photography and visual arts.

Our program included panel conversations, keynote presentations, and projections showcasing the works of over 100 visual storytellers who are driving impact across the globe as journalists, educators, artists, and advocates.

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Program Highlight

Panel Conversation: Global Movements

In a conversation about global migrations, CatchLight Global Fellows, César Dezfuli and Roopa Gogineni, and MYOP photojournalist Agnes Dherbeys presented visual projects that detail the experiences of individuals across different migratory and geopolitical corridors, from their harrowing journeys and prolonged pursuits of safety and security to the traditions they bring or create along the way.

Dezfuli described why this conversation is critical for visual storytellers in this time of desperate need for solutions to the root causes of refugee crises around the world:

“I believe that if we change the narrative of migration, if we start…focusing on individuals who are the protagonists of those migration stories, we will find a way to tell these stories in a way that has an impact in the world.”

Program Highlight

Panel Conversation: Cultural Lenses and Biases

In a conversation about the ways our backgrounds inform how we engage with the world around us, CatchLight Global Fellow, Bayeté Ross Smith, and Dr. Mame-Fatou Niang of Carnegie Mellon University presented works they created to interrupt the thought and behavioral patterns that are triggered by the biases embedded in our cultural lenses.

Moderator Paul Henderson set the tone for a panel that examined the myth and cultural impacts of “colorblindness” and explored the ways visual content in many forms can move conversations toward action:

“Even though race is a construct, it’s one of the things that we always start with. You see race without consent or intent. … You can’t fix what you don’t talk about, and you can’t talk about what you don’t know.”

FELLOW FEATURE

At the Night of Photojournalism, our partners at MPB caught up with Roopa Gogineni to learn more about her journey as a photojournalist and filmmaker and the kits behind her award-winning work. Her advice for aspiring photojournalists:

“Think carefully about how to make work that aligns with your values. Find a creative community to share and collaborate with. Photojournalism doesn’t have to be solitary work.”

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