Following the success of Amateur Photographer’s inaugural Festival of Outdoor Photography at the end of May, our next photography event will be Festival of Photography – Documentary at the Royal Geographical Society in central London on Saturday, August the 9th.
It is a must-visit event for anyone passionate about documentary photography and photojournalism, and until 30th June 11:59pm you can save over 30% with our early bird discounted tickets.
Learn from the best in the business
Main-stage speakers have been confirmed for the event, including the multi-award winning Zed Nelson – recently named Professional Photographer of the Year at the Sony World Photography Awards for his project, The Anthropocene Illusion. He also received worldwide acclaim for his project on American gun culture and more.
Other very big names on the main stage include Laura Pannack, whose images have been exhibited at the The National Portrait Gallery, The Houses of Parliament, Somerset House and the Royal Festival Hall, and the veteran photojournalist John Bulmer, whose contemporaries included Terrence Donovan, David Bailey and Don McCullin.
Jillian Edelstein will be sharing stories related to managing reconciliation in post-apartheid South Africa, personal stories linked to Ukraine, Palestine and the global refugee movement, and local stories on a range of topics from poverty to youth culture. Plus, how commercial work helps to fund the personal projects.
While Carol Allen-Storey will be discussing her work photographing issues affecting women and children around the world for NGOs such as The Elton John AIDS Foundation, UNICEF, Save the Children, Comic Relief and International Alert. She will also discuss her decade long personal project, documenting three heroic women who are raising severely disabled children, and how such personal work can amplify your practice as both a professional and an amateur.
Sports reportage photographer, Jon Nicholson, will take us through his 40 year career documenting the culture of everything from Formula 1 to banger racing, and discuses how it has enabled the work he does in other sports as well as subjects ranging from conflict to landscape, for the likes of the United Nations and National Geographic.
In the Everest Room, meanwhile, you can hear exclusive insights from Krishna Seth, Director of Photography for The Economist, and Simon Hill, whose over 300 publication credits include National Geographic Magazine, The Observer Magazine and The Sunday Times. More big names are to be confirmed, too.
Just announced! Full panel revealed for our tribute to Sebastião Salgado.
Sebastiao Salgado, who died in May, is widely regarded as one of the greatest documentary photographers. A champion of the world’s poor and marginalised, he came to the world’s attention though his now iconic images from the Serra Pelada gold mine in Brazil, and he cemented his place in the pantheon of greats with his epic black & white photographs depicting manual labour, migrating populations, indigenous peoples and wild places.
AP’s Editor Nigel Atherton will be chairing the discussion and celebrating his Salgado’s work and legacy with leading industry figures who knew and worked with him. Including agent Neil Burgess, Magnum Photos photojournalist and friend Ian Berry, and photojournalist Edmond Terakopian.
More panel line-ups and photo walks to be announced. See the full agenda here.
The Festival of Photography – Documentary will greatly enhance your understanding and appreciation of this genre, as well as helping to deepen your own documentary photography practice. Don’t miss out on the early bird ticket discount – ends 30th June 11:59pm BST
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