Winners of Vienna International Photo Awards 2012 for Documentary Photography Announced   

Italian photographer Antonella Monzoni and French photographers Julie Glassberg and Jacques Borgetto are the three winners of the first edition of the Vienna International Photo Awards 2012 for documentary photography.

Vienna International Photo Awards (VIPA), aims to support photography by awarding three cash prizes: 1st prize (EUR 4000), 2nd prize (EUR 2000) and 3rd prize (EUR 1000). Besides the total value of EUR 7000 in cash prizes, the three winners and the 10 short-listed finalists will be published in the VIPA's official catalogue and will take part in a group exhibition at the KUNSTNETZWERK Gallery in Vienna during November 2012 (in partnership with Eyes On - European Month of Photography in Vienna).

Winners have been selected by a board of professionals of the photo industry: Michael Ackerman (photographer, U.S.), Raed Bawayah (photographer, Palestine), Carola Dertnig (lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria), Thomas Licek (director of "Eyes-On" European Month of Photography Vienna, Austria), Hannamari Shakya (curator and editor of Photo Raw Magazine, Finland), Horst Stasny (photographer and curator, Austria).

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Witness Number 8: Photojournalisms  

As a member of the prestigious photo agency VII, Kashi has been recognized for his complex imagery and its compelling rendering of the human condition. For his contribution to the JGS series "Witness", Kashi has delivered a powerful and deeply moving view into his world and career.

Encompassing nearly 20 years of journal entries to his wife Julie Winokur, this book is a selection of these entries from various locations around the world.

"The very act of creating this book touches upon my desire to reach out to others and to report on issues throughout the world. I am constantly looking for ways to expand the conversation of my work and the medium of photojournalism; to ultimately broaden the ways in which we tell stories and share our personal feelings. In a sense, this book is a different way to look at the world using both internal and external impressions, words and images. The depth of my feelings, touched so deeply and so often by the realities I witness, are the testimony I want this collection to reveal." - Ed Kashi.

Glenn Ruga to Teach Eight-Week Documentary Master Class at Photographic Resource Center   

Photo by Glenn Ruga, Sabaheta, a widow from Srebrenica, living in Ilijas, Bosnia, 2007.

This exciting studio class is designed for photographers who are either working on, or are interested in working on, a serious documentary project and want to engage in a learning environment that will provide consistent feedback and discussion with an instructor and other class members. The weekly class will involve analyzing work by accomplished documentary photographers, developing concepts for documentary projects, and regularly reviewing work from an ongoing project. In addition to the photography, the class will also focus on the writing to accompany a documentary project--an incredibly important aspect--and how best to integrate the images with the text. Guest lecturers will also be part of the class.      

While the core of the class is based on still photography, video or motion may be used as part of the project. Students will be expected to present a final project at the end of the class to the instructor and fellow classmates.