Featuring: Doug Barrett, Jon Cherry, Jordan Gale, Ashley Gilbertson, Ron Haviv, Brooklynn Kascel, Ed Kashi, Joachim Ladefoged, Christopher Lee, Ilvy Njiokiktjien, Nick Rohlman, Joseph Silva, Nichole Sobecki, Maggie Steber, Sara Terry, Nolan Trowe, Anthony Vazquez, Danny Wilcox Frazier, James Year, Adriana Zehbrauskas
USA 3.0 is a visual journalism project that captures and interprets American history in real time, marking this historical period and preserving a record of the past and present and for future generations.
About the Artists
Doug Barrett is an internationally recognized photographer and cinematographer in Kansas, covering the Midwest. He works to disrupt narratives that perpetuate inequality and underprivileged voices across race, gender, and ability. The perspectives and experiences of these communities shape a more inclusive world.
Jon Cherry is a photojournalist based in Louisville, Kentucky. Jon was awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography as part of the Getty Images team. Cherry aims to capture the true spirit of America while developing his storytelling craft through analysis of the truths that define our time.
Jordan Gale is an American photographer based in Portland, Oregon, specializing in editorial and narrative photography. His work often examines human relationships, community, and current events.
Ashley Gilbertson is an Australian photographer and writer living in New York City, recognized for his critical eye and unique approach to social issues. For over 20 years, Gilbertson focused on refugees and conflict, an interest that, in 2002, led him to Iraq. His work from that country was awarded the Robert Capa Gold Medal, and in 2007, Gilbertson’s book, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, was released, becoming a bestseller.
Ron Haviv is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and an award-winning photojournalist. He co-founded VII Photo Agency and The VII Foundation, where he serves as a director. He is dedicated to documenting conflict and raising global human rights issues.
Brooklynn T. Kascel is a queer documentary photographer from Iowa who makes nonfiction photographic essays. Working within the sociological framework of human ecology, Brooklynn interacts with themes of gender, queerness, intimacy, Christianity, and the family unit to study social systems.
A powerhouse of energy and creativity, Ed Kashi is a photojournalist and filmmaker dedicated to documenting the social and geopolitical issues that define our times. In addition to photography and filmmaking, Kashi is an educator and leading voice in photojournalism, documentary photography, and visual storytelling.
Joachim Ladefoged is one of VII’s most inventive and creative photographers. His highly accomplished career has seen him master complex, violent news stories, commercial assignments, daily news, and rich, vibrant, and spectacular feature stories. Joachim is credited with being one of the driving forces behind the new wave of Danish photojournalism.
Ilvy Njiokiktjien is an independent photographer and multimedia journalist based in the Netherlands. She has worked in many parts of the world, focusing on Africa. As a news and documentary photographer, she covers current affairs and contemporary social issues. She was born in the Netherlands, and after leaving school, studied for a year in South Dakota (USA) before returning home to study journalism and photography.
Nick Rohlman is a documentary photographer and photojournalist in Eastern Iowa. He works as a staff photojournalist at the Cedar Rapids Gazette and has covered everything from presidential elections to the local decorative mustard contest.
Joseph Silva is a United States Navy Veteran and a Documentary Fine Art Photographer. Silva has spent time documenting deported veterans, from the Vietnam War to the conflicts of today.
Nichole Sobecki is an American photographer and filmmaker based in Nairobi, Kenya. Nichole has been recognized by Pictures of the Year, the One World Media Awards, and the Alexandra Boulat Award for Photojournalism, and her work has been exhibited internationally. Sobecki aims to create photographs and films that demand consideration for the lives of those represented–their joys, challenges, and ultimately, their humanity.
Maggie Steber, a documentary photographer specializing in humanistic stories, has worked in 67 countries. Her honors include a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Leica Medal of Excellence, World Press Photo Foundation, the Overseas Press Club, Pictures of the Year, the Medal of Honor for Distinguished Service to Journalism from the University of Missouri, the Alicia Patterson Grant, the Ernst Haas Grant, and a Knight Foundation grant for the New American Newspaper project. Steber has worked in Haiti for three decades. Aperture published her monograph, Dancing on Fire.
Sara Terry is an award-winning documentary photographer and filmmaker known for covering post-conflict stories. She is a Guggenheim Fellow for her long-term project, Forgiveness and Conflict: Lessons from Africa. Her first long-term post-conflict work, After Bosnia: Bosnia’s Road to Peace, led her to found The Aftermath Project on the premise that “War is Only Half the Story.” An accomplished speaker on aftermath and visual literacy issues, her lectures include a TedX talk, “Storytelling in a Post-Journalism World.” Her third documentary, A Decent Home, concerns mobile home parks and the affordable housing crisis.
Nolan Trowe has focused on stories around disability. He suffered a spinal cord injury at the L-1 level and was diagnosed with incomplete paraplegia on June 21, 2016. He is interested in “exploring the mystery of what it means to be a human being, more than any other thing.”
Anthony Vazquez is a photojournalist for the Chicago Sun-Times, concentrating on the city’s south and west sides. Anthony became interested in journalism while enlisted in the Marine Corps, and after his service, pursued journalism at the University of Iowa, where he served as photo editor of The Daily Iowan.
Documentary photographer and filmmaker Danny Wilcox Frazier focuses on marginalized communities in and outside the United States. His work is centered on the Midwest and his home state of Iowa and is born from a commitment and love for his neighbors and community. He photographs people struggling to survive the economic shift that has devastated rural communities throughout the parts of America disparaged and misunderstood by so many in the USA and abroad.
James Year is a documentary and editorial photographer who specializes in still photography. He originates from a rural, working-class background and has six years of professional aviation experience while enlisted in the United States Air Force. He is currently focusing on projects that focus on the intersection of labor, technology, and the environment.
Adriana Zehbrauskas is a Brazilian documentary photographer based in Phoenix, Arizona. Her work focuses on issues related to migration, religion, human rights, climate change, and underrepresented communities. Her photographs have been featured in numerous international publications. She is the Howard G. Buffet Visiting Professor of Visual Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
Organizations
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The VII Foundation
The VII Foundation is committed to in-depth journalism covering the crucial issues of our time. In a world where beliefs and actions are increasingly out of sync with facts and realities, our response is to document the truth to enable communities worldwide to make evidence-based choices about the challenges impacting their lives.
The foundation does this by empowering new voices through education, especially from under-resourced regions where press freedom is limited and journalists are vulnerable. It trains practitioners to cover their local communities and global problems and produces large-scale and long-term documentary projects that advocate change and detail solutions. It brings new and neglected perspectives to the public agenda and hosts conversations campaigning for a diverse, safe, and viable profession, especially for freelancers worldwide.
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University of Iowa SJMC
Established in 1924, The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication has long been recognized as a leader in journalism education. The School has produced thousands of distinguished graduates, and some have gone on to win Pulitzer Prizes, Peabody Awards, and Emmy Awards.
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Daily Iowan Documentary Workshop
The Daily Iowan Documentary Workshop, under the umbrella of the 156-year-old independent student newspaper at the University of Iowa, The Daily Iowan, brings students alongside working professionals in a hybrid production and learning space that focuses on long-form visual storytelling, including photography and documentary film.
USA 3.0
Featuring: Various Artists
Curated by: Ron Haviv Danny Wilcox Frazier
Locations
View Location Details Brooklyn Bridge Park – Emily Warren Roebling Plaza1 Water St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
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The project, consisting of a bookzine and exhibition, is a collaboration between The VII Foundation and The University of Iowa. Students learned editing and design in a class led by Danny Wilcox Frazier, with support from VII photographers involved in the project.
The views and opinions expressed in this exhibit are those of the exhibition artists and partners and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Photoville or any other participants and partners of the Photoville Festival.
