Tamir Kalifa is a photojournalist currently based between Berlin, Germany, and Austin, Texas. He is committed to work focused on human rights and the lasting effects of gun violence as well as stories at the intersection of political and environmental issues. He believes compassionate visual storytelling can raise questions that lead to a better understanding of ourselves and one another. Tamir is a winner of the American Mosaic Journalism Prize and is a frequent contributor to The New York Times, The Washington Post, Texas Monthly and others. He is also a multi-instrumentalist and wrote, recorded, and performed original music as a member of Mother Falcon, an Austin, Texas-based orchestral indie-rock ensemble.
School Shootings In America is meant to highlight the facts around America’s firearms and profile some of the thousands of young people and families who have been affected by school shootings since the Columbine massacre in 1999.
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Photojournalists use cameras to record and relay newsworthy events to the public. Whether it’s at someone’s home, a public sidewalk, a state capitol, or a conflict zone, photojournalists encounter a range of situations for which they must immediately decide what to include and exclude in a photograph. Every photo offers a multitude of details that can be investigated with a close read. How often do you make the effort to not just look at a photo, but rather look into it, asking yourself, “What is this photo doing, and how is it doing it?” This exhibition provides tools and questions to better understand photographs by engaging in this type of close reading.
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