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Quito, Ecuador workshop faculty: Stephen Katz
Photo by Stephen Katz
Stephen Katz is a co-director of Truth With a Camera and an award winning documentary photographer and filmmaker. Throughout his career, he has captured millions of images – from starving children in Mali’s Sahel to war-weary soldiers in the deserts of Iraq. In 2008, Stephen was named Newspaper Photographer of the Year by Pictures of the Year International.
To learn more about Stephen and his work, please click HERE.
The first University of Missouri Photo Workshop, in 1949, was referred to as an “experiment in photographic education.” The director, Clifton C. Edom, had one rule: “Show Truth With A Camera.” No posing. No manipulation of the facts.
Cliff was influenced by Lewis Hine, Jacob Riis and the Farm Security Administration and their role in documenting social problems. Since that time thousands of photojournalists have educated us about war, hunger, violence and abuse around the world.
“Documentary photography”, wrote Cliff, “is the background, the roots, of modern photojournalism.” He spoke of the necessity to keep up with new technologies, but he emphasized the importance of ethics in documenting society and contributing to social justice.
Dr. Vme Edom Smith, Director and Secretary
The Edom Foundation for Photojournalism Education
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