Dr. Lauren Walsh’s incisive new book, Conversations on Conflict Photography, examines the value of documenting war and humanitarian crisis today.
This NYU DC event brings together Walsh, an expert on conflict photography, Andrea Bruce, an award-winning photographer who has covered events around the globe, and Olivier Laurent, International Photo Editor at the Washington Post. In conversation, they explore the complexities and ethical dilemmas of conflict imagery in the contemporary moment. This discussion presents a penetrating look at the struggles of the craft and the practitioners who keep it alive, from brushes with death on the frontlines to the battles for space, resources, and attention in the media.
Walsh’s book, which includes interviews with renowned photographers and leading photo editors, peels back the layers involved in this line of work, and makes a passionate argument for the protection of an increasingly threatened free press. There has never been a more important time for acknowledging and investigating the crucial role of conflict photography in shaping our understanding of international affairs and faraway crises.