Lectures & Panels
Iconic Photos and Their Impact on Society—Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
LDV Vision Summit
What makes an image iconic? Dr. Walsh discusses her current project on a seminal photo taken three decades ago, examining its significant impact on the local society then and its legacy today, in a changing visual landscape. The rise of digital technologies and the ease of making and disseminating pictures are redefining the way we see and react to iconic photos.
Curator’s Talk: Conversations on Conflict Photography
Southeast Museum of Photography | November 19, 2021
Walsh, the co-curator of Conversations on Conflict Photography at the Southeast Museum of Photography, talks about the role of photojournalism in coverage of conflict and crisis.
Photojournalism in a World of Crisis - Chaired by Clarissa Ward
Frontline Club | May 18, 2022
Photojournalism in a World of Crisis. Lauren Walsh discusses her recent books with Clarissa Ward at the Frontline Club in May 2022.
Close Enough: Robert Capa
2021 Photo London Festival
The 2021 Photo London Festival’s online panel called “Close Enough: Robert Capa” explores the evolution in conflict coverage since the days of Capa’s work. Panelists include Dr. Lauren Walsh, photographer Peter van Agtmael, and art collector and former CEO of Magnum Photos David Kogan
Memory Module
MESS Festival 2021—Bosnia
The Memory Module is a cultural project initiated by the MESS Festival in 1995 with the goal of preserving the memory of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This talk focuses on a new book called Shadow of Memory with images by photographer Ron Haviv and writing by Dr. Lauren Walsh.
Covering the 2020 Election: Truth Sandwiches, Bothsidesism and Threats Real and Imagined
The Gallatin Galleries at NYU | October 21, 2020
This November, the U.S. will have the most significant presidential election in memory. The process and the outcome are creating the greatest challenge to the American experiment in representative democracy since the 19th century, if not since the country’s founding. The results will radically affect countless aspects of life for decades to come. What can we expect and what should we demand of journalism? This question is even more charged in a landscape dominated by social media, conspiracy theories gone viral, a global pandemic and an administration that disregards facts and science (complete with an abetting media complex supporting this mythmaking). With attacks on the press greater than ever, and the necessity of journalistic excellence at the heart of what is needed, what can be done?
On Conflict Photography
Photobook Group | April 23, 2020
NYU Professor Lauren Walsh discusses her book, Conversations on Conflict Photography, with the Photobook Group.
Salon Series: A Conversation on the Dangers in Conflict Photography
NYU DC Webinar | May 4, 2020
This NYU DC webinar brought 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 explored the complexities and ethical dilemmas of conflict imagery in the contemporary moment. This discussion presented 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.
Conversations on Conflict Photography
Southeast Museum of Photography | September 23, 2021
Lauren Walsh leads a discussion with photo editors and a security expert on the risks in covering crisis and how such situations are handled inside the newsroom. Panelists include Sharbil Nammour, global security expert for VICE media, MaryAnne Golon, director of photography for the Washington Post, and Danese Kenon, director of photography/video for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Conversations on Conflict Photography
Southeast Museum of Photography | September 9, 2021
Curators Lauren Walsh and Keith Miller lead a conversation with photographers who have covered conflict and crisis around the world. Panelists include Eman Helal, Rodrigo Abd, and Nina Berman.
Photographing Covid-19 in New York City
Lauren Walsh in conversation with Spencer Platt
A conversation between Lauren Walsh, author of the recently published Conversations on Conflict Photography, and Spencer Platt, an award-winning staff photographer for Getty Images, who has been covering the Covid-19 crisis in New York City. Their discussion centers on Platt’s experiences as a photojournalist working in the current epicenter of the pandemic, and addresses physical health, emotional tolls, best practices and ethical concerns.
Five Questions with Lauren Walsh
NYU Alumni Association | May 28, 2020
Hear from Director of the Gallatin Photojournalism Lab and Faculty at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, Lauren Walsh, and learn about photojournalism, visual saturation, the ethics of reporting, and how COVID-19 is impacting the field of photography and journalism.