This series showcases recent work from members of VII Community. Every few months, VII Insider invites photographers from VII Community to present their stories. In this episode, we look at three photography projects that documenting human rights violations.
VII Community provides ongoing education and support to a network of VII Academy alumni and Foundry Photojournalism Workshop participants. VII Community is a program of The VII Foundation in partnership with PhotoWings.
We are delighted to be joined by Ecuadorian photographer David Diaz Arcos, who will present his project “Bird’s Nest” telling the stories of young adolescent women who are survivors of sexual exploitation in Ecuador.
Italian photographer Viviana Peretti, currently based in Colombia, will discuss her series “Searching for Lost Lives” sharing a light on the people who forcibly disappeared in Colombia.
Iranian photographer Shirin Abedi, who grew up and lives in Hanover, will showcase “Invisible Students” which investigates the long-term effects of school bullying in Germany.
The event will be moderated by The VII Foundation contributing photographer Anush Babajanyan.
Join us on September 19th at 12:00 PM EDT / 18:00 PM CEST. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session.
A recording of this conversation will be available in our Video Collection, shortly after the event.
