Photography as Witness

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Photography as Witness

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34 minutes

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Nov 5, 2019

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What happens when we take a photo? Explore our "ocular era" with photographers Nadav Kander and Hannah Starkey, and curator Jeff Rosenheim of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Released:

Nov 5, 2019

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Can photography save us from ourselves? Leading photographers consider the power of the photograph to explore the urgent environmental and social issues facing humanity today. From the Prix Pictet, the leading global photography prize on sustainability.

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Photography as Witness

Photography as Witness

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Titles in the series (45)

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