ISSP 2019 Publication - Photography and the World
The publication was created and launched during the International Summer School of Photography 2019 special edition "Photography and the World" in Zaļenieki, Latvia. Editorial team: Helen Korpak, Katherine October Matthews, Nico Baumgarten, Nicolas Polli, Demelza Watts. Produced in partnership with Antalis and NRJ, printed edition of 300 copies. Open source PDF downloadable at www.issp.lv (c) ISSP 2019
The publication was created and launched during the International Summer School of Photography 2019 special edition "Photography and the World" in Zaļenieki, Latvia. Editorial team: Helen Korpak, Katherine October Matthews, Nico Baumgarten, Nicolas Polli, Demelza Watts.
Produced in partnership with Antalis and NRJ, printed edition of 300 copies.
Open source PDF downloadable at www.issp.lv (c) ISSP 2019
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not with people looking at an<br />
opening with a glass of wine<br />
And honestly I think most of <strong>the</strong><br />
time that a curator tries to write<br />
something to convince us<br />
(<strong>the</strong> uninformed viewers) how deep<br />
or meaningful or significant some<br />
series is, it’s counterproductive:<br />
it sounds like snobby artspeak that<br />
<strong>the</strong> public only half-underst<strong>and</strong>s<br />
So can photographers say<br />
something important about<br />
<strong>the</strong> world?<br />
<strong>ISSP</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
“<strong>Photography</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>World</strong>”<br />
12 – 20 July <strong>2019</strong><br />
Zaļenieki, Latvia<br />
The first <strong>the</strong>matic edition of <strong>the</strong> International Summer<br />
School of <strong>Photography</strong> (<strong>ISSP</strong>) looked at photography<br />
as a possible tool for positive change, with reference<br />
to global issues <strong>the</strong> world is facing today. 73 participants<br />
from all over <strong>the</strong> world met in six workshops,<br />
exploring <strong>the</strong> position of photography in relation to<br />
political activism, environment, community engagement,<br />
social change, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> ritual. The focus of <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>ISSP</strong> <strong>2019</strong> was on reflection, discussion, questioning,<br />
imagining <strong>and</strong> trying out possibilities.<br />
• The Camera as Political Apparatus<br />
by Mathieu Asselin & Sergio Valenzuela Escobedo<br />
• (Un)Making Images Toge<strong>the</strong>r:<br />
<strong>Photography</strong> <strong>and</strong> Collaboration<br />
by Anthony Luvera & Vincen Beeckman<br />
• Astronauts vs. Poets:<br />
Utopia, Dystopia <strong>and</strong> Visual Ecology<br />
by The Cool Couple<br />
• The Personal as Political – by Natasha Caruana<br />
• <strong>Photography</strong> <strong>and</strong> Ritual: The Revealing Machin<br />
by Alfonso Borragán<br />
• Storytelling as a Tool for Social Change<br />
by Tanya Habjouqa<br />
009<br />
Is it ok to be homosexual<br />
in Latvia?<br />
010<br />
Is my voice being heard?
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