VISUAL MINDS

Sep 11 2023 1
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VISUAL MINDS is the podcast of the Hamburg Portfolio Review. Our host Sebastian H. Schroeder talks to international photo editors, curators and photographers. They speak about the guest’s work, their visual mindset and their view on the future of photography. The Hamburg Portfolio Review is a cooperation between the publishing house Gruner + Jahr GmbH with the media brands Stern and GEO, the FREELENS Foundation e.V. and the University of Europe for Applied Sciences. Kindly supported by Canon, the Hamburg Ministry of Culture and Media, Hahnemühle and Messe Hamburg.

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Gabrielle Fonseca-Johnson about storytelling at Reuters

Sep 11 2023 39 mins  
Gabrielle Fonseca Johnson is South Asia Editor for Reuters Pictures. Based in New Delhi, she leads the photography team across the sub-continent. Previously Gabrielle was the Senior Editor for The Wider Image, Reuters award winning imprint for long-form photojournalism and led the Yannis Behrakis Photojournalism grant program - a year long mentorship program for young photographer

Paul Ninson on how photography helped him keep a promise

Aug 21 2023 33 mins  
“Paul Ninson is the founder and executive director of Dikan Center based in Accra, Ghana. Dikan Center is a visionary non-profit institution dedicated to shaping the next generation of Africa's creative leaders. Founded in 2022, Dikan Center is swiftly gaining recognition for its unwavering dedication to visual education, establishing the first photo library in Africa compris

Martina Bacigalupo on how one phone call changed her life

Aug 07 2023 50 mins  
“Martina Bacigalupo – Italian photographer born in 1978, member of the VU’ Agency since 2010, she is based in Paris (France), after having lived 10 years in East Africa. After studying literature and philosophy in Italy, then photography at the London College of Communication, Martina Bacigalupo moved to Burundi in 2007. As a committed photographer, she works on human rights

Christoph Bangert on his journey from war photography to professorship

Jul 24 2023 44 mins  
Christoph Bangert works as a photographer, author and educator. He studied photojournalism and documentary photography at the International Center of Photography in New York. On assignment for the New York Times, he documented the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq from 2005 to 2013. He is the author of several books, including War Porn (Kehrer 2014), Rumors of War (Kehrer 2021) and The

Fabiola Ferrero on how she became a photojournalist in Venezuela

Jul 10 2023 44 mins  
Fabiola Ferrero is a journalist and photographer born in Caracas in 1991. Her personal work is the result of how her childhood memories contrast with nowadays Venezuela, her home country. Looking to portray her country's crisis beyond the news, emotion is a key element in her storytelling. She wants to complement the question "What is happening?" with "How is thi

Dudley Brooks with an inside view of the Washington Post newsroom

Sep 09 2022 61 mins  
Dudley M. Brooks is based in Washington D.C, US and the deputy director of photography for The Washington Post. He is also the photo editor for The Washington Post Magazine. Proceeding this, Brooks was the director of photography and senior photo editor for the monthly magazine Ebony and its weekly sister periodical Jet - both published by Johnson Publishing Company in Chicago. The

Olfa Feki on the importance of the north african art scene

Aug 26 2022 56 mins  
Olfa Feki is an architect, curator and artistic director/founder of #Kerkennah visual art festival. She has contributed into the establishment of the new generation of photojournalists of the North African shores following the Arab spring. After founding the first visual art center in Tunisia, she decided to move out to extend her experience. From project manager of ‘Something El

Claudia Hinterseer

Aug 12 2022 59 mins  
Claudia Hinterseer is senior video producer at the award-winning South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Before she worked as managing multimedia producer at China Daily Asia. Prior to pivoting from photography to video, she was photo editor at Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad. In 2007, she founded NOOR photo agency and served as its MD for seven years. Earlier in her career she set

Sarker Protick on the importance of art in Bangladesh

Jul 29 2022 63 mins  
Sarker Protick is a Visual Artist from Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is the recipient of Joop Swart Masterclass, Magnum Foun-dation Fund and the World Press Photo Award. His work has been shown in museums, galleries and festivals including Yokohama Triennale, Hamburg Triennale, Paris Photo, 4A Center of Contemporary Asian Art, RMIT Gallery, Singa-pore Art Week and more. Protick is represen

Joumana El Zein Khoury on reinventing World Press Photo

Jul 15 2022 62 mins  
Joumana El Zein Khoury is the executive director of the World Press Photo Foundation. She has over 15 years of experience in international cultural exchange, developing programs and fostering new talent. She was previously the director of the Prince Claus Fund, an internationally renowned institution supporting culture under pressure, where she was crucial to strengthening fundrais