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In response to our current exhibition, Henri Cartier-Bresson’s Scrapbook: Photographs 1932-1946, the National Media Museum presented a day of talks from photographers and photography scholars exploring how global events and concerns are accurately documented in an age of increasing globalisation, centralisation and commercialism.

This seminar day examined the role of respectful and humanist photography championed by Cartier-Bresson, in a world with a growing appetite for drama and spectacle.

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Speaker biographies:

Geoff Dyer
Geoff Dyer is an author who contributes regularly to The Independent, The Guardian and Esquire and New Statesman magazines. His most recent book, The Ongoing Moment, is a distinctive personal view of the history of photography.

Paul Lowe
Course Director of the MA/Postgraduate Diploma in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography, Paul Lowe will discuss the legacies of, and relationships between the work of Cartier-Bresson and Walker Evans.

Simon Roberts
Simon Roberts acclaimed book Motherland was published by Chris Boot in 2007.  Resulting from a year long journey through Russia, the work avoids cliched representations of Russian people ground down by despair and dependency.  Instead, he presents us with an optimistic country whose dignified people are portrayed with immense respect. Roberts was a successful recipient of the National Media Museum’s 2007 Photography Bursaries.

Anna Fox
Head of the BA Photography Course at The University College of the Creative Arts in Farnham, Anna Fox has been active in photography for over 20 years.  A comprehensive survey of her work, Anna Fox: Photographs 1983-2007 has recently been published by Photoworks.

Donovan Wylie
Donovan Wylie joined Magnum in 1992, becoming a full Member in 1997.  His first major project Losing Ground, which documented the changing fortunes of a group of ‘new age travellers’ in the 1990s, was exhibited at the Museum in 1998.  His most recent book, British Watchtowers, was published by Steidl in 2007.

Gerry Badger
Photo-historian and critic Gerry Badger is the author of many authoritative books on photography, including the award winning two-volume The Photobook: A History, co-authored with Martin Parr. He is currently compiling a history of Magnum publications.

Jon Levy
Jon Levy is Editor-in-Chief of the award winning photojournalism and documentary magazine Foto8.  The magazine features consistently challenging and powerful work by  international photographers, alongside inspiring editorial comment and reviews.

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