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"Congo/Women: An Evening with Award-Winning Photojournalist Ron Haviv"
When:
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Where:
The Poynter Institute, 801 3rd Street South, St. Petersburg, FL
Click here to view photographs from this event on flickr.com (Jim Stem Photography)
In association with the Congo/Women Portraits of War: The Democratic Republic of Congo exhibit at The Poynter Institute, Eckerd College presents:
"Congo/Women: An Evening with Award-Winning Photojournalist Ron Haviv"
Wednesday, January 27, 7:00 p.m.
Conversation at 7:00 p.m., reception to follow. Tickets are $10. Reservations are required. To register, visit www.poynter.org/ronhaviv or call 727-821-9494. (FREE for Eckerd students, faculty and staff. RSVP to events@eckerd.edu)
Ron Haviv, one of Congo/Women's featured photographers, has produced images of conflict and humanitarian crises that have made headlines from around the world since the end of the Cold War. Poynter's Visual Journalism Group Leader and Director of Diversity, Kenny Irby, will moderate the conversation.
Numerous museums and galleries have featured Ron Haviv's work, including The Louvre, United Nations, and the council on Foreign Relations. A co-founder of the photo agency VII, his work is published by magazines worldwide. He has published two critically acclaimed collections of his photography – "Blood and Honey: A Balkan War Journal" and "Afghanistan: On the Road to Kabul." Haviv has been the central character in three films including National Geographic Explorer's Freelance in a World of Risk that explores the hazards inherent in combat photography. In addition, Haviv has spoken about his work on NPR, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, The Charlie Rose Show, Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight and CNN.
Congo/Women Portraits of War: The Democratic Republic of Congo will be on display at Poynter from January 11 to February 20. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week. The exhibition's Florida debut is made possible by Eckerd College. Media sponsors: St. Petersburg Times and WUSF Public Broadcasting.
