The exhibit “Der lange Schattten von Tschernobyl/The Long Shadow of Chernobyl” is being shown at the convention of Germany’s Green Party in Berlin from April 26-28. In addition, the delegates watch a projection displaying 20 of the photographs during a minute of silence, commemorating the Chernobyl accident on the date of its 27th anniversary. An additional fifty five photographs are projected during breaks.

Documenting with Personal Vision

5-day Photography Workshop with Gerd Ludwig
Los Angeles, April 18-22
$965

This 5-day workshop/masterclass by National Geographic Photographer Gerd Ludwig is for photographers and serious amateurs who want to take their photography to the next level. It concentrates on the aesthetic, technical, and logistical aspects of photographing with personal vision and balanced objectivity. It is designed to help photographers develop a personal eye, and to leave feeling inspired.

The workshop takes place during The Month of Photography Los Angeles, a program of The Lucie Foundation.

How it Works:

Each participant should come prepared with a subject idea with the goal of producing a set of images by the end of the workshop. After individual portfolio reviews, Gerd will provide guidance to help streamline each idea, provide research tips, and create a coverage plan.

Throughout the workshop critiques will take place, both in groups and individually. In meetings with the students Gerd will be available for advice on career aspirations. The course will culminate with each photographer presenting his or her photographs to the class for feedback.

The workshop will be held in Gerd Ludwig’s spacious and unique home in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles (The workshop fee includes a light lunch salad). Also, expect one of Gerd’s fellow photographers to stop by for a brief guest presentation

A few weeks before the workshop starts, a blog will be set up to allow students to communicate with each other, and with Gerd, to prepare for the workshop, get acquainted, and help each other with logistics and story research.

Students must provide their own photographic equipment, laptops, and transportation. Be prepared for long hours of shooting, editing, critiquing and interacting with one another and with the instructor. (don’t worry, we will have fun too).

What is Covered:

Gerd will stress finding and researching subjects, photographing people in an intimate fashion, making photographs that communicate emotionally as well as editorially, and using aesthetics in a sophisticated manner. Workshop participants will be encouraged to take professional risks to produce top quality work worthy of publications, books or galleries. Gerd will outline the structural elements and differences between a reportage, series, and essay and openly share the personal approaches he uses to create his own stories for National Geographic Magazine.

Technical discussions will focus on how to use photographic tools in real-world scenarios to capture atmosphere and mood, while maintaining a sense of place; approach subjects and establish trust in order to photograph people in an intimate fashion; use form, lighting, and color in a sophisticated manner to communicate emotionally as well as editorially; balance a personal point of view while respecting a subject’s situation; and use focused editing to reveal a story’s essential truth. Gerd will share his own photographic techniques, such as his choice of cameras, lenses, lighting, strobes, and filters. He will explain how capturing quality images at extremely high ISO’s has enabled him to tackle stories for National Geographic Magazine that previously were impossible to explore (Moscow Never Sleeps, Chernobyl, Russian Orthodox Church, etc).

Gerd will address the changing market for photographers, and how to expand short assignments into long-term personal projects using the latest fund-raising, distribution, and marketing methods. As a pioneer in crowd-funding, Gerd successfully financed his latest trip to the Chernobyl zone via Kickstarter, resulting in exhibitions, publications, and most recently, an interactive multimedia photo book in the form of the iPad app “The Long Shadow of Chernobyl”.

REGISTRATION:

To sign up, please send an email to: workshop@gerdludwig.com along with your first payment of $100, through PayPal. Please contact us if you have any questions about using PayPal.

A second payment of $400 is due by March 21th and the final balance of $465 is due by April 15th.

Workshop is limited to 12 students. All payments are non-refundable.

From Past Students:

“It was an incredible opportunity for me to learn from National Geographic photographer Gerd Ludwig. With his personal instruction he taught me to see the emotional side of a photo, taking my passion for photography to a new level. His vision opened my eyes to a different perspective of the world.” – Steffi Graff, tennis champion

“Of all the workshops I’ve taken, the one that made the biggest impact on me was a two day workshop with Gerd at the Salton Sea. I’ll never forget being dropped off by myself in Niland with only 45 minutes to take an environmental portrait of a total stranger in their home. I had never done anything like that before; but, Gerd had taken the time to share his own stories and offer advice about approaching sensitive situations as a photographer. I ended up meeting and photographing a wonderful family. He pushed each student beyond their comfort zones as photographers. It was an invaluable lesson.” – Robert Larson, photographer

“During Gerd’s workshop at the Salton Sea, he pushed us to try new techniques, such as using remote flashes and gels, in order to help us get a feel for what the equipment was capable of, and how to use it to get interesting shots that would have been impossible any other way. He helped us see things we had missed, or better ways to approach the scene – encouraging us to get closer and see in different ways. At one point, I found myself standing ankle-deep in dead fish and algae, fighting to keep up with him as we tried to find the best shot – flash in one hand, camera in the other, and toes crossed that I’d be able to avoid tumbling headlong into a pile of rotting muck – while he helped me figure out how to set up shots in ways I had never considered, and how to wield the equipment in ways that proffered uncharted results. I have never learned as much, or had quite so much fun, as I did those days out in the desert with Gerd and his team.” – Kristen Spillane, photographer

German GEO Magazine just published Gerd Ludwig’s 20-page story, “Astana”, a unique selection from what was featured in National Geographic’s “Tomorrowland”. Astana, the futuristic new capital city of Kazakhstan, was built with political ambition and oil money and will host the World Expo in 2017.

View the layout online on INSTITUTE‘s website:
http://www.instituteartist.com/tearsheet-Gerd-Ludwig-s-Astana-in-GEO

In celebration of the sixth anniversary of the LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph, Gerd Ludwig joins an incredible group of 23 photographers who have each donated a signed print to LOOK3′s first major fundraising event & live auction.

The entire collection of prints will be auctioned at a private event, LOOK3 IS 6 — BENEFIT AUCTION GALLERY, in Charlottesville, Virginia on March 15th, to raise money for the next six years of LOOK3 and beyond.

SUPPORT LOOK3
To support LOOK3 and make a bid on Gerd Ludwig’s image, click HERE

To view the whole list of LOOK3 photographers participating in the fundraiser, you can visit the LOOK3 IS 6 official event page.

ABOUT LOOK3
LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph is a celebration of photography, created by photographers, for those who share a passion for the still image. The Festival features exhibits and on-stage appearances of three “INsight” photographers, as well as exhibitions, outdoor projections, workshops and interviews over three days and nights.

Billed as “3 days of peace, love and photography,” the Festival is designed to bring together the international photography community and create opportunities for attendees and artists to share images, ideas, and to be inspired.

Gerd Ludwig joins Marcy Nighswander, Jamie Wellford, and Barbara Davidson in judging the Reportage division of the 70th Annual Pictures of the Year International photography competition at the Missouri School of Journalism.

During this year’s FotoWeekDC, National Geographic photographer Gerd Ludwig will host a 1-day seminar entitled, Storytelling with Personal Vision. The goal of the workshop is to encourage photographers to develop a personal vision and take their photography to the next level. The lecture will start in the morning with an inside look at how story ideas moves from proposal to published articles in National Geographic Magazine. In the afternoon session, Gerd will talk about his own photographic techniques, such as his use of wide-angle lenses and handheld strobes, in order to focus on how to capture atmosphere and mood, while maintaining a sense of place.

The seminar will take place on Saturday, November 10th from 10am to 5pm.

For more information and to sign-up, visit: http://www.fotoweekdc.org/

In a time when media outlets are struggling for survival, and traditional funding sources are drying up, crowdfunding is a new tool creating great opportunities for photographers and entrepreneurs alike. This panel discussion brings together renowned photographers, Gerd Ludwig, Aaron Huey, and Jon Pack, with inventor Justin Jensen, and Karim Ben Khelifa, CEO and co-founder of crowdfunding website Emphas.is, who will all share their expertise about developing a successful campaign to fund your next personal project.

Moderated by National Geographic photographer Gerd Ludwig, the panel discussion, entitled Crowdfunding Your Photography Project, will reveal the power of crowdfunding, and share the secrets of this new fundraising tool. Panel members will explain how to create a powerful pitch video to grasp the attention of backers and how to best spread the word via social networking sites and blogs. They will point out the challenges they faced, share with you how they overcame traps and pitfalls in their projects, (such as factoring shipping costs into the reward levels) and how to keep your backers engaged after fundraising is completed, thereby creating an audience throughout the lifecycle of your project.

The panel discussion takes place on Friday, October 26th from 1:30 to 3:30pm at the Jacob Javits Convention Center.

For more information about the PhotoPlus Expo: http://www.photoplusexpo.com/seminars/seminar-schedule

PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo in New York City is the most important event in the photo industry. Designed for professionals and advanced amateurs in the photographic and imaging industries, PDN PhotoPlus Expo showcases the latest advances in photography. Attendees are able to explore exhibits and attend a wide variety of photography and imaging seminars.

ABOUT THE PANEL MEMBERS

GERD LUDWIG, photographer, moderator

Working primarily for National Geographic Magazine since 1989, Gerd Ludwig became one of the first internationally recognized documentary photographers to utilize crowdfunding for a personal project. His Kickstarter campaign raised $23,316 for a return trip to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to continue his coverage of the aftermath of the world’s worst nuclear disaster to date. The resulting images have been exhibited and published worldwide, and lead to his iPad App, The Long Shadow of Chernobyl. He is represented by INSTITUTE for Artist Management.

Homepage: http://www.gerdludwig.com
Kickstarter: http://kck.st/eoyMM6

AARON HUEY, photographer

Aaron Huey is a Contributing Editor/photographer for Harper’s magazine, and now shoots primarily for the National Geographic magazine. His work covering the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation rose to prominence after he was invited to give a lecture on the subject at a TED conference which went viral online, it was also published as a National Geographic cover story this August. Realizing his photographs were meant for something bigger than a book or exhibition, he teamed up with artists Ernesto Yerena and Shepard Fairey to create a billboard and street art campaign, funded through Emphas.is. Aaron will talk about using crowdfunding to extend a photography project beyond publication in order to affect social change.

Homepage: http://aaronhuey.com/
Emphas.is: http://www.emphas.is/web/guest/discoverprojects?projectID=305

JON PACK, photographer

Jon Pack is a Brooklyn-based photographer whose work has been exhibited in galleries in the US and Europe, and has appeared on book covers from publishers including Simon & Schuster and Random House. His project with filmmaker Gary Hustwit to document cities after hosting the Olympics raised $66,162, the most of any photography project. The Olympic City, a 1,000 copy limited edition book will be published as a result in Spring 2013.

Homepage: http://jonpack.com/
Kickstarter: http://kck.st/KxGmoH

JUSTIN JENSEN, product inventor

In 2011, Justin Jensen and his team in Austin, TX launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the first production run of his invention CineSkates – small wheels that attach to a GorillaPod, creating a small dolly for iPhones, DSLRs and small video cameras. The campaign was wildly successful – Justin’s goal of $20,000 was surpassed by nearly 2,500%, raising a total of $486,518. Justin will discuss the advantages of utilizing crowdfunding as a presale to raise the capital needed for product design and initial production.

Homepage: http://cinetics.com
Kickstarter #1: http://kck.st/oofJ2F
Kickstarter #2: http://kck.st/PI4d4j

Karim Ben Khelifa, Emphas.is

Karim Ben Khelifa is the co-founder and CEO of Emphas.is and a freelance photojournalist. For the last 12 years he has covered conflict in the Middle East. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, Time, Le Monde, Stern, GEO. He is a Nieman Journalism Fellow at Harvard University for 2012/2013.

Launched in 2011, Emphas.is is a crowdfunding platform for photojournalism projects, offering a unique bond between photographer and their audience. Karim Ben Khelifa will discuss the challenges of funding documentary work, and how the advent of crowd-funding has created a new financial model for photojournalism in the 21st century

Website: http://www.emphas.is

In his seminar, Digital Vision in Low Light, Gerd Ludwig discusses the many advantages of digital technology, including the ability to capture quality images at extremely high ISOs and the use of small handheld strobes in documentary photography. Several stories that appeared in National Geographic Magazine exemplify Gerd Ludwig’s use of “digital vision” to cover subjects that would otherwise have been hard or impossible to explore (Moscow Never Sleeps, Russian Orthodox Church, The Long Shadow of Chernobyl).

Sponsored by Canon USA, the 2-hour seminar takes place at the Jacob Javits Convention Center on Saturday, October 27th from 4:00-6:00pm.

For more information about the PhotoPlus Expo: http://www.photoplusexpo.com/seminars/seminar-schedule

PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo is the most important event in the photo industry. Designed for professionals and advanced amateurs in the photographic and imaging industries, PDN PhotoPlus Expo showcases the latest advances in photography. Attendees are able to explore exhibits and attend a wide variety of photography and imaging seminars.

Of all manmade environmental catastrophes in human history, Chernobyl is considered to have caused the most lasting impact. Since his first visit in 1993, Gerd Ludwig has been documenting the aftermath of the accident in dramatic and compassionate photographs — the failed reactor, the contamination to the land, and the countless victims in the fallout regions.

April 26, 2011 marked the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident. At 1:23am, the nuclear power plant’s reactor #4 blew up after operators botched a safety test, triggering an explosion and a fire that burned for 10 days. The radioactive fallout spread over tens of thousands of square kilometers, driving more than a quarter of a million people permanently from their homes. It was the world’s worst nuclear accident to date. Twenty-five years later, the long shadow of Chernobyl continues to darken land and lives. Gerd Ludwig’s stunning and in-depth documentary images exemplify his own credo, “great photography touches the soul and broadens the mind”.

This exhibition of over 50 photographs spanning Gerd Ludwig’s long-term project will take place at the Kunst Haus in Nuremberg Germany from October 3rd through November 25, 2012.

Kunst Haus: http://www.komm-bildungsbereich.de/
The Long Shadow of Chernobyl: http://www.longshadowofchernobyl.com

In January 1978, photographer Gerd Ludwig and journalist Peter Sager went on a journey to the Lower Rhine with Joseph Beuys. It lead them back to Beuys’ origins, back to his roots, to the city near the Lower Rhine in which it all began.

18 images, including many never before published, are now on display at the Kurhaus in Kleve, Germany through January 13th, 2013. A fine art edition of 15 images is available exclusively through the museum and a book will be announced shortly. Please contact the studio for availability.

Gerd Ludwig captured Joseph Beuys as he was reconnecting with his past in an impressive way. Some of the photos he produced were published in the German “Zeit-Magazin” in April 1978, accompanied by an essay written by Peter Sager. However, a corpus of work remained unpublished and unseen by the public up to this day.

To Beuys, it was a “view back into the landscape,” as Sager wrote. He went trough Kleve’s Lower Rhine landscape with a low horizon and high skies. “This is his landscape, very simple and with depth, sparse, like his works”. Beuys visited places of his childhood and youth, like his former school, now called “Freiherr-vom-Stein Gymnasium” in Kleve. There he discussed art with the students, as well as the “meaning of life,” as Sager says. Castle Gnadenthal was the last stop of his journey. It is the place where Anacharsis Cloots, who was nicknamed “orator of mankind” and whose work served as an important inspiration for Beuys, was born in 1755. Symbolically, Beuys is holding Cloots biography in his own hands.

View more images from the exhibition: http://www.gerdludwig.com/beuys
Contact the Studio for more information: studio@gerdludwig.com
Article in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: http://www.faz.net

Join National Geographic photographer Gerd Ludwig for two nights of incredible documentary photography theory, technique, and storytelling. Both events are hosted by the new The Canon Hollywood Professional Technology and Support Center at 6060 Sunset Blvd. See parking instructions below.

Storytelling with Personal Vision, hosted by the ASMP LA and Canon

Wednesday, August 15 from 7-9pm (doors open at 6pm)

In his lecture, Gerd Ludwig will share his personal approach to intimate, layered, and complex storytelling for National Geographic Magazine and other publications. He will focus on how to capture atmosphere and mood, while maintaining a sense of place; approach strangers and photograph them in an intimate fashion; and how to use form, lighting, and color in a sophisticated manner in order to communicate emotionally as well as editorially. He will talk about how his own photographic techniques (such as his use of wide-angle lenses, high ISOs, and his use of natural light in combination with handheld TTL flash) enable him to emphasize his message.

Throughout the lecture Gerd will show work he shot for National Geographic, convey how the take was presented to the editors and how it finally ran in the magazine. This way attendees will get an inside look at how a story moves from proposal to the published magazine article.

Finally, Gerd will advise how to survive in today’s marketplace, explaining how to take advantage of crowd-funding, social networking, and new media to get a personal project financed and seen by a wider audience. As a pioneer in crowd-funding, Gerd successfully financed his most recent trip to the Chernobyl zone via Kickstarter, resulting in exhibitions, publications, and most recently, an interactive multimedia photo book in the form of the iPad app “The Long Shadow of Chernobyl”.

Register for the event here: http://asmp.org/education/event/info?id=423

Shooting Digitally in Low Light, a Canon Live Learning event

Thursday, August 16 from 6-8pm

Capturing quality images at extremely high ISO’s is one of digital technology’s latest and most important advances – and its impact is nowhere more visible than in photojournalism and documentary photography. In this lecture, photographer Gerd Ludwig will show how the latest developments in digital technology provide huge advantages in low light situations and greater mobility during difficult assignments.

Several stories that appeared in National Geographic Magazine exemplify Gerd Ludwig’s use of “digital vision” to cover subjects that would otherwise have been hard or impossible to explore (Chernobyl, Moscow Never Sleeps, Russian Orthodox Church, etc). The jump to extremely high ISO digital capture has also made the handheld flash a more powerful tool in the hands of photographers. Gerd will share his use of natural light in combination with hand-held TTL flash, colored gels, and wide angle lenses to emphasize his message, to give a sense of place, maintain atmosphere, and create photo essays with a personal vision.

Register for the event here: http://learn.usa.canon.com/events_calendar/event_details/cll_events/20120816_hollywood_ludwig_cll.shtml

Street parking is free after 7pm in the area, please read signs carefully. Parking at the Sunset Media Tower located at 6255 Sunset Blvd (& Argyle) adjacent to the Coffee Bean and FedEx is $7 at a discounted rate if you mention you are with the Canon Group. Another parking option is the Grant Parking lot behind the Palladium, located at 6121 Sunset Blvd (& Argyle), they charge $10.

If you missed the LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville in early June, Gerd Ludwig’s SHOTS & WORKS presentation is now on Vimeo and YouTube.

Vimeo:
http://vimeo.com/44355247

YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU9qF7kF_sU

The National Press Photographers Association awards Gerd Ludwig’s iPad App, The Long Shadow of Chernobyl, 1st place in the Tablet/Mobile Delivery division of their annual Best of Photojournalism contest.

To read the announcement: http://www.nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2012/05/web.html

To view the entry: http://bop.nppa.org/2012/web_sites/winners/index.php?cat=TMD&place=1st&key=

To purchase the App: http://itunes.apple.com/app/the-long-shadow-of-chernobyl/id484752718

To learn more about the project: http://www.longshadowofchernobyl.com/

For this year’s SHOTS & WORKS presentations at the LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville, Virginia, Gerd Ludwig has created a special presentation of his long-term project, The Long Shadow of Chernobyl. Joining an incredible list of 40 photographers, Gerd’s presentation explores the aftermath of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster.

Gerd’s presentation will take place during the WORKS projection on Saturday, June 9th from 9-11pm at the Charlottesville Pavilion.

To view the whole list of presenters and purchase tickets please visit The LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph.

ABOUT LOOK3
LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph is a celebration of photography, created by photographers, for those who share a passion for the still image. The Festival features exhibits and on-stage appearances of three “INsight” photographers, as well as exhibitions, outdoor projections, workshops and interviews over three days and nights.

Billed as “3 days of peace, love and photography,” the Festival is designed to bring together the international photography community and create opportunities for attendees and artists to share images, ideas, and to be inspired.

ABOUT SHOTS & WORKS
Showcasing some of the most exciting and innovative current photography projects today, these Friday and Saturday evening projections in the Charlottesville Pavilion present a dynamic cross-section of work from photojournalism to fine art. In these 2-hour projections, established professionals and emerging artists are given the rare opportunity to fully express an entire project to a large audience. With the freedom to show many images and add voice and/or music to accompany the projection, artists are freed from typical commercial constraints.

For The Candid Frame’s Podcast #138, host Ibarionex Perello sits down with Gerd Ludwig to discuss his work covering the former Soviet Union as well as the new iPad App, The Long Shadow of Chernobyl. Gerd joins a long list of accomplished photographers and creative talent interviewed by Ibarionex, a photographer, writer, educator and the host of The Candid Frame photography podcast.

Listen to The Candid Frame Podcast: http://thecandidframe.blogspot.com/2012/04/candid-frame-138-gerd-ludwig.html

Subscribe to The Candid Frame Podcast on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/candid-frame-photography-podcast/id127842171

During the 2012 Palm Springs Photo Festival, National Geographic photographer Gerd Ludwig will be teaching a 4-day workshop: Storytelling with Personal Vision: Documentary Photography On Location with National Geographic Photographer Gerd Ludwig. The goal of the workshop is to help photographers develop a personal vision, and to leave feeling inspired to take their photography to a higher level.

After portfolio reviews, Gerd will openly share the personal approaches he uses to create his own stories for National Geographic Magazine. On at least two days, Gerd will take the students to the nearby Salton Sea, a place he photographed for National Geographic Magazine. The workshop runs from Monday, April 2 – Wednesday, April 4, 9:00am – 4:00pm (plus Thursday, April 5, 9:00am – 11:00am)

For more information, and to sign up for the workshop, please visit: The 2012 Palm Springs Photo Festival

Recently added to the schedule of Evening Presentations is Gerd Ludwig’s The Long Shadow of Chernobyl on Monday Night. The Evening Presentations start at 8:45pm in the Annenberg Theater of the Palm Springs Art Museum. For more information on the presentations, please visit: Evening Presentations at the Palm Springs Photo Festival

Follow the Palm Springs Photo Festival on Facebook and Twitter

See Related Galleries: Salton Sea: Daily Life and Salton Sea: Environment

In an interview for the Asia Society’s blog, Gerd Ludwig shares his experiences photographing in Astana with Executive Director of Digital Media, Bill Swersey. Following the publication of National Geographic Magazine’s story “Tomorrowland”, the interview delves into Gerd’s history with the region and his thoughts on Kazakhstan’s new grandiose capital city.

To read the interview visit the Asia Society’s Asia Blog

ABOUT THE ASIA SOCIETY
Asia Society is the leading educational organization dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among peoples, leaders and institutions of Asia and the United States in a global context. Across the fields of arts, business, culture, education, and policy, the Society provides insight, generates ideas, and promotes collaboration to address present challenges and create a shared future.

The Northern Short Course in Photojournalism was founded in 1981, by the Directors of NPPA Regions 1, 2 and 3 as a joint educational program of those three regions. Held this year in Fairfax, Virginia, the event features lecture presentations, workshops, contests, and more.

For his lecture, Gerd Ludwig will focus on the central body of his work, Russia’s warp-speed transformation from communism to runaway capitalism — marked by bold aspirations, poignant suffering, and glittering opportunity. His presentation will also include his latest photographs of the Chernobyl aftermath taken in early 2011 and his recently published coverage of Astana, Kazakhstan in the February 2012 edition of National Geographic Magazine.

The lecture will take place in the first Morning Session on Saturday, March 10th from 9:00am – 10:15am.

For more information:
2012 NPPA Northern Short Course
Workshop Schedule
Lecture Announcement
Announcement at The Photo Society

The Big Picture, a photography blog published by The Boston Globe, features 23 images from Gerd Ludwig’s iPad App, The Long Shadow of Chernobyl in it’s latest post. This latest post is one of a many recent publications featuring the iPad app and Gerd’s work covering the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster.

The Boston Globe’s Big Picture Blog:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/02/gerd_ludwigs_long_shadow_of_ch.html

The Los Angeles Times’ Framework Picture Blog:
http://framework.latimes.com/2012/02/10/best-of-the-web-75/

MSNBC’s Photo Blog:
http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/03/10245545-are-tablet-apps-a-good-alternative-to-photo-books

Chernobyl Children International Blog:
http://www.chernobyl-international.com/news/blog/12-01-03/new_iPad_app_explores_chernobyl.aspx

Kickstarter’s Projects in the News Blog:
http://www.kickstarter.com/blog/projects-in-the-news-8

On assignment for National Geographic Magazine since the late 1980’s, Gerd Ludwig has covered diverse locations around the globe. His images capture beautifully all the complexities of life. Whether documenting children born with severe birth defects or the sweetness of an embrace, his photography resonates with the full scale of human emotion.

He is best known, however, as the magazine’s front man in the Former Soviet Union. His lecture presentation will focus on the central body of his work, Russia’s warp-speed transformation from communism to runaway capitalism — marked by bold aspirations, poignant suffering, and glittering opportunity. Entitled, “Russia: A Phoenix Rising from the Ashes of a Broken Empire,” his presentation will include his latest photographs of the Chernobyl aftermath taken in early 2011.

The lecture will take place at the Syracuse University Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium within the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on February 2nd at 7pm.

For more information: S.I. Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communication

Sponsored by the Canon USA Explorer of Light Lecture Series