Tuesday Mar 6, 2018
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
March 6
7-9 PM
Free
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THE POWER OF THE IMAGE
A conversation with journalists, photographers, activists, social service leaders, historians, and anyone interested in networking
Richard Falco, President of Vision Project and Professor at Sacred Heart University, will present a brief media presentation followed by a discussion of the images; the process of creating images that affect people; and using the camera as a personal voice. The presentation is designed to be engaging and to introduce VISION PROJECT.
About VISION PROJECT
Vision Project is an organization dedicated to the development of investigative journalism, documentary photography, film & multimedia, and education. The goal of Vision Project is to produce documentary material and educational programs that encourage understanding and awareness about a broad variety of social issues.
RICHARD FALCO: For the past thirty years Mr. Falco has worked as a photographer, filmmaker, and journalist. He has had assignments on four continents in over thirty-five countries and has worked for many major magazines, including: Time, Newsweek, Geo, Life Magazine, New York Times, US News & World Report, to name a few. There are two published books of Mr. Falco’s work: Medics: A Documentation of Paramedics in the Harlem Community and To Bear Witness/ September 11 and two eBooks: Hunger and Rice in Asia and Witchcraft: Ancient Traditions Alive in Salem. He is the director of the films, Crossroads: Rural Health Care In America and Holding Back The Surge and is the executive producer of Josie: A Story About Williams Syndrome.