Photography for Social Impact
© Jim Hubbard
Henri Cartier-Bresson once said, “Photography is nothing—it’s life that interests me.” The camera is a great tool to explore your individual interests in life. Over the past several decades, many noted photographers have also used the camera to explore the world of non–profit organizations in order to document their missions and develop a deeper relationship with both organizations and the communities they serve.
In this course, participants will link with a non–profit organization to document the organization’s mission and offer the participant a life experience that pushes them toward a deeper meaning in life and in their photography. Students will select from an eclectic group of hundreds of organizations in fields such as health, education, art, medicine, religion, and others. This course offers a specific focus, provides deeper meaning in your work, and may enlarge upon and affect your ability to tackle other projects you may ultimately want to pursue. At the end of this six–week workshop, each student will have produced a substantial body of work that reflects not only his or her creativity, but the core values of organizations attempting to improve the lives of others.
Jim Hubbard (www.jimhubbardphoto.com) is an acclaimed documentary photographer who, in 2007, was the recipient of the prestigious Lewis Hine Distinguished Service Award given by the National Child Labor Committee. He has been nominated three times for the Pulitzer Prize and is the recipient of over 100 photography awards. Hubbard is also a Fellow at the USC Annenberg School for Communications and a co-founder of the USC Institute for Photographic Empowerment. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, featured in print and television media, and published in his book American Refugees, Forward by Jonathan Kozol, University of Minnesota Press (1991). He served with the White House Press Corps during his 16 year staff position with United Press International (UPI) and has photographed five U.S. presidents and numerous presidential campaigns including traveling with Bobby Kennedy shortly before his death in 1968. After 25 years as a professional photojournalist, Hubbard founded Shooting Back in Washington, D.C. to empower disenfranchised youth with the ability to describe their world. He is currently Creative Director at Venice Arts and is the father of four daughters.
Dates / Times:
Six-week workshop
May 22 — June 26
Thursday evenings — 7-10 pm
WORKSHOP FEE: $415
CLASS LOCATION: Venice Beach
ENROLLMENT LIMIT: 15 students
