Photography 2.0: A New Paradigm?

As with all media, massive changes are underway in photography. A major shift in elevating the role of the amateur who, equipped with digital cameras and cell phones capable of recording images, now plays a major role in visually defining the world we live in. Will images, such as those from the London bombing captured by cell phones, or photographs from Abu Ghraib ultimately replace those made by professionals? What will be the role of the professional in this reconfigured world?

Moderated by the Photography & Imaging department's Professor Fred Ritchin. The panelists for the evening: Pancho Bernasconi, Getty Images; Jake Dobkin, Gothamist.com; Kenny Irby, Poynter Institute; Mark Lubell, Magnum Photos New York; Jeffrey Scales, The New York Times; Warren Habib, Fotolog.com; Elizabeth Kilroy, Web Designer ArtType.com.

Presented on March 29, 2007 by the Tisch department of Photography & Imaging Co-sponsored by the International Center of Photography & the Kanbar Institute of Film & Television Director's Series.

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