An upcoming workshop and lecture from photographers Ash and Brian Adams aims to give attendees the tools they need to tell their own community\u2019s stories visually.<\/p>\n
Ash and Brian Adams are a married couple based in Anchorage. They worked together on \u201cI am Alaskan,\u201d a book of Brian\u2019s photos, edited by Ash, that showcase Alaskans\u2019 diversity. Brian\u2019s most recent project, \u201cI am Inuit,\u201d was featured last month in Alaska Magazine. Brian is Inupiat and spent part of his childhood in Kivalina.<\/p>\n
Kivalina features in Ash\u2019s photojournalism work as well. She\u2019s doing a long-term project documenting cultural and climate-related change in the village. She\u2019s also been pursuing a project in Mountain View in Anchorage, one of the nation\u2019s most diverse but impoverished neighborhoods, and may show some photos from that project during the couple\u2019s lecture, she said.<\/p>\n
Brian will talk about his personal work and portraiture.<\/p>\n
During the workshop, they\u2019ll talk about what makes a story-telling photo and how \u201cyou can have your voice in your images while still objectively telling a story,\u201d Ash said, adding \u201cI don\u2019t think you can ever really take a photographer out of their photographs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Though they\u2019ve been recruiting attendees from middle and high schools to the workshop, anyone can come, Ash said, from professionals to amateurs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re kind of just walking through what makes a good image,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s not always what people think.\u201d<\/p>\n
So far, Ash said it\u2019s been \u201cjust incredible\u201d to see the images that result from the workshops.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnybody can make an image that really says something about their community and what\u2019s important to them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ve created an Instagram handle, #chasingak, for people to post their own photos and community documentation after the workshop.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat better way for a community to get stories out there than their own images, their own voices?\u201d Ash asked. \u201cYounger people are starting to think about that\u2026 start thinking about what our stories look like, and how we can convey truths to the rest of the world via images.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Adams\u2019 lecture is Friday, Nov. 18 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the APK lecture hall. Their workshop is the next day, Saturday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m. Visit foslam.org\/events or email ben@huffphoto.com for more information about the workshop. Register early as space is limited.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re interested in photography, come to the lecture and definitely come to the workshop. No amount of experience is too small or too great,\u201d Ash Adams said.<\/p>\n
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