French Photographer, Bénédicte Kurzen will be at the Days of Dorcas
Photography Workshop to share her vast knowledge on photography.
Bénédicte began her photography career when she moved to Israel in
2003, covering hard
news as a freelancer in the Gaza Strip,
Iraq and Lebanon. In 2004, her photography developed from hard news to a
more documentary style with her work on the lives of volunteer suicide
bombers and widows in the Gaza Strip. Bénédicte contributed her work to
the “Violence against Women” group project, in collaboration with
Amnesty International and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Bénédicte holds a master’s degree in Contemporary History from the
Sorbonne, Paris. She wrote her final essay about the “myth of the war
photographer”, which inspired her to become a visual storyteller
herself.
In the past ten years, Bénédicte has been covering conflicts and
socio-economic changes in Africa. In South Africa, where she was based,
she explored some of the deepest social challenges of the post-apartheid
society producing “Next of Kin”, “The Boers Last Stand” and
“Amaqabane”, on the life of former anti-apartheid combatants. The latest
was produced for prestigious World Press Joop Swart Masterclass 2008.
In 2011, she received a grant from the Pulitzer Center, which allowed
her to produce a body of work on Nigeria, “A Nation Lost to gods”. Her
work has been screened and exhibited at Visa pour l’Image and was
nominated for the Visa d’Or in 2012.
After becoming a NOOR full member in 2012, she decided to move to
Lagos, from where she could pursue her coverage of Africa, with a focus
on Nigeria. This resulted in 2015 in the exhibition “Shine Ur Eye” with
Robin Maddock and Crisitina de Middel, which traveled from Photo London
to Lagos Photo Festival and more places. Alongside, she became an
adjunct lecturer at the American University of Nigeria in journalism.
Benedict’s photography workshop at the Days of Dorcas Photography
Competition is open to the top 25 participants of the competition. To
register, send in your entries on the theme “The Elegance of the African
People” via the website: www.art635.gallery/daysofdorcas
Sponsored by foremost African financial institution, Guaranty Trust
Bank plc, the Days of Dorcas Photography Competition is a platform for
talented female artists between the ages of 18 – 35 years, to enhance
their career in visual arts and photography.
Registration is FREE!
Entries close on Thursday, 17th May 2018. Click HERE to register.
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