ANNOUNCING THE CENTRE FOR DOCUMENTARY PRACTICE

We are pleased to announce the launch of the newly established Centre for Documentary Practice (CDP). The Centre seeks to promote a community of documentary practitioners within both professional and academic worlds. The CDP is a shared space within which our practice will be nurtured. It seeks to provoke debate about issues pertinent to journalism and documentary practice and promote exceptional photojournalism and documentary storytelling through our annual publication, the Australian PhotoJournalist, online Features and regular online events. Our publications aim to give a voice to the marginalised and the vulnerable, to celebrate our successes, and reveal our excesses.

ONLINE SYMPOSIUM

The first event is just around the corner and will connect the community of practitioners, agencies, and universities across time zones and for one day. Join us on October 15th starting at 12:00 midnight GMT for our first Online Symposium: Seeking Justice – Social Activism Through Journalism and Documentary Practice. This event is the first attempt to link the world of journalism and documentary practice. Speakers include Ed Kashi, Jodi Bieber, Marcus Bleasdale, Shahidul Alam, Gary Knight, Adam Ferguson, Michael Coyne, Masaru Goto, Jack Picone, Megan Lewis and Robin Hammond with more to be announced. Make sure you register.

Feature Stories

In addition, keep an eye on our Features section for exemplary documentary storytelling. We have just published three new stories including Abbie Trayler-Smith’s Still Human Still Here.

Regards,

The CDP Team

Centre for Documentary Pratice
PO Box 3370
South Brisbane, QLD 4101
Australia
cdp@griffith.edu.au|www.cdp.edu.au