1. Introduction
A note on the interviews
Interviews with US-based photojournalists
2. Nina Berman
3. Patience Zalanga
4. Spencer Platt
Interviews with photojournalists outside of the US
5. Rodrigo Abd
6. Aly Song
Interviews with Directors of Photography
7. Danese Kenon
8. MaryAnne Golon
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Biography
Lauren Walsh
This powerful book focuses on the crises of 2020—but its implications go well beyond that one year. Through the Lens asks us to rethink the ways we view the world through images and to understand that unconscious sociopolitical patterns can be influenced by visuals. This important book is essential reading for anyone interested in how history and culture are shaped by the camera.
SHEILA PREE BRIGHT, award-winning photog-rapher and author of #1960Now: Photographs of Civil Rights Activists and Black Lives Matter Protests
Through the Lens is a nuanced and sophisticated exploration of the role of photography in the Covid-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter, two historic moments that have raised fundamental questions about photojournalism ethics, identity, and the impact of technological shifts on the field and norms of visual documentation. Dr. Walsh weaves compelling interviews with erudite analysis to contextualize the powerful photos that tell the stories of these transformational events.
DR. COURTNEY RADSCH, former Advocacy Director with the Committee to Protect Journalists
Through the Lens provides a rare look into the world of photojournalism, giving extraordinary insight into the experiences of those who photographed 2020’s major upheavals. It also forces us to think about the social, political, and historical dynamics of our time and the vital role that photos can play in contemporary conversations. Put simply, it is a masterful overview of the role of photography today.
BARBARA DAVIDSON, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer
