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Visura’s 2022 Fall Speaker Series Launches with Documentary Photographer Nick St. Oegger
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Oct 10, 2022
Visura’s Fall Speaker Series
Thursday, October 13, at 11 am EST via ZoomJoin documentary photographer Nick St.Oegger for the launch of Visura’s Fall Speaker Series this Thursday, October 13, at 11 am EST on Zoom. In conversation with Visura Associate Cameron Peters, St. Oegger will share insights into the Visura platform like how to create a catalog for licensing, and how to get work in front of new clients. He will also discuss his approach to visual storytelling about the environment and cultural heritage.
Working between Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Tirana, Albania, St.Oegger documents the intimate relationships between people and place. His long-term work in the Western Balkans examines the movement to protect the local rivers from hydropower dams. This year, The British Journal of Photography awarded St.Oegger the Decade of Change Award for two photographs from separate bodies of work in Albania. The V-Speaker series highlights Visura’s community of visual storytellers, editors, entrepreneurs, and media professionals making an impact in their fields. Upcoming speakers will be announced on the Visura blog and social media throughout the Fall.
To register for the virtual event, please sign up here.
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About Nick
Nick St.Oegger is a documentary photographer and writer whose interest in storytelling and the natural world was formed during childhood journeys with his mountaineer grandfather. His work explores the relationship between people and place, sharing stories that shed light on cultural heritage and the environment. For the last five years, he has worked extensively in the Western Balkans, following the campaign to protect the region’s rivers, which are under threat from wide-scale hydropower development. Preferring a collaborative approach to his work, he regularly partners with NGOs or local stakeholders to produce exhibitions or publications. In 2018 he partnered with Patagonia to publish a photo book about the Vjosa river in Albania, considered one of the last wild rivers in Europe, and has exhibited this work widely. He is currently based between Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Tirana, Albania.
About Cameron
Cameron Peters is the Associate Program Manager for Visura. In 2021, she was awarded a Director’s Fellowship to study Documentary and Visual Journalism at the International Center of Photography. Previously, she worked as a science multimedia producer, focusing on the relationship between people and the environment within a rapidly changing climate. She graduated from Kenyon College in 2020 with a BA in English and a minor in studio art.
This Series is curated by Visura Associate Cameron Peters and produced by Visura. The event is free of cost. Please RSVP. For more info or if you have any questions, please contact us at info@visura.co or cameron@visura.co.
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