On this week’s episode of theB&H Photography Podcast, we welcome the founder and Executive Director of the Social Documentary Network, Glen Ruga, and photographerSofia Aldinio, who is the recipient of the 2021 ZEKE Award for Documentary Photography, presented by the Social Documentary Network.
As should be clear, our conversation today revolves around theSocial Documentary Network, or “SDN,” and we learn about this community of documentary photographers and its website on which more than three thousand documentary series have been uploaded and are available for viewing. Ruga tells of the evolution of the site since its 2008 inception, and how addingclasses, awards, portfolio reviews, and most important, the online and print magazineZEKEhas led to the growth of this platform, which is open to all photographers. Our chat also draws from Ruga’s photography work and thoughts on documentary, in general.
In the second half of the show we speak with Aldinio, apast guest, about “Awake in the Desert Land,” her photo series that received the ZEKE prize. Aldinio tells of the circumstances that brought her to Baja California, Mexico, during 2020 and this intimate series on village communities affected by climate change. We also speak with Aldinio about her working methods, about shelving her normalCanonsystem for a more stealthFUJIFILM, about making relationships with subjects, and the feedback and support she received from her SDN workshop leaders.
We wrap by previewing the Social Documentary Network events and exhibits atPhotoville 2021and Aldinio’s presentation on her award-winning series.
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