The fall 2009 Wish You Were Here travel photography lecture series features renowned photographers sharing images and stories that invite you to explore new destinations or revisit places from times past.
Lectures are held in the Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House. Admission is free for members, $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens, $6 for students. Artists will sign their books following the lectures. Books are available in the Eastman House Store.
Photographer Sylvia Plachy · ATTRACTIONS
Thursday, October 8, 6 p.m.
Guggenheim Fellowship recipient Plachy’s presentation spans decades and locations, with groupings of images that become “a dance of ghosts.” Her work has appeared in many publications, including The New York Times, The Village Voice, and The New Yorker.
Photographer Pep Bonet · THE EVOLUTION OF A PHOTOGRAPHIC LANGUAGE
Thursday, October 15, 6 p.m.
Bonet, whose awards include Kodak Young Photographer of the Year and The W. Eugene Smith Grant, looks at 10 years of shooting, including his images of Darfur, Somalia, Haiti, and Sierra Leone. Bonet is a founding member of the photo agency Noor. Sponsored by Kodak.
Photographer Ernesto Bazan · CUBA
Thursday, October 22, 6 p.m.
Bazan lived and photographed in Cuba for 14 years, discovering moments in Cuban life that only an extremely sensitive outsider- turned-insider could possibly find. Honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship and The W. Eugene Smith Grant, he has published four books and conducts photo workshops on Latin America.
Back by Demand! World Traveler Thomas N. Tischer · HAVE WE FORGOTTEN STREETCARS?
Thursday, October 29, 6 p.m.
After receiving rave reviews for his 2008 lecture on global rail travel, series sponsor Tischer has agreed to join us again–this time to discuss the role streetcars and trolleys played in the development of US cities and their European counterparts.
Photographer Bob Sacha · FARAWAY LANDS/UNDER YOUR FEET
Sunday, November 8, 2 p.m.
Producer at NYC’s Emmy®-winning MediaStorm studio and teacher at the International Center of Photography (ICP), Sacha explores the idea of travel as “a meditation and an adventure.” His work ranges from China to New Orleans to underneath New York.
Artists will sign their books following the lectures. Books are available in the Eastman House Store. Wish You Were Here is generously supported by Museum member Thomas N. Tischer.
