Documentary Photography for Mobile
Potential of Communication through Photography
A course by Cris Burmester, Photographer, Documentary Maker, and Author
About the video: Potential of Communication through Photography
Overview
“In this class, I will present examples of projects in which I was able to use photographic narrative to increase the visibility of some social and environmental issues. I will also propose that you go out into the field and carry out your own project as the final work of this course.”
In this video lesson Cris Burmester addresses the topic: Potential of Communication through Photography, which is part of the Domestika online course: Documentary Photography for Mobile. Discover documentary photography to capture images that raise awareness and give a voice to different social causes.
Partial transcription of the video
“Hello! I want to start this class by talking about photography. more specifically the communicative of the photographic image. The essence of photography lies in its realism. the capacity to capture the scene before the lens. enabling viewers to effortlessly immerse themselves in the depicted reality. This unique ability makes photography that photography is an excellent means of communication. The context represented in the photographic image is the result of a combination of two factors: the photographer's sensitivity to the theme they chose to work on. and the realism present in the phot...”
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Course summary for: Documentary Photography for Mobile
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Digital Photography, Documentary Photography, Mobile Photography, Outdoor Photography, Photography, Photography Post-production

Cris Burmester
A course by Cris Burmester
Cristiano Burmester has been a professional photographer since 1993. Throughout his career, he has reported on nature, science, the environment, his travels, and for social documentaries. His pieces have been published in magazines such as Horizonte Geográfico, Terra, Náutica, Mergulho, UnespCiência, National Geographic, and Photo Techniques.
Since 1999, he has been taking photographs for advertising agencies, publishing houses, and companies like Competition, DM9DDB, Editora Abril, Editora SENAC, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Reebok, SmartFit, Sony, and Terra. His work has received international recognition and appeared in both individual and group exhibitions in various countries including Italy, Mexico, and the UAE. He also teaches journalism and advertising at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo.
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