Photo Journalism and Social Photography
Manu Brabo
A course by Manu Brabo , Photojournalist
Joined January 2015
About the video: Manu Brabo
Overview
“Let me introduce myself, I'm Manu Brabo and since 2007 I have been covering armed conflicts as a photographer. In this lesson you will learn how I got here and why photojournalism is a lifestyle.”
In this video lesson Manu Brabo addresses the topic: Manu Brabo, which is part of the Domestika online course: Photo Journalism and Social Photography. Create a photoreport on a current news event.
Partial transcription of the video
“Hello. i am Manu Bravo. an independent photojournalist. For the last four years. i have focused on covering conflicts. revolutions. and particular social conflicts. Essentially. my role is to observe a news event and express it through the medium of photography. This medium. in the context of journalism. involves adhering to specific ethical. technical. and it means adhering to certain rules ethical. technical. and aesthetic guidelines. My work's primary goal is to deliver information effectively and accurately through photography. Individuals distanced from current events need journalism t...”
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Course summary for: Photo Journalism and Social Photography
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Lightroom -
Areas
Documentary Photography, Outdoor Photography, Photography, Photography Post-production

Manu Brabo
A course by Manu Brabo
Manu Brabo is a freelance photojournalist whose work specializes in social conflicts. Since 2007, he has traveled the world documenting uprisings, rebellions, and civil wars on the front lines in countries such as Haiti, Honduras, Kosovo, Palestine, Libya, Syria, and Ukraine. He has regularly collaborated with the Associated Press and his stories have been featured by major international media outlets, earning him numerous awards, including a Prix Bayeux-Calvados, POYi, and a Pulitzer in 2013.
Manu currently runs and contributes to the cooperative ME-MO MAGAZINE, an initiative he started with internationally recognized photojournalists Fabio Bucciarelli, José Colón, Diego Ibarra Sánchez, and Guillem Valle, in collaboration with Libre. Together, they use the power of digital technology to explore new forms of journalism on their multimedia platform.
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