Photojournalist/filmmaker
Agency VII
http://www.edkashi.com
Ed Kashi
Ed Kashi is a photojournalist, filmmaker and educator dedicated to documenting the social and political issues that define our times. His images have been published and exhibited worldwide. His innovative approach to photography and film¬making produced the Iraqi Kurdistan Flipbook. Using stills in a moving image format, this creative and thought-provoking form of visual storytelling has been shown in many film festivals and as part of a series of exhibitions on the Iraq War at The George Eastman House. Also, an eight-year personal project completed in 2003, “Aging in America: The Years Ahead,” created a traveling exhibition, an award-winning documentary film, a website and a book that was named one of the best photo books of 2003 by American Photo.
Along with numerous awards, including honors from Pictures of the Year International, World Press Foundation, Communication Arts and American Photography, Ed’s editorial assignments and personal projects have generated six books. In 2008, “Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta” was published, and June 2009, saw the publication of Ed’s latest book “THREE,” based on a series of triptychs culled from more than 20 years of image making.
In 2002, Ed and his wife, writer and filmmaker Julie Winokur, founded Talking Eyes Media. The nonprofit company has produced numerous short films and multimedia pieces that explore significant social issues. The first project resulted in a book and traveling exhibition on uninsured Americans called, “Denied: The Crisis of America’s Uninsured.” A one-hour documentary film pertaining to this crucial health care challenge is currently in production.
