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Jillian Edelstein

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Outerfocus

A Photographic Life

ZTR Radio

A Lens on Sustainability

Ian Weldon

Guy Martin

Alys Tomlinson

Peter Fraser

Martin Parr

Iain McKell

Tom Oldham

Ed Kashi

Stephen Dupont

Ben Smith

Aletheia Casey

Seamus Murphy

Melissa Breyer

Melissa O'Shaughnessy

Simon Roberts

OwlTail

In episode 217 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on the definition of contemporary photography, avoiding labels and he announces a new addition to the A Photographic Life broadcasts.Plus this week photographer Jillian Edelstein takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which she answer’s the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?’London based Jillian Edelstein began working as a press photographer in Johannesburg, South Africa. and studied photojournalism at London College of Communications after graduating from The University of Cape Town, B.Soc.Sc in Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology Social Work. Between 1996 and 2002 she returned to South Africa frequently to document the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Her award winning book of the work Truth and Lies was published in 2002. Edelstein's portraits have appeared internationally in publications including The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The FT Weekend Magazine, Vanity Fair, Interview, Vogue, The Guardian Weekend, The Sunday Times Magazine, Time, Fortune, Forbes, GQ and Esquire. Her work has also been exhibited internationally including at the National Portrait Gallery, The Photographers' Gallery, The Royal Academy, Sothebys, Les Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie in France, Bensusan Museum, Robben Island Museum in South Africa and Dali International Photography Festival, Yunnan Province, China. She has received several awards including the Kodak UK Young Photographer of the Year, Photographers' Gallery Portrait Photographer of the Year Award, the Visa d’Or at the International Festival of Photojournalism in Perpignan in 1997, the European Final Art Polaroid Award in 1999, the John Kobal Book Award 2003 and included in The Taylor Wessing Portrait Award on two occasions and the AI-AP Archive in 2008 and 2015. Edelstein was the winner in Latin American Fotografia 4 2015, has been included in World Press Awards on two occasions. Jillian was voted on the ‘Hundred Heroines’ list of women from across the world who are transforming photography today in 2018. She lives in London and is currently working on several photographic projects including a film documentary about the screenwriter Norman Wexler. www.jillianedelstein.comDr. Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, documentary filmmaker, BBC Radio contributor and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019).©Grant Scott 2022

In episode 217 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on the definition of contemporary photography, avoiding labels and he announces a new addition to the A Photographic Life broadcasts. Plus this week photographer Jillian Edelstein takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which she answer’s the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?’ London based Jillian Edelstein began working as a press photographer in Johannesburg, South Africa. and studied photojournalism at London College of Communications after graduating from The University of Cape Town, <a href="http://B.Soc.Sc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">B.Soc.Sc</a> in Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology Social Work. Between 1996 and 2002 she returned to South Africa frequently to document the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Her award winning book of the work Truth and Lies was published in 2002. Edelstein's portraits have appeared internationally in publications including The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The FT Weekend Magazine, Vanity Fair, Interview, Vogue, The Guardian Weekend, The Sunday Times Magazine, Time, Fortune, Forbes, GQ and Esquire. Her work has also been exhibited internationally including at the National Portrait Gallery, The Photographers' Gallery, The Royal Academy, Sothebys, Les Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie in France, Bensusan Museum, Robben Island Museum in South Africa and Dali International Photography Festival, Yunnan Province, China. She has received several awards including the Kodak UK Young Photographer of the Year, Photographers' Gallery Portrait Photographer of the Year Award, the Visa d’Or at the International Festival of Photojournalism in Perpignan in 1997, the European Final Art Polaroid Award in 1999, the John Kobal Book Award 2003 and included in The Taylor Wessing Portrait Award on two occasions and the AI-AP Archive in 2008 and 2015. Edelstein was the winner in Latin American Fotografia 4 2015, has been included in World Press Awards on two occasions. Jillian was voted on the ‘Hundred Heroines’ list of women from across the world who are transforming photography today in 2018. She lives in London and is currently working on several photographic projects including a film documentary about the screenwriter Norman Wexler. <a href="http://www.jillianedelstein.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.jillianedelstein.com</a> Dr. Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, documentary filmmaker, BBC Radio contributor and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019). ©Grant Scott 2022

A Photographic Life - 217: Plus Jillian Edelstein

Elif Shafak

Gideon Mendel

Can a photograph capture the complexity of displacement? Writer and activist Elif Shafak and photographers Gideon Mendel and Jillian Edelstein discuss the role of photography in today's displacement crisis.

Displacement

Ansel Adams

“I believe there is nothing more disturbing than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept’’ - Ansel Adams Welcome to the Outerfocus Podcast!We are back with a bang this week with South African born photojournalist and portrait photographer, Jillian Edelstein. After graduating from The University of Cape Town, Jillian studied photojournalism and has a large, and very impressive, body of work including projects such as Truth and Lies and Instantåneos de Portugal, and multiple worldwide campaigns. Her work has been featured in numerous publications including The New York Times, Vogue and Time and Jillian has also won a plethora of awards. We find out what Jillian’s first introductions to photography were, as well as photos of her own, and others, that have had an impact on her process. We also find out more about her career, growing up in South Africa, and what she has coming up.Throughout our chat with Jillian we refer to the work and life of Ansel Adams. Born in 1902 Ansel Adams was an environmentalist and landscape photographer from the US. Developer of the Zone System along with Fred Archer, we take a look at some of his work, touch on his relationship with the environment and achievements in life.Links:The Ansel Adams GalleryWikipediaJillian Edelstein Links: WebsiteInstagramJillian’s book - Here &amp; There - Pre-order nowHost Links:https://www.outerfocuspodcast.cominfo@outerfocuspodcast.comBradley Hansonhttps://www.bradleyhanson.comhttps://www.facebook.com/bradleyhansonphotographyhttps://www.instagram.com/bradleyhansonphotography/https://twitter.com/bradleyhansonIan Weldonhttp://ianweldon.comhttps://www.facebook.com/Ian-Weldon-Photography-124854627581367/https://www.instagram.com/ianjweldon/BooksSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast)

“I believe there is nothing more disturbing than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept’’ - Ansel Adams Welcome to the Outerfocus Podcast!We are back with a bang this week with South African born photojournalist and portrait photographer, <a href="https://www.jillianedelstein.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jillian Edelstein</a>. After graduating from The University of Cape Town, Jillian studied photojournalism and has a large, and very impressive, body of work including projects such as <a href="https://www.jillianedelstein.co.uk/truth-and-lies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Truth and Lies</a> and <a href="https://www.jillianedelstein.co.uk/copy-of-kalk-bay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instantåneos de Portugal</a>, and multiple worldwide campaigns. Her work has been featured in numerous publications including The New York Times, Vogue and Time and Jillian has also won a plethora of <a href="https://www.jillianedelstein.co.uk/biography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">awards</a>. We find out what Jillian’s first introductions to photography were, as well as photos of her own, and others, that have had an impact on her process. We also find out more about her career, growing up in South Africa, and what she has coming up.Throughout our chat with Jillian we refer to the work and life of <a href="http://anseladams.com/ansel-adams-bio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ansel Adams</a>. Born in 1902 Ansel Adams was an environmentalist and landscape photographer from the US. Developer of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_System" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zone System</a> along with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_R._Archer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fred Archer</a>, we take a look at some of his work, touch on his relationship with the environment and achievements in life. Links:<a href="http://anseladams.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Ansel Adams Gallery</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansel_Adams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>Jillian Edelstein Links: <a href="https://www.jillianedelstein.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jillianedelstein/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a><a href="https://unbound.com/books/here-and-there/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jillian’s book - Here &amp; There</a> - Pre-order nowHost Links:<a href="https://www.outerfocuspodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.outerfocuspodcast.com</a><a href="mailto:info@outerfocuspodcast.com">info@outerfocuspodcast.com</a>Bradley Hanson<a href="https://www.bradleyhanson.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bradleyhanson.com</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bradleyhansonphotography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/bradleyhansonphotography</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bradleyhansonphotography/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/bradleyhansonphotography/</a><a href="https://twitter.com/bradleyhanson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/bradleyhanson</a>Ian Weldon<a href="http://ianweldon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ianweldon.com</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Ian-Weldon-Photography-124854627581367/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Ian-Weldon-Photography-124854627581367/</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianjweldon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/ianjweldon/</a>Books<a href="https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast</a>)

Outerfocus 26 - Ansel Adams (Jillian Edelstein)

Jillian Edelstein grew up in Cape Town, South Africa and began her photographic career learning the ropes by assisting before becoming a newspaper press photographer in Johannesburg. After which she moved to London to attended the London College of Printing's photojournalism course. It was while she was still studying that she began getting commissions from The Sunday Times. Her portraits have appeared internationally in just about every major publication you can name, including The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The FT Weekend Magazine, Vanity Fair, Interview, Vogue, Port, The Guardian Weekend, The Sunday Times Magazine, Time, Fortune, Forbes, GQ and Esquire and her photographs have been exhibited internationally including in the National Portrait Gallery, The Photographers' Gallery, The Royal Academy, OXO Gallery in London, Sothebys, and Arles, among others. Jillian has received several awards including the Kodak UK Young Photographer of the Year, Photographers' Gallery Portrait Photographer of the Year Award, the Visa d’Or at the International Festival of Photojournalism in Perpignan, and the John Kobal Book Award. Her work has been included in The Taylor Wessing Portrait Award twice, included in the World Press Awards twice and she was a finalist in the 2017 LensCulture Portrait Awards. Jillian also judged the World Press Awards in 2014, and the Taylor Wessing Awards in 2010. Between 1996 and 2002 she returned to South Africa frequently to document the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Her resulting award winning book Truth and Lies, shot on large format, was published by Granta, the New Press and Mail and The Guardian in 2002. She is currently working on several photographic projects and a documentary film about the screenwriter Norman Wexler. In episode 087, Jillian discusses, among other things:  The documentary she is making about Hollywood screenwriter Norman Wexler Being driven and dogged Here and There, her unpublished book project about her Aunt Minna Apartheid South Africa Coming to London, The Sunday Times and the Wapping dispute Portrait work and building a folio Having to rescue a shoot with Spike Lee Her book on the The Truth and Reconcilliation Commission Revisiting her Affinities project Advice she’d give her 20 and 40 year old selves  Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter “Sometimes I’m like a rottweiler... It is that thing about being darned perisistant. You have to have the belief, you have to have the commitment, you have to have the perseverance and you have to at all costs believe that these things will prevail and will out. And there’s a lot of pushing to make them happen. I don’t want to make it sound tougher than it already is but it is true, I don’t think it’s an easy game...”

Jillian Edelstein grew up in Cape Town, South Africa and began her photographic career learning the ropes by assisting before becoming a newspaper press photographer in Johannesburg. After which she moved to London to attended the London College of Printing's photojournalism course. It was while she was still studying that she began getting commissions from The Sunday Times. Her portraits have appeared internationally in just about every major publication you can name, including The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The FT Weekend Magazine, Vanity Fair, Interview, Vogue, Port, The Guardian Weekend, The Sunday Times Magazine, Time, Fortune, Forbes, GQ and Esquire and her photographs have been exhibited internationally including in the National Portrait Gallery, The Photographers' Gallery, The Royal Academy, OXO Gallery in London, Sothebys, and Arles, among others. Jillian has received several awards including the Kodak UK Young Photographer of the Year, Photographers' Gallery Portrait Photographer of the Year Award, the Visa d’Or at the International Festival of Photojournalism in Perpignan, and the John Kobal Book Award. Her work has been included in The Taylor Wessing Portrait Award twice, included in the World Press Awards twice and she was a finalist in the 2017 LensCulture Portrait Awards. Jillian also judged the World Press Awards in 2014, and the Taylor Wessing Awards in 2010. Between 1996 and 2002 she returned to South Africa frequently to document the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Her resulting award winning book Truth and Lies, shot on large format, was published by Granta, the New Press and Mail and The Guardian in 2002. She is currently working on several photographic projects and a documentary film about the screenwriter Norman Wexler. In episode 087, Jillian discusses, among other things: <ul> <li>The documentary she is making about Hollywood screenwriter Norman Wexler</li> <li>Being driven and dogged</li> <li>Here and There, her unpublished book project about her Aunt Minna</li> <li>Apartheid South Africa</li> <li>Coming to London, The Sunday Times and the Wapping dispute</li> <li>Portrait work and building a folio</li> <li>Having to rescue a shoot with Spike Lee</li> <li>Her book on the The Truth and Reconcilliation Commission</li> <li>Revisiting her Affinities project</li> <li>Advice she’d give her 20 and 40 year old selves</li> </ul> <a href="http://jillianedelstein.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jillian.edelstein" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jillianedelstein/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/JillEdelstein" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> “Sometimes I’m like a rottweiler... It is that thing about being darned perisistant. You have to have the belief, you have to have the commitment, you have to have the perseverance and you have to at all costs believe that these things will prevail and will out. And there’s a lot of pushing to make them happen. I don’t want to make it sound tougher than it already is but it is true, I don’t think it’s an easy game...”

087 - Jillian Edelstein