Born in Alsfeld, Germany, Gerd Ludwig studied photography with Professor Steinert at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, Germany, graduating in 1972. The following year he co-founded VISUM, Germany’s first photographer-owned photo agency, and began working for publications such as Geo, Stern, Spiegel, Time, and Life. Soon after moving to New York in the mid 1980s, Gerd Ludwig started photographing for National Geographic Magazine. His focus on environmental issues and the socio-economic changes following the dissolution of the Soviet Union resulted in a book, Broken Empire: After the Fall of the USSR, a ten-year retrospective published by National Geographic in 2001, and an iPad App, The Long Shadow of Chernobyl, published by Lightbox Press in 2011.Intro To Video Storytelling
Workshop Date: Thursday, March 08, 2012 - 3:15 PM
Workshop Speaker: Melanie Burford
So you're a still photographer who wants to shoot video? How do you begin, what are the basics you need to know to get started? This workshop will cover the basics of crafting a story in video.
Melanie Burford, a photojournalist and multimedia video journalist, was part of the team of Dallas Morning Newsphotographers who received the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of Hurricane Katrina. In 2009 she won a regional Emmy Award for a video documentary portfolio at the Lone Star Emmy Advanced Media Awards.
Melanie’s work has been recognized at Pictures of the Year International, the 74th annual National Headliner Awards, the Harry Chapin Media Awards and the Best of Photojournalism.
An Adjunct Professor at Columbia University Journalism School, Melanie was a team leader and speaker at the Eddie Adams Workshop 2011, a Video Storytelling instructor with Evan Vucci at the RIT summer workshops and a keynote speaker for the Kodak Seminar Series touring Australia and New Zealand in 2008.
Melanie’s career began in New Zealand in 1990, where she worked for newspapers for ten years before moving to America in 1999, becoming a staff photographer at The Dallas Morning News in 2003 and moving to New York in 2009. She is a founding member of the photo collective, Prime.
