Prime Collective
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| Company type | Cooperative |
|---|---|
| Industry | Photography |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founders | Dominic Bracco II, Melanie Burford, Brendan Hoffman, Charlie Mahoney, Lance Rosenfield, Max Whittaker |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Photojournalism, photo agency |
| Website | www.primecollective.com |
Prime Collective is an international cooperative of documentary and news photographers, filmmakers, and visual artists focused primarily on social and environmental justice issues including conflict, violence, gender, and climate change. It was founded in 2011 with the initial goal of providing professional support and guidance for its members in the challenging freelance photography market.[1][2]
Prime’s member photographers are based around the world and known for their collaborations with major media organizations including National Geographic Magazine,[3] The New York Times,[4] The New Yorker,[5] The Washington Post,[6] Smithsonian Magazine,[7] and Harper’s Magazine,[8] and photography awards from organizations such as World Press Photo,[9] Pictures of the Year International,[10] and the Pulitzer Prize.[11]
Photographers[edit]
Prime currently counts the following seven photographers as members:[12]
- Luján Agusti (based in Ushuaia, Argentina)
- Dominic Bracco II (based in Mexico City)
- Melanie Burford (based in Bergen, Norway)
- Brendan Hoffman (based in Kyiv, Ukraine)
- Pete Muller (based in Nairobi, Kenya)
- Katie Orlinsky (based in New York City)
- Max Whittaker (based in Sacramento, California)
Activities[edit]
Prime has primarily been active participating in or helping to organize several photography festivals. In 2011 and 2013, it held informal exhibition events in connection with the Look3 Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville, Virginia.[13] In 2014, Prime was a co-organizer of the Oso Bay Biennial at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi.[14] In 2016, member photographers offered portfolio reviews and a workshop at San José Foto, a festival in San José de Mayo, Uruguay,[15] a festival that was founded and directed at the time by then-member Christian Rodriguez.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ James Estrin (18 June 2012). "Cooperation Replaces a Lone Wolf Approach to Photography". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ Seth Gitner. “Sharing the Photographic Journey,” News Photographer Magazine, July-August 2014.
- ^ "The Many Ways Society Makes a Man". National Geographic Magazine. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ Lyman, Rick (10 February 2015). "Battered Ukrainian City of Mariupol Braces for Worst as Rebels Close In". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Taken at the Border". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "A Dangerous Export: America's Car-Battery Waste is Making Mexican Communities Sick". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Myth and Reason on the Mexican Border". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ Vance, Erik. "Emptying the World's Aquarium". Harper's Magazine. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "General News, First Prize Stories". World Press Photo. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "POYi 74 Winner's List". Pictures of the Year International. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Staff of The Dallas Morning News". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "About • Prime Collective". Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Prime Collective photography exhibit during LOOK3". Random Row Books. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Oso Bay Biennial XVIII". Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Past editions - Festival Internacional de Fotografía". San José Foto. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Christian Rodríguez - Speaker - TED". TED. Retrieved 18 February 2018.