NewsletterNewsletterTo sign up, enter your email address here: NewsBACK ISSUES NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADInterested in reading back issues of Daylight Magazine without adding another magazine to the stack laying around your house? Download the full, high resolution version of whichever back issues interest you (including the sold out Debut Issue) for only $5/each. HOWARD CHAPNICK GRANT AWARDED TO REN YUERen Yue of China, was announced as the recipient of the 2008 Howard Chapnick Grant for the advancement of photojournalism in a ceremony held at The New School's Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, on October 22nd. read more » DAYLIGHT READER SURVEY, COMPLETE FOR CHANCE TO WIN $50 GIFT CARDDaylight wants to hear from you! Please fill out our online survey and be entered into a drawing to win a $50 American Express Gift Card! The survey takes 3-5 minutes to complete and will allow us insight into who our readers are and what you would like to see from us. The information collected from this survey will help Daylight become that much better!
PORTFOLIO REVIEWS AT RHUBARB RHUBARB'S 'CULTIVATE'Rhubarb-Rhubarb is pleased to announce the second Cultivate. Held in conjunction with Nottingham Trent University, November 21st and 22nd. Cultivate has been designed for graduates or students in their final year of a specialist photography course. The aim is to bring insightful and up to the moment information about the current photography industry. Rhubarb has sourced some of Britain's best curators, agents and freelance photographers to present a series of seminars and one to one portfolio sessions. Daylight's UK Director, Khaleeda Kabani, will offer portfolio reviews. read more » 4TH ANNUAL ANGKOR PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIAThe festival was created in 2005 and this year, for the fourth time, the temples of Angkor will become a hub that will draw both famous and passionate photographers from around the world. This year, the festival showcases outdoor projections by celebrating regional and international photographers in different locations in Siem Reap. The strong educational goals of the festival set it apart from other photography events. read more » |
Akwasasne, USA - Darkroom constructionProgram CoordinatorsPhil Preston, Kevin King
Program DatesDecember 2003 - Present
One of the first Daylight initiatives, the darkroom construction at Akwasasne has recently been completed, thanks to the generosity of our donors. Approximately eight thousand Mohawk Indians live on the Akwasasne Reservation, which straddles the St. Lawrence River on the border of the United States and Canada. One of the first Daylight initiatives, the darkroom construction at Akwasasne has recently been completed, thanks to the generosity of our donors. Located at the Akwasasne Freedom School, the darkroom is now part of the regular curriculum and is being used by children and adults alike. The Freedom School, in addition to offering a standard educational trope, gives Mohawk language lessons to members of the community. |