Below are short video clips describing my work and concept development curriculum, Concept Aware®—followed by podcasts and webinars, articles, book reviews and photo-related events.
Global Panel On Women Changing Documentary Photography
Five of My Favorite Female Photographers
What, Why and How I Do What I Do
A background on who I am and what I do.
Concept Aware® Explained
Photos, text and music demonstrate in a short video clip what’s behind the Concept Aware® framework.
Introduction to my Concept Aware® Beginner’s Guide
A broad brush idea of my Concept Aware® Beginners Guide.
Concept Aware® Podcast
Concept Aware®, formerly known as Got Punctum?, launched in January 2022. Find us wherever you get your podcasts.
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Exploring What’s Possible, Pasadena Photography Arts Forum
"Exploring What's Possible" features Odette England, Hamidah Glasgow, Lonnie K Graham, J Sybylla Smith, and is moderated by Debe Arlook. A panel discussion on pushing artistic boundaries from concept to installation
Concept Development & Creative Practice: via B&H Event Space
Part 1
Part 2
The Candid Frame #562
I was a guest on The Candid Frame hosted by Ibarionex Perello on the 562nd episode of his widely acclaimed podcast series.
The Journal Panel - A Force for Change
I moderated a virtual panel discussion featuring visual presentations from The Journal, a global collective of over 400 women photographers documenting the nuance and intimacy of their lives during the pandemic and changing how this world public health crisis is being experienced and documented. Currently 45 mix-geographic groups of women photographers meet virtually to collaborate and present visual narratives on the @TheJournal_Collective Instagram.
The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP)
I was a guest on The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) Strictly Business Webinar with former Director Tom Kennedy. The discussion, Helping Artists Reshape Creative Vision, a 2-part series, focused on how photographers develop inspired ideas into impactful images, ways for expanding your visual vocabulary, and learning specific steps to empower your creative process.
Adorama Inspire Conference NYC
I moderated the Art and Activism panel by Adorama Inspire where artists, writers, curators and photographers discussed the idea of advocacy and activism for social justice through art.
Articles
Smith, J. Sybylla. Women Changing the Face of Documentary Photography. ZEKE Magazine, Spring 2024, pp. 52-56.
Walsh, Lauren. (2019, Routledge.) Conversations on Conflict Photography [Review of the book by J. Sybylla Smith]. ZEKE Magazine, Fall 2020, 53.
Smith, J. Sybylla. Through a Woman's Lens: A Survey of Women Photojournalists since 1898, ZEKE Magazine, Spring 2018.
The Refrigecurator on The Curated Fridge, Winter 2018.
Why You A Photographer Should Go To AIPAD, Exposure Magazine, June 2018.
Writer of Rulebreakers: Juno Calypso, Don’t Take Pictures, Winter, 2017.
Book Reviews
Tyler Mitchell, I Can Make You Feel Good, ZEKE Magazine, Fall 2021.
Donna Ferrato, Holy, ZEKE Magazine, Fall 2019.
Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal, ZEKE Magazine, Spring 2019.
On Abortion, ZEKE Magazine, Fall 2018.
In the Media
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