For more than 20 years, this popular photography lecture series has brought artists and photojournalists to Rochester to share their stories and photographs. Generously supported by Thomas N. Tischer, PhD.
Events in this Series
Thursday, April 11, 2024, 6 p.m.
Baldwin Lee: Looking is Harder Than It Looks
Dryden Theatre
A first-generation Chinese American, Baldwin Lee is a photographer and educator known for his photographs of Black communities in the American South. Hear about Lee's journey and artistic process as a photographer and educator during his talk.
Thursday, February 29, 2024, 6 p.m.
Wish You Were Here: Susan Meiselas
Dryden Theatre
Hear from Susan Meiselas, a documentary photographer based in New York. Meiselas is well-known for her documentation of human rights issues in Latin America. Her photographs are included in North American and international collections.
Thursday, January 25, 2024, 6 p.m.
Gregory Halpern: Picturing Place
Dryden Theatre
For his Wish You Were Here lecture, Halpern will reflect on this body of work in light of his other projects that have looked at the complexity of places as disparate as Southern California, Omaha, Nebraska, and the Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe.
Thursday, November 17, 2022, 6 p.m.
Ed Kashi: Abandoned Moments
Dryden Theatre
Wish You Were Here Ed Kashi’s most recent monograph features photographs made over a 40-year period, providing a window into his unique voice and craft and presenting glimpses of ordinary life, as well as extraordinary events, struggles, and triumphs.
Thursday, October 27, 2022, 6 p.m.
Martha Cooper: Art and Everyday Life
Dryden Theatre
Wish You Were Here Martha Cooper travels worldwide to document urban art and will share work from these adventures, including three trips to Wall\Therapy, Rochester's renowned street art festival. Tickets at the door only.