Programme

The path of this seminar tends to provide first of all a method. Photography is not born only from the eyes, but from their dialogue with the mind and heart. It is therefore essential to understand how to feed them, how to "train" them to translate the stories to be told in the most honest way possible. We intend to provide such tools for reading reality that prepare for the construction of the story, but we also want to bring a reflection on how the latter is received, therefore on the impact. Practical examples will be illustrated, drawn from both my reports and illustrious colleagues.
To make the path even more practical, the presence of some "guests" who will bring their work experience and their reflection will help: from a colleague of a national newspaper expert in the choice of images for the newspaper to an editorial journalist.
I will reflect with the students on the concept of truth and lie in photojournalism, through examples that have made history and therefore on journalistic ethics.
Finally, there will be practical exercises, to put into play what has been learned and to verify together the result of each single story through images and words.

Core Documentation

Recommended Texts:

Susan Sontag, Davanti al dolore degli altri Mondadori
Adam Hochschild, Gli spettri di Re Leopoldo, Rizzoli
Reporters sans frontieres, I media dell’odio Edizioni Gruppo Abele
Chinua Achebe, Il crollo Edizioni E/O
Susan Meiselas, Nicaragua Pantheon
Uliano Lucas La vita e nient’altro Le cultures
Mario Dondero, Lo scatto umano Edizioni Laterza
Mario Dondero, Catalogo della mostra Electa
Michele Smargiassi, Un’autentica bugia Contrasto
Luigi Ghirri, Lezioni di fotografia Quodlibet
Tano D’Amico, Di cosa sono fatti i ricordi Postcart
Vivian Maier, Street Photographer Edited by John Maloof
Fonju Ndemesah, La radio e il machete Infinito Edizioni
P. W. Singer, I signori delle mosche Feltrinelli
Jean Ziegler, L’impero della vergogna Marco Tropea Editore
S. Michel, M Beuret, Cinafrica Il Saggiatore
Divina Commedia
Stig Dagarman, Il nostro bisogno di consolazione Iperborea
Scianna, Etica e giornalismo Mondadori Electa
Lucas, Agliani, La realtà e lo sguardo. Storia del Fotogiornalismo in Italia Einaudi
Lucas (a cura di) Storia d’Italia L’immagine fotografica 1945-2000 Einaudi 2004
Susan Linfield La luca crudele Contrasto 2013
Ryszard Kapuscinski, Il cinico non è adatto a questo mestiere, e/o 2002

Type of delivery of the course

- lectures but above all reflections shared and discussed with the students - projection of videos and photographs - examples of reportage - list of reference photojournalists to discuss - go out into the field - possible visit to a photojournalism exhibition - meetings with experts and insights

Type of evaluation

Practical tests of different types will be carried out during the course. The presence and active participation in the lessons will be fundamental.