PANEL DISCUSSION (Hybrid Event)
Full Exposure: International Women in Photo Awards 2023

Louise Amelie, Finalist (Professional Category), Germany, Missing Member  
Sara Bennet, Laureate (Emerging Category), United States, Looking Inside: Portraits of Women Serving Life Sentences
Natalia Garbu, Finalist (Professional Category), Moldova, Moldova Lookbook
Alena Grom, Finalist (Professional Category), Ukraine, Stolen Spring
Lee-Ann Olwage, Laureate (Professional Category), South Africa, The Right To Play
Rayito Flores Pelcastre, Finalist (Professional Category), Mexico, Chirping of Crickets

Opening remarks: Dave McCombs, FCCJ President
Moderator: Ilgin Yorulmaz, FCCJ 2nd Vice President and Diversity Committee Co-chair

19:00-20:15, Tuesday, November 7, 2023
(The panel and Q & A will be in English.)

The International Women in Photo Association (IWPA) is a French non-profit group that aims to give more visibility to women visual storytellers of all origins and nationalities, while sharing with global audiences diverse stories about the realities of men and women of our planet. Its showcase event is the IWPA Award, a photography competition that is followed by exhibitions of the winning entries in major cities across the world. The Open Call for submissions, held from May 1st to June 30th, 2023, garnered an impressive 1,900 photographic projects from a record-breaking 106 countries. Selected by an international jury of esteemed personalities, full series of the best female talents, as well as their statements, interviews, and a virtual tour can be seen online at https://iwpa.fr. FCCJ is one of the host venues to exhibit these distinguished artists’ work between November 4th-December 1st.

In a panel discussion to mark the exhibition launch, Diversity Committee has invited the IWPA Award Laureates and some of the finalists to talk about their work, which is a true testament to the power of visual storytelling and its capacity to promote positive change in our society.

Louise Amelie, is a German finalist in the Professional Category. Her Missing Member piece ….  
Sara Bennet is the IWPA 2023 Emerging Category Laureate. Bennet’s work titled Looking Inside: Portraits of Women Serving Life Sentences features TK women  
Natalia Garbu, Moldova Lookbook, is a finalist in the Professional Category.  
Alena Grom, Stolen Spring, Ukraine is a finalist in the Professional Category.  
Lee-Ann Olwage, The Right To Play, South Africa is the IWPA 2023 Professional Category Laureate.
Rayito Flores Pelcastre, Chirping of Crickets, Mexico, is a finalist in the Professional Category.  

*Panelist lineup may change subject to the coronavirus pandemic.
How to attend: This is a hybrid event and will be held both in-person and via Zoom.

In-person: There will be a limited number of seats for in-person attendance. Please call the Front Desk or email front@fccj.or.jp    

On Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86202212126?pwd=TkV2NFRBY2ljMkhVUzByTStjaHJhdz09
Meeting ID: 862 0221 2126
Passcode: 441806

How to ask questions: https://forms.gle/653Y3GcU7Whnx4Ts7

Members watching the event online can submit questions for the speakers in advance using this submission form in English.

Diversity Committee