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By Robert Caplin

Ron Haviv is an Emmy nominated and award-­winning photojournalist and co­founder of the photo agency VII, dedicated to documenting conflict and raising about human rights issues around the globe. His first photography book, Blood and Honey: A Balkan War Journal, was called “One of the best non-­fiction books of the year,” by The Los Angeles Times and “A chilling but vastly important record of a people’s suffering,” by Newsweek. His two other monographs are Afghanistan: The Road to Kabul and Haiti: 12 January 2010. Haviv has produced an unflinching record of the injustices of war and his photography has had singular impact. His work in the Balkans, which spanned over a decade of conflict, was used as evidence to indict and convict war criminals at the international tribunal in The Hague. President H.W. George Bush cited Haviv’s chilling photographs documenting paramilitary violence in Panama as one of the reasons for the 1989 American intervention. Haviv is the central character in six documentary films, including National Geographic Explorer’s Freelance in a World of Risk, in which he speaks about the dangers of combat photography, including his numerous detentions and close calls. He has provided expert analysis and commentary on ABC World News, BBC, CNN, NPR, MSNBC, NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America and The Charlie Rose Show.

On this episode I sit down with acclaimed war photographer Ron Haviv of VII Photo Agency in New York. We talk about his background in photography that led to covering conflicts and natural disasters around the world, his new book “The Lost Rolls”, the business of photography, and how important it is to diversify their revenue streams in order to make a living as a photographer. We discuss social media, video work, safety, workshops, Ron’s infamous scarf, and much more on this episode of The Photo Brigade Podcast!

About the writer: Robert Caplin is an editorial and commercial photographer based in Manhattan who specializes in documentary, travel, celebrities, portraiture, and events. He’s a regular contributor to The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal and his work has been published in National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, and Newsweek. His clients include individuals such as Justin Bieber, Tiki Barber, and Victoria Justice and organizations such as The International Emmy’s, Abercrombie & Fitch, and American Electric Power. His photographs were honored at the 2010 Clio Awards for advertising, and HarperCollins published his long-term documentary as part of Justin Bieber’s New York Times Bestselling visual autobiography, First Step 2 Forever, which has sold over a million copies in 25 languages.

By Robert Caplin

Stephanie Keith is based in Brooklyn, NY and has covered breaking news and features for the past ten years for the New York Times, The New York Daily News and Reuters. She is also the author of the photo book, “Vodou Brooklyn.” In 2012 she won Newswoman of the Year from the Newswomen’s Club of New York for her photos of Occupy Wall Street. In 2015, she won Best Breaking News photo of an Eric Garner protester yelling at NYPD from the Newswoman’s Club of New York, the Society of Silurians and The Deadline Club and the photo was chosen as one of the best news photos of the year by The New York Daily News. Through Reuters, her photos about civil unrest, Muslim religion, politics and breaking news have been published worldwide.

On this episode I chat with Manhattan-based freelance photographer Stephanie Keith who covers a lot of breaking news and personal projects around NYC. We discuss starting her career, going through International Center of Photography and NYU’s photography programs, we discuss how two particular photos from the Occupy Wall Street protests went viral on the internet, the business of photography, and much more. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode of the Photo Brigade Podcast.

About the writer: Robert Caplin is an editorial and commercial photographer based in Manhattan who specializes in documentary, travel, celebrities, portraiture, and events. He’s a regular contributor to The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal and his work has been published in National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, and Newsweek. His clients include individuals such as Justin Bieber, Tiki Barber, and Victoria Justice and organizations such as The International Emmy’s, Abercrombie & Fitch, and American Electric Power. His photographs were honored at the 2010 Clio Awards for advertising, and HarperCollins published his long-term documentary as part of Justin Bieber’s New York Times Bestselling visual autobiography, First Step 2 Forever, which has sold over a million copies in 25 languages.