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Special public presentation by Jodi Bieber Thursday 1 October at 6pm
You are warmly invited to a special presentation by renowned South African photo-journalist Jodi Bieber next Thursday 1st October 6pm at the QCP gallery. This is a unique opportunity to hear her speak about her work and ask her questions. The presentation is free, however seating is limited to please RSVP 'Acceptances only' to QCP.
Biography:
After completing three short photographic courses at the The Market Theatre
Photography Workshop in Johannesburg - Jodi was selected to participate on a photographic training programme at the Star newspaper with
the late Ken Oosterbroek in September 1993.
She continued to work there as a photographer leading up to and during South Africa’s first democratic elections. 1996 was a turning point. She was chosen to participate in the World Press Master class held in Holland and started working on assignments for publications like NY Times Magazine, Geo and The Sunday Times magazine. She now also work for non- profit organizations like MSF, Positive Lives and Amnesty International on special projects for booklets and exhibitions.
Over a ten-year period (1994 – 2004) her own project focused on the country of her birth, South Africa - photographing youth living on the fringes of South African society. This work finally found itself a home in a book - “Between Dogs and Wolves – Growing up with South Africa”. It has been published and released in five countries in 2006.She continues to work on her own projects which is her primary focus.
Bieber has won 8 World Press awards and recently won 1st Prize Portrait Series at POYi 2009 and has received numerous other accolades.
Her fist solo exhibition was at Visa Pour L’Image, Perpignan, France in 2002. Her work has been seen in many shows around the world - the most recent being 'Las Canas' as part of The Human Condition at Noorderlicht Photofestival in Holland September 2009 and 'Las Canas' at 2nd Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, Greece 2009; Real Beauty at the Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa Nov/Dec 2008 - Las Canas at Power House in Brisbane,The Foundation Blachere in Apt, France 2008 and The ifa-Galleries Berlin and Stuttgart, Germany 2008
Bieber has taught or been a guest lecturer at the Market Theatre Photographic Workshop (JHB), London College of Communication (UK), Westminister University (UK), ICP school of Photojournalism (N.Y.) and at Photo Espane. She continues to teach at the Market Photo workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa..
She was a jury member on World Press Awards 2008., and she is represented by The Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa.