The Griffin Museum of Photography is proud to present a lecture series featuring the artists of Vision(ary): Raising Our Voices, our annual public summer exhibition, curated by Elizabeth Krist.Join our ONLINE conversation with photographer Daniella Zalcman, on Thursday, September 3rd from 7:00 to 8:00 PM ET.Join us on the following dates through the months of August and September for insightful conversations with the participating artists:
Aug 25, 2026Terry BarczakAug 26, 2026Ashima YadavaSep 1, 2026Kiliii YuyanSep 3, 2026Daniella ZalcmanSep 8, 2026Lola Flash
September 15Lindsay MorrisSep 16, 2026Louie Palu (In Person at Leica Gallery)Sep 22, 2026Eugene RichardsSep 24, 2026Mark PetersonSep 27, 2026Angela Rowlings, Alexey Yurenev (In Person)
Please note that the schedule might be subject to change
About The Artist
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Daniella Zalcman
Daniella Zalcman is a Vietnamese-American documentary photographer based in New Orleans, LA. She is a Catchlight Fellow, a multiple grantee of the National Geographic Society and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a fellow with the International Women's Media Foundation, and the founder and Executive Director of Women Photograph, a nonprofit working to elevate the voices of women and nonbinary visual journalists.
Her work tends to focus on the legacies of Western colonization, from the rise of homophobia in East Africa to the forced assimilation education of Indigenous children in North America. Her ongoing project, Signs of Your Identity, is the recipient of the Arnold Newman Prize, a Robert F Kennedy Journalism Award, the FotoEvidence Book Award, the Magnum Foundation's Inge Morath Award, and part of Open Society Foundation's Moving Walls 24. You can find her work in National Geographic Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, The New York Times, and elsewhere.Daniella is a proud member of the Authority Collective and Diversify Photo, a co-founder of Indigenous Photograph, a co-founder and creative director of We, Women, and a co-author of the Photo Bill of Rights.
Daniella is also currently a Professor of Practice at Tulane University, was a visiting professor at Wake Forest University from 2018-2020 and the 2022 T. Anthony Pollner Distinguished Professor at the University of Montana. She is a current member of the board of the New Orleans Photo Alliance and a past member of the board of governors of the Overseas Press Club, the board of trustees of the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund, and the board of directors of the ACOS Alliance. She graduated from Columbia University with a degree in architecture in 2009.
About Vision(ary)
Vision(ary) is the Griffin Museum of Photography's annual summer public art exhibition dedicated to the art of visual storytelling. This public art installation features individual exhibitions with distinct photographic styles, including banners hung on light standards and art installations around the Griffin Museum.From the Civil Rights Movement to contemporary struggles for racial equity, gender justice, environmental protection, labor rights, immigration reform, and democratic accountability, protest has shaped the American narrative.Photography has been central to this history--documenting resistance, amplifying voices, and creating images that define collective memory.In the light of America's 250th anniversary, this year's edition, Raising Our Voices, presents photographic projects that focus on advocacy, social justice, and activism within the United States--past or present.Vision(ary) is supported by the Winchester Cultural District, Winchester Cultural Council, John & Mary Murphy Foundation, En Ka Society, Winchester Rotary, Winchester Savings Bank, Griffin Museum Directors Circle, and other cultural and private partners. The exhibition concept and Photo Cube structures are designed by our long time producing partner, Photoville.