Anna Maria Antoinette D’Addario: Many photographs were deemed too distressing or offensive and were pulled. Only around 40 percent of the work went up on the screen on the Vivid LightWalk. These was also due to entire works being pulled by the photographers, who were unwilling to compromise their narratives or were outraged by the level of censorship. Some stories were targeted more than others, with many images being pulled from the one story.
Disappointment and disbelief. We had been in discussion for just under a year. The images that the genre represents are not shown to the viewer in rose-coloured glasses. It covers human rights issues, social concerns, environmental issues, political conflict – moments of beauty and tenderness are often highlighted but often on the confines of the normal and what is ‘accepted’ in society.Reportage does not consider that the images included in the Projections fell short of what the Festival represents. It believes that while the images were challenging and stimulating, they remained suitable to audiences of all ages and were not likely to cause distress or be offensive.What do you think about Destination NSW's argument for pulling them, that: ''What we don't want is children walking around the corner and seeing pictures of dead children." and 'We think it is threatening to families."
If that is a direct quote from them I’m not sure, but I had heard the mention of dead children come up a bit in the media and this was absolutely untrue. There were no dead children in the final projection edits; the stories were not put together to shock but to narrate.We agree that there may be certain images that are not suitable to be screened in an unrestricted public place, which may be viewed by minors. However as we understand both the Festival and Destination NSW had a duty to ensure that the event was appropriate to viewers.
Ha! Although the containers are a little humid they’re built so well, it’s all working in its rustic way. It’s strange actually: we have had a massive response and numbers of people coming through although it has been raining every day. The containers are a good excuse for some cover and mental and visual stimulation at the same time so actually perfect!Perhaps there would be even more visitors on a sunny day but we are happy with the numbers and the response we have been getting from the public. Being on site and talking to people has been quite inspiring.
Rwanda, 1994—Survivor of Hutu death camp.James Nachtwey
‘The soft thud of hooves thundering upon the earth; Mongolia, with its vast and lonely landscapes, syrup eyed people and proud, wild maned steeds. As one of the world’s last nomadic cultures, this place has always quietly called to me.’Hannah Rose Robinson
An intimate moment between mother and daughter, Freda Bugmy kisses her 6 month old daughter Jacky Bugmy in Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia. June 25, 2012David Maurice Smith/ Oculi
Mexicans are arrested as they cross the border into California in 1979.Alex Webb/ Magnum
The view towards Melbourne from a ridge near Kingslake, 2009.Andrew Quilty
Hikari Oyama, 8, plays with bubbles, after she and her grandmother payed their respects at the memorial to victims of the previous year's tsunami at the Okawa Elementary School, where 74 children were killed and 4 are still missing.Daniel Berehulak/ Getty Images