Where to Go and What to See

I hope no one tries to accuse me of New York-centrism after this week, in which I'm suggesting we all go to Cambodia. Or, if you're like me and haven't quite gotten your ticket yet, at least check out the Website of the 3rd Annual Angkor Photography Festival that is going on there over the next few weeks. Somewhere between a festival and a workshop, the fest provides free workshops to Asian photographers working to document their own countries. This year's distinguished teachers and supporters include Magnum's Philip Jones Griffiths, Antoine d'Agata, and John Vink and VII's John Stanmeyer and Ron Haviv (to name very very few of the many photographers attending). Billed as "photography for change," the festival obviously fits in well with the social consciousness of both organizations, and its workshops are fashioned after VII workshops, apparently. Plus, that social consciousness is no lip service at the Angkor festival, where participating photographers donate their time during the festival to help local organizations. Check out the program and other details here.

~Miki Johnson

(Photo: © Altaf Qadri, "A Kashmiri muslim boy jumps to reach for balloons as an Indian Border Security Force soldier hold balloons to be distributed on the 58th anniversary of India's Independence in Central Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-held Kashmir, Sunday, 15 August, 2004." Qadri will participate in the Angkor Photography Festival, and was also a 2007 National Geographic All Roads fellow.)

New York Events

November 15, 6-8
Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq: Portraits by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders; Death War Protest Love: An Important Collection of Photojournalism
Opening reception
On view through December 22
Steven Kasher Gallery
521 W. 23rd St.

November 15, 6-8
Howard Schatz: H2O—The Medium Is the Magic
Opening reception and book presentation
On view through November 29
Lumas Editions Gallery SoHo
77 Wooster St.

November 15, 6:30-8:30
Iraq, The Space Between: Christoph Bangert
Exhibition Opening & Book Launch
Redux Gallery
116 E. 16th St., 12th Floor

November 15
Arno Rafael Minkkinen: Self-portrait From Four Decades
Opening reception and book signing
On view through December 22
Barry Friedman Ltd.
515 W. 26th St.

November 15, 6-8
Dirk McDonnell: As Light Fell
Opening reception
On view through January 5
Throckmorton Fine Art
145 E. 57th St., 3rd Floor

November 16
Song of Myself: Work by Charles Harbutt, Joan Liftin, Jeff Jacobson, Naho Kubota, Suzanne Opton, Rebecca Norris Webb, Sylvia Plachy, Alex Webb, Lucille Fornisieri Gold
Opening
On view through January 6, 2008
powerHouse Arena
37 Main St., DUMBO

November 17, 6-8
Susan Wides: Mannahatta
Reception
On view through December 15
Kim Foster Gallery
529 W. 20th St.

Other Events

November 15-18
Paris PHOTO
Photography Festival
Paris

November 15, 7pm
Andrea Robbins and Max Becher
Lecture
Boston University
Photonics Center, Auditorium 206, 8 St. Mary's St., Boston

November 16, 5:30
The Idea of Cuba: Photographs by Alex Harris
Talk and book signing
Nasher Museum of Art
Duke University, Durham, NC

November 16, 6-8
Joel Meyerowitz: Between the City and the Sea: Photographs, 1976-1988
Opening reception
On view through January 5
Jackson Fine Art
3115 E. Shadowlawn Ave., Atlanta, GA

November 17, 2-5
André Kertész: The Polaroids
Opening reception and book signing with Robert Gurbo
On view through December 22
Stephen Bulger Gallery
1026 Queen St., Toronto, Canada

November 17
Craig Cutler: Arresting Arrangements
Opening
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
440 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh

November 17-28
Angkor Photography Festival
Siem Reap, Cambodia