Stephen Dupont at The National Museum of the Marine Corps- April 4 2012 to April 3 2013

Stephen Dupont at the NMMC
"Weapons Platoon: A Marine's Life in Afghanistan," by Stephen Dupont opens at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on April 4, 2012. This series of thirty- five photographs is a portrait of a Marine Platoon that Dupont was embedded with in the Spring of 2009.
I Chose to take a simple and intimate path in this project and simply asked all the Marines in the platoon to write their answers to the question 'Why are you a Marine?' in a small journal I kept while I was embedded with them. While in the field I took the Polaroids of each Marine and gave them the positive as a reciprocal gesture for their participation and honesty and later back in Sydney printed from the negative."
The Exhibition will be on display for one year. Dupont will be giving a presentation at the museum on April 4, 2012, by RSVP only. Contact Felice Tebbe at Booklyn for more information.
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From the series 'Weapons Platoon: A Marine's Life in Afghanistan' by Stephen Dupont

Luang Prabang, Laos PDR workshop with Stephen Dupont and Jack Picone- July 9 to July 14 2012

Nestled along Laos’ most majestic and diverse landscape, Luang Prabang is one of the world’s most beautiful cities. It is a renowned place of Buddhist learning, boasting some of the finest temples and monasteries in South- East Asia and earning itself a UNESCO World Heritage Site listing. The old city is situated on a peninsula between the Nam Khan and Mekong Rivers and each morning thousands of monks take to the streets collecting alms.

The next reportage- documentary workshop held by Stephen Dupont and Jack Picone begins in Luang Prabang July 9- July 14 2012.

Places are limited and the workshop has already started enroling participants, for further information contact Stephen Dupont or to register contact Jack Picone.

Sponsored by FUJI FILM AUSTRALIA 

 


photo by Jack Picone

Kitsch & Cliche Exhibition at NG Gallery Sydney - 7 to 25 February 2012

The first blog of the new year introduces the NG Gallery in Sydney, located in Chippendale. The gallery boasts a showcase of the very best in Australian contemporary art.

Stephen's work 'Why Am I A Marine' is currently being exhibited in a group show Kitsch and Cliche, curatored by Sandra Edwards, which opened February 7 (with the included 'Feast for the Senses', a fusion of food, wine and art at Mission Restaurant and Bar, on February 14) and will remain open until Febrauary 25 2012. 

More details regarding the gallery and exhibition can be found here.

from the series, 'Why am I a Marine' by Stephen Dupont

Bali Documentary Photo Workshops Wrap Up.

Last week Jack Picone and Stephen Dupont wrapped up another successful photography workshop in the serene town of Ubud, Bali. Students completed projects based around the theme 'Transience', displaying both orginality and fine visions. The students who attended were Teagan Glenane who covered traditional cock fighting, Yani Clarke showed us a fishing community in Cenggu, Brigitte Najjar spent time with an animal welfare organisation and made an essay around stray dogs in Ubud, Nadia Janis photographed mental health issues in remte Balinese villages, Michael Carter presented a poetic impression of people on the streets of Ubud and Kevin Cooper produced a very strong essay around a tarditional lakeside community village on Lake Batur. See Kevin's project on vimeo below

Trunyan Village, Bali, indonesia from Kevin cooper on Vimeo.

2011 W. Eugene Smith Grant Recipients Named- 19 October '11

New york based photographer Krisanne Johnson has been awarded the prestigious W. Eugene Smith Grant for Humanistic photography announced on the 19 October at a function at the Asia Society, New York.

The following video documents the evening and awards ceremony in which a special screening of Stephen Dupont's Generation AK: The Afghanistan Wars and The Perils of Freedom was shown; marking the 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan and a tribute from Stephen to the memory and spirit of W. Eugene Smith.

Stephen was awarded the W. Eugene Smith Grant in 2007.

More of Krisanne Johnson's work can be seen here.

Grand opening of the International Photography Museum in Huai'an, China- Showing the 2011 International Photography Exhibition with Stephen Dupont

Stephen is currently in Huai'an China attending the opening of the Huai'an Photography Museum and the International Photography Exhibition where his work is on show. He writes about the Museum as follows;

"I attended the grand opening of the the International Photography Museum in Huai'an as part of the 2011 International Photography Exhibition in Huai'an.

A large selection of my works from "Afghanistan:The Perils of Freedom 1993-2009 was showcased alongside other international and Chinese photographers including Thomas Hoepker, Jason Florio and Wujialin.

The museum is without doubt the most ambitious of its kind in the world and we hope that it will provide a platform for not only outstanding Chinese photography, but also an unprecedented venue for international photography to be shown in China.

The museum will hold onto the exhibitions to become a part of its International Collections. In the words of my friend Thomas Hoepker, "this museum has the potential to become the Lourve of photography".

The 2011 International Photography Exhibition was curated by Zhimin Shi.

Photography by, Stephen Dupont.

Cairns Post Article on Stephen Dupont and the "WAR" Exhibition- currently on Exhibition at Tanks Art Centre

The Cairns Post has recently published an article with an interview on Stephen Dupont regarding the collective exhibition "War" that he curatored and has participated in.
The Exhibition is currently touring Australia and is on at the Tanks Art Centre from October 14 until November 16 2011.
The show exhibits the work of photographers such as Sean Flynn, Tim Page, David Dare Parker, Jack Picone, Ben Bohane, Michael Coyne and Ashley Gilbertson.
The full article from the post can be read here.

PRIVATE Magazine n.54 Lost- featuring Stephen Dupont's work from SING- SING

PRIVATE Magazine, the International Review of Photographs, is a quarterly publication based in France since 1992.

Its aim is to 'promote photographers who reorganise our chaotic world in images, while at the same time assigning meaning.'

Issue number 54 Lost, in which Stephen Dupont's work from Sing- Sing in Papua New Guinea is featured, focuses on photographers who use their medium in conceptual, surreal and anthropological modes to 'narrate inner landscapes of human beings'. 

Stephen's work is featured alongside photographers such as Roger Balen and Carolyn Drake, amongst other intriguing artists.

More information and orders for the issue can be found here.

 

Artist's Books: Books by Artists- at the Boston Athenaeum October 12, 2011 until March 3, 2012 with the Work of Stephen Dupont

The Boston Athenauem is one of the most distinguised and oldest independent libraries and cultural establishments in The States, and the institution plays host to a number of the most successful and innotive artist's books being produced today.

Its collection, including Stephen Dupont's Axe Me Biggie Concertina Book  will be on display in an exhibition at the Athenauem in Boston from October 12 2011 until March 3 2012.

The exhibition includes work by artists such as Russell Maret, Laura Davidson, Ryoko Adachi, Stephen Dupont, Harriet Bart, Xu Bing, Iliazd, and around another two dozen works of which some have not been previously exhibited.

More information about the Boston Athenauem and exhibitions can be read here.

Stephen Dupont's Axe Me Biggie Concertina Book, photo courtesy of the Boston Athenaeum Online resources. 

Reframe Newcastle Project and Masterclass with Stephen Dupont- October 12 to October 11

Rollingball Productions and Newcastle City Council are heading a project to reframe Newcastle and present it to the public in a different light; defining the hidden aspects of the city and highlighting its character.

An innovative project that whilst producing new imagery of the city, nutures the arts and formation of documentary photography through a seven day intensive masterclass run by Stephen Dupont who was commisioned to lead the project.

In these seven days Stephen is working with eight young emerging local photographers, who were selected from fifty applicants, to aid their formation and editing, aiming to produce redefining images of the city.

If you're in Newcastle this month the evolving body of work will be on show at The Roost Creative Gallery at 593 Hunter Street, from 6pm this Monday October 10 and again from 11am to 4pm on October 15 and 16.

The following are selected images from the personal portfolios of three of the selected photographers working on the project.

 

Simone Darcy

 

Hannah Robinson

Conor Ashleigh

 

TIME Lightbox- Afghanistan: The Photographs That Moved Them Most (Featuring: Stephen Dupont)

Stephen Dupont's photograph of the Taliban Burning has been featured in TIME MAGAZINE'S Lightbox in a featured article on the most moving photos captured in Afghanistan since the war began.

The article marks the 10th Anniversary of the start of the war; TIME asked 40 renowned photographers to reflect on their experiences covering the conflict and to reflect on the photographs that moved them the most.

Alongside the work of Stephen are other shots from renowned photographers such as James Nachtwey, Paolo Pellegrin, Ron Haviv, Seamus Murphy, Christopher Anderson, Eric Bouvet, Thomas Dworzak, amongst many others.

The full article can be read here

The story is featured in TIME LightBox: The Backstory

Taliban Burning, from the Afghanistan Series by, Stephen Dupont

Generation AK Screening - Delhi Photo Festival October 15 - 28, 2011

Stephen's Generation AK Multimedia Film will be screening at the Delhi Photo Festival in India this month from October 15- 28. 
The Delhi Photo Festival is a biennial event and is a production of the Indian Habitat Centre and Nazar Foundation aimed at bringing photography to the open public space; creating an awareness and encouraging enthusiasm of the photographic arts.

 

Venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Dates: 15 to 28 October 2011. Opening Week: 15 to 23 October 2011

An excerpt of Stephen's film can be viewed here.

Tanks Art Centre Cairns- War Exhibition 14 October- 16 November with Stephen Dupont

WAR an exhibition from the ACP feauturing documentary photographers covering periods of war from Vietnam to present day conflicts in Afghanistan opens on October 14 at The Tanks Art Centre in Cairns. The exhibition features work from Stephen Dupont, Sean Flynn, Jack Picone,Tim Page, David Dare Parker, Ben Bohane, Michael Coyne and Ashley Gilbertson.

 

Crowd Awaiting Massoud from the Afghanistan Series, by Stephen Dupont
The exhibition will be showing at Tanks until November 16.
Download the program here

The Jack Picone and Stephen Dupont Workshop- Kathmandu Nepal

Watch this multimedia video by photographer Ed Giles (also the workshop's multimedia tutor), shot on location at the Jack Picone and Stephen Dupont Workshop in Kathmandu.

  

 The next workshop will be held in Bali Indonesia from 21st November to the 26th November 2011.


For further information please contact Stephen Dupont
stephendupont1@mac.com


To register contact Jack Picone
jack@jackpicone.com

Sponsored by FUJI FILM AUSTRALIA and the FUJI X100 CAMERA


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Arts Interview Discussion with Stephen Dupont

The current edition of Arts Interview holds a discussion with Stephen examining his artistic practice, role as a photographer and his work in general. 

The full article can be read here

 

Arts Interview is a non commercial initiative that provides "a diverse, accessible and honest discussion of the experiences of Australian arts practitioners".

Bali Documentary Photo Workshops

Start to book for the upcoming Bali workshops November 21 - 27, 2011. Be inspired to take great photographs amongst the volcanoes and majestic rice paddies of magical Ubud. Join myself, Jack Picone and Ed Giles for a week in paradise. For more information click here.