INSIDE UKRAINE Conversation with Lynsey Addario & Laetitia Vançon

Please join us for a special evening of conversation with Lynsey Addario and Laetitia Vançon as they discuss their current exhibition Inside Ukraine on Thursday, April 3rd at 6:00 PM.

Lynsey & Laetitia will be joined by Kathy Ryan, the former New York Time Magazine Director of Photography to discuss their work in Ukraine and the stories behind the photographs.

Reservation is required

Lynsey Addario is an American photojournalist covering conflict, humanitarian crises, and women’s issues around the Middle East and Africa on assignment for The New York Times and National Geographic for over two decades. Since September 11, 2001, Addario has covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Lebanon, Darfur, South Sudan, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, Syria, and the ongoing war in Ukraine. She was shortlisted for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award for her Women on the Front Line of Climate Change project in 2022. Additional awards include a MacArthur fellowship, she was part of the New York Times team to win a Pulitzer Prize for overseas reporting out of Afghanistan Pakistan, an Overseas Press Club's Olivier Rebbot Award, and two Emmy nominations. She holds three Honorary Doctorate Degrees for her professional accomplishments from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Bates College in Maine, and the University of York in England. In 2015, Addario wrote a New York Times Bestselling memoir, "It's What I Do," which chronicles her personal and professional life as a photojournalist coming of age in the post-9/11 world. In 2018, she released her first solo collection of photography, “Of Love and War,” published by Penguin Press.He has designed and art directed an extensive catalog of albums, posters, books, and promotional materials for an illustrious range of films, musicians, and entertainers. A common thread, whatever the medium, is capturing the truth of a subject and a moment. Among Mathieu’s numerous achievements are several Grammy® nominations—including multiple wins—being awarded the medal of Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters, bestowed by the French Government, and receiving the Seal of the President of the United States from the White House for Paris Blues in 2024.

Laetitia Vançon is a French photographer based in Germany known for her thoughtful and compelling visual storytelling. Her work focuses on humanitarian issues, documenting individual stories that reflect broader social challenges, with an emphasis on humanity, dignity, and resilience. She combines a poetic sensibility with journalistic integrity, creating a unique and profound narrative voice. Over her ten-year career as a frequent contributor to The New York Times, Laetitia has concentrated on capturing everyday moments that make larger stories intimately relatable. Her work emphasizes bearing witness to individual experiences that connect with our shared humanity, prioritizing empathy and understanding over sensationalism.Laetitia’s work “Tribute to Odesa” for the New Work Times, was awarded by the Overseas Press Club (OPC) in 2023 and shortlisted for the prestigious Leica Oskar Barnack Award. It was also a finalist for the IFPA Independent & Freelance Photojournalist Award and winner of the Storyteller category at the Siena Awards.Her other works have received recognition as well, including an Honorable Mention from the Lucie Foundation, a POYi Finalist and Award of Excellence, and a Finalist spot at the World Report Award | Documenting Humanity, among others. And were published in the New York Times, National Geographic, Geo Magazine, Vanity Fair and Spiegel. “Empathy, authenticity, and understanding are the keys to portraying stories truthfully. I hope that my ability to build trust and respect with my subjects allows me to express a substantial vulnerability that is as sincere as it is elusive to capture.”

Kathy Ryan was the Director of Photography for The New York Times Magazine until April 2024. She has worked at The New York Times Magazine since 1987. Ryan has published the photography book Office Romance, which began as a personal project where she published photographs of The New York Times Building on Instagram. This work revolves around the environment of The New York Times building and portraits of her colleagues and those close to her. Under her leadership, the Magazine commissions photographers, a selection of whose work was published in The New York Times Magazine Photographs (Aperture, 2011), edited by Ryan. She is the recipient of multiple career-spanning awards, including a 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Griffin Museum, the National Magazine Awards in both 2011 and 2012, a 2012 Outstanding Service to Photography Award from the Royal Photographic Society, and a 2014 Vision Award from the Center for Photography at Woodstock.
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