EVENTS
Photo Community Mixer 2024, Los Angeles
Authority Collective hosted a Photo Community Mixer on Feb. 9, 2024 at the Los Angeles Center of Photography, to coincide with the NatGeo Storytelling Summit held in LA that same week. Nearly 100 photographers, editors, directors and other members of the photo industry hailing from across the country attended the event. Tunes and a photo booth were provided by DJ Keelez and her team.
Visual Leadership Salon & Mixer Reel
Visual Leadership Salon 2024
Authority Collective hosted its second annual Visual Leadership Salon on Feb. 9, 2024 at Las Fotos Project in Los Angeles. This gathering of visual storytellers served to create opportunities for visual leaders — photo editors, art directors, curators, and producers — to connect with photographers and others interested in that work.
In line with Authority Collective's mission, the event centered women, non-binary and transgender people of color while being inclusive of all visual storytellers. Topics discussed included: building a career in the visual media industry; handling ethical challenges in visual leadership; navigating the emergence of generative AI imagery; and making a career transition, among many others.
Speakers
Paris Chong
Gallery Director, Leica LA
Lauren Crew
Director/Photographer
Shweta Gulati
Interactive Video, NatGeo
Essence Harden
Curator, CAAM
Jehan Jillani
Senior Visuals Editor, The Atlantic
Coleen Jose
Head of Community, Content Authenticity Initiative, Adobe
Elizabeth Krist
Visual Thinking Collective
Taylor Le
Design Director, LA Times
Kawai Matthews
Director/Photographer
Danielle Scruggs
Photo Editor, Wall Street Journal
Jovelle Tamayo
Multimedia Editor, The Marshall Project
Karen Williams
Visual Director, Black Visual Queen
Monique Woo
Photo Editor, Washington Post
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
GATHERINGS + PANELS + TALKS
Palm Springs Photo Festival (2020): APA Diversity + Inclusion Talk
Allied Media Conference(2020): Reclaiming Our Authority in Visual Media: Network Gathering
Authority Collective’s Photo Editors of Color Salon at Nat Geo HQ in DC
Photoville (2019): ReVisioning Queer & Trans People of Color in Photography
AC Community Safety Training (2019), co-hosted by IWMF and Blink
NY Portfolio Review (2019): AC Community Portfolio Review Workshop, co-hosted by PhotoShelter
Portland Artist Talks(2018): Celeste Noche + Josué Rivas
Seattle Artist Talks (2018): Meron Menghistab + Chloe Collyer
POCs in Production x Authority Collective showcase (2018)
MOPLA (2018): Inclusivity Now!