TCF Ep. 318 - Sven Markus Richter

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Arts, Visual Arts

4.8 • 768 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2016

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Sven Markus Victor initial career path was that as a doctor. Though he had an interest in photography, he succumbed to familiar and cultural pressure to study medicine. But at some point, he realized it could only be a career in photography that would bring him happiness and fulfillment. So, he’s made the choice to replace the stethoscope with a camera. Part of that transition has involved a recent collaboration with US-based photographer Riley Draper. They journeyed to Greece to document the fate of tens of thousands of refugees, largely from war-torn Syria. Situated in these make-shift camps in the small town of Idomeni, these men, women and children struggle to survive as Western counties debate what’s to be done with them. All this is happening in the midst of economic crisis in Greece, growing xenophobia and fears of terrorism. Victor and Draper’s work attempt to put a face a people that are often looked upon as some amorphous mass. His work, and the work of photographer and reporters like him, hope to humanize a crisis that shows no sign of diminishing or going away. Resources: Sven Markus Victor Svenmarkusrichter.com Riley Draper https://www.facebook.com/riley.draper Mark Power http://www.markpower.co.uk Alex Soth http://alecsoth.com/photography/ Build your website today by taking advantage of Squarespace’s free trial. Remember to use the offer code “Candid Frame” to receive 10% of your first purchase. Join Ibarionex for a day of street photography on April 16th. Ibarionex will walk you through his process for working on the street. He will demonstrate how to master key camera settings, evaluating light and contrast, working with strangers and getting past fear and anxiety. The day culminates in a feedback session where the images of the day are discussed. Sign up today by visiting the Los Angeles Center of Photography or click here. Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for iOS. Click here to download for Android Click here to download for Windows 8 Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with your donations via PayPal. Visit The Candid Frame website and click on the PayPal donate button today.

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0:00.0	The Candid Frame is supported by donations by listeners just like you. You can support the show by
0:06.5	clicking on the donate button on the website or in the show notes. This is IbarianX, and this is The Candid Frame.
0:23.7	The photograph of the body of a young Syrian boy on a Turkish beach brought the world's
0:29.7	attention to the Syrian refugee crisis.
0:32.8	Though millions of people have been fleeing Syria since the beginning of that country's
0:36.5	civil war in 2011,
0:39.3	it didn't evoke the visceral reaction that many felt when their eyes fell on the photograph
0:44.3	of a dead boy whose name was Adam Kurdy.
0:48.2	That image personalized the plight of over four million refugees, as they try to escape the turmoil of their homeland
0:55.6	to try and find safety in a future in not only the border countries of Turkey, Iraq, and Lebanon,
1:01.8	but increasingly European countries, including Greece, Germany, Great Britain, and also here in the
1:08.6	United States. However, xenophobia and concerns about terrorism have placed the fates of these people in interminable limbo.
1:19.0	It was this crisis that led photographers Sven Marcus Richter and Riley Draper to visit one of the many refugee camps, this one, in Greece.
1:29.8	Their goal is to help tell the stories of these people, making them more than just a statistic or political football.
1:36.7	It's my hope that this conversation will encourage you to find out more about a crisis
1:41.9	that deserves more attention than just the occasional headline.
1:50.6	Sven, welcome to the Candid Frame. Thanks for reaching out. I've been looking forward to talk to you.
1:56.4	So welcome. Yeah, thanks. Thanks a lot for the opportunity to talk about the topic today. I was really
2:03.2	surprised at for reaching out to you that I had a response fairly very quickly, actually, and that
2:10.5	I ended up being here on the show. That is really incredible. I've been listening to the show for
2:15.2	three years now, and it's influenced me in a big way.
2:18.4	So it's really incredible to be part of it.
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