TCF Ep. 614 - Kirsten Elstner

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Arts, Visual Arts

4.8 • 768 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Kirsten Elstner is the founder and director of National Geographic Photo Camp, whose mission is to work with youth from diverse communities worldwide, guiding them as they use photography to tell their own stories and develop meaningful connections with others. Since 2003, she has worked in over 35 countries and designed over 145 programs, intending to inspire and encourage young people to see the power of their own voices. Elstner has been a photographer and teacher since completing her master's degree in photography at Ohio University. Her work has appeared in Time, Life, The New York Times, and O Globo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she worked as a staff photographer. She also served as a photographer for The International Red Cross and Red Crescent in Bangladesh. Elstner taught photography at The International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York, Goucher College, the Art Institute of Boston, and the Corcoran Museum School in Washington D.C.. Resources National Geographic Photo Camp https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/our-programs/photo-camp/ Websites The Candid Frame Patreon Page The Candid Frame PayPal Contribution Link Signed Editions of "Making Photographs: Developing a Personal Visual Workflow. Sponsors Charcoal Book Club https://charcoalbookclub.com Frames Magazine FRAMES Magazine | Because Excellent Photography Belongs On Paper (readframes.com) Education Resources: Momenta Photographic Workshops https://momentaworkshops.com/workshops/ Candid Frame Resources The Candid Frame Newsletter The Candid Frame Alexa Skill Making Photographs: Developing a Personal Visual Workflow The Candid Frame Flickr Pool The Candid Frame YouTube Channel Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download it for iOS. Click here to download it for Android Support the work at The Candid Frame by contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting patreon.com/thecandidframe or the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via PayPal. You can follow Ibarionex on Instagram and Twitter.

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0:00.0	This episode of The Candid Frame is brought to you by the Charcoal Book Club.
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0:33.3	and remember to use the promo code, The Candid Frame at Chekhov.
0:38.4	I know how transformative photography can be.
0:42.0	When a counselor at the Boys Club of Hollywood introduced me to the magic of photography,
0:47.0	neither he nor I could have imagined how making pictures would change my life.
0:52.3	Many of you have a similar story, whether you came to photography in your youth or later in
0:57.4	life.
0:58.6	You know how photography can bring fulfillment, meaning, and joy to one's life.
1:04.4	Kirsten Elstner understands that well as the founder and director of the National Geographic
1:09.6	Photo Camp, whose mission is to bring the joy and director of the National Geographic Photo Camp, whose mission is to bring
1:12.5	the joy and empowerment of photography to youth worldwide. For over 20 years, she and her team
1:19.4	of photographers and educators have traveled to over 35 countries, inspiring young men and women
1:25.5	to tell their own stories through photography.
1:29.0	The book, Photocamp Stories, Our World for the Lens of Young Photographers, celebrates the many lives the program is touched and the stories they've been able to tell.
1:39.1	This is IbarianX and welcome back to the Candid Frame.
1:47.8	Okay. And welcome back to The Candid Frame. Well, welcome to the show.
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