Photography & Forensics
The first issue of Writing with Light Magazine is thematically focused on forensic photography in the aftermath of state violence. It features the work of four different photographers and follows a conversation between Guatemalan anthropologist and media-maker Alejandro M. Flores Aguilar and WwL Collective members Craig Campbell and Lee Douglas. As a point of departure, the conversation then turns to contributions from photographers working in other contexts. Àlvaro Minguito and Clemente Bernad present a co-authored photo essay resulting from ongoing exchanges about the roles of images in contemporary Spain, where exhumations are not officially recognized by courts of law and images play an important role in evidencing violence exercised by the Franco regime.
Next, Argentine photographer Gustavo Germano, in a collaboration with graphic designer Vanina de Monte, narrates the search for his disappeared brother’s remains. The photo essay is accompanied by a text, authored by Drs. Natalia Fortuny and Jordana Blejmar, that describes Germano’s potent project where his visual work pieces together clues and information gathered over thirty years.
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Writing with Light Magazine, Issue no.1 Photography & Forensics, is published both digitally and as a limited-run print edition. Our digital edition is published in partnership with the Institute for Community Engaged Research (ICER) Press.
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The print edition of the magazine is sold out. You can still download it for free, though. Thank you to everyone who purchased a copy from us.
To order a print edition of the magazine, send a request by email or by using the postal system. The cost of the print magazine is $20 USD. We accept cheque, cash, or Venmo payment made out to Craig Campbell. ($20 total, no additional cost for shipping).
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Writing with Light, Issue no. 1 Photography & Forensics is published in collaboration with the Institute for Community Engaged Research (ICER) Press at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus.