Photojournalism on the Front Lines

We experience culture as something we can see, buy, and participate in. But long before that, it was built in community, in rooms, in conversations, in relationships that most people never see. Powered by True Chicago, this panel brings together photographers and creatives to talk about what in-person community has meant for their careers and why it still cannot be replicated online. In a world of followers and feeds, showing up in person matters as much as ever.

Moderated by Amelia Davis, who managed Jim Marshall's archive for 13 years and inherited his estate, this panel traces the history of music photography from the golden era of rock to today, exploring how the business has shifted and what it takes to sustain a career documenting music culture. A candid look at the realities of building a sustainable career in music photography: when to charge, when not to, how to protect your work, and how to stay in the rooms that matter.

Drawing on his fellowship at UVA's Karsh Institute of Democracy and his acclaimed project documenting the removal of Confederate monuments across Virginia, which landed on the front page of the New York Times and is currently exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in LA, Sanjay explores how photography and video have driven social and political movements over the last 50 years. He'll tackle photojournalism, AI and truth, and the power of the citizen image-maker.