The Camera As A Witness

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.

A panel with photographers who have documented history as it's being made. Drawing on academic work exploring how images drive social movements, the moderator guides panelists through questions about access, ethics, and the power of the image to shape collective memory.