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Speaking at the Prism Photo Workshop

05/18/2019Alex Garcia

Just wanted to give a heads up that tomorrow, Saturday May 18, I’ll be speaking at the Prism Photo Workshop at Columbia College. If you can make it, I’d love to see you. I’ll be speaking at 11am for about… Continue reading →

Advertising, Commercial, Documentary, Editorial, Photojournalism, Speaking Events, Storytelling, Video diversity, photo workshop, photojournalism, storytelling

Introducing Speakers on Immigration at Chicago Humanities Festival

11/08/2018Alex Garcia

Everyone has an opinion about border immigration, fewer people have a clear grasp of the facts, and even fewer have the up-close and personal experience to speak from. This Saturday, November 10th at 5 p.m. at the First United Methodist… Continue reading →

Documentary, Photojournalism, Speaking Events, Storytelling

“I have never heard of you,” and the Realities of Getting Known

05/23/2017Alex Garcia

Keeping visible during a TEDx event presentation in Chicago. _____________________________________________ “I’ve been working in this town for 30 years and I’ve never heard of you”, the head of production at a Chicago ad agency said, impressed by my work but… Continue reading →

Advertising, Commercial, Corporate, Documentary, Editorial, Photojournalism, Speaking Events

Come to Cuba with me and the New York Times!

10/08/2015Alex Garcia Leave a comment

As an independent photographer, little did I realize that you don’t actually have to be on staff at the New York Times to be a guide for a Times Journey. A friend there recommended that I reach out to be one of the… Continue reading →

Documentary, Editorial, Photojournalism, Speaking Events, Travel

TedX Midwest Youth – Of Story and Hope

05/15/2015Alex Garcia

TedX Midwest Youth – Of Story and Hope from Alex Garcia on Vimeo. I have a heart for high schoolers and the decisions they have to make, especially on the cusp of graduation. It’s a little disorienting all the freedoms… Continue reading →

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Speaking at Casa Central

05/11/2015Alex Garcia

  For 60 years, Casa Central, the largest social service agency in the Midwest,  has been transforming lives in Chicago – with a special emphasis on the Hispanic community. The organization is on the front lines of providing education for children, health… Continue reading →

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Alex Garcia is a Chicago-based photographer whose passion for photographing people and telling stories for both commercial and editorial clients is based on some 6,000 assignments as a photographer and awards for work that include a Pulitzer Prize, a World Press Photo Golden Eye and a Cannes’ Titanium Lion. See BIO

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(From Amazon.com) "Comprised of weekly blog posts by author and Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Alex Garcia that originally appeared on the Chicago Tribune website, Depth of Field is a comprehensive and useful handbook on how to become a better photographer. It is both a practical guide that has many applicable lessons and entertaining anecdotes, serving both amateurs just picking up a camera for the first time as well as seasoned photojournalists. Garcia discusses the demands of photojournalism and interviews his peers who are pursuing a variety of projects, lending the book a broad perspective on numerous fields."

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