Images Occupy @ Big Social Events

The 21st century is an era occupied by images, made possible by the phototaking and sharing functions of smartphones. Images inundate when there are big social events. How should photojournalists respond to the fact that everyone can be a photographer? What kinds of images are impactful? In the coming Monday.COME, Mr. Paul Yeung, a veteran photojournalist, and Prof. Joseph Chan, a scholar known for his social photography, will reflect on photo taking during the Umbrella Movement and the power of images.

Date: October 19, 2015 (Monday)
Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Venue: NAH 313
Speaker: Paul Yeung (Veteran Photojournalist) and Joseph Chan (Research Professor, the School of Journalism and Communication, the Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Host: Carol Chow (Lecturer, the School of Journalism and Communication, the Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Language: Cantonese (English can be used in discussion)
Lunch: HK$10 (The organizers subsidize the remainder. Lunch is provided for REGISTERED participants only)
Registration: http://ebooking.com.cuhk.edu.hk/events/ (A quota of 100 on a first-come-first-served basis. Please register before 12:00 noon, October 16, 2015)

Monday. COME is open to the staff members and students of universities and institutions. It is closed to the press.