What is Dispatches?
Dispatches is the blog of The VII Foundation and edited by David Campbell.
Dispatches is where you will find the best writing on the role of images in our world, along with new and diverse visual stories from around the globe.
We focus on non-fiction photography, documentary storytelling, and visual journalism. We believe that analyzing, debating, and promoting high-quality visual storytelling as the core around which reporting unfolds is vital in this challenging moment.
Dispatches is made possible by The VII Foundation’s partnership with PhotoWings.
Who are we?
The VII Foundation is committed to in-depth journalism covering the crucial issues of our time. In a world where beliefs and actions are increasingly out-of-sync with facts and realities, our response is to ensure the truth is documented to enable communities worldwide to make evidence-based choices about the challenges impacting their lives.
The foundation does this by empowering new voices through education, especially from under-resourced regions where press freedom is limited and journalists are vulnerable. We train practitioners to cover their local communities and global problems, and we produce large-scale and long-term documentary projects that advocate change and detail solutions. We bring new and neglected perspectives to the public agenda and host conversations that campaign for a diverse, safe and viable profession, especially for freelancers worldwide.
Why subscribe?
For starters, you’ll never miss a post. Every new article goes directly to your inbox. Automatically. You can also download the Substack app to make reading easy on all your devices.
As a Dispatches subscriber, you will get some of the best writing about the function, power, and impact of images today. We cover important questions of ethics, politics, and representation related to the visual. We analyze the ongoing revolution in the media economy and the challenges image makers face in producing and distributing their reports. We also bring you new and diverse visual stories.
Who contributes to Dispatches?
We have writers from around the world who are authorities on their subjects. We are looking for more contributors–whom we pay–so if you are interested or know someone who could be, reach out to us at campaign@theviifoundation.org with details or a pitch.
Any questions?
If you have additional questions, please contact the editor, David Campbell.
