Documentary that Matters

SDN 2024 Visual Storytelling Festival

March 19-May 15, 2024

Virtual and in-person festival celebrating documentary photography with portfolio reviews, workshops, panels, exhibitions, and more.

Join us for the first SDN Visual Storytelling Festival bringing all of our spring 2024 programs under one banner. Whether you are a working photographer or engaged in documentary photography and photojournalism in other ways, this festival will offer outstanding programming for everyone.

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Next SDN Salon

Next SDN Salon

Wednesday, March 20, 12:30-2:00 pm ET

The SDN Salon is held on the third Wednesday each month at 12:30 pm ET except December and August

The SDN Salon is an informal networking opportunity for SDN members to present and view documentary photography. Bring a cup of tea or coffee (or absinthe if you prefer), your work in progress or portfolio, ideas to discuss, or just yourself. This virtual meeting is an opportunity to share your work, view work of others, and to talk about any issues that are relevant to being a documentary photographer in 2024. 

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SDN Reviews

SDN 2024 Virtual Portfolio Reviews

Saturday, April 20

SDN is excited to announce the fourth SDN Online Documentary Portfolio Reviews. Leaders in the editorial, publishing, and fine art industries will review work of documentary and editorial photographers, offer constructive criticism, and to keep an eye out for new and talented photographers.

Part of the SDN 2024 Visual Storytelling Festival

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SDN Education

SDN Education

Classes start March 23

With Ed Kashi, Amber Bracken, Lou Jones, Lauren Owens Lambert, and Michelle Bogre

Part of the SDN 2024 Visual Storytelling Festival

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Photos by Ed Kashi.

Subscribe to ZEKE

Subscribe to ZEKE

The Magazine of Global Documentary Photography

ZEKE magazine presents the best of global documentary photography delivered to your door, and to your digital device, twice a year. Each issue presents outstanding photography from the Social Documentary Network on topics as diverse as the war in Syria, the European migration crisis, the Bangladesh garment industry, and other issues of global concern.

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Add you work to SDN

Four Great Reasons to Post Your Documentary Photography Projects to SDN

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  • 1. Your images will be found by photo editors, journalists, curators, publishers and anyone coming to SDN to search for documentary content.
  • 2. Selected exhibits are featured in our social media, on the SDN home page, and in email spotlights.
  • 3. You will gain additional exposure for the issues that you are documenting.
  • 4. Exhibits are entirely free for the first year.

Find out how.

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