Omari Salisbury: Citizen Journalism
We Are Photographers
English - July 28, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsVisual Arts Arts Education photography storytelling interview community creative photo people kenna klosterman creativelive film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Omari Salisbury is the COO and Founder of Converge Media, a leading producer of content for Black and urban audiences. The son of the first Black-owned photography studio in the Northwest, Omari hails from a long line of visual storytellers. Fifty-two countries and counting, he is a true global citizen working in media across the continent of Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Omari has been documenting the frontlines of the Seattle protests since day one. His inquisitive coverage and objective commentary have been praised by protestors, government officials, community leaders, residents, and local business owners.
In this episode Omari describes his experiences from being an unknown citizen journalist to his livestreamed coverage being recognized by news outlets all over the world. Learn why media is in Omari’s bones, from his grandfather bringing home a camera from WWII to his mother still having a weekly radio show today. Omari shares his personal struggles of returning to Seattle after a successful media career overseas to no one hiring him despite all of his experience. Find out why Omari wholeheartedly believes that through communications all things are possible.
This is We Are Photographers with Omari Salisbury and this is his story.
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