MEDIA ADVISORY - PhotoSensitive and social change

    
     CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF CHANGING THE WORLD, ONE PHOTOGRAPH AT A TIME

                Tuesday, September 14, 2010, Brookfield Place
                     Premiere Showing & Opening Ceremony
              Thursday, September 16, 2010, Hockey Hall of Fame
                       Public Panel - Field of Vision
    

TORONTO, Sept. 7 /CNW/ - PhotoSensitive, a not-for-profit group of photographers, has been harnessing the power of black and white photography to illuminate and support the achievement of social goals. This year PhotoSensitive celebrates 20 years of helping charitable organizations in Canada (its home base) and around the world. To date, hundreds of thousands of images have been taken, profiling 17 organizations, spanning 10 countries and three continents (www.photosensitive.com).

THE FIELD OF VISION EXHIBITION

    
    WHAT:   To mark this milestone, PhotoSensitive is showcasing a
            time-limited exclusive exhibition featuring some of the most
            touching, riveting, inspiring and intimate images of the past
            20 years, along with stories from "behind-the-lens".

    WHEN:   Tuesday, September 14, 2010
            6:00pm - Reception/Media Interviews
            6:45pm - Speeches & Video Presentation
    WHERE:  Allen Lambert Galleria, Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street, Toronto
    WHO:
            Speakers:  Gerard Kennedy, MP Parkdale, High Park
                       Andrew Stawicki, Founder of PhotoSensitive
                       Peter Bregg, Tony Hauser, Patti Gower - PhotoSensitive
                       photographers
                       Alannah Campbell - author of PhotoSensitive's "Field
                       of Vision" book
    

The exhibition runs Sept. 14-27, Monday through Sunday, 24 hours daily

THE PUBLIC PANEL DISCUSSION:

Social Issues Now & Then - 20 Years of Creating Awareness and Impact Through Photography

    
    WHAT:   A photographic commentary and panel discussion with some of
            Canada's foremost photographers, all volunteer members of
            PhotoSensitive collective, who share their respective "behind the
            lens" stories and images that provide a candid portrayal of a
            significant moment in time over a 20-year period.
    WHEN:   7pm - 9pm Thursday, September 16, 2010
    WHERE:  Verizon Great Hall, Hockey Hall of Fame, entrance at corner of
            Front and Yonge St., Toronto
    WHO:    Panel of PhotoSensitive Photographers: Andrew Stawicki, Andy
            Clark, Benjamin Rondel, Bernard Weil, Kevin Van Paassen, Patti
            Gower, Peter Bregg, Stan Behal, Steve Simon, Tobi Asmoucha,
            V. Tony Hauser and Yuri Dojc.
    

Admission is free but space is limited: contact [email protected] to reserve your seats.

For further information: For interviews and media RSVP, contact: LCI Associates, 416-759-9863, [email protected]