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Jun 2024
38m 53s

Bradley Secker on the pleasures and peri...

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
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Istanbul-based photojournalist Bradley Secker discusses his work on migration, LGBT+ asylum seekers in the Middle East and Europe, the difficulties of practicing journalism in Turkey and the broader state of photojournalism. Bradley recently launched a Substack, in which he tackles various aspects of his work and the challenges of working in the industry. ... Show More
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