The REEL - Photographer Alan Pogue

“In 1968, when he came home from his tour of duty as a battlefield medic in Vietnam, Alan Pogue began using photography to look into society’s wounds for the possibility of cultural healing. On a battlefield, a medic has to be able to see clearly, honestly and to be strong in the love and mercy required for the work of healing. Alan Pogue’s first great body of work, resulted from living and marching with Texas migrant farmworkers.” Today, with a portfolio of 48+ years, Alan’s photos provide a visual legacy of the people and struggles in major social justice sites around the world. “Alan’s work fearlessly crosses a line beyond which many practitioners of modern journalism and fine art will not go. Beautiful and captivating, Alan’s images subtly but powerfully resonate in the soul and in the conscience.” Introduction/ Discussion with NWC Anthropology Professor Dr. Ann Bragdon