Ami Vitale: The Importance Of Empowering Women

Ami Vitale: The importance of empowering the world’s women and children In her lecture world renowned photographer, Ami Vitale describes the importance of photojournalism, “Photography is an incredible passport to engaging and changing the world” (Behrmann). In other words, Vitale tries to make the point that it is essential to build a portfolio that is as socially impactful as it is beautiful. A portfolio that holds significant meaning. In her own global work, Vitale has focused on many topics. Most notable she has documented the lives of women and children from around the globe. Her photography has varied in focus through the years, but she has always tried to communicate the struggles they face, but also the extraordinarily inspiring …show more content…
Both of these women are so inspirational because despite their surroundings and how easily they could let that type of environments consume them and their families, they have fought to better themselves and secure a better future. Nonguta herself has a young son whom she displays immense affection for in her photo. The joy in both mother and son’s faces is so apparent. The image helps bring another depth to Nonguta story we can see what truly drives her to be the best she can be. Her best is crafting beaded belts and other types of jewelry alongside her neighbors. Nonguta’s dedication to her art and a little help from the loisaba conservancy has allowed her access to international markets to sell her work. Nonguta is an additional example of why it is so essential to foster women in these less developed countries in order to stabilize them. They are taught the value of education and hard work, they will pass on that value to their children thus creating a more dependable prosperous …show more content…
Though her work Ami Vitale has shown the globe so many stories, so many issues and multiple causes. Though she is effectively only doing part of the job, it is now the responsibility of the reader, the viewer to discover in what ways they can change the narratives they find depicted in Vitale’s work. If a specific image is hard the viewer to face, if a story touches the reader, it is their duty to change it so that images like that of grief and bloodshed so hard for the public to face to not have to be printed. That is Vitale’s ultimate message. In her above-mentioned speech at the Annenberg Space for Photography, she describes the importance of telling the whole story. “…instead of running around trying to do lots of stories, focus on one and do it really well and be the best storyteller…” This quote really encompasses her work and the length she goes to get a meaningful story out there that she knows well help those most in