Left In Focus
Steadfast Images For Steadfast Resistance Left In Focus (LIF) was founded in 2012 by photographer and organizer Bryan MacCormack.
LIF’s first project worked with the Jenin Freedom Theatre to document their Freedom Bus Ride through the Occupied West Bank, Palestine. In the years following, LIF primarily concentrated on labor movement communications and photojournalism with Black Lives Matter, Palestinian Liberation, US-Mexico Border Solidarity, and Fight for $15. In 2015, LIF began shifting toward a model that combines photog
08/21/2018
What does 70 years of Nakba mean for members of the Jenin Freedon Theatre in the Jenin Refugee West Bank, Occupied Palestine? Check out this video from LIF founder Bryan MacCormack and the Jenin Freedom Theatre.
The Jenin Refugee Camp - 70 years after the exile What does the Nakba mean today to the second and third generations of exiles?
11/30/2016
Left In Focus photographer Corinna Lander documents the power of low-wage workers uniting in Denver, Colorado yesterday, during the Fight for $15 Movement's National Day of Disruption:
See Workers Taking Part in Fight for $15 Protest at DIA In November, Colorado voters approved Amendment 70, which will gradually increase the state minimum wage to $12 per hour (from its current $8.31) by 2020. But the proposal's success hasn't slowed the Fight for $15 movement, which has been holding events in the Denver area for years, although none qu...
08/01/2016
Dozens of Palestinian youth musicians from around the world have come together with internationals from Egypt, Hong Kong, England, Syria, Scotland and France in this years Palestine Youth Orchestra, which is now touring in the United Kingdom. Among the most important organizations and institutions supporting this years tour are The Edward Said National Conservatory, Palmusic UK, and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Come see us in Perth, Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham, Cardiff and London.
07/30/2016
An article by Sarah Irving and Electronic Intifada about the Palestine Youth Orchestra's 2016 UK Tour featuring one of my photos of their performance in Glasgow. It highlights the challenges the PYO must overcome each tour due to the Israeli Occupation of Palestine and Siege of Gaza. Only a dedicated, resilient, talented and amazingly humanistic group of people could reach the level of success they have achieved. It seems that for the PYO, as for all Palestinians, Existence Is Resistance!
Palestine Youth Orchestra's triumphant UK debut A diverse program pleases solidarity audience and classical music fans alike.
07/13/2016
07/11/2016
07/01/2016
Incredibly inspired by the courageous janitors in Denver, CO. They signed a contract that phases in a $15 minimum wage over the next 4 years for all janitors in the Denver metro area. Proud to say Bryan MacCormack and Corinna Lander from Left In Focus contributed to their communications campaign.
06/29/2016
As we deinstall our Lives Not Numbers exhibition we would like to thank Basilica Hudson and the 100 people who came out to see the work of Left In Focus photographers Atish Saha, Scott Langley, Jass Wise, and Bryan MacCormack. Please spread the message of this powerful work and we invite you to join us next time.
06/24/2016
Not Numbers Gallery Opening in ONE HOUR!!!
06/23/2016
Excited to announce that Left In Focus member Scott Langley will be a special guest at our gallery on Friday! Scott's documentation of the Death Penalty in the US has been featured on the BBC and other major news outlets. View some of his amazing work here: http://www.deathpenaltyphoto.org/
More on the Gallery here: https://www.facebook.com/events/253668695008685/
Death Penalty Photography Documentary Project A photo documentary on the death penalty
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