New York Film Academy (NYFA) welcomed Photographer Kieran Dodds for a special guest lecture and Q&A as part of NYFA’s Photo Guest Speaker Series.

Kieran Dodds is a non-fiction photographer known for his research-driven photo stories and portraiture recently seen in two books; Gingers (2020), and The Church Forests of Ethiopia (2021).

His personal work considers the interplay of environment and culture, tracing global events through daily lives. He trained at The Herald newspaper group in Glasgow before embarking on a career as an independent photographer. He is a regular contributor to The New York Times and is a member of Panos Pictures, London.

Kieran’s work has been awarded by World Press Photo and Sony World Photography Awards and he is also a Winston Churchill Travel Fellow. He lives in Scotland with his wife and twin daughters.