Join me in San Francisco on January 26 for an Abandoned Moments: A Love Letter to Photography conversation and book signing. Hope to see you there! -Ed

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Join The Harvey Milk Photo Center for a conversation with Ed Kashi, a renowned photojournalist, filmmaker, speaker and educator, moderated by Ron Beinner who has collaborated with the editors, writers, photographers and art directors of Vanity Fair magazine to creatively produce covers, portraits and portfolios on location from Anchorage to Timbuktu since 1998. Free and open to the public.

Ed Kashi’s latest book release, Abandoned Moments: A Love Letter to Photography, illustrates the concept of momentary surrender in photography — the abandoned moment. In contrast to the orchestration of the decisive moment, this volume honors the intuition Kashi has gained over his 40-year career, and is a tribute to the electricity captured when he has yielded his camera to the experiences of reality around him.

A dog rides in the back of a pickup truck through the streets of the Mission District at dusk. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA, 1981 Ⓒ Ed Kashi

I take on issues that stir my passions about the state of humanity and our world, and I deeply believe in the power of still images to change people’s minds. I’m driven by this fact; that the work of photojournalists and documentary photographers can have a positive impact on the world. The access people give to their lives is precious as well as imperative for this important work to get done. Their openness brings with it a tremendous sense of responsibility to tell the truth but to also honor their stories.

— Ed Kashi

Ed Kashi received multiple awards for Abandoned Moments: A Love Letter to Photography, including the 2022 International Photography Awards Best Monograph of the Year and Book Photographer of the Year. Kashi also won PX3 2022 Gold.