PANEL DISCUSSION HOSTED BY AFTERMATH CURATOR, SARA TERRY

Saturday, February 9

10 AM – 12 PM

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Save the date!  Join Aftermath: War is Only Half the Story curator, Sara Terry, who will lead an engaging panel discussion with community members on the themes covered in this exhibition.  Sara Terry is an award-winning documentary photographer and filmmaker best known for her work covering post-conflict stories. She founded The Aftermath Project in 2003.

PANELIST BIOS

Steven E. Gross is a Professional Photographer whose work has greatly influenced the field of wedding photography due to his photojournalistic style approach. He is also known for his candid editorial, commercial and portrait photography. Steven served in the U.S. Air Force and traveled abroad before studying photography at Columbia College. His photos have been featured in Esquire, The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Magazine and numerous publications nationally & abroad. Gross spent six years on the board at Inspiration Corporation, with four of those years as the board President.  

Kent Laudeman is the former Director of the Robert L. Miller Sr. Veteran’s Center. He is a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the United States Army and the United States Reserves. Kent served in the military for 28 years with deployments to Vietnam, Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Operation Joint Endeavor, and summer training OCONUS (Germany, Netherlands), and Cuban Refugees-Camp McCoy. He has a background in higher education, including student personnel, administrative work, counseling, and teaching at Indiana University South Bend and the United States Military Academy.

John Matuszak is a Staff Writer for the Herald Palladium in Southwest Michigan. John covers a wide range of topics including education, politics, national and regional news. His writing has been featured in U.S. News & World Report, Washington Times, News & Observer, The State, Roanoke Times, The Telegraph (Macon), The Olympian and more.

Sara Terry is the Founder and Artistic Director of The Aftermath Project, a non-profit grant and educational program that supports photographers covering post-conflict stories and disseminates their work. Responsible for creating the organization, branding, building partnerships, overseeing annual grant competition and book publication, developing new conversations in the photojournalism and documentary photography worlds about the importance of aftermath issues. Sara has been a documentary photographer and filmmaker herself since 2000, completing many significant projects. She is the curator of the exhibition Aftermath: War is Only Half the Story and will lead the panel discussion.