Ithaca College

Misha Friedman’s photographic work addresses issues of civil society and politics in the former Soviet Union.  His lecture will focus on two long-term projects addressing contemporary LGBT experience and the impacts of corruption in contemporary Russia.

Misha Friedman was born in Moldova in 1977, and graduated with degrees from Binghamton University and the London School of Economics, where he studied economics and international relations. He worked in corporate finance and later in humanitarian medical aid while teaching himself photography. Misha's analytical approach to storytelling involves trying to look beyond the facts, searching for causes, and asking complex and difficult questions. Sometimes he succeeds. 

He regularly collaborates with leading international media and non-profit organizations, including the New Yorker, Time Magazine, Spiegel, GQ, Le Monde, Bloomberg Businessweek, Sports Illustrated, Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders and others. His widely-exhibited work has received numerous industry awards, including multiple grants from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

This lecture is organized by the Department of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies with support from the Departments of History and Politics and the Center for LGBT Education, Outreach and Services.  The lecture is free and open to the public.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Barbara Terrell bterrell@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-3896. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.