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Brochure (PDF) PHOTO HISTORIAN – PUBLIC SPEAKER It’s time to feel good about America again. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION FEATURES H Internationally published photo-historian Joseph Sohm H Featured narration by Clint Eastwood H HD blue ray music videos H Venues scalable from lecture to concert hall H Non-partisan inspirational keynote address H Published 50,000 times worldwide press H Original VOA music H Award winning tabletop book with optional book signing H Celebrity and political endorsees H Digital press kit H Promotional access to music videos, images, music and reviews H Multi-media enhanced website for promotion H Q & A optional H Photo-Workshop optional “Let us dare to read, think, speak and write . in a word, let every sluice of knowledge be opened and set a-flowing.” —John Adams PHOTO HISTORIAN H 1 PUBLIC SPEAKER Painting a Portrait of the American Story In Sight, Sound and Words So how do you Photograph Democracy? ONE image at a time ACROSS fifty states OVERthirty years KEYNOTE PRESENTATION HD-Blue Ray Video Projection Narrated by Clint Eastwood “As I remarked to you then, I really enjoyed your speech – maybe you should spend some more time on the other side of the lens!” —Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor, New York City teeped in American History, Sohm’s talk interweaves Democracy, Joseph explores a variety of subjects, Shis story with the American story. To reach a larger including icons, Main Street, Native America, African- audience, Joseph enlisted American icon Clint Eastwood. Americans, farms, cities, sports, military, transportation, The result is a rich multi-media tapestry of images, ideas environment, presidents (both parties), landscapes, history, and music designed to inspire Americans of all ages. Across 50-state capitols and people. America, Joseph has made Presentations conclude with keynote presentations for Mr. Sohm posing his audience for colleges, universities, trade a final portrait of“We the People.” associations, festivals, special Considering his talks are more events, performing arts series, about you than him, Sohm’s fundraisers and museums. From Portrait of Democracy would be lecture to concert hall, Sohm’s incomplete without a picture of venues are as large or small as the “We the People”! While taking the video projection system and image, Joseph reminds screen. Whether keynote or audiences that each generation luncheon address, Joseph’s non- of Americans are called upon to partisan presentations remind Americans of what we renew the American Dream. As his camera shutter fires, the cherish about America. presentation segues into the “Visions of America” theme Drawing upon his Gold Medal winning tabletop book, song, which showcases Sohm’s greatest images taken over Sohm escorts’ audiences on a 50-state quest for his portrait a lifetime. (This portrait of the audience can be projected of Democracy. Each presentation is customized for the onto the screen for the final image.) As time and specific audience and event theme. Drawing upon a series circumstances allow, Mr. Sohm can host a Q & A session as of HD-Blue Ray music-videos that capture slices of well as an optional book signing following his presentation. PHOTO HISTORIAN H 2 PUBLIC SPEAKER Painting a Portrait of the American Story In Sight, Sound and Words PHOTO HISTORIAN – STORY TELLER – PUBLIC SPEAKER “. the moment I heard of America, I loved her.” —Marquis Lafayette, 1776 oseph Sohm reminds us of all Peter Nero and the Philly Pops J that is good about America. Orchestra. In five sold-out Published more than fifty concerts to more than 12,000 thousand times, Sohm exports a people, “Visions of America” portrait of America to America showcased the original music of and the world. Presidents Clinton Grammy winning Roger Kellaway and Bush have drawn upon his and the lyrics of Oscar-winners iconic American imagery to Alan and Marilyn Bergman. With capture the American Spirit. songs performed by Grammy Internationally published by winning artist Patti Austin, National Geographic, the NY Sohm’s journey to “Photograph Times, London times, Wall Street Democracy” is told by Oscar Journal, Washington Post, Esquire, Time, Newsweek, Sports award winner, Clint Eastwood. Illustrated and Vogue, Sohm’s photography has also Thousands of textbooks and books feature Joseph’s appeared in Al Gore’s Oscar winning film,An Inconvenient images, including President Clinton’s My Life, President Truth, in Night of the Museum 2, Bill Maher’s “Real Time,” Reagan’s The Great Communicator,”John Grisham’s King of CNN’s “Road to the Whitehouse” and PBS’s “Frontline.” Torts and Marianne Williamson’s Imagine – America in the His fine-art prints are displayed in nine American 21st Century, a book he conceived and photographed. In Embassies worldwide. 2009, he published the Gold & Silver Medal (IPPY & Millions witnessed his breakthrough Nautilus Book Awards) winning Presidential Inaugural Music-Video that tabletop book, “Visions of America,” aired on MTV worldwide television and which features a forward by Paul thirteen Presidential Balls. “Portrait of Theroux and twenty-one essays and Change” combined Michael Jackson’s, thirteen hundred images by Sohm. C- “Man in the Mirror” and Sohm’s imagery. SPAN’s “Book TV” aired Joseph’s keynote For NBC’s 9/11/02 “Concert For America” address from the National Press Club. at the Kennedy Center, his photography His book has been featured at the was projected throughout the national Newseum in Washington D.C. and broadcast, which featured President Independence Hall in Philadelphia and Bush, Tom Brokaw, Aretha Franklin, his video based upon the book won a James Earl Jones, Kelsey Grammer and Bronze TELLY Award. Owners include the National Symphony Orchestra. Presidents Obama and Clinton, The Washington Post reported: “Among Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the evening’s most stirring moments Senators John Kyle and Barbara Boxer, were the sublime landscape shots Republican Congressman Elton projected over the National Symphony Orchestra.” Gallegly, the Reagan Presidential Library, Lee H. Hamilton In Philadelphia, for a Presidential Inaugural Celebration co-chair of the 9/11 Commission, Barbra Streisand, Clint for the People, Sohm premiered his Photo Symphony at Eastwood, Prince of Wales, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, the Kimmel Center Concert Hall under the direction of Deepak Chopra, John Williams, Peter Bogdanovich, Bill PHOTO HISTORIAN H 3 PUBLIC SPEAKER Painting a Portrait of the American Story In Sight, Sound and Words Moyers, Alan and Marilyn Up Foundation, Freedom Bergman and Frank Rich. Festival, National Bank American History Trade Advisors, Savings teacher turned Photo- Banks Association of Historian and Public Maine, Brooks School of Speaker, Joseph’s multi- Photography, “We the media presentations have People” Celebration for been presented more than the Bicentennial of the one-hundred times across US Constitution and America, including: the many more. National Press Club in He has been profiled in Washington D.C., C-SPAN hundreds of newspapers, “Book TV”, the Newsum in magazine articles and Washinton D.C., Channel television interviews, City Club in Santa Barbara, the Museum of the City of New including: PBS “Newshour,” Esquire magazine, USA Today, LA York (following Mayor Michael Bloomberg), “Inside Edge Times, New York Times, The San Francisco Examiner, C-SPAN, Speakers Series”, Marquette University, Rutgers College, Lexus magazine, etc. Joseph is a winner of the Gold Medal in Gettysburg College, University of Florida, Texas A&M, Close the NY International Film Festival and a Bronze TELLY Award. “I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know of know way of judging the future but by the past. ” —Patrick Henry “PHOTO SYNTHESIS” WORKSHOP aster photographer, Joseph juxtapositions that make images M Sohm has perfected many compelling. In publishing over photographic-styles while 50,000 times in the worldwide compiling his 50-state portrait of press, Joseph’s photographic America, including: landscapes, success depends upon travel people, events, sports, presi- timing and location scouting. He dential campaigns, cityscapes, discusses anticipating photo ops, aerials, icons, travel and “street- so that the Photo-Gods of photography.” Whether film or lighting, location and weather digital, his “Photo Synthesis” smile on you. He focuses on workshop covers photo-essentials, marrying photo skills with including proper use of lenses, personal passions so that your tripods, polarizer, natural lighting, night-shooting, framing, images reflect who you really are. While Sohm presents his panoramic, aperture vs. shutter priority and when to work, the emphasis is on you and how you can become a override auto settings. He explores visual composition and better photographer. “For three decades, Sohm has been photographing you. Thus, his presentations are more about you than him.” PHOTO HISTORIAN H 4 PUBLIC SPEAKER Painting a Portrait of the American Story In Sight, Sound and Words WHAT CLIENTS & SUPPORTERS SAY “I liken myself to the wagon train scout who has been sent down the road to see what lies ahead. After 30 years of exploring the back roads of the fifty states, I submit my report back to the wagon master.” —Joseph Sohm “As I remarked to you then, I really enjoyed your speech – “I am writing to express my thanks and that of President maybe you should spend some more time on the other side of Bush’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities for your the lens! That said, I thank you for your book of photographs, wonderful and generous contributions to NBC’s “Concert for really wonderful; enough to make a fellow want to hit the America.” Your stunning photographs evoked the richness road and see this great country of ours. Where’s a 57 Chevy and beauty of America complementing the words and music Convertible when you need one?” spoken and performed on stage.” —Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor, New York City —Henry Moran, Executive Director H H H President’s Committee on Arts and the Humanities H H H “We want to thank you, again, for your time and excellent presentation to members and their guest of the Channel City “Congratulations on publishing such a remarkable and truly Club.
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