# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Workshop: The Minamata Photographers' Eye
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 06 Jul, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Mon, 06 Jul, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Event Description**: This interactive workshop invites participants to explore 100 photographs documenting Minamata, Japan, by looking at them tobether and reflecting on the stories they tell. 

For over 65 years, photographers have recorded the impacts of mercury pollution caused by the Chisso Corporation, which led to Minamata disease through contaminated fish and shellfish. The images capture environmental damage and patient struggles, as well as landscapes and everyday life.

Guided by two coordinators from the Minamate Photographers' Eye (MPE) Project, participants will reflect on environmental and social harm, community history, and daily experience. The session may involve collaborative exhibition-making or dialogue-based viewing. All Welcome. 

RSVP: camelliabell@gmail.com
Location: University of Wollongong, Building 19-2072.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wollongong/workshop-the-minamata-photographers-eye/200030162098809
- **Event Categories**: photography, workshops, exhibitions
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 19

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Wollongong
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia
- **lat**: -34.406633031824
- **long**: 150.87882011108
- **full address**: UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia, Northfields Ave ,Wollongong,NSW,Australia

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Workshop: The Minamata Photographers' Eye being held?
  - **A:** Workshop: The Minamata Photographers' Eye takes place on Mon, 06 Jul, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Mon, 06 Jul, 2026 at 01:30 pm at UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia, Northfields Ave ,Wollongong,NSW,Australia.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Workshop: The Minamata Photographers' Eye?
  - **A:** Workshop: The Minamata Photographers' Eye is organized by WAWAN - Wollongong Against War and Nukes.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Workshop: The Minamata Photographers' Eye is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Wollongong, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Workshop: The Minamata Photographers' Eye sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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