Debra Weiss Creative Consultant
Let's Talk! Ideas, Inspiration, Great Conversation
Consequential Photographs:
Images That Made a Difference
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
4pm EST via Zoom
© Ron Haviv - The image was stated by US President Bush as one of the reasons for the invasion of Panama. 1989
A look at some of history's most influential photographs and their ability to advance knowledge, propel reform and shift public opinion. Whether it's war, science, social movements or just plain life, photography has played a major role in effecting change, shaping our culture and our collective memory.
Join Andrea Kaye, Executive Integrated Producer, Debra Weiss, Creative Consultant
with Special Guest
Ron Haviv
Photographer, Educator, Author and Co-Founder of The VII Foundation
*Speakers are subject to change. Should there be an unexpected cancellation, every effort will be made to confirm another speaker of similar expertise. Feel free to reach out with any questions to dw@debraweiss.com
Fee: $25.00 - All major credit cards and PayPal accepted
* Registered guests can access a recording of the conversation for a period of one month for an additional $15.00.
All others, $25
Maximum length of conversation is two hours
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"I tried for a year to make it to Debra's How 2b your own best rep event and when I finally did, it surely did not disappoint. Debra's deep knowledge of the industry, network of experienced contacts, and strong opinion based on her history in the photo world made this weekend seminar truly stand out. You'll learn real world practices and insights that they can't possibly teach in school and the ability to have a dialogue with Debra's amazing network of Art Producers and Art Directors was invaluable. I highly recommend this event, and will be back again. Thanks so much Debra for sharing your knowledge with those who will benefit greatly."
– Dom Francis,
Photographer/Owner Giant Giants
"I’ve attended Deb Weiss’ “How To Be Your Own Best Rep” seminar at Photo Plus three times, and I can easily say that it was the most impactful, practical, and insightful seminar I’ve been to. While Deb is bold and brash, and not afraid to the industry dogma in general, the seminar provided me with very practical and actionable advice about marketing, bidding, creative calls, treatments, and insights into the ad industry in general. I have been lucky enough to work with amazing reps since 2010, but even still, I found this seminar to be extremely valuable. Sometimes it feels like the industry is shrouded in a veil of secrecy, and Deb does her best to help lift it."
– Mathieu Young
Photographer
Debra Weiss, Creative Consultant
A former agent for some of the top names in the business, a consultant for the former Black Book and CEO of APA National, Debra now primarily works with photographers one on one. She is called a “creative consultant” but what she really does is coach a photographer’s career as an artist and a business.
A lecturer and moderator, Debra has created several programs designed to educate and entertain including COPYRIGHT: KNOW IT OR BLOW IT, How 2 Get Work From Ad Agencies, How 2B Your Own Best Rep, Everyone’s a Photographer and SHOW & TELL: The Story Behind the Image, a multi course wine pairing dinner.
Debra reviews the portfolios of BFA, MFA and alumni students of ICP annually. She is also an independent curator and has served as curator for an internationally traveled exhibit of the Best of The International Photography Awards; HARAMBEE! (Come Together) at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles; a collection of images created by Pulitzer Prize and other award winning photojournalists exhibited in NYC and exhibitions of works by Scott Caan and Sara Terry for The Photo Independent Art Fair as well as curating for several participating photographers in the recently mounted Virtual Photo Independent, now in its second edition.
Andrea Kaye, Executive Art Producer,
Business Affairs Manager + Talent Consultant
After having worked as an Integrated Producer/Art Producer/Art Buyer at large New York advertising agencies including BBDO and McCann for over 25 years, Andrea is now a highly sought after Freelance Integrated Producer, Business Affairs Manager and Talent Consultant.
While on the inside of the industry Andrea was a strong voice and advocate for art production, helping transform the role, once known as art buying, into a more proactive, collaborative, and accountable member of the creative team.
Andrea was instrumental in the merger of her department with the Broadcast and Digital Production department, helping to create the agency’s first Integrated Production department. This union led to many exciting and unsettling changes in both departments and while at McCann became the SVP, Executive Integrated Producer.
Andrea is also a past member of the Art Production Committee of the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A’s), the JEC (Joint Ethics Committee) and the Art Buyers Club.
Andrea has produced global shoots which have taken her around the world for clients such as ExxonMobil, MasterCard, Nikon, Verizon and The United States Army.
Ron Haviv, Photographer, Educator, Author, Co-Founder of The VII Foundation
Ron Haviv is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, award-winning photojournalist, and co-founder of the photo agency VII, dedicated to documenting conflict and raising human rights issues around the globe. He is also the co-founder of the non-profit VII Foundation, which concentrates on documentary projects and provides free visual journalism education.
His first photography book, Blood and Honey: A Balkan War Journal, was called “One of the best non-fiction books of the year,” by The Los Angeles Times and “A chilling but vastly important record of a people’s suffering,” by Newsweek. His other monographs are Afghanistan: The Road to Kabul, Haiti: 12 January 2010, The Lost Rolls and Shadow of Memory.
Haviv has produced an unflinching record of the injustices of war covering over twenty-five conflicts and his photography has had singular impact. His work in the Balkans, which spanned over a decade of conflict, was used as evidence to indict and convict war criminals at the international tribunal in The Hague. President George H.W Bush cited Haviv’s chilling photographs documenting paramilitary violence in Panama as one of the reasons for the 1989 American intervention.
His work is in the collections of The Getty, Eastman House and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston amongst others and has been seen in numerous other museums and galleries, including the Louvre, United Nations, Council on Foreign Relations, Fotografiska, and the International Center of Photography.
Haviv has co-created multi-platform projects for Doctors Without Borders' DR Congo: The Forgotten War and Starved for Attention, Unicef's Child Alert for Darfur and Sri Lanka and the International Committee of the Red Cross's World at War. His commercial clients include Ad Council, American Express, BAE, Canon USA, ESPN, IBM and Volkswagen.
Haviv is the central character in six documentary films, including National Geographic Explorer’s Freelance in a World of Risk, in which he speaks about the dangers of combat photography, including his numerous detentions and close calls. He has provided expert analysis and commentary on ABC World News, BBC, CNN, NPR, MSNBC, NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America, and The Charlie Rose Show. He has written opinion pieces for the Washington Post and The New York Times and spoken at TEDx along with numerous other lectures at Universities and conferences.
He is currently co-directing two documentaries, Biography of a Photo and Picasso of Harlem.
For more information on this multiple award-winning photographer, visit https://www.ronhaviv.com