EVITA GOZE/ISSP

Evita Goze (1984) is a Latvian photographer, writer and curator. She received a BA in Photography from University of Brighton, UK, in 2013 and currently is doing a Masters in Visual Communication at the Art Academy of Latvia. She is one of the members of ISSP, a non-commercial education and networking platform for photographers in Latvia and internationally, that works to offer high-quality alternative education for young photographers and to encourage cross-border exchange of ideas. Since its establishment in 2006, ISSP has yearly run the International summer school of photography, curated a number of exhibitions, initiated international and local photo-education projects, produced a series of publications and catalogues, established a contemporary photography education programme in Latvia, and, most importantly, gathered a thriving community of photographers in Latvia and abroad – students and teachers come from over 25 countries, five continents.