Documenting Human Rights and the Artistic Practice
Workshop Location Leica Store San Francisco
When: May 19 - 21, 2023
Workshop Fee: $1,299
Other details:
This workshop is intended for intermediate to advanced photographers. Participants are expected to have a working knowledge of their cameras and have an interest in visual storytelling.
Max amount of participants - 15
Lunch will be provided
All health, travel, and other potential liabilities are the responsibility of the student and should be covered adequately by their own insurance.
Cancellation Policy - full refund if cancellation is filed within 30 days. Half refund 14 days out.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Today, Documentary Photography is flourishing around the world between the linear narrative of storytelling on important issues to the more conceptual personal presentation approach. This is a glorious time to undertake and create documentary projects.
Leica Store San Francisco is excited to host a three-day workshop this spring. In collaboration with photographers Jon Lowenstein and Carlos Javier Ortiz, this workshop will examine the innovative approaches to successfully conceptualize, research, plan, and carry out a documentary project of substance.
The format of the workshop will focus on the use of still and motion imagery to create the visual narrative, advocacy, and understanding of how to better collaborate with creative partners such as editorial staff and non-profits. Additional topics covered will be grant writing, editing skills, along with funding proposals and research and effective distribution models. During this workshop, there will also be intensive reviews and editing of participants' existing work.
It is highly recommended that those who attend the workshop bring either a project in progress or an idea/concept that they are passionate about and would like to apply tried and true methodologies to help them get their project off the ground.
By the end of the workshop, each student will walk away with greater philosophical and practical knowledge of how to propel and present their ideas and personal project proposals to a higher level of personal artistic expression, social impact, and an overall deeper level of viewer emotional involvement.
Carlos Javier Ortiz and Jon Lowenstein have over 20 years of longstanding friendship based on mutual respect and artistic collaboration.
