Beyond a Single Image with Michael Robinson Chávez and Hector Emanuel – Washington DC – April 8-10, 2022
$999.99
Many photographers make beautiful images and that is a great place to start. As photographers grow, learning how to tell a story with a series of images is a goal many aspire too. But how to get there?
Join the Leica Akademie and Michael Robinson Chavez and Hector Emanuel as they guide you through the process of creating a visual narrative that is beyond a single image. You will select a subject and Michael and Hector will give you their thoughts on how to go about creating an impactful visual narrative.
Even if you’re not looking to evoke social change the principles learned here will advance you work and help you effectively produce a cohesive body of work. No matter the genre of photography you enjoy, everyone can benefit from learning how to tell a visual story beyond the single image.
Topics:
- Thinking, developing, and finding your storytelling style and aesthetic
- Coming up with ideas. Researching and pitching your proposals
- Turning your ideas into images
- How to approach and build trust with subjects
- Ethical issues
- Editing and building a narrative
AGENDA:
Pre-class meetings
Before the first session, Michael and Hector will meet individually with each student for an initial review of your story idea.
Key questions to ask yourself before this session include. Is the topic easily accessible? Will it translate into a set of photographs? Is it time-sensitive? How safe is the access to your subjects?
Friday – April 8th – 5:30p.m. – 8:30p.m.
- Meet and greet at the Leica Store DC
- Students will introduce themselves
- Storytelling discussion by Michael and Hector
Saturday – April 9th– 9:00a.m. – 6:00p.m.
- Working your story discussion
- Students to create content
- Check-in with Michael and Hector
- Continue to create content and develop your story
Sunday – April 10th– 9:00a.m. – 6:00p.m.
- Student check-in at 9:00am
- Continue working on stories.
- All students to return to the store by 3:00pm with a completed story.
- Editing and sequencing
- Pitching a story and getting it published
- Critique of students’ work.
Who should take this workshop?
This workshop is open to all experience levels: Any photographer with a serious interest in exploring different approaches to visual storytelling is encouraged to register. It is expected that participants are already comfortable with proper exposure and general camera use.
Things you should know:
Will we be taking photos during this workshop?
Yes, attendees will be making pictures over the weekend.
Do I need to already have a project started to show?
No, but we will be looking at your ideas and your previous work.
Will we learn about camera techniques, composition, etc?
We will discuss techniques, composition, and style as they pertain to your project/idea. This is an intermediate to advanced workshop, so basic knowledge of camera functions and basic ideas of composition will be assumed.
In what format should I bring my work?
We encourage you to bring work in digital format so it can be projected.
SPECIAL NOTES
Enrollment is limited to 10 participants.
COVID REQUIREMENTS
All participants attending this workshop will be required to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination. This requirement applies to students, staff, and instructors.
STUDENT & MILITARY DISCOUNT
Currently enrolled college students and active military personal qualify for a discount. Please contact us directly for more information. Akademie@leicacamerausa.com
COVID REQUIREMENTS
All participants attending this workshop will be required to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination. This requirement applies to students, staff, and instructors.
Fee: Cost is $999.99
Instructors:
INSTRUCTORS:
Hector Emanuel is a Peruvian-born documentary photographer based in Washington, DC. During his twenty-four-year career, he has traveled and photographed extensively throughout the world for editorial, commercial and nonprofit clients. His primary interest is the examination of social, political, and environmental issues in Latin America and the US. His work reflects the great ethnoracial and cultural diversity of the Americas.
Among the many prizes he has received are a World Press Photo prize and an NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism award for his documentation of the civil conflict in Colombia, as well as a POYi prize for his portrait series depicting life in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He is a founding member and current president of Metro Collective.
Michael Robinson Chávez, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for The Washington Post, became seduced by photography after a friend gave him a camera before a three-month trip to Peru in 1988. A native Californian and half Peruvian, he currently works as a Staff Photographer with The Washington Post. He previously wo
rked for The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, and the Associated Press. He has covered assignments in over 70 countries including the collapse of Venezuela, climate change in Siberia, violence in Mexico, the historic dro
ught in California, tsunamis in Indonesia and Chile, the Egyptian revolution, life in India and Brazil’s slums, gold mining in Peru, the 2006 Hezbollah/Israeli war and the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq.
Robinson Chávez was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 as part of a staff entry from The Washington Post covering climate change. He is also a three-time winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Photojournalism and was named Photographer of the Year by Pictures of the Year International in 2019. He has received awards from the Best of Photojournalism, PDN Photo Annual, Northern Short Course and the Scripps Howard Foundation. His work has been exhibited widely, including the Visa Pour l’image festival in France, the Head On Photo Festival in Sydney, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Centro de Imagen in Peru, Imagenes Havana in Cuba and War Photo Limited in Dubrovnik among others.
In addition, he teaches and lectures at workshops and photo festivals throughout the world.
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