i always pride myself in being kind of a "specialist" at having my camera in my right hand and a cold beer in the left, and gliding around the dance floor shooting….after all , it makes no sense to look like you are "working" when you are working….my theory has always been that to get spontaneity you must be spontaneous… and get "inside" the subject…
but all photographers work in different ways and have their own philosophies on how they do what they do….for those of you who are interested in getting "inside" the heads of various Magnum photographers in a workshop or seminar setting, i am now your "go to" person….somehow at the Magnum biz meeting last weekend, i was officially "elected" or actually "drafted" to organize our new education program…Magnum’s first "minister of education" as someone joked….
my goal is to produce quality international workshops etc. to fit the needs of those of you who so desire such a program…it will take some time to do this….but, within the next two months i should be able to have a schedule for you….and, of course, now is the perfect time for you to express what you want and need….
i personally prefer week long workshops where the emerging photographers pick a subject of their choosing, shoot intensely, and receive equally intense daily critique’s resulting in a final group slide show and exhibition…but, in some cases, a one or two day portfolio review or seminar approach could work best…the First Impressions portfolio review we just did here in new york worked extremely well by all accounts, so we may use that model in other cities ….
please let me know what you would like best….week long workshop with one Magnum photographer or seminar and portfolio reviews with several of us…i may also try to tie in these programs with the existing photo festivals in perpignan, arles, and charlottesville…right now the door is wide open for suggestions, so please let me know…
in the meantime, my loft workshop in new york ("at home with dah") is rushing at me like a freight train…we are scheduled for the last week in september and are reviewing portfolios now…there will be a 10 student limit …. this workshop is for advanced photographers only who want to take a serious "next step"…
you may contact my coordinator marie arago (mariearago@mac.com) for details….and check out lance rosenfield’s piece on "Digital Journalist" to get some idea of what happened last year…i will have a link to the slide show we produced soonest…and , given my new job, i will try to attach a multi-photog Magnum component to this existing workshop….perhaps a one day seminar inserted into this program for photographers who do not have a whole week to spend shooting, but would like to get their "feet wet"…
my whole philosophy is to work very very hard and have a good time doing it….join me if you feel the same…dancing techniques to be discussed…..
I am trying to make up for the lost time when i was out of your blog.. and i found that topic today…
Regarding to your question – I definately will preffer to have long workshop with one photographer than seminar with many photographers… the personal contact is much more important in my opinion…
I am really courious about your (and Magnum’s) workshops
david…
sorry i was away for some days…
i wont say we have a lot of serious photgraphers here. but we dont have that less too…photographers’ dreams die here in most cases for there family.i guess as you know in this part of the world family and social pressure sets the path of ones career…still if these people gets inspired by your presence or by your words the situation may change…and yes it has already started to change a little…
about going abroad-
going to kolkata shouldn’t be a great problem.if you come and if i get the chance to attend (i mean there are fees and qualifications all those stuffs) i will travel to kolkata for sure.
thanks a lot for your reply.
and onece again i apologise for being late.
just because you replied i was so exceited that i forgot to mention…
yes i understand that coming to bangladesh for a workshop wuold be bit less feasible than coming to india…but there will be some who would participate for sure…and
just in case if you come, i can volunteer with the organizing thing.and we have a very good workforce here who would work too.this workforce organizes the second largest photography festival in bangladesh every year.and they are all students…
i was too only 6 months back :)
for them meeting you will be more exciting than meeting someone from hollywood.. :)
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Hi David,
Are applications for your workshop still being accepted? I’ve just got back onto your site after a break for a few weeks caused by the ‘Great Firewall of China’ which has for some reason blocked your site. Something to do with ‘typepad’? I’m no techy so don’t know the exact details. Hope applications are still open.
Hope you are well.
Best,
Sean