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Jan 18, 2012 • Comments Closed First camera – a Kodak Brownie. If you know what that is you’re probably not a photojournalist you’re more likely a photo historian. If you have used one, then you are probably too old to be taking my class. First darkroom – my mother’s bathroom at 12. Luckily we had two. All those chemicals and...
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Jan 1, 2012 • Comments Closed Special Foundry Workshop Announcement Foundry Workshops is excited to be able to offer, for the first time, a special Surviving Hostile Regions course, in collaboration with AKE Ltd. AKE is one of the world’s leading providers of conflict survival education for journalists. Their world class instructors have generously volunteered to teach a course at...
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Dec 20, 2011 • Comments Closed David Guttenfelder has spent all of his 15 years as a photojournalist working, and living outside of his native United States. He began his career as a freelance photographer in East Africa after studying Swahili at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. As an Associated Press photographer he has been based in Kenya,...
The final awards have been given, with the top prize going to Dieu-Nalio Chery (whom everyone just calls Chéri). Cheri received the award as the photographer who best exemplifies the spirit of Foundry – quality of images, sensitivity to subjects, professional commitment and cooperation with colleagues. Congratulations to you, Chéri! Shown above (l-r), Suzie Katz,...
I continue to be struck by the commitment and creativity of the Foundry faculty in teaching their students. Yesterday I stumbled across one example that is definitely worth sharing. It is a diagrammatic drawing by faculty member Walter Astrada showing the elements of telling a story with images, along with the process for getting there. ...
The dynamics of Buenos Aires life challenge all workshop participants who aren’t accustomed to that lifestyle. The normal routine for “porteños” (people from Buenos Aires) is to rise about 9 am, eat breakfast. Lunch starts anywhere from 2 to 4 pm (or as they say, 14 to 16). That meal is often centered around mounds...
Foundry tries to provide students with opportunities for close contact with the instructors. This workshop is no different and probably even better . Yesterday every nook and cranny of the Motivarte Photography School (which is hosting the workshop) and the faculty hotel (The Blue Soho) had a faculty member working with a student to review...
A little late, but here nonetheless, we present to you a brief soundclip of Michael Robinson Chavez and Adriana Zehbrauskas delivering the keynote opening speech to the gathered mass of recently registered students from Sunday night. Un poco atrasado pero aquí de todos modos les presentamos un breve clip de audio de los instructores Michael...
Over 130 students are registered – nearly every country in South America, many Central American countries, and several Caribbean countries is represented, not to mention India, Indonesia, Japan, North America, and Europe. Classes have begun and the energy is palpable. Más de 130 estudiantes están registrados – desde casi cada país de Sud America, muchos...
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Jul 14, 2011 • Comments Closed Here’s a calendar for those interested in the week’s events at Foundry 2011. The handout seen at Motivarte is available here [download id="3"]. [stout_gc id=1]
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Jul 7, 2011 • Comments Closed Mauricio Lima was born and grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil (1975), where he graduated in Communications from PUC University (1996-2001), with emphasis in Art History and Photography, in parallel of Photojournalism studies at Senac Institute, in 1998. In this meantime, he learned basics of professional cooking and then worked as pastry assistant at the renowned Fasano restaurant....
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Jun 10, 2011 • Comments Closed IV Foundry Photoworkshop se realizará en julio BUENOS AIRES.-Desde el 17 hasta el 23 de julio, la escuela de fotografía Motivarte acogerá en Buenos Aires a destacados fotógrafos de conflicto en el Cuarto Taller de Fotoperiodismo (Foundry Photojournalism Workshop). El taller, que se dividirá en varios cursos, está integrado por reconocidos fotoperiodistas de guerra, como...
