Final Awards Given – Top Prize – the Golden Scarf – Given to Haitian Photographer Dieu-Nalio Chery
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,...
Walter Astrada’s One-Image Bilingual Guide to Photojournalism
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. ...
Tired, Hungry Mass of Students (and Faculty) Presses On Eagerly
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...
Ah, the Intensity of Portfolio Reviews (and Their Value)
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...
Off and Running/ ¡Y partió!
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...
The Last Night: Student Work Shown; Awards Given
Foundry 2010 concluded Saturday night before a packed house with a show of work from the over 130 students participating. Subjects ranged from street denizens living off collected paper and cardboard to the many cats of Istanbul. The highlight of the evening, however, was the showing of a PG-to-X-rated video of the utility and value...
Welcome to the 2010 Foundry Photojournalism Workshop
At this year’s Foundry Photojournalism Workshop, top instructors and students from around the world have converged on Istanbul, Turkey, a city long known as a melting pot for exactly the kind of diversity this workshop strives to cultivate. Students arrived Sunday, June 20, from countries on six continents, particularly nearby nations, including Egypt, Yemen, Palestine/Gaza,...
