Scholarship Winners Announced!
Thanks to everyone who applied and Congrats to our SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS 2013! Carole Alfarah, Syria Jess Clementine Bollaert, United States Sebastian Enriquez, Peru Danai Iconomou, Greece Ian Thomas Jansen-Lonnquist, United States Eugenia Maximova, Bulgaria Andrei Nacu, Romania Alok Rai, India Nikolaj Svennevig, Denmark Winners were selected by guest judge Peter Van Agtmael/Magnum Photos. (http://petervanagtmael.net/)
Foundry 2012 Begins
The time has come. Please read this email. Registration, Instructor meet, Keynote speaker and Party begin at 5pm at Documentary Arts Asia on Sunday, July 29, 2012. Address: 12/7 Wualai Road Soi 3 Haiya, Chiang Mai You must come and register. This is mandatory unless you have gotten some previous clearance for a valid reason. [...]
Congrats to Ahsan Qureshi and Spike Johnson
Foundry is proud to announce the winners of the first annual Facebook Shootout Contest. The winner with the most likes is Ahsan Qureshi with 1,378 votes. Ahsan wins free tuition to this year’s workshop. We have an honorable mentions as well- Spike Johnson’s stunning photo of Roma girls getting evicted takes this prize- another full [...]
Documentary Arts Asia photo contest
Documentary Arts Asia wants to reward documentary photographers and filmmakers working with passion and conviction on quality projects in Asia. Current call for entries: 2012 Foundry Photojournalism Workshop seat photography contest Open to citizens of Thailand, Laos, Burma/Myanmar, India, Nepal, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia & Malaysia who have been shooting professionally for less than three years and [...]
Scholarship Winners
It is with great pleasure that we announce the winners of the Foundry full tuition scholarships for our 2012 Chiang Mai workshop. The amount of entries was unprecedented, and the level of work we received was stunning- it was a very hard judging for our faculty & staff judges panel, but we feel like [...]
Foundry 2012: Thailand
Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2012 will be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from July 29 to August 4.
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 Chery Dieu-Nalio (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, photographer [...]
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 [...]
Keynote speech
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 [...]
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 [...]
FPW 2011 Events calendar
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]
Fotógrafos de conflicto dictarán taller en Buenos Aires
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 [...]
Preview screening of Beyond Assignment
Foundry Photojournalism Workshop is pleased to announce that it will be holding a Preview Screening of the film “Beyond Assignment” featuring the work of three female photojournalists, FPW instructor Adriana Zehbrauskas of Mexico, Gali Tibbon of Israel and Mariella Furrer of South Africa. The 35-minute documentary is directed and produced by Jim Virga of the [...]
Scarf Exchange
Dont forget to bring a scarf for the annual scarf exchange. We have a limit on khafiyehs and kramas this year, but no limit on Tuareg tagelmousts ! Open season on those! No scarf means higher vino and cerveza prices at the opening party. And you’ll get less digits. Points off if a Leica is [...]
Bilingual classes – Clases bilingües
All classes at the workshop will be taught in English. However, due to the increasing number of inquiries about Spanish, we will be offering some courses in English and Spanish. The following courses will be taught by two instructors and will be offered bilingually. Walter Astrada and Adriana Zehbrauskas Michael Robinson Chavez and Alex Kornhuber [...]
2011 Scholarships Announced!
Foundry Photojournalism Workshops has the pleasure to announce the winners of this year’s scholarships. Thanks to our generous sponsors Ricoh Company Ltd. and Ricoh Photo Gallery Ring Cube, we are able to present the following: Ricoh Scholarships for Latin American Photographers Miguel Andrade, Mexico Lucia Baragli, Argentina Juan Barrero, Colombia Ivan Gonzalez, Venezuela Sofia Lopez, [...]
Instructor List updated
As we approach the workshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina, our instructor list is firming up with these great photographers:
Scholarship deadline extended to March 6
The Scholarship Application deadline has been extended through SUNDAY, MARCH 6th at Midnight in Buenos Aires. Apply today and join us in Argentina in July!
Scholarship deadline approaches! March 1
Submit your work as soon as possible to apply for a limited number of scholarships for Foundry 2011. Click here for scholarship information
Faces from Around the World
We are always so excited by the incredible range of students who join us for the Foundry Workshops, so we wanted to give you a small cross-section of those here in Istanbul, Turkey, this year. Foundry founder Eric Beecroft introduces these thoughts on the week ahead from several students. Faces from Around the World – [...]
Updated instructor list
Updated instructor list, including Maggie Steber. Welcome aboard! Ron Haviv Ami Vitale – [Out, can't make it] Andrea Bruce Stephanie Sinclair Kael Alford David Guttenfelder David Bathgate Guy Calaf Henrik Kastenskov / Bombay Flying Club Adriana Zehbrauskas Kate Brooks - [Out, can't make it] Maggie Steber Anastasia Taylor-Lind Tewfic El-Sawy Rena Effendi Jared Moossy Jon Vidar
Foundry Workshop 2010 Scholarship Winners Announced!
We at Foundry Workshop are pleased to announce the winners of the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2010 Scholarships. Judges included Stephanie Sinclair and Guy Calaf. We had a plethora of of superb, powerful entries from extremely talented photographers-especially those who may lie outside the “traditional” idea of a pj. We are amazed at the level of [...]
Regional photographer discount
Happy Newrouz! For all regional* photographers wanting to attend Foundry Workshop Istanbul 2010, June 20-26, we are offering a $50 discount to tuition when you sign up between now and March 31, 2010. Get the word out. * Restricted to Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Cyprus, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, the Balkans, the Caucuses, [...]
