Photojournalism Workshops - Documentary Photography Workshop

My photojournalism workshops are designed to give advanced level students, photography enthusiasts and those interested in pursuing a career in photojournalism or documentary photography an intensive, real-world experience in which they will be pushed to learn and grow more than they ever thought possible. Unlike established workshops where students work in large groups and have limited access to the professional photographers teaching them, my workshops are one-on-one, for the entire workshop, giving the students unprecedented access and the ability to learn hands-on in a real, in-field working experience. Each workshop is tailored to the individual student's needs and no two are ever the same.  AND, workshops help me fund the work you see on this site!

More information on Zoriah's Photojournalism Workshops is available here

My most recent workshop brought Nancy Farese , a California-based professional photographer, to Kenya for 10 days of one-on-one study. The workshop was designed to fit Nancy's needs with a focus on pushing her photographically and personally to test the limits of her work and her comfort level. Nancy has more than 30 years of photographic experience and was interested in focusing on digital editing, breaking barriers in photographic creativity and documenting subject matter that she may shy away from on her own.

The workshop began in Kogelo, Kenya, where Nancy was guided through shooting an assignment on deadline. The story focused on the village of President Barack Obama's family during his inauguration.  I provided instruction and tips for Nancy on how to approach clients, which led to a newspaper in San Francisco being interested in the story. The focus for this segment of the workshop was on visual storytelling, producing stories for newspapers and other publications, working with professional editors, and transmitting images from remote locations via FTP clients, and more.

The workshop then moved to Kisumu, Kenya, where we documented local fishing villages, which have made a huge impact on the environment and region. The focus of this segment of the workshop was on photographic creativity, using light, framing, alternative camera angles and in-depth work each afternoon and evening on digital work-flow, editing and image post-production processing.

A short flight then took us to Nairobi, Kenya, where Nancy was pushed to go outside of her personal comfort zone and into the slums of Kibera and the city's garbage dump sites, where thousands of impoverished Kenyans scavenge for food and other items. The focus was on personal safety and working in difficult situations while still capturing the highest quality images and respecting those who live in these difficult situations.

The final segment of the workshop took place in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in northern Kenya. Nancy was coached in approaching and building relationships with aid organizations and built upon prior experiences with the International Rescue Committee. The final product was a feature story that will be printed and used online by the IRC for fund raising and awareness on the famine, which was just declared a national emergency by the Kenyan government.

It was a wonderful experience for both of us and I wish Nancy the best of luck in all of her future endeavors and look forward to seeing the growth of her brand new organization, PhotoPhilanthropy!

Photographer Nancy Farese photographs children in Nairobi's Kibera Slum during a Photojournalism Workshop.

"I had really wanted to be pushed to have new experiences, and shoot new stories. Zoriah created opportunities for amazing access, and wonderful support for shooting and editing.

I never will forget sitting in the remote, dusty bar in Kenya, having just captured the inauguration celebrations for President Barack Obama in his family village. We edited for hours, so excited to see what we had captured from such a momentous event.  It was one of the most extraordinary things I have ever done!"

Nancy Farese
Founder, PhotoPhilanthropy

Below are just a few of the wonderful images Nancy produced during the workshop. You can find more of her work on her personal website. All of Nancy's work here is used with permission under copywrite, so please contact her directly if you would like to re-publish it.

President Obama's inauguration day:

Fishing on Lake Victoria:

The Kibera Slum:

Working Nairobi's dump sites:

The Kenyan Famine:

For more information on Zoriah's Photojournalism Workshops, click here.

Comments

[Sandro Franchi]

After reading your article Zoriah, I googled and visited Nancy's site (http://www.photophilanthropy.org) and it really gave me a new way -and reason- to think about "why" to take photos.

Thanks to both of you :)

[Paolo]

stupende! intense!

[Michael Weinhardt]

I'm someone considering a career in photojournalism and have been "studying" this year by working on real world stories (I'm too old to go to school :)

I've been signed up for a workshop with Zoriah for a while now and we start in a few weeks!

I've also had a monthly subscription with Zoriah that enables weekly tuition, which we've been doing for a few months. The tuition has covered on philosophy, style, and technique using critiquing, discussion, and homework. One of the best aspects of Zoriah's tuition, besides drawing on his experience and ability, is his specific focus on developing my work in my way, not his. Additionally, he's flexible with his time, which I'm sure is not easy sometimes. All in all, a good bloke.

I am definitely pleased with the results in my own work, particularly with improvement in composition and low-light work. I wish I could report on our workshop now although I'm very confident it will be an excellent experience. I'll blog about it afterwards at http://blog.michaelweinhardt.com/.

[huile]

Nice photography. I like this post. Because in future i want to establish a charity foundation for such people. Its very helpful to me. Thanks for sharing.

[jeux wii]

I felt tears in my eyes while watching your article. You are great photographer and done very tough work amazingly. I just cant imagine the places you have captured. Thank you so much for sharing this workshop gallery and your experience.

[Merle]

Really i like this article and some others I did not read them all but i can tell my friends that is something worth seeing.

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