announcing paris nikon-noor academy tutors

We are excited to announce the tutors for 2017 Nikon-NOOR Academy Workshop in Paris, France taking place at the Loft Roquette from 20 to 23 March 2017. NOOR photographers Pep Bonet, Robin Hammond & Benedicte Kurzen will lead the workshop, sharing their expertise and working together with participants to develop their visual stories and projects.

THE WORKSHOP

NOOR and Nikon Europe invite young aspiring documentary photographers and photojournalists living and/or working in France to submit their applications before 22 January 2017. The workshop is free of charge. Read more about the workshop and how to apply here.

THE TUTORS

Pep Bonet is an award-winning filmmaker and photographer who has travelled extensively capturing profound moments that represent the unbalanced world in which we live. His longer-term projects focus on African issues, with his most well known project being “Faith in Chaos”, a photo essay on the aftermath of the war in Sierra Leone. He is also know for a long-term reportage on the rock ‘n roll band Motörhead. Pep was a recipient of the W. Eugene Smith Humanistic Grant in Photography in 2005 and of the Horbach Award in 2015, and won three different World Press Photo Awards in 2007, 2009 and 2013. Pep frequently lectures on photography, multimedia and film, and lives in Mallorca, Spain. 

Robin Hammond  is a documentary photographer with a primary interest in human rights and development issues around the world through long-term photographic projects.

He was the recipient of the W.Eugene Smith Fund for Humanistic Photography, a World Press Photo prize, the Pictures of the Year International World Understanding Award and four Amnesty International awards for Human Rights journalism. In 2013 he won the FotoEvidence Book Award for Documenting Social Injustice and the Carmignac Gestion Photojournalism Award. Robin is the founder of Witness Change, a non-profit organization dedicated to advance humans rights through highly visual storytelling. His work appears in magazines, newspapers, television and social media. He is currently based in Manchester, UK.  

Bénédicte Kurzen began her photographic career when she moved to Israel in 2003, covering hard news as a freelancer in the Gaza Strip, Iraq and Lebanon. For the past ten years, Bénédicte has been covering conflicts and socio-economical changes in Africa. Her body of work “Amaqabane”, on the life of former anti-apartheid combatants was produced for prestigious World Press Joop Swart Masterclass 2008. In 2011, she received a grant from the Pulitzer Center, which allowed her to produce a body of work on Nigeria, “A Nation Lost to Gods”. Her work has been screened and exhibited at Visa pour l’Image and was nominated for the Visa d’Or in 2012. After becoming a NOOR full member in 2012, she decided to move to Lagos, from where she could pursue her coverage of Africa, with a focus on Nigeria. Alongside, she became an adjunct lecturer at the American University of Nigeria in journalism.

announcing berlin nikon-noor academy tutors

We are excited to announce the tutors for 2017 Nikon-NOOR Academy Workshop in Berlin, Germany taking place at C/O Berlin from 7 to 10 March. NOOR photographers Yuri Kozyrev, Bénédicte Kurzen and Kadir van Lohuizen will lead the workshop, sharing their expertise and working together with participants to develop their visual stories and projects.

THE WORKSHOP

NOOR and Nikon Europe invite young aspiring documentary photographers and photojournalists living and/or working in Germany to submit their applications before 15 January 2017. The workshop is free of charge. Read more about the workshop and how to apply here.

THE TUTORS

Yuri Kozyrev has worked as a photojournalist for the past 25 years. He started his career documenting the collapse of the Soviet Union, capturing the rapid changes in the former USSR for the LA Times during the 90’s. In 2001, Yuri started to cover international news, working before from Afghanistan and then from Iraq as contract photographer for Time Magazine. Since the beginning of 2011, Yuri has been documenting the “Arab Revolutions” and their aftermaths in Bahrain, Yemen, Tunisia and specially Egypt and Libya. Yuri has received numerous honors for his photography, including several World Press Photo Awards, the OPC’s Oliver Rebbot Award, and the ICP Infinity Award for Photojournalism, the Frontline Club Award, the Visa d'or News and the Prix Bayeux-Calvados, and he was named 2011 Photographer of the Year in the Pictures of the Year International competition. In 2015, Yuri covered the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the migrant crisis in Europe.

Bénédicte Kurzen began her photographic career when she moved to Israel in 2003, covering hard news as a freelancer in the Gaza Strip, Iraq and Lebanon. For the past ten years, Bénédicte has been covering conflicts and socio-economical changes in Africa. Her body of work “Amaqabane”, on the life of former anti-apartheid combatants was produced for prestigious World Press Joop Swart Masterclass 2008. In 2011, she received a grant from the Pulitzer Center, which allowed her to produce a body of work on Nigeria, “A Nation Lost to Gods”. Her work has been screened and exhibited at Visa pour l’Image and was nominated for the Visa d’Or in 2012. After becoming a NOOR full member in 2012, she decided to move to Lagos, from where she could pursue her coverage of Africa, with a focus on Nigeria. Alongside, she became an adjunct lecturer at the American University of Nigeria in journalism.

Kadir van Lohuizen has covered conflicts in Africa and elsewhere, but is probably best known for his long-term projects on the seven rivers of the world, the rising of sea levels, the diamond industry and migration in the Americas. Kadir has received numerous prizes and awards in photojournalism. In 2000 and 2002 Kadir was a jury member of the World Press Photo contest and is currently on the supervisory board of the World Press Photo foundation. Kadir is a frequent lecturer and photography teacher and is based in Amsterdam.

call for applications: free manchester nikon-noor workshop

NOOR and Nikon Europe invite young photographers living and/or working in UK to submit their applications for selection for the free NOOR-Nikon Academy workshop taking place in Manchester, UK from 30 March to 2 April 2017.

DETAILS

Workshop: 30 March - 2 April 2017

Deadline to Apply: 29 January 2017, 11:59pm (GMT)

Notification of Selection: 15 February 2017

Fee: Free of charge

THE WORKSHOP

During the four-day workshop, 15 participants, together with three NOOR member photographers - Tanya Habjouqa, Robin Hammond & Sebastian Liste - will share experiences, work on portfolios, improve editing skills and learn how to develop visual stories. Participants can look forward to intensive communication with NOOR photographers and their peers on subjects ranging from how to develop and edit a photographic story or project, to the nuances of the international photo market. The workshop is a unique opportunity to learn impactful visual storytelling, further develop personal vision, strengthen ongoing projects and gain new knowledge and contacts in an intimate and interactive environment.

The workshop is free of charge and includes lunch. Please note that travel, accommodation and additional meals are not covered and should be arranged by individual participants. The workshop will take place at Ziferblat: 423 Edge St, Manchester M4 1HW, UK.

The workshop will be focused around developing, editing, refining and presenting/disseminating a visual documentary series, story and/or project. Participants can get the most out of the experience when they come to the workshop with a body of work they are currently developing, editing, working on and/or thinking about how to share with audiences. Thus, applicants are encouraged to include this work and indicate what they want to explore in relation to the work in their application portfolio and motivation statement.

Photo from Nikon-NOOR Bayeux Masterclass 2015 

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THE TUTORS

Tanya Habjouqa is a documentary photographer specializing in gender, social, and human rights issues in the Middle East. She approaches her subjects with sensitivity and an eye for the absurd. She is the author of Occupied Pleasures, heralded by TIME magazine and the Smithsonian as one of the best photo books of 2015 (winning a World Press Photo award in 2014). She was the recipient of the Magnum Foundation 2013 Emergency Fund, and mentors grantees from across the Arab region for their “Arab Photographer Documentary Fund” with the Prince Claus Foundation and the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture. Tanya is a founding member of Rawiya, the first all female photo collective of the Middle East. She lectures ‘Narrative/ National Identity in Photography’ at Al Quds Bard University.

Robin Hammond  is a documentary photographer with a primary interest in human rights and development issues around the world through long-term photographic projects. He was the recipient of the W.Eugene Smith Fund for Humanistic Photography, a World Press Photo prize, the Pictures of the Year International World Understanding Award and four Amnesty International awards for Human Rights journalism. In 2013 he won the FotoEvidence Book Award for Documenting Social Injustice and the Carmignac Gestion Photojournalism Award. Robin is the founder of Witness Change, a non-profit organization dedicated to advance humans rights through highly visual storytelling. His work appears in magazines, newspapers, television and social media. He is currently based in Manchester, UK.  

Sebastian Liste is a documentary photographer and sociologist devoted to document the profound cultural changes and contemporary issues in Latin America and the Mediterranean area. In 2010, while getting his Masters degree in Documentary Photography in Barcelona, he won the Ian Parry Scholarship for his project “Urban Quilombo” and was named young editorial photographer of the year at the Lucie Awards. In 2011 Sebastián was selected for the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass. In 2012 was announced as the Young Reporter of the Year at Visa pour l’Image festival. He was the recipient of the Magnum EF Grant, the Getty Editorial Grant and the Alexia Foundation Grant. He also received the Fotopres grant in Spain to develop a project in Venezuela, and a World Press Photo prize in 2016 for his story ‘Citizen Journalism in Brazil’s Favelas‘. Sebastián Liste is a frequent lecturer and he is currently based between Spain and Brazil. 

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SELECTED PARTICIPANTS

Adib Chowdhury

Carlotta Cardana

David Shaw

Ekaterina Anchevskaya

Giorgia Tobiolo

Jacob King

Mathieu Willcocks

Matteo Congregalli

Maurizio Martorana

Michael Vince Kim

Sandra Franco

Shaista Chishty

Tory Ho

Valeria Luongo

Zephie Begolo

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For more information contact NOOR Education via education@noorimages.com or give us a call at +31.20.6060.780 

call for applications: free paris nikon-noor workshop

NOOR and Nikon Europe invite young photographers living and/or working in France to submit their applications for selection for the free NOOR-Nikon Academy workshop taking place in Paris, France from 20 to 23 March 2017. 

NOOR photographers Pep Bonet, Robin Hammond & Benedicte Kurzen will lead the workshop, sharing their expertise and working together with participants to develop their visual stories and projects.

DETAILS

Workshop: 20 – 23 March 2017

Deadline to Apply: 22 January 2017, 11:59pm (CET)

Notification of Selection: 8 February 2017

Fee: Free of charge

THE WORKSHOP

During the four-day workshop, 15 participants, together with Pep Bonet, Robin Hammond & Benedicte Kurzen will share experiences, work on portfolios, improve editing skills and learn how to develop visual stories. Participants can look forward to intensive communication with NOOR photographers and their peers on subjects ranging from how to develop and edit a photographic story or project, to the nuances of the international photo market. The workshop is a unique opportunity to learn impactful visual storytelling, further develop personal vision, strengthen ongoing projects and gain new knowledge and contacts in an intimate and interactive environment.

The workshop is free of charge and includes lunch. Please note that travel, accommodation and additional meals are not covered and should be arranged by individual participants. The workshop will take place at the Loft Roquette: 42 Rue de la Roquette, 75011 Paris, France.

The workshop will be focused around developing, editing, refining and presenting/disseminating a visual documentary series, story and/or project. Participants can get the most out of the experience when they come to the workshop with a body of work they are currently developing, editing, working on and/or thinking about how to share with audiences. Thus, applicants are encouraged to include this work and indicate what they want to explore in relation to the work in their application portfolio and motivation statement.

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TUTORS 

Pep Bonet is an award-winning filmmaker and photographer who has travelled extensively capturing profound moments that represent the unbalanced world in which we live. His longer-term projects focus on African issues, with his most well known project being “Faith in Chaos”, a photo essay on the aftermath of the war in Sierra Leone. He is also know for a long-term reportage on the rock ‘n roll band Motörhead. Pep was a recipient of the W. Eugene Smith Humanistic Grant in Photography in 2005 and of the Horbach Award in 2015, and won three different World Press Photo Awards in 2007, 2009 and 2013. Pep frequently lectures on photography, multimedia and film, and lives in Mallorca, Spain. 

Bénédicte Kurzen began her photographic career when she moved to Israel in 2003, covering hard news as a freelancer in the Gaza Strip, Iraq and Lebanon. For the past ten years, Bénédicte has been covering conflicts and socio-economical changes in Africa. Her body of work “Amaqabane”, on the life of former anti-apartheid combatants was produced for prestigious World Press Joop Swart Masterclass 2008. In 2011, she received a grant from the Pulitzer Center, which allowed her to produce a body of work on Nigeria, “A Nation Lost to Gods”. Her work has been screened and exhibited at Visa pour l’Image and was nominated for the Visa d’Or in 2012. After becoming a NOOR full member in 2012, she decided to move to Lagos, from where she could pursue her coverage of Africa, with a focus on Nigeria. Alongside, she became an adjunct lecturer at the American University of Nigeria in journalism.

Robin Hammond  is a documentary photographer with a primary interest in human rights and development issues around the world through long-term photographic projects.

He was the recipient of the W.Eugene Smith Fund for Humanistic Photography, a World Press Photo prize, the Pictures of the Year International World Understanding Award and four Amnesty International awards for Human Rights journalism. In 2013 he won the FotoEvidence Book Award for Documenting Social Injustice and the Carmignac Gestion Photojournalism Award. Robin is the founder of Witness Change, a non-profit organization dedicated to advance humans rights through highly visual storytelling. His work appears in magazines, newspapers, television and social media. He is currently based in Manchester, UK.  

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SELECTED PARTICIPANTS

Anna Filipova
Antonin Weber

Camilo Leon-Quijano

Charlotte Gonzalez

Chloe Sharrock

Estelle Car

Etienne  Maury

Fabrice Caterini

Hugo Aymar

Kasia Strek

Lucie Mach

Mathias Benguigui

Maude Girard

Maxime Matthys

Yulia Grigoryants

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For more information contact NOOR Education via education@noorimages.com or give us a call at +31.20.6060.780 

Photo from NOOR-Nikon 2014 Istanbul Masterclass © Frank Zuidweg

call for applications: free nikon-noor workshop in berlin

NOOR and Nikon Europe invite young photographers living and/or working in Germany to submit their applications for selection for the 2017 free NOOR-Nikon Academy workshop taking place at C/O Berlin, Germany from 7 to 10 March 2017.  

NOOR photographers Yuri Kozyrev, Bénédicte Kurzen and Kadir van Lohuizen will lead the workshop, sharing their expertise and working together with participants to develop their visual stories and projects.

KEY DATES

Workshop: 7 – 10 March 2017

Deadline to Apply: 15 January 2017, 11:59pm (CET)

Notification of Selection: 1 February 2017

Fee: Free of charge

THE WORKSHOP

During the four-day workshop, 15 participants, together with Yuri Kozyrev, Bénédicte Kurzen and Kadir van Lohuizen will share experiences, work on portfolios, improve editing skills and learn how to develop visual stories. Participants can look forward to intensive communication with NOOR photographers and their peers on subjects ranging from how to develop and edit a photographic story or project, to the nuances of the international photo market. The workshop is a unique opportunity to learn impactful visual storytelling, further develop personal vision, strengthen ongoing projects and gain new knowledge and contacts in an intimate and interactive environment.

The workshop is free of charge and includes lunch. Please note that travel, accommodation and additional meals are not covered and should be arranged by individual participants. The workshop will take place at C/O Berlin: Hardenbergstraße 19, 10623 Berlin

The workshop will be focused around developing, editing, refining and presenting/disseminating a visual documentary series, story and/or project. Participants can get the most out of the experience when they come to the workshop with a body of work they are currently developing, editing, working on and/or thinking about how to share with audiences. Thus, applicants are encouraged to include this work and indicate what they want to explore in relation to the work in their application portfolio and motivation statement.

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THE TUTORS

Yuri Kozyrev has worked as a photojournalist for the past 25 years. He started his career documenting the collapse of the Soviet Union, capturing the rapid changes in the former USSR for the LA Times during the 90’s. In 2001, Yuri started to cover international news, working before from Afghanistan and then from Iraq as contract photographer for Time Magazine. Since the beginning of 2011, Yuri has been documenting the “Arab Revolutions” and their aftermaths in Bahrain, Yemen, Tunisia and specially Egypt and Libya. Yuri has received numerous honors for his photography, including several World Press Photo Awards, the OPC’s Oliver Rebbot Award, and the ICP Infinity Award for Photojournalism, the Frontline Club Award, the Visa d’or News and the Prix Bayeux-Calvados, and he was named 2011 Photographer of the Year in the Pictures of the Year International competition. In 2015, Yuri covered the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the migrant crisis in Europe.

Bénédicte Kurzen began her photographic career when she moved to Israel in 2003, covering hard news as a freelancer in the Gaza Strip, Iraq and Lebanon. For the past ten years, Bénédicte has been covering conflicts and socio-economical changes in Africa. Her body of work “Amaqabane”, on the life of former anti-apartheid combatants was produced for prestigious World Press Joop Swart Masterclass 2008. In 2011, she received a grant from the Pulitzer Center, which allowed her to produce a body of work on Nigeria, “A Nation Lost to Gods”. Her work has been screened and exhibited at Visa pour l’Image and was nominated for the Visa d’Or in 2012. After becoming a NOOR full member in 2012, she decided to move to Lagos, from where she could pursue her coverage of Africa, with a focus on Nigeria. Alongside, she became an adjunct lecturer at the American University of Nigeria in journalism.

Kadir van Lohuizen has covered conflicts in Africa and elsewhere, but is probably best known for his long-term projects on the seven rivers of the world, the rising of sea levels, the diamond industry and migration in the Americas. Kadir has received numerous prizes and awards in photojournalism. In 2000 and 2002 Kadir was a jury member of the World Press Photo contest and is currently on the supervisory board of the World Press Photo foundation. Kadir is a frequent lecturer and photography teacher and is based in Amsterdam.

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 SELECTED PARTICIPANTS

Agata Szymanska-Medina

Arne Piepke

Astrid Dill

Daniela Koenig

Emile Ducke

Emine Akbaba

Ingmar Björn Nolting

Jonas Kako

Ksenia Les

Lena Mucha

Lisa Hermes

Lukas Schulze

Natalya Reznik

Paul Lovis Wagner

Sebastian Wells

Sebi Berens

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For more information contact NOOR Education via education@noorimages.com or give us a call at +31.20.6060.780 

Photo from NOOR-Nikon 2016 Almaty Masterclass © Nikon Europe

call for applications: free noor-nikon academy workshop amsterdam

NOOR and Nikon Europe invite young photographers living and/or working in The Netherlands to submit their applications for selection for the 2017 free NOOR-Nikon Academy workshop taking place in the Netherlands, Amsterdam from 28 February through 3 March 2017.

NOOR photographers - Pep Bonet, Sebastian Liste & Yuri Kozyrev - will lead the workshop, sharing their expertise and working together with participants to develop their visual stories and projects.

KEY DATES

Workshop: 28 February – 3 March 2017

Deadline to Apply: 8 January 2017, 11:59pm (CET)

Notification of Selection: 26 January 2017

Fee: Free of charge

THE WORKSHOP

During the four-day workshop, 15 participants, together with three NOOR member photographers will share experiences, work on portfolios, improve editing skills and learn how to develop visual stories. Participants can look forward to intensive communication with NOOR photographers and their peers on subjects ranging from how to develop and edit a photographic story or project, to the nuances of the international photo market. The workshop is a unique opportunity to learn impactful visual storytelling, further develop personal vision, strengthen ongoing projects and gain new knowledge and contacts in an intimate and interactive environment.

The workshop is free of charge and includes lunch. Please note that travel, accommodation and additional meals are not covered and should be arranged by individual participants. The workshop will take place at the headquarters of Nikon Europe: Burgerweeshuispad 101, 1076 ER Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

The workshop will be focused around developing, editing, refining and presenting/disseminating a visual documentary series, story and/or project. Participants can get the most out of the experience when they come to the workshop with a body of work they are currently developing, editing, working on and/or thinking about how to share with audiences. Thus, applicants are encouraged to include this work and indicate what they want to explore in relation to the work in their application portfolio and motivation statement.

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TUTORS 

Pep Bonet is an award-winning filmmaker and photographer who has travelled extensively capturing profound moments that represent the unbalanced world in which we live. His longer-term projects focus on African issues, with his most well known project being “Faith in Chaos”, a photo essay on the aftermath of the war in Sierra Leone. He is also know for a long-term reportage on the rock ‘n roll band Motörhead. Pep was a recipient of the W. Eugene Smith Humanistic Grant in Photography in 2005 and of the Horbach Award in 2015, and won three different World Press Photo Awards in 2007, 2009 and 2013. Pep frequently lectures on photography, multimedia and film, and lives in Mallorca, Spain. 

Yuri Kozyrev, as a photojournalist, has witnessed many world-changing events for the past 25 years. He started his career documenting the collapse of the Soviet Union, capturing the rapid changes in the former USSR for the LA Times during the 90’s. In 2001, Yuri started to cover international news, working before from Afghanistan and then from Iraq as contract photographer for Time Magazine. Since the beginning of 2011, Yuri has been documenting the “Arab Revolutions” and their aftermaths in Bahrain, Yemen, Tunisia and specially Egypt and Libya. Yuri has received numerous honors for his photography, including several World Press Photo Awards, the OPC’s Oliver Rebbot Award, and the ICP Infinity Award for Photojournalism, the Frontline Club Award, the Visa d’or News and the Prix Bayeux-Calvados, and he was named 2011 Photographer of the Year in the Pictures of the Year International competition. In 2015, Yuri covered the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the migrant crisis in Europe.

Sebastian Liste is a documentary photographer and sociologist devoted to document the profound cultural changes and contemporary issues in Latin America and the Mediterranean area. In 2010, while getting his Masters degree in Documentary Photography in Barcelona, he won the Ian Parry Scholarship for his project “Urban Quilombo” and was named young editorial photographer of the year at the Lucie Awards. In 2011 Sebastián was selected for the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass. In 2012 was announced as the Young Reporter of the Year at Visa pour l’Image festival. He was the recipient of the Magnum EF Grant, the Getty Editorial Grant and the Alexia Foundation Grant. He also received the Fotopres grant in Spain to develop a project in Venezuela, and a World Press Photo prize in 2016 for his story ‘Citizen Journalism in Brazil’s Favelas‘. Sebastián Liste is a frequent lecturer and he is currently based between Spain and Brazil. 

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SELECTED PARTICIPANTS

Alex Kemman

Bart Brouwer

Bram Schilling

Claudia Dijkkamp

Claudia Willmitzer

Claudio Montesano Casillas

Hester den Boer

Jaasir Linger

Jecan Chiu

Joris van Gennip

Maarten de Kok

Maartje de Brockbernd

Madeleine Bolle

Misha Pook

Sabine van Wechem

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For more information contact NOOR Education via education@noorimages.com or give us a call at +31.20.6060.780 

Photo from NOOR-Nikon 2015 Amsterdam Masterclass © Frank Zuidweg

november amsterdam workshop with alixandra fazzina & sebastian liste

NOOR is exited to team up with the FOTOfactory to bring NOOR’s teaching photographers to canal-side education center in Amsterdam’s Jordaan district. The intimate & rigorous four-day program will focus on documentary photography & self-directed project development.

Award-winning photographers, Alixandra Fazzina (UK) & Sebastián Liste (ES) will share their practices, passions & expertise to guide participants, but also to push them to think differently about their work. Both photographers are known for their independent, in-depth and long-term projects. This will be the first time Alixandra & Sebastián are teaching together - we invite you to join us in NOOR's home-city, Amsterdam, for this special opportunity.

Participants are encouraged to engage, share, question and debate. Tutors and students work closely together in an informal environment and learn through the process of exchange, dialogue and hands-on practice.  Participants will get the most out of the workshop when they focus on a project they have in mind (can be at conception phase, in development or production, currently on hold, something they want to pursue in the future...).

DETAILS

Workshop 24-27 November 2016

The workshop will be conducted in English

Workshop price: €615 exclusive VAT

Location: the FOTOfactory, Keizersgracht 82-bg, 1015 CT, Amsterdam

Topics to be covered include:

• Visual narrative, image selection & editing
• ‘The Ethics of Getting Close:’ Considerations for working with dignity & compassion as a photographer. A lecture that will challenge participating photographers to think about restraints & ethical considerations when documenting people’s lives on camera in the modern age.
• Research, story preparation & best practices for working in the field with subjects, fixers & translators.
• Captioning, preparing your work for presentation, tips on professional project proposal writing
• Getting your work out into the world – platforms, dissemination (editorial, exhibitions, books, online), new media
• Alixandra Fazzina - presentation & discussion on her work ‘A Million Shillings: Escape from Somalia,’ Presentation of book & project that will touch on ideas regarding developing project concepts & making long-term projects
• Sebastián Liste - Presentation from on ‘An Intimate Pandemic: 2009-2016,’ his project on cultures of violence in Latin America & his approach to long-term projects

HOW TO APPLY

Requirements:

• Basic experience in photography or photojournalism (please indicate in work & education experience sections of Application Form)
• English fluency (the workshop will be conducted in English)
• Good technical understanding of your camera equipment

To Apply:

• Complete Application Form, including your Motivation (500 words maximum), Work Experience (200 words maximum) & Education Experience (200 words maximum)
• The form will also prompt you to submit an image portfolio by making a blog and sending us the link. (Please find a tutorial for making the blog here) This portfolio must include the following:
  • At least one photo story (minimum 8 images)
  • Maximum 30 images total
  • No more than 8 single images (images which are not part of a photo story)
  • All images should be accompanied by a concise caption
  • For any photo story, please include a title and brief introduction

Photo © Sebastian Liste / NOOR

visual journalism workshop with benedicte kurzen in canada

 © Benedicte Kurzen / NOOR

NOOR, in collaboration with Culture Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean  and Groupe Photo Média International, are pleased to announce Visual Journalism workshop with Benedicte Kurzen on 2-3 November in Chicoutimi, Canada. This will take place under the framework of ZOOM Photo Festival. During this 2-day training, participants will share their experiences, work on their portfolios, improve their image selection skills and learn how to develop their visual stories.

During these 2 days participants will discuss various topics – from technical aspects of photography to the peculiarities of international photography market. This workshop is a unique opportunity to learn more about the visual impact of a story that is told, to develop a personal approach and acquire new skills and contacts in an intimate dynamic environment. The workshop will include group discussions on  participants’ projects and the learning points from Benedicte's professional experience. The workshop will address the project design, research, pre-production and project dissemination  - with the aim to help participants to develop powerful story and present it in innovative way.

REQUIREMENTS

• Participants should prepare an image sequence or a portfolio project for the group review on the first day (up to 10 images, sequenced and ready for presentation).
• We recommend you to wear comfortable clothes and ask you to bring your laptop and / or a USB key with image files.
• Any materials that might be relevant to the discussion with the trainer and / or other participants are welcome.

DETAILS

Dates: 2 and 3 November 2016 (Wednesday and Thursday)

Time: from 8am to 12pm and from 1pm to 5 pm

Deadline: 26 October 2016

Language: French

Fee for residents in the region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean: $ 75 

Fee for other participants: $ 396

*10 participants will be accepted

Location: Chicoutimi Pulp, 300, rue Dubuc

At the end of the training, each participant will be able to properly develop a visual story a reportage / documentary photography.

If you are interested in applying, read the description below in French.

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Culture Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean, en collaboration avec Groupe Photo Média International,et l’agence Photo NOOR propose la formation

«CLASSE DE MAÎTRE EN JOURNALISME VISUEL»

Avec Benedicte Kurzen. Elle a obtenu une maîtrise en Histoire contemporaine de la Sorbonne à Paris. Elle a écrit son essai final sur le Mythe du photographe de guerre qui l’a inspirée à devenir une raconteuse d’histoire visuelle elle-même. Après être devenue une membre à part entière de NOOR en 2012, elle a décidé de déménager à Lagos d’où elle poursuit ses couvertures sur l’Afrique en mettant l’accent sur le Nigeria. Parallèlement à cela, elle est devenue chargée de cours adjointe en journalisme à l’Université américaine du Nigeria.

OBJECTIFS

• Améliorer ses compétences en sélection d’images et apprendre à bien choisir et développer des histoires visuelles avec la photographie pour fin de présentation;
• Les participants partageront leurs expériences, travailleront sur leurs portfolios, amélioreront leurs compétences en sélection d’images et apprendront comment choisir et développer leurs histoires.

CONTENU 

• Chaque journée comprend un échange intensif avec les photographes sur des sujets allant de l’aspect technique de la prise de photo aux particularités du marché international de la photographie. Il s’agit ici d’une opportunité unique d’apprendre ce qu’est l’impact visuel d’une histoire que l’on raconte, de développer une approche personnelle et d’acquérir de nouvelles compétences et des contacts dans un environnement intime et interactif. La formation alternera entre le travail des participants et les présentations de la photographe de NOOR concernant son travail et ses expériences personnelles en tant que points de référence d’apprentissage.
• La formation abordera la conception d’un projet, la recherche, la pré-production, l’utilisation du multimédia et la mise en marché d’un projet et ce, dans le but d’aider les participants à développer et à réaliser un impact qui lui soit propre et des projets de présentation innovateurs.

PRÉ-REQUIS 

Les participants devront se préparer à partager une séquence de leur projet ou de ce qui est représentatif de leur portfolio pour recevoir les commentaires du groupe pendant la première journée (10 images maximum, séquencées et prêtes pour la projection). Il est recommandé de porter des vêtements confortables, apporter son portable et / ou une clé USB avec les dossiers d’images. Tout autre matériel qui pourrait être pertinent pour la discussion avec la formatrice et / ou les autres participants est le bienvenu.

DÉTAILS

Dates :    2 et 3 novembre 2016 (mercredi et jeudi)

Horaire:   8h à 12h et de 13h à 17h

Durée :   16 heures de formation

Lieu :   Pulperie de Chicoutimi, 300, rue Dubuc 

Coût : 75 $ / participant (pour 8 inscriptions) - Coût du marché :396 $ -

 *10 participants maximum seront acceptés

À la fin de la formation, chaque participant sera en mesure de bien concevoir une histoire visuelle à partir d’un reportage / documentaire photo. 

Si intéressé et disponible pour cette formation, veuillez transmettre la fiche d’inscription complétée (formulaire annexé) par la poste, accompagné de votre paiement, au plus tard 26 octobre 2016 à Manon Villeneuve aux coordonnées ci-dessous.

418 662-6623 (221) / Télécopieur : 418 662-1071

1640, ave. Hamilton Est 

Alma Qc  G8B 4Z1

formation@cultureslsj.ca

cultureslsj.ca

zurich workshop with pep bonet & alixandra fazzina

NOOR-Keystone Workshop with Pep Bonet & Alixandra Fazzina:

Developing Long-term Documentary Photography Projects 

We are delighted to announce this two-day workshop in Zurich in collaboration with Keystone. NOOR photographers Pep Bonet and Alixandra Fazzina will lead this workshop for photographers & industry professionals who would like to learn more about how to develop and manage long-term documentary photography projects.

Using their own projects & experience as tangible reference, Pep & Alixandra will address project conception, research, preproduction & project dissemination - with the goal to help participants develop & execute their own impactful & innovative documentary photo projects.

DETAILS

Dates: 26-27 October 2016

Application Deadline: 2 October 2016

Fee: CHF 750, including lunch on both days

 (Does not include travel, accommodation or additional meals)

The workshop will be conducted in English.

The workshop is limited to 20 participants maximum.

>>> View provisional program here

Location: Keystone Foyer, Grubenstrasse 45, 8045 Zürich, Switzerland

HOW TO APPLY

To apply send a PDF file to education@noorimages.com before 23:59 C.E.T. Sunday 2 October 2016 not exceeding 6 MB including:

• A concise statement of motivation describing why you are interested in this workshop in particular, what you hope to learn from it & how it relates to your experiences & ambitions. (300 words maximum)

AND/OR

• A portfolio of 8-15 sequenced images, preferably including at least one photo story or series

Please send your application with subject line ’ZURICH WORKSHOP' to:

 education@noorimages.com before 23:59 C.E.T. Sunday 2 October 2016.

For any questions or additional information please contact education@noorimages.com

 

Ausschreibung - Fotografie-Workshop mit NOOR zur Entwicklung dokumentarischer Langzeitprojekte

Gerne kündigen wir den zweitägigen Workshop in Zusammenarbeit mit unserer Partneragentur NOOR an. Die Ausschreibung richtet sich an professionelle Fotografinnen und Fotografen, jedoch auch an Leute, die mit Fotografie arbeiten und lernen möchten, wie man ein fotografisches Langzeitprojekt entwickelt und bewerkstelligt. Der Workshop wird unter der Leitung der beiden erfahrenen NOOR-Fotografen Alixandra Fazzina und Pep Bonet durchgeführt.

Mit ihren eigenen Projekten und Erfahrungen als greifbare Referenz, werden die beiden Workshop-Tutoren auf die Projektkonzeption, die Recherche in Bezug auf fotografische Projekte, die Vorproduktion und die Verarbeitung von Langzeit-projekten eingehen – mit dem Ziel, den Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmern wichtige Instrumente zur wirkungsvollen Planung und innovativen Ausführung ihrer eigenen dokumentarischen Projekte mitzugeben.   

DETAILS

Daten:  26.-27. Oktober 2016

Anmeldeschluss:  2. Oktober 2016

Kosten:  CHF 750, inklusive Mittagessen

Diese Kosten schliessen Anreise, Unterkunft und zusätzliche Verpflegung während des Workshops nicht ein.

Ort: KEYSTONE-Foyer, Grubenstrasse 45, CH-8045 Zürich, Schweiz

Der Workshop wird in Englisch geführt.

Der Workshop ist limitiert auf maximal 20 Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer.

BEWERBUNG

Für die Bewerbung schicken Sie bitte bis spätestens Sonntag, 2. Oktober 2016, 23:59 Uhr, ein PDF an education@noorimages.com. Dieses PDF sollte 6MB nicht überschreiten, in Englisch verfasst sein und folgendes beinhalten:

• Ein kurzes, präzises Motivationsschreiben, das erklärt, warum Sie an diesem Workshop teilnehmen möchten und was Sie von diesem Workshop in Bezug auf Ihre eigene Arbeit erwarten (max. 300 Wörter). 

UND/ODER

• Ein Portfolio mit 8 - 15 aufeinanderfolgenden Bildern (Sequenz), vorzugsweise eine Reportage oder eine Serie.

Bitte schicken Sie Ihre Bewerbung mit dem Vermerk "ZURICH WORKSHOP"

bis spätestens Sonntag, 2. Oktober 2016, 23:59 Uhr, an: education@noorimages.com.

Für Fragen und zusätzliche Informationen wenden Sie sich bitte an education@noorimages.com oder an info@keystone.ch.   

call for applications: amsterdam workshop with kadir van lohuizen

Stories of the City: Building Visual Narratives & Documenting the City

NOOR in collaboration with the Fotogram are pleased to invite you to workshop weekend in Amsterdam with Kadir van Lohuizen. In this workshop participants will discuss, share & learn about building a documentary photo story. Kadir van Lohuizen is a master of visual narrative and storytelling. He will engage participants to show them how to shoot & craft a visual story – working on concept, shooting, editing & sequencing.

Home to NOOR & Fotogram, Amsterdam & all its urban complexity will be the subject to be documented by participants, who will work with Kadir to tell the cities stories. Activities will include presentations on related projects by Kadir, shooting assignments, group reviews & one on one reviews with Kadir.

DETAILS

Workshop dates: 19-20 November 2016, 10:00 - 18:00

Enrollment is limited to maximum 12 participants.

The workshop will be held in Dutch (or English, if needed)

Location: Fotogram, Amsterdam

FEE

For early bird registration (before 9 October) the fee is  €425 inclusive BTW

From 10 October the fee is €495 inclusive BTW

REQUIREMENTS

Basic working knowledge & your camera.

>>> Apply here

WHAT TO BRING TO THE WORKSHOP

Bring your camera & a photostory of 8 images.

On the map: Sarphatistraat 35 1018 EV Amsterdam

Verhalen van de stad. Het maken van een visueel fotoverhaal van de stad Amsterdam.

NOOR en Fotogram nodigen u graag uit om deel te komen nemen aan het Weekend Seminar met Kadir van Lohuizen. In deze workshop zullen de deelnemers discussieren, leren, en foto's delen over documentaire fotografie. Kadir van Lohuizen heeft internationaal zijn sporen verdiend met zijn visuele verhalen. Hij helpt de deelnemers om een verhaal in beelden te creeren, het gaat daarbij om het maken, combineren en editen van jouw foto's.

Amsterdam zal het onderwerp zijn in al zijn bijzondere compexiteit . Amsterdam is tevens de thuisbasis van zowel NOOR alsook Fotogram. Inbegrepen zijn presentaties door Kadir, foto opdrachten, groepsbesprekingen en persoonlijke begeleiding door Kadir.

De dagen zijn inclusief lunch.

DETAILS

Data: 19-20 November van 10-18 uur

Maximum aantal deelnemers: 12

De workshop is in het nederlands (engels waar nodig)

Locatie: Fotogram Amsterdam, Sarphatistraat 35

KOSTEN

Schrijf je je in vóór 9 oktober, dan kan je gebruik maken van de early bird korting en betaal je slechts €425,- in plaats van €495,-(incl BTW)

NODIG

gedegen basiskennis.

MEENEMEN

Camera, plus een eerste fotoverhaal van 8 beelden.