The Danish School of Media and Journalism, the NOOR Foundation, and the World Press Photo Foundation are proud to announce the launch of the second year of the Diploma in Documentary Photography - thereby combining outstanding educational formats and content from DMJX, instruction from the world renowned documentary photographers of NOOR Images, and the World Press Photo Foundation's unique insight into current industry practices and debates in photography.
The diploma program is approved by the Danish Ministry of Education making it a formal program within the international ECTS-system.
The deadline for applications is the 12th of March 2018.
Participants for the Nikon-Noor Sweden Academy
We are delighted to announce the 15 participants selected for the Nikon-NOOR Academy, which will take place in Stockholm, Sweden between from 12th to 16th of March 2018.
We would like sincerely thank all the people who sent forward their applications and congratulate the photographers who will participate in the workshop with Yuri Kozyrev, Jon Lowenstein and Kadir van Lohuizen:
Alice Aedy
Hampus Andersson
Matteo Congregalli
Mohammed Elshamy
Pablo Garrigos Cucarella
Néha Hirve
Olga Karpushina
Carlo Lombardi
Nora Lorek
Lea Mandana
Anna Mininkova
Victor Raison
Juliette Robert
Line Ørnes Søndergaard
Alessandro Vincenzi
We are excited to meet & work together in Stockholm!
Participants for Nikon-Noor Poland Academy
We are delighted to announce the 15 participants selected for the Nikon-NOOR Academy, which will take place in Warsaw, Poland between from 26th of February 2018 to the 1st of March 2018.
We would like sincerely thank all the people who sent forward their applications and congratulate the photographers who will participate in the workshop with Nina Berman, Tanya Habjouqa and Sebastian Liste.
Andreea Campeanu
Francesca De Chirico
Agata Grzybowska
Artur Gutowski
Anna Ivantsova
Filip Jakubowski
Dominika Jaruga
Karolina Jonderko
Pawel Laczny
Krystian Maj
Rafal Siderski
Farzad Soleimani
Alexander Vasukovich
Anastasia Vlasova
Dawid Zielinski
We are excited to meet & work together in Warsaw!
Nina Berman Artist Talk: Bearing Witness
Nina Berman will be giving an artist talk at the Bronx Documentary Center in New York City, February 1st with Kimberly Stevens, to talk about their book An autobiography of Miss Wish.
Robin Hammond in National Geographic's Best-Of 2017
The portrait of Avery Jackson by Robin Hammond was included in the best of 2017 by National Geographic.
Announcing the 2018 Nikon-Noor academy masterclasses
Nikon Europe and the NOOR Foundation are excited to announce the program of the 2018 Nikon-NOOR Academy. The Academy will launch a new series of free-of-charge masterclasses for young, aspiring and talented documentary photographers in Poland, Sweden and Belgium.
During each of the four-day trainings, 15 participants, together with three NOOR photographers will share experiences, work on portfolios, improve editing skills and learn how to develop visual stories. The Nikon-NOOR Academy 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.
Participants can get the most out of the experience when they come to the masterclass 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. Below you will find more information on each masterclass.
- Teaching in Warsaw, Poland: Nina Berman, Tanya Habjouqa & Sebastian Liste
- Teaching in Stockholm, Sweden: Yuri Kozyrev, Jon Lowenstein & Kadir van Lohuizen
- Teaching in Brussels, Belgium: Sanne De Wilde, Benedicte Kurzen & Pep Bonet
The NOOR-Nikon Academy 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.
Each masterclass is led by a diverse and unique combination of three NOOR photographers. All experienced teachers and lecturers, NOOR photographers are actively engaged in their own documentary practices, current debates in the field and in the development of the next generation of photographic talent.
Since 2009 NOOR and Nikon have partnered on education programs encouraging and supporting young photographic talent around the world. We have built strong collaborations with an international network of young photographers, photography professionals, cultural organizations, journalism and educational institutions. NOOR-Nikon educational programs have successfully trained more than 175 students from more than 64 different countries and counting.
Below please find the Calls for Applications for the 2018 NOOR-Nikon Academy. Calls are now open for the masterclasses in Poland, Sweden & Belgium.
Call for Applications for NOOR-Nikon Poland Masterclass:
Deadline to apply is 29th January 2018.
Call for Applications for NOOR-Nikon Sweden Masterclass:
Deadline to apply is 29th January 2018.
Call for Applications for NOOR-Nikon Belgium Masterclass.
Deadline to apply is 29th January 2018.
For any questions please contact education@noorimages.com.
Reactions from previous NOOR-Nikon educational programs:
“Photography is part education and part evolution of one’s talent. This was my first workshop and it was an enriching experience. I learned more in these days than probably I could have learned in a year working in the field.”
– Bogdan Chesaru, Romania (NOOR-Nikon Masterclass, Bucharest, Romania)
“The workshop was fantastic! Meeting with NOOR photographers and very talented people from our region is a great opportunity. You should continue organizing programs for regional cooperation among young photographers. I got great tips about storytelling, editing, grants and bookmaking!”
– Ozge Sebzeci, Turkey (NOOR-Nikon Masterclass, Istanbul, Turkey)
“The masterclass helped to draw an overall picture of my career. The experiences shared by NOOR helps to make a long-term plan.”
– Elyor Nematov, Kyrgyzstan (NOOR-Nikon Masterclass, Almaty, Kazakhstan)
If you would like to be added to our education mailing list please email education@noorimages.comwith the subject line “Subscribe NOOR Education” with the following information:
- Your full name
- Email address
- City of residence
- Country of residence
Announcing NOOR Film
Upfront founder Lucas Menget states about the new collaboration:
“NOOR photojournalists, filmmakers and authors are our new sentinels. For years, they have been working on issues like climate change, refugee crisis, identity and gender, before they became breaking news. Together, we want to tell compelling and human stories of women and men confronted by fierce social changes. Our storytelling for a wide digital distribution will be strong and innovative.”
“NOOR started 10 years ago because together NOOR authors were able to “make changes” through photography, filmmaking, creating stories that impact humanity,” says NOOR’s Managing Director Clement Saccomani. “Today, we believe that video, moving images and documentary pieces will allow us to reach a new and larger audience. UPFRONT will help us confront the dominant narrative using visual storytelling with integrity and passion. NOOR exists to inspire empathy and action”
About Upfront – Digital Stories
Upfront – digital stories is a news agency producing short and powerful films for digital platforms, as well as documentaries for broadcast TV, based in Paris, France and New York, USA.
About NOOR
NOOR is a collective uniting a select group of highly accomplished authors, filmmakers, and photojournalists documenting, investigating and witnessing our world.
Announcing new members & nominees
NOOR is proud to announce important outcomes of the NOOR Annual General Meeting that took place in Amsterdam, in September 20-24th, 2017.
NEW NOMINEES
NOOR welcomes three new nominees: Arko Datto (India), Leonard Pongo (Belgium / Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Sanne De Wilde (Belgium).
About the three nominees, NOOR’s Managing Director Clement Saccomani shares: ”Having Sanne, Arko and Leonard join NOOR helps us to continue to confront dominant narratives using visual storytelling with integrity and passion. We exist to inspire empathy and action. These storytellers share with us this mission and will play an important role in helping us to achieve it.”
Sanne de Wilde states: “Call me naive, but I believe in the power of the photo-family. Connecting people who share ideals, differ in opinion, reach for the same goals, exchange ideas; eager to learn, teach, share. I see NOOR as a colorful bunch of people where I could add another touch of color to.”
NEW MEMBERS
NOOR photographers Tanya Habjouqa and Robin Hammond were voted in unanimously as full members joining the agency as shareholders.
Tanya Habjouqa says: ”I have found my transnational tribal storytelling family. The character, eccentricity, passion, intellect, curiosity, and integrity of this group inspires one to push further and further. To aspire to more. We find ourselves stronger together.”
Robin Hammond states: “A year ago I had the honor of being accepted as a NOOR nominee. Since then, by working with the NOOR office, I’ve seen my work reach more people, and have a greater impact. The members of the agency have been a constant source of inspiration and support. I’m really grateful now, at the Annual General Meeting in Amsterdam, to have been accepted as a full member into the NOOR family.”
NOOR & Nikon at Prix Bayeux Calvados des Correspondants de Guerre
NOOR & Nikon will be present this year for the 24th edition of the Prix Bayeux Calvados des Correspondants de Guerre festival. Nikon has graciously funded an exhibition and a workshop.
Graciously supported by NIKON and Prix Bayeux Calvados for War Correspondants
For the 2017 edition of the Prix Bayeux-Calvados for War Correspondants, which also marks the 100th anniversary of Nikon and the 10th anniversary of NOOR, Nikon wished to give NOOR the means to produce an exhibition on the forgotten conflicts and conflicts of tomorrow which will be presented at the Hotel du Doyen, in Bayeux.
Beyond the fruitful collaboration between Nikon France and NOOR Agency and Foudantion, these initiatives underscore our mutual commitment to the professional photography world as a whole.
NOOR – NIKON Visual Journalism Workshop
October 3rd to 7th, 2017
Developing your Transmedia & Long-term Project with Pep Bonet & Kadir van Lohuizen
During the five-day program, NOOR photographers and agency co-founders Pep Bonet (ES) and Kadir van Lohuizen (NL) will share key insights, experiences and tools to help workshop participants develop their own long term transmedia projects.
The program includes one on one portfolio reviews with each tutor, group editing sessions, along with presentations and discussions covering everything from transmedia project conception, budget development and production, to collaboration and dissemination. Tuition and meals during the workshop are free through the generous support of Nikon France.
NOOR in Paraty em Foco, Brazil | September 13-17, 2017
During this year's edition of Paraty em Foco, NOOR will be present to a series of events. Find below all the activities NOOR will be present to.
Graciously supported by Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
September 13-17, 2017
As we celebrate our 10th anniversary and reaffirm our principles as independent journalists, photographers, filmmakers and artists, NOOR stands with resisters around the world fighting authoritarianism and racism in all forms.
#Resist by NOOR is an exhibition of 13 images from across the globe, chosen by each photographer as an inspiration and reminder that resistance takes many forms, each essential and life affirming.
Developing your long-term photographic project
September 15th, 2017
NOOR Photographer Sebastian Liste will be leading a workshop around long term projects. Photographers who are dedicated to long-term projects or interested in documentary photography will be able to bring up their questions to Sebastian Liste.
Find the full program and all relevant information about this workshop on the festivals website.
September 16th, 2017, 3pm-5pm
An Intimate Pandemic
NOOR Photographer Sebastian Liste will be presenting and talking about his long-term project An Intimate Pandemic exploring urban violence in Latin America. He will share his experience of photographing in dangerous and violent areas of the world.
The talk will be livestremed on Paraty em Foco’s and NOOR’s social media channels.