pep bonet published in le monde
A photo from Pep Bonet's 'Right to Identity' series on mobile technology in Tanzania was recently published in Le Monde's science and medicine supplement.
call for applications: multimedia journalism workshop in bayeux, france
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noor at fotografia europea 2015
NOOR Group Photo, May 2015. From left: Asim Rafiqui, Pep Bonet, Kadir van Lohuizen, Benedicte Kurzen, Sebastian Liste, Jon Lowenstein, Francesco Zizola, Andrea Bruce, Nina Berman, Stanley Greene, Alixandra Fazzina.
As HOST program guests of the Italian festival Fotografia Europea 2015, NOOR photographers visited the beautiful town of Reggio Emilia to lead workshops, present a screening and discussion evening, and open their group exhibition, "A NOOR journal on the changing planet, 2009-2015."
The exhibition, curated by Laura Serani, brings together years of work on climate change and environmental issues around the globe and is on view at the Chiostri di San Pietro until 26 July.
In the days leading up to the festival's official opening, NOOR photographers Stanley Greene, Jon Lowenstein, Sebastian Liste, Andrea Bruce, and Asim Rafiqui guided practical and theoretical workshops in documentary photography. To see a video of the work participants shot during the workshop see here.
Stanley, Jon, Sebastian and Andrea's workshop participants worked on a shooting assignment covering local food and wine production in the region. One group visited a Parmigiano-Reggiano maturation room in Reggio Emilia.
The festival HOST program (a project by aBcM) came to a close with NOOR Night, featuring an evening of screenings and discussions with NOOR photographers and moderated by Lars Boering, Director of the World Press Photo. The topic of the evening was "Change: How to Achieve It."
Following the festival, NOOR members stayed in Reggio Emilia where they held their 8th Annual General Meeting. At the Annual General Meeting, NOOR photographers and staff evaluate agency and foundation activities, and plan how to continue NOOR’s mission in coming years.
All photos by Francesca Pradella
noor lunch talks with nina berman, francesco zizola, pep bonet, alixandra fazzina & benedicte kurzen at fotografia europea, italy
© Francesco Zizola | NOOR
On Saturday 16 May 2015, as part of the Fotografia Europea festival, NOOR will host 'NOOR Lunch Talks.' Enjoy stimulating, intimate discussion and a delicious meal together. The following photographers will be the topics listed below:
Nina Berman on 'Photography and Social Media'
Francesco Zizola on 'Ethics and Photojournalism'
Pep Bonet on 'Moving into Moving Images', about the power of mixed media
Alixandra Fazzina and Benedicte Kurzen on 'Women; Two Sides of the Camera'. Alixandra and Benedicte will discuss the role of women both behind the camera and as subjects in conflict.
Each applicant will be able to choose the photographer they would like to have the lunch with, and all efforts will be made to accommodate their choice. The lunches will take place at Ristorante Enoteca Il Pozzo.
When: Saturday 16 May 2015
12:30 - 14:30 lunch + talk
14:30 - 15:30 possibility for a short portfolio review
Cost: €85 (including food & festival pass, exclusive of €15 administration costs).
The lunches with Nina Berman, Francesco Zizola and Pep Bonet will each admit 6 to 8 people.
The lunch with Alixandra Fazzina and Benedicte Kurzen will admit 12 to 14 people.
Deadline for registration: Tuesday 28 April 2015 EXTENDED! NEW DEADLINE: 5 May 2015 (before midnight C.E.T.)
HOW TO SIGN UP?
1. Please download, fill out, and sign the registration form.
This can be sent via email to: info@abcmprogetti.net
2. Please make an advance payment of 100 EUR via PayPal
or bank transfer to:
Bank Account holder Stichting Noor Foundation
IBAN code: NL37 INGB 0004288015
BIC/SWIFT: INGBNL2A
Please clearly indicate with the payment your name and what it concerns, so we can track the payment. Please send a receipt of the payment together with the registration form.
Deadline for registration: Tuesday 28 April 2015 EXTENDED! NEW DEADLINE: 5 May 2015 (before midnight C.E.T.)
Participants for the lunches will be provided with necessary information in the form of welcome packs prior to the event and with a free pass for the festival.
FEES AND POLICY
Tuition for the lunches does not include flights, accommodations or meals. All on-the-ground expenses are the responsibility of the student.
Once you submit your application, you will be notified within 2 business days after the submissions deadline.
All fees must be paid within three days from acceptance. Students will then be emailed a full welcome package with suggestions for accommodations as well as a guide to Reggio Emilia.
Please note
- NOOR reserves the right to change or alter the program advertised.
- If a participant decides to cancel for whatever reason, it must be confirmed in writing:
. NOOR will reimburse all the registration costs except for €15 administration fee, if the participant informs NOOR of cancellation the day they receive the notification of confirmation for the lunch. Beyond this time limit, NOOR will charge the following:
. 50% of the cost if cancelled between 6 and 12 days before the lunch commences.
. 100% of the cost if cancelled less than 5 days before the lunch commences.
. All lunches that are commenced but not completed through the fault of either the contractor/or participant need to be paid in full.
- NOOR is not responsible for reimbursement of travel expenses in case a lunch is cancelled. We recommend that you buy refundable air tickets and/or travel insurance.
- A €100 application fee is required for each application. If accepted, this balance will be applied to the final tuition. If the student is not accepted, a refund of the application fee will be granted (minus €15 administration costs).
For any questions, or for more information, please contact Valeria Ribaldi.
noor at fotografia europea 2015 - italy
Fotografia Europea 2015 hosts NOOR. The Municipality of Reggio Emilia, in collaboration with aBcM, presents the HOST project, inviting NOOR to bring its select group of highly accomplished photojournalists and documentary storytellers for a series of activities to the city, from 14-17 May 2015, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
HOST offers an exclusive opportunity to encounter and discover an internationally renowned agency through a calendar of activities and events in which participants can personally come into contact with some of the leading figures in contemporary photography.
NOOR WORKSHOP
From Thursday 14 May until Saturday 16 May 2015, as part of the Fotografia Europea festival, NOOR will host a three day practical workshop under the guidance of Stanley Greene, Jon Lowenstein, Sebastian Liste and Andrea Bruce.
The participants will work in four groups of maximum 6 participants per group. Each group will be guided by one of the photographers. There will be room for practical and theoretical discussions on how to develop stories and portfolio reviews. One day of the workshop will be dedicated for shooting and one day will be dedicated for editing the work done the previous day - so participants have to be in possession of a camera and computer. Due to the fast pace of the workshop, NOOR highly recommends that participants produce and edit their work digitally.
Each applicant will be able to choose the photographer they would like to work with, and all efforts will be made to accommodate their choice.
During the three days the four NOOR photographers will each give a presentation of their work, followed by a Q&A and discussion. These presentations can be attended by all participants.
The results of the workshop will be screened at the festival on Saturday night during the NOOR Night at Chiostri di San Pietro, the main venue of the Festival.
When: Thursday 14 until Saturday 16 May 2015 between 10:00 to 18:00 CET.
Cost: €300 (exclusive of €15 administration costs)
Admits: 20-24 people (5 to 6 per group)
RETHINKING THE PHOTO PROJECT
On Saturday 16 May 2015, as part of the Fotografia Europea festival, NOOR will host a one day theoretical workshop under the guidance of Asim Rafiqui.
© Asim Rafiqui | NOOR
The participants will explore how to discover story ideas in their own seemingly ordinary surroundings and how to produce photography projects and use digital media to create individual and unique works that go beyond the news cycle or the editorial publishing restrictions. The goal is to help participants rethink story ideas, understand the new possibilities of self-publishing, and begin to create multi-layered and complex projects that look towards audiences beyond the editorial and magazine markets.
This is a project workshop, and not a photography aesthetics / camera use workshop.
We will focus on:
- discussing and developing participant story ideas
- project concept development
- project / story frameworks
- project research
- digital / online project layout and design
- digital tools and techniques for self-publishing works
When: Saturday 16 May between 10:00 to 18:00 CET.
Cost: €150 (exclusive of €15 administration costs)
Admits: 5-6 people
NOOR LUNCH
On Saturday 16 May 2015, as part of the Fotografia Europea festival NOOR will host 'NOOR Lunch Talks' with the following photographers on the following subjects:
© Alixandra Fazzina | NOOR
Nina Berman on 'Photography and Social Media'.
Francesco Zizola on 'Ethics and Photojournalism'.
Pep Bonet on 'Moving into Moving Images', about the power of mixed medias.
Alixandra Fazzina and Benedicte Kurzen on 'Women; Two Sides of the Camera'. Alixandra and Benedicte will seek to discuss the role of women both behind the camera and as subjects in conflict.
Each applicant will be able to choose the photographer they would like to have the lunch with, and all efforts will be made to accommodate their choice.
The lunches will take place at Ristorante Enoteca Il Pozzo.
When: Saturday 16 May 2015
12:30 - 14:30 lunch + talk
14:30 - 15:30 possibility for a short portfolio review
Cost: €85 (including food, exclusive of €15 administration costs).
Admits:
The lunches with Nina Berman, Francesco Zizola and Pep Bonet will each admit 6 to 8 people.
The lunch with Alixandra Fazzina and Benedicte Kurzen will admit 12 to 14 people.
HOW TO SUBMIT?
1. Please download, fill out, and sign the registration form.
This can be sent via email to: info@abcmprogetti.net
2. Please make an advance payment of 100 EUR via PayPal
or bank transfer to:
Bank Account holder Stichting Noor Foundation
IBAN code: NL37 INGB 0004288015
BIC/SWIFT: INGBNL2A
Please clearly indicate with the payment your name and what it concerns, so we can track the payment. Please send a receipt of the payment together with the registration form.
3. For the 3 day workshop with Stanley Greene, Jon Lowenstein, Sebastian Liste and Andrea Bruce, as well as the one day workshop with Asim Rafiqui, you are required to have:
- Basic experience in documentary photography or photojournalism;
- A high level of motivation;
- English language skills (the workshop is in English);
- A good technical understanding of your camera equipment, a working knowledge of the media environment and basic image management skills.
To apply you need to send a PDF file not exceeding 6 MB including:
A CV including your contact information and a written text explaining your work and projects.
A portfolio of max. 30 images with text introductions and captions (please show your story telling skills by presenting at least one picture story of 8 images).
Please send your application with all the above requested documents (registration form, payment receipt, portfolio) to : info@abcmprogetti.net
Deadline: Tuesday 28 April 2015 EXTENDED! NEW DEADLINE: 5 May 2015 (before midnight C.E.T.)
If sending a PDF creates a problem, we accept links and word documents or alternative formats. For more information contact info@abcmprogetti.net.
Selected participants for the workshops and the lunches will be provided with necessary information in the form of welcome packs prior to the event and with a free pass for the festival.
FEES AND POLICY
Tuitions for the workshops and the lunches does not include flights, accommodations or meals. All on-the-ground expenses are the responsibility of the student.
Once you submit your application, you will be notified within 2 business days after the submissions deadline.
All fees must be paid within three days from acceptance. Students will then be emailed a full welcome package with suggestions for accommodations as well as a guide to Reggio Emilia.
Please note
- NOOR reserves the right to change or alter the program advertised.
- If a participant decides to cancel for whatever reason, it must be confirmed in writing:
. NOOR will reimburse all the registration costs except for €15 administration fee, if the participant informs NOOR of cancellation the day they receive the notification of acceptance to the workshop. Beyond this time limit, NOOR will charge the following:
. 50% of the cost if cancelled between 6 and 12 days before the workshop commences.
. 100% of the cost if cancelled less than 5 days before the workshop commences.
. All workshops that are commenced but not completed through the fault of either the contractor/or participant need to be paid in full.
- NOOR is not responsible for reimbursement of travel expenses in case a workshop is cancelled. We recommend that you buy refundable air tickets and/or travel insurance.
- A €100 application fee is required for each application. If accepted, this balance will be applied to the final tuition. If the student is not accepted, a refund of the application fee will be granted (minus €15 administration costs).
For any questions, or for more information, please contact Valeria Ribaldi.
pep bonet premiers his first short fiction film 'ponerse al dia'
'Ponerse Al Dia' or 'Catching Up: A Psychopath on a Journey of Revenge' is Pep Bonet's debut in the world of fiction. The film premiers Saturday November 8th at the 33rd Horror Film Festival Molins de Rei in Barcelona, where Pep is also participating as a jury member for the festival's competition this year.
You can watch the trailer here.
The thriller was shot on Nikon over five days in March 2014 in Santanyi, Mallorca, Spain. Take a peek at some photos of the shoot:
world press photo pop-up group exhibition
All of NOOR's photographers have a strong connection to World Press Photo, as award winners, Joop Swart Masterclass participants and educators, jury members, or supervisory board members. To celebrate this fact, and with the World Press Photo Awards Days fast approaching, NOOR presents a small pop-up exhibition in an informal setting, featuring relevant work by all our photographers.
NOOR's pop-up exhibition is currently hanging at the Cafe de Engelbewaarder, which is situated just over the canal from Het Compagnie Theater, the location of this year's World Press Photo Awards Days. The exhibition runs until May 12th.
Address Engelbewaarder: Kloveniersburgwal 59, 1011 JZ Amsterdam.
This exhibition is supported by Nikon Europe.
All printing by FotolabKieKie.
Exhibition photos by Jen Tse.
pep bonet on filmmaking
Last week NOOR’s Pep Bonet and Nikon Netherlands kicked off a new series of one-day multimedia trainings with exciting lectures in Amsterdam for members of the Dutch press, ANP and NPS.
Being extremely fascinated by the fact that nowadays HDDSLR photo cameras also have the capability of shooting HD video, Pep crafted himself into shooting documentaries with DSLR cameras. This resulted in several short documentary films, including the award winning ‘Into the Shadows’, a pursuit into the lives of hundreds of thousands of Africans living in the inner city of Johannesburg.
Pep shared his experience and in-depth knowledge of all aspects that come with filmmaking, starting out with audiovisual presentations - where Pep and sound designer Jose Bautista put images and music together - to full length documentary making.
“In filmmaking you absolutely have to know, before you start, what the message is that you want to convey. More so than in photography, where playing around with the editing and building the story afterwards is much easier”, says Pep.
Pep stressed that in order to make a good production, many times you have to be independent. “To be independent in doing your own projects, means that you are free to express yourself. I believe that young creators now have the responsibility of challenging themselves with the actual technology that is available. I think it is important to confront yourself and be critical of your own work. Always put your goals further than you think you can achieve. You will end up learning more from mistakes then from things that went well. When time passes we all learn and change, but be realistic at the same time,” says Pep.
He also shared a lot of tips and tricks on technical accessories; some that are indispensable and some that you can leave out or could easily construct or adapt yourself.
Anja, one of the participants said that for her “the technical possibilities nowadays really feel like a liberation, more or less the same as with the move from analogue to digital. We have so much more possibilities to express ourselves.”
Pep showed some of his latest projects, like ‘Into the Shadows’ and ‘Forced’ and explained that for him it is still important to mix stills and footage. “I always use the photos as suggestions [Pep shared] to let the audience stop and think.”
Pep also made it clear that filmmaking is much more about teamwork. “Team up with the people that you want and need around you, and push them to make them feel what you are after.”
“I can't wait to focus myself on a certain subject. You were an inspiration!” said Piroschka, one of the participants.
The coming year, Pep will tour Europe for more one-day multimedia trainings in cooperation with local Nikon offices. If you want to know if Pep is conducting one near you, please contact the Pro Rep at the local Nikon office and/or contact NOOR to book Pep.
Images by Harvey Williams-Fairley.