Back Online with Look3 and Foundry Updates
After an extended stay offline traveling to Charlottesville, Virgina to attend the Festival of the Photograph and then to Mexico City to participate in the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop, I finally made it back to Barcelona in one piece.
Both Festival of the Photograph, also known as Look3, and Foundry were great experiences and I highly recommend them to anyone who might be interested. At Look3 I was accepted in to a project criticism class with Mary Anne Golon (formerly of Time Magazine) and legendary photographer, Maggie Steber. They were both positive, helpful and master editors. You really should have seen them work, editing stories down in 2-3 minutes. And they were not the only stars. The class was full of fantastic photographers, many not well known but definitely worth tracking. My favorites were Oscar Hidalgo, Steven Voss, and marin biologist and underwater specialist Thomas Peschak.
From Washington I flew to Mexico City where I spent a week with many other aspiring photojournalists. It too was a fantastic experience with class time, portfolio reviews, evening slideshows and of course some hard work. Here, Guy Calaf, was my inspiration as he is a veteran at the ripe old age of 30. The class was small, which was ideal and Guy was really generous and honest with his criticism so it was an encouraging experience. On top of that he’s a really down to earth person who leaves his ego at home.