Special Guests
Environmental Portraiture and the Personal Project
with Phil Borges
www.philborges.com
Friday evening 6-10 pm and Saturday & Sunday -
9 am-5 pm, June 8-10
The most important skill that visual communicators can develop is learning to understand and focus on what it is that the photographer is trying to say with his or her images. Over the years, Phil Borges has used the vehicle of the environmental portrait and short biographies to raise and air issues that he cares about. Phil likes exploring an issue through the personal stories of the individuals involved. This workshop will explore the process of building a photographic project from initial conception, to creation, and finally distribution through exhibits, books, and the Internet. Phil will share his experience in developing the initial and final concept, in addition to finding partners to help finance and distribute the final product. Discussions will include topics on lighting and on approaching and creating rapport with subjects. The weekend will be divided among lectures, demonstrations, making and evaluating environmental portraits on Venice Beach, and class critiques. Phil will also spend one-on-one time discussing each student’s work and the direction he or she would like to take.
For over twenty-five years Phil Borges has lived with and documented indigenous and tribal cultures around the world. Phil’s photographs are collected and exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. His award-winning books have been published in four languages. He teaches and lectures internationally and is co-founder of Blue Earth Alliance, a 501c3 that sponsors photographic projects focusing on endangered cultures and threatened environments. In 2001 Phil founded Bridges to Understanding (www.bridgesweb.org) an on-line classroom program that connects youth worldwide through digital storytelling for the purpose of exploring and honoring cultural diversity.
WORKSHOP FEE: $625
