Angkor Photo Workshop
The Angkor Photo Workshop is limited to 16 participants. Don't let the numbers fool you! With 4 instructor through out the workshop each and every participant will get plenty of face time with each instructor. This workshop is unprecedented, you will have one-on-one with four of your favorite photographers, Karl Grobl, Marco Ryan and Matt Brandon as you explore and hone your photography, learn visual storytelling and learn software like Soundslides Plus, Audacity and Lightroom. Tweet
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Activities:
This workshop includes a multitude of activities including lectures, one on one instruction, critiques, assignments, and exploration of all things photographic. All done inone of the most visually exciting places on earth, Angkor Wat. But it doesn't stop there, you will also visit Cambodia’s vibrant capitol city, Phnom Penh. Along the way to the capitol you will witness local Cambodian life, rice fields and even stop in a town where fried tarantula is the local delicacy. After arriving in Phnom Penh you check into the world famous Foreign Correspondent’s Club for a relaxing nights sleep. During the course of the workshop you will learn new skills and techniques, then apply them in real life situations. Your results will be reviewed and then you will go back out and improve your craft. Each of your instructors are in their own right, successful, well known, experienced, photographers who love to teach and share their passion with other photo enthusiasts. They will challenge you as well as cheer you on. There will be nightly group dinners with image sharing and on at least 2 of the evenings, an instructional lecture with projection, by one of the workshop leaders. On the last night your final edit will be presented to the group during the image sharing farewell party.
Explanation of Costs:
The price is based on double occupancy. A single supplement of $675 applies. This workshop will be limited to 16 participants. Cost Include includes 8 nights in Siem Reap and a 7 day “assignment trip” with 3 nights in Phnom Penh and 3 nights in Battambang. The price includes all 14 nights accommodations all breakfasts and dinners, 2 lunches, all entrance-fees at tourist sites, local English speaking guides, airport transfers and ground transportation (tuk tuks, trains and boat trips). Cost does not include: international flights, passport & visas fees, travel insurance, vaccinations and medical cover/treatment, accommodation on the night prior to starting, and personal expenses such as beverages/snacks, internet access fees, laundry fees etc. *All prices subject to change without notice, owing to the variable nature of international currency exchange rates and sudden changes in local costs
Objectives:
To enjoy your photography with a group of like-minded individuals, explore, learn, apply and improve. We will help you push the limits of your ability and imagination, and you will leave this workshop a better photographer. The workshop focus is to push yourself to the limits of your ability and imagination, to have an outstanding and unusual cultural experience and to enjoy and learn from the company of others. Working comfortably in foreign or new locations, particularly in a developing country, can take years of understanding and experience. We hope to jump start you in your environment to enable you to make the most of your location and for you to be able to concentrate on your photography.
Thanks! I enjoyed it thoroughly. I was expecting a more “cut and dry” technical explanation of photography and was pleasantly surprised to walk away learning a balance between technical skills (ISO, aperture, holding your breath, etc.) and Matt's philosophy of photography.
~ Mia
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Karl Grobl is a humanitarian photojournalist specializing in the photographic documentation of relief efforts and development work of NGOs worldwide. His images have appeared in publications such as Newsweek, CNN, Geo, Town and Country magazine and The Chronicle of Philanthropy, but the largest majority of his photos appear in the annual reports, newsletters and communications materials of his humanitarian organization clients. Karl’s non-NGO work is represented by Zuma Press, the premier international editorial picture agency and wire service. His 2005 Haiti photo-story “City of God” was nominated for a World Press Photo Award.
Matt Brandon is a Malaysia based humanitarian and travel photographer, who collaborates with NGOs to tell their stories and to train their field staff to do the same. Well known as a photographer and international workshop instructor, Matt’s images have been used by clients such as Partner Aid International, NeighborWorks, the BBC, Honda Motor Corporation, and Bombadier Transport Corporation, Asian Geographic and others. His photographic pursuits have taken him to India, Indonesia, Thailand, Maldives, Philippines and Malaysia. Matt also is known for teaching presenters how to present their message in the most effective and memorable way. This makes Matt a great teacher to any workshop or classroom. Matt is also a key member of the International Guild of Visual Peacemakers, he’s on the advisory board for Focus for Humanity and on the design board for Think Tank, a camera bag manufacturer.
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Marco is originally form the UK but moved to live and work in Cairo in 2008. He is a lecturer and author on Digital Media and how businesses need to react to the increasing disruption caused by the web and digital media. He is also a passionate photographer. He founded the popular Cairo Photo School and is the joint owner of the Cairo Photo Studio. His love and passion for travel and humanitarian photography has taken him all around the world, and he has a vast network of Professional photographers, editors and enthusiasts that he regularly keeps in touch with through social media and his blog.
