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Jul 30 2020

3-Day Street Photography Workshop in London, UK

3-Day Street Photography Workshop

in London, UK

AUGUST 31st – SEPTEMBER 2nd : LONDON, UK

  • STREET PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP WITH FORREST WALKER

This workshop is STILL GOING! Participants have already signed up and this will be the first workshop back on the schedule. Two spots are available!

Read on for more details and how to sign up…

This intensive three-day workshop will focus on photographic vision and seeing more. You’ll learn to see more photos when out shooting, how to put together what you see into the photo you want to make, improve your editing process and help find yourself in your photography. We will work together to accomplish these goals through a variety of lessons covering a variety of work, reviews of your own work, editing sessions, activities and plenty of shooting throughout the streets of London. Led by international photographer Forrest Walker, this workshop will be an immersive and educational experience.

Find Participant Testimonials and Photos from Forrest Walker’s Workshops HERE

Full 3-Day Workshop Fee – £450 £375 per person (Early Price Discount)

RESERVE SPOT

 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

FORREST WALKER

Forrest Walker is an internationally acclaimed photographer from Portland, Oregon, USA. He is also the sole creator of the popular street photography blog, ShooterFiles.com. His work has been published, awarded and exhibited across multiple continents and showcases his interest in capturing the world candidly in vibrant color, along with a passion for exploration. He has been an invited speaker and judge at multiple major international street photography festivals, including the Miami Street Photography Festival, London Street Photography Festival and StreetFoto San Francisco, in addition to be featured and interviewed across media, including the immensely popular ‘The Candid Frame’ podcast.

Currently, Forrest is in the final stages of photographing a five-year project covering over 100 Major Cities across all major regions of the world, where he strives to capture the diversity and connections found in daily life across all regions and cultures. His images distil the layers of life within major cities and reveal the commonalities of human experience. This project is documented on his popular blog ShooterFiles.com, where he provides street photography city guides, tips, photography, stories, local photographer interviews and more.

SEE MORE OF FORREST’S WORK ON INSTAGRAM & HIS WEBSITE

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

Places are strictly limited, sign up early to avoid disappointment

WHERE: London, UK

WHEN: August 31st – September 2nd, 2020 (3 Full Days)

Daily Schedule (Detailed itinerary will be emailed to participants):

  • Friday August 31st: 10am-6:00pm
  • Saturday September 1st: 8:30am-5:30pm
  • Sunday September 2nd: 9am-6:00pm

*We will break for lunch daily and all are invited to dinner and drinks afterwards for more interaction

Workshop Description:

On this three-day workshop, you’ll be able to capture the areas that London is known for, along with some of the more local favorite spots and my street photography selections from covering the city. This will be an intensive and highly involved workshop where you’ll be challenged to improve your photography in a variety of ways, led by someone who’s photographed over 100 major cities across the world inside and out. London stays at the top of my list for street photography and I’ve spent countless hours exploring its endless streets of interest over the years. With a 5 participant max on the workshop, you’ll be able to get the most out of our time together in London.

This will be an intensive, but highly enjoyable workshop experience that includes a mixture of daily photo walks, photo critiques, interactive lessons, editing sessions, activities and discussions. A major focus will be on photographic vision and seeing more. You’ll learn to see more photos when out shooting, how to put together what you see into the photo you want to make, improve your editing process and help find yourself in your photography. There will be a lot of walking and photography, with myself fully involved each step of the way to make sure you get the most out of your week. You will be able to fully immerse yourself into the city through street photography, so you can learn more, photograph more and see more.

What’s Included?:

  • A variety of guided street photography walks giving a wide view of photo opportunities and exploration in London.
  • 1-on-1 shooting with your instructor to provide feedback, tips, guidance, and allow you to observe how I work. You will also be allowed to work on your photography without distraction during the walks.
  • Multiple educational and inspirational lessons covering different aspects of street photography.
  • An initial portfolio review followed by daily critiques and a final editing lesson covering your work during the workshop.
  • Constant access to your instructor, including outside of the workshop’s scheduled time. 
  • Activities planned to give time for bonding with other photographers, while having a great time in London.
  • A memorable experience not only improving your photography, but also enjoying one of the world’s most interesting cities.

Additional Information:

  • The workshop will be very limited to keep the group small and give plenty of personal attention and quality interaction.
  • The workshop fee covers not only the time during the workshop schedule, but also the time spent on workshop preparation with each individual, and any time needed outside of the daily schedule while in London.

WHAT TO BRING:

Good walking shoes, camera(s), lens – between 50mm and 21mm equivalents preferred, sunscreen, water bottle, cool and comfortable clothing, laptop with appropriate processing software installed (Lightroom, Capture One or Photoshop), spare batteries and memory cards, notepad, pen, and mobile/ smart phone.

Full 3-Day Workshop Fee – £450 £375 per person (Early Price Discount)

RESERVE SPOT

 

Places are strictly limited, sign up early to avoid disappointment

 

Terms and Cancellation Policy:

  •           Workshop fees include tuition ONLY. Participants are responsible for their own equipment costs, food and beverage costs, and travel expenses.
  •          Forrest Walker accepts no liability for any loss or damage of participants’ equipment or liability for injury, illness or misadventure during the course of the workshop. The public liability of the participants is their own responsibility as is conducting themselves safely and according to Japanese Law at all times.
  •           Forrest Walker reserves the right to cancel the workshop at any time, for any reason. In this event, participants will receive a 100% refund on any fees paid.
  •          Forrest Walker is not responsible for reimbursement of travel expenses in the event of a cancellation. We recommend that you buy refundable air tickets and/or travel insurance. Cancellations: More than 31 days before workshop begins, participant will receive a 100% refund. Between 11-31 days before workshop begins, participant will receive a 50% refund. Within 10 days of workshop, participants will receive NO refund.

Written by f.d. walker · Categorized: Featured File, Files, London, Street Photography, United Kingdom, Workshop

Jul 16 2020

Master Profiles: Jeff Mermelstein

* “Master Profiles” is a series profiling all the great photographers of uncontrolled life. Unlike the rest of the blog, I’m doing these in a straight profile format to make it easy for quick access to facts, quotes and knowledge on all the masters. I’ll also group them together here every time I add a new one.

Profile:

Jeff Mermelstein (1957-Present)

American photographer known for his quirky, absurdist and humorous photos of human idiosyncracy in New York City.

[Read more…] about Master Profiles: Jeff Mermelstein

Written by f.d. walker · Categorized: Featured File, Files, Master Profiles, Master Shooters, Shooter Files Series, Street Photography

Jun 10 2020

City Street Guides by f.d. walker:
A Street Photography Guide to
Dhaka, Bangladesh

*A series of guides on shooting Street Photography in cities around the world. Find the best spots to shoot, things to capture, street walks, street tips, safety concerns, and more for cities around the world. I have personally researched, explored and shot Street Photography in every city that I create a guide for. So you can be ready to capture the streets as soon as you step outside with your camera!

Dhaka

[Read more…] about City Street Guides by f.d. walker: A Street Photography Guide to Dhaka, Bangladesh

Written by f.d. walker · Categorized: Bangladesh, City Street Guides, Dhaka, Featured File, Files, Guides, Shooter Files Series, Street Photography, Travel, Travel Photography

May 21 2020

33 Street Photography Photos from Port-au-prince, Haiti

After covering Santo Domingo, came major city #65 Port-au-Prince, Haiti on the Major City project. I’ll be discontinuing this 33 photos series on the blog soon, but I’ll explain why along with exciting details on some new things I have planned in an upcoming post. For now, though, I’ll share a last few additions of this long-time series here on Shooter Files.

So here’s 33 photos from my time covering Port-au-prince…

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Written by f.d. walker · Categorized: 33 Street Photos, Featured File, Files, Haiti, Photos, Port-au-prince, Shooter Files Series, Street Photography, Travel Photography

May 11 2020

Limbo Series: First Place at Italian Street Photo Festival

I’m happy to share my photo series Limbo won First Place at the 2020 Italian Street Photo Festival. Below, is the winning series and I’m also in the works on making a zine of the full work connected to it. Thanks for looking and you can check out all the winners and finalists from the festival here:

https://2020.italianstreetphotofestival.com/winners-and-finalists-2020/?fbclid=IwAR0sAl4jjSTU-eOFBcveVOk_GUJSP3cD2qSGlHRlBIrI0dYuf0BkYKPla4A

Limbo

Mumbai, India ©Forrest Walker
Accra, Ghana ©Forrest Walker
Guangzhou, China ©Forrest Walker
Valparaiso, Chile ©Forrest Walker
Lima, Peru ©Forrest Walker
Havana, Cuba ©Forrest Walker
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ©Forrest Walker
Montevideo, Urugauy ©Forrest Walker
Mexico City, Mexico ©Forrest Walker

Written by f.d. walker · Categorized: Featured File, Photo Projects, Photos, Shooter Files Series, Street Photography

May 01 2020

7 First Impressions of Port-au-Prince, Haiti
(From a Street Photography Perspective)

Port-au-prince, Haiti came in as major city #65 on my Major City project and here I’ll share a few first impressions covering the city with my camera.

Port-au-prince might not be a popular destination in the Carribean, but it’s been one that I’ve been interested in visiting ever since seeing the amazing work there by photographers like Alex Webb, Bruce Gilden and Maggie Steber. It always felt like a complex place of beauty and devastation where vibrant life overcomes, like a rose from the cracks. While Haiti was once one of the richest countries in the Americas, it’s the poorest today. Walking the streets of Port-au-prince 10 years after their devastating earthquake can be surreal, as it still almost feels and looks like it happened yesterday. Crumbling buildings, rubble, trash and smoke fill many of the streets.

Port-au-prince shouldn’t be judged at first sight, though, because amidst all that, you’ll also find color, vibrance, character, energy, life and yes, beauty. It creates one of the more interesting and complex dynamics of any city I’ve covered. The city isn’t made for easy traveling, you have to be adventurous, but while it can seem intimidating at first, it ended up being one of the most friendly places I experienced all year. The streets are so full of life and contradiction, it’s hard to describe, but I’ll try.

Here are my first impressions of Port-au-Prince, from my personal Street Photographer perspective…

[Read more…] about 7 First Impressions of Port-au-Prince, Haiti (From a Street Photography Perspective)

Written by f.d. walker · Categorized: Featured File, Files, First Impressions, Haiti, Port-au-prince, Shooter Files Series, Street Photography, Travel, Travel Photography

Apr 13 2020

33 Street Photography Photos from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

After Izmir and a stop at the Brussels Street Photography Festival, came major city #64 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on the Major City project. I’ll be discontinuing this 33 photos series on the blog soon, but I’ll explain why along with exciting details on some new things I have planned in an upcoming post. For now, though, I’ll share a last few additions of this long-time series here on Shooter Files.

So here’s 33 photos from my time covering Santo Domingo…

[Read more…] about 33 Street Photography Photos from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Written by f.d. walker · Categorized: 33 Street Photos, Dominican Republic, Featured File, Files, Photos, Santo Domingo, Shooter Files Series, Street Photography, Travel, Travel Photography

Mar 24 2020

Master Profiles: Lars Tunbjörk

* “Master Profiles” is a series profiling all the great photographers of uncontrolled life. Unlike the rest of the blog, I’m doing these in a straight profile format to make it easy for quick access to facts, quotes and knowledge on all the masters. I’ll also group them together here every time I add a new one.

Profile:

Lars Tunbjörk (1956-2015)

Swedish photographer known for his colorful, quirky and surreal images of everyday absurdity from surburbia to the office.

[Read more…] about Master Profiles: Lars Tunbjörk

Written by f.d. walker · Categorized: Featured File, Files, Master Profiles, Master Shooters, Shooter Files Series, Street Photography

Mar 10 2020

3-Day Street Photography Workshop in Lima, Peru

3-Day Street Photography Workshop

in Lima, Peru

MAY 1st – MAY 3rd : LIMA, PERU

  • STREET PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP WITH FORREST WALKER

I’m excited to announce a 3-Day workshop I’ll be leading this May 1st – May 3rd in Lima, Peru. Read on for more details and how to sign up…

This intensive four-day workshop will focus on photographic vision and seeing more. You’ll learn to see more photos when out shooting, how to put together what you see into the photo you want to make, improve your editing process and help find yourself in your photography. We will work together to accomplish these goals through a variety of lessons covering a variety of work, reviews of your own work, editing sessions, activities and plenty of shooting throughout the streets of Lima. Led by international photographer Forrest Walker, this workshop will be an immersive and educational experience.

Find Participant Testimonials and Photos from Forrest Walker’s Workshops HERE

Full 3-Day Workshop Fee – $500 $400 US per person (Early Price Discount)

RESERVE SPOT

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

FORREST WALKER

Forrest Walker is an internationally acclaimed photographer from Portland, Oregon, USA. He is also the sole creator of the popular street photography blog, ShooterFiles.com. His work has been published, awarded and exhibited across multiple continents and showcases his interest in capturing the world candidly in vibrant color, along with a passion for exploration. He has been an invited speaker and judge at multiple major international street photography festivals, including the Miami Street Photography Festival, London Street Photography Festival and StreetFoto San Francisco, in addition to be featured and interviewed across media, including the immensely popular ‘The Candid Frame’ podcast.

Currently, Forrest is in the final stages of photographing a five-year project covering over 100 Major Cities across all major regions of the world, where he strives to capture the diversity and connections found in daily life across all regions and cultures. His images distil the layers of life within major cities and reveal the commonalities of human experience. This project is documented on his popular blog ShooterFiles.com, where he provides street photography city guides, tips, photography, stories, local photographer interviews and more.

SEE MORE OF FORREST’S WORK ON INSTAGRAM & HIS WEBSITE

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

Places are strictly limited, sign up early to avoid disappointment

WHERE: Lima, Peru

WHEN: May 1st – May 3rd, 2020 (3 Full Days)

Daily Schedule (Detailed itinerary will be emailed to participants):

  • Friday May 1st: 10am-6:00pm
  • Saturday May 2nd: 8:30am-5:30pm
  • Sunday May 3rd: 9am-6:00pm

*We will break for lunch daily and all are invited to dinner and drinks afterwards for more interaction

Workshop Description:

On this three-day workshop, you’ll be able to capture the areas that Lima is known for, along with some of the more local favorite spots and my street photography selections from covering the city. This will be an intensive and highly involved workshop where you’ll be challenged to improve your photography in a variety of ways, led by someone who’s photographed over 100 major cities across the world inside and out. Lima stays at the top of my list for street photography in South America and I’ve spent countless hours exploring its endless streets of interest over the years. With a 5 participant max on the workshop, you’ll be able to get the most out of our time together in Lima, Peru.

This will be an intensive, but highly enjoyable workshop experience that includes a mixture of daily photo walks, photo critiques, interactive lessons, editing sessions, activities and discussions. A major focus will be on photographic vision and seeing more. You’ll learn to see more photos when out shooting, how to put together what you see into the photo you want to make, improve your editing process and help find yourself in your photography. There will be a lot of walking and photography, with myself fully involved each step of the way to make sure you get the most out of your week. You will be able to fully immerse yourself into the city through street photography, so you can learn more, photograph more and have a great time experiencing Lima.

What’s Included?:

  • A variety of guided street photography walks giving a wide view of photo opportunities and exploration in Lima.
  • 1-on-1 shooting with your instructor to provide feedback, tips, guidance, and allow you to observe how I work. You will also be allowed to work on your photography without distraction during the walks.
  • Multiple educational and inspirational lessons covering different aspects of street photography.
  • An initial portfolio review followed by daily critiques and a final editing lesson covering your work during the workshop.
  • Constant access to your instructor, including outside of the workshop’s scheduled time. 
  • Activities planned to give time for bonding with other photographers, while having a great time in Lima.
  • A memorable experience not only improving your photography, but also enjoying one of South America’s most interesting cities.

Additional Information:

  • The workshop will be very limited to keep the group small and give plenty of personal attention and quality interaction.
  • The workshop fee covers not only the time during the workshop schedule, but also the time spent on workshop preparation with each individual, and any time needed outside of the daily schedule while in Lima.

WHAT TO BRING:

Good walking shoes, camera(s), lens – between 50mm and 21mm equivalents preferred, sunscreen, water bottle, cool and comfortable clothing, laptop with appropriate processing software installed (Lightroom, Capture One or Photoshop), spare batteries and memory cards, notepad, pen, and mobile/ smart phone.

Full 3-Day Workshop Fee – $500 $400 US per person (Early Price Discount)

RESERVE SPOT

Places are strictly limited, sign up early to avoid disappointment

 

Terms and Cancellation Policy:

  •           Workshop fees include tuition ONLY. Participants are responsible for their own equipment costs, food and beverage costs, and travel expenses.
  •          Forrest Walker accepts no liability for any loss or damage of participants’ equipment or liability for injury, illness or misadventure during the course of the workshop. The public liability of the participants is their own responsibility as is conducting themselves safely and according to Japanese Law at all times.
  •           Forrest Walker reserves the right to cancel the workshop at any time, for any reason. In this event, participants will receive a 100% refund on any fees paid.
  •          Forrest Walker is not responsible for reimbursement of travel expenses in the event of a cancellation. We recommend that you buy refundable air tickets and/or travel insurance. Cancellations: More than 31 days before workshop begins, participant will receive a 100% refund. Between 11-31 days before workshop begins, participant will receive a 50% refund. Within 10 days of workshop, participants will receive NO refund.

Written by f.d. walker · Categorized: Featured File, Files, Lima, Peru, Street Photography, Travel Photography, Workshop

Mar 03 2020

7 First Impressions of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
(From a Street Photography Perspective)

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic came in as major city #64 on my Major City project and here I’ll share a few first impressions covering the city with my camera.

The Carribean makes for an interesting region for street photography. The colors, light, vibrant island life, colonial history and more make for a complex and unique atmosphere. When it comes to photography, Havana attracts the most attention, but I wanted to cover other big city life in the Caribbean too. With Santo Domingo, you get the biggest city the region has to offer so it was a must for my project. Most people visit islands for the touristic beach towns so I always find the more urban offerings an interesting dynamic when mixed with the island lifestyle. Santo Domingo provides plenty of urban atmosphere, but around Zona Colonial, you’ll feel its long history as the first city of the New World when Colombus called it home. Today, the historic surrounding is filled with tourism, but it still manages to keep some local flavor too. While most won’t leave Zona Colonial and the Malecon, mostly for safety reasons, I made sure to explore as much of the city outside the walls too, where things do change quickly.

So here are my first impressions of Santo Domingo, from my personal Street Photographer perspective…

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Written by f.d. walker · Categorized: Dominican Republic, Featured File, Files, First Impressions, Santo Domingo, Shooter Files Series, Street Photography, Travel, Travel Photography

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