6-Day Street Photography Workshop
in Havana, Cuba
- NOVEMBER 25TH-30TH, 2019 : HAVANA, CUBA
- INTENSIVE STREET PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP WITH FORREST WALKER
I’m excited to announce a 6-Day workshop I’ll be leading this November 25th-30th in Havana, Cuba. Read on for more details and how to sign up…
This intensive week-long workshop will focus on 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 Havana. Led by international photographer Forrest Walker, this workshop will be an immersive and educational experience.
Full 6-Day Workshop Fee – $1100 $850 US per person (Early Price Discount)
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: Havana, Cuba
WHEN: November 25-30, 2019 (6 Days)
Daily Schedule (Detailed itinerary will be emailed to participants):
- Monday November 25th: 9am-6pm
- Tuesday November 26th: 9am-6pm
- Wednesday November 27th: 9am-6pm
- Thursday November 28th: 9am-6pm
- Friday November 29th: 9am-6pm
- Saturday November 30th: Free shooting day until 5pm-8pm final edit/lesson (followed by celebration)
*We will break for lunch daily and all are invited to dinner/drinks afterwards for more interaction
Workshop Description:
On this week-long workshop, you’ll be able to capture many areas of Havana that others don’t while challenging yourself to improve your street photography in a variety of ways. This will be an intensive and highly involved workshop led by someone who’s photographed over 100 major cities across the world inside and out. Havana still 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, all week long in Havana, Cuba.
Havana is no secret destination for photographers, but most don’t see all that it contains. On this workshop, we will include plenty of venturing outside of Havana Vieja too, so you can really capture the variety of what makes Havana so special.
Experiencing and capturing a variety of the city, as we will, is also designed to help maximize your improvement and learning in street photography. You will be challenged, while seeing more and having more opportunities to reach your goals during the workshop.
This will be an intensive, but highly enjoyable workshop experience that includes a mixture of daily photo walks, photo critiques, portfolio reviews, interactive lessons, editing sessions, activities and discussions. 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 Havana.
What’s Included?:
- A variety of guided street photography walks giving a wide view of photo opportunities and exploration in Havana.
- 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 Havana.
- 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 Havana.
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 6-Day Workshop Fee – $1100 $850 US per person (Early Price Discount)
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 Cuban 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 21 days before workshop begins, participant will receive a 100% refund. Between 7-21 days before workshop begins, participant will receive a 50% refund. Within 7 days of workshop, participants will receive NO refund.
