On the first day, we will dive head first into brainstorming ideas you can work on during the week. We will look at photographs by various people working in this genre for inspiration.

You can bring a project already in the works or you can start fresh. You should be thinking about what you would like to do based on your past, your life, your loves, anything you want to address or share or create. Anything goes.

We will have class each day to review the previous days’ work and one-to-one meetings so that you get individual attention.

Participants should show 10 of their photographs on the first day to share a sense of where you are at. Show something risky, or a collection of images from a project or story you have shot. We will work on how to select your best work as well as sequencing and how you might write about your work.

This workshop is for experienced photographers and artists who want to break out of the box and experiment with new ideas.

About Maggie Steber:

Maggie Steber, a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow, has worked in 70 countries photographing stories on the human condition. National Geographic Magazine named her a Women of Vision, and her monograph on Haiti is entitled Dancing on Fire. Her numerous accolades include Pulitzer Prize Finalist, the President’s Award from the Overseas Press Club, the Lucie Award for Photojournalism, and the Leica Medal of Excellence, among many others. Exhibited worldwide, her work is included at the Library of Congress and the Guggenheim Foundation. Maggie has worked on staff at the Associated Press and The Miami Herald, as well as on a contract basis for Newsweek Magazine.

OUR BEAUTIFUL LAKESIDE SETTING:

The workshop will be held in beautiful Midcoast Maine at Blenheim Park set on 16 landscaped, lakefront acres. It’s located about 1 hour north of Portland, Maine and about 7 miles from the charming town of Damariscotta.

In addition to an inspiring week with likeminded artists, our lakeside setting will do wonders for your spirit too. We’ll sprinkle in yoga by the lake, meditation in the woods, a welcome dinner and other activities to help make this not only a wonderful time to advance your artistic vision, but a great opportunity for you to ‘reset’ from the daily grind, while building lifelong connections with other artists who share your interest in creating this type of work.

LIMITED TO: 10 PARTICIPANTS (+ 2 SCHOLARSHIP PLACEMENTS)

DATE: Thursday August 29, 2024 9:00am to Sunday, September 1, 2024 - 3:30pm (some evening sessions will be scheduled) 

TUITION: Tuition for this 4 day program is $1,295 per person and includes workshop materials, model fees, studio hire, 2 x group dinners and refreshments, daily.

ACCOMMODATION is not included, but a range of reasonably priced nearby options will be provided upon registration.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to study with a legend of the industry in a beautiful private lakeside estate setting.