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The Art of Intimate Visual Storytelling | The RAW Society

DATES
4th of Juanuary from 4pm – 5:30pm New York | 9pm – 10:30pm London

WHERE
ONLINE & LIVE!
Once you have signed up you will be sent a ZOOM invitation via e-mail.

MATERIAL NEEDED
Laptop/PC/Tablet with Zoom installed (if you do not have zoom we will send you the link to install it once you have signed up to the workshop)

GROUP
20 people max

PRICE
20 euros


ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP
Photography may be still and one dimensional, but it’s power to communicate stories, captivate and connect with viewers is unlike any other medium…especially when these stories are intimate and personal.

For this workshop on the art of intimate visual storytelling, Ed Kashi returns to share with us they keys to creating powerful stories and explain how he approaches his projects to create such intimate narratives.


YOUR MENTOR
Guest mentor Ed Kashi is a critically acclaimed photojournalist who uses photography, filmmaking and social media to explore geopolitical and social issues.

A dedicated educator and mentor to photographers around the world, Kashi lectures frequently on visual storytelling, human rights and the world of media.

A member of VII Photo Agency since 2010, Kashi has been recognized for his complex imagery and its compelling rendering of the human condition. His early adoption of hybrid visual storytelling has produced a number of influential short films and in 2015 he was named Multimedia Photographer of the Year.

His work has appeared in National Geographic, Open Society Foundations, The New Yorker, MSNBC, GEO, Human Rights Watch, MediaStorm, NBC.com, New York Times Magazine, Oxfam, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and TIME magazine. His work has been published and exhibited worldwide, receiving numerous awards and honors, and he has published nine books of his photography. 
Photo by Tomas Van Houtryve


WORKSHOP SUMMARY

  • Introduction to intimate visual storytelling

  • Where to start: the keys to identifying a story

  • Pillars of a good narrative

  • Storytelling vs. intimate storytelling

  • How to create intimacy with your photographs

  • Questions & Answers