Wandering in the Company of Strangers

Date: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, October 22-24
Time: Friday: 6:00-9:00pm; Saturday 8am-6pm; Sunday 9am-4pm
Instructors: Emilio Bañuelos and Elena Carrasco

The emphasis of this workshop is on learning and practicing skills that help photographers document their own communities. Workshop sessions are designed for practical use with personalized working critiques centering on the work created and instruction for making insightful, story-telling images in natural environments. This session examines the narrative, aesthetic, and emotional aspects of photography.

Each day is divided between classroom instruction, discussions, personal and group critiques, and fieldwork. Discussion includes ethics and responsibilities, light and composition, and equipment choices. Participants should be prepared to work in digital format. Enrollment is open to amateur and professional photographers.

Emilio Bañuelos has worked as an editorial photographer and consultant for newspapers in Mexico, Panama and the US. His documentary work earned him fellowships from the Poynter Institute, the Marty Forscher Fellowship for Humanistic Photography and an award from EnFoco Inc. In the San Francisco bay area, Emilio teaches documentary photography for the Academy of Art University, and has conducted workshops for the University of California Santa Cruz-Extension and the University of Coahuila and internationally as the co-founder of Black Boots Ink. www.embafoto.com

Elena Carrasco is the co-founder of Black Boots Ink. Her work has been exhibited throughout Northern California including the San Jose Museum of Art and the Museo Casa Taller Jose Clemente Orozco in Mexico. As an educator, Elena has worked as an instructor and program coordinator for the San Jose Museum of Art and Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana and has conducted national and international workshops with Black Boots Ink. www.elenacarrasco.com