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GUELAGUETZA 2020
A 8 DAYS PHOTO EXPEDITION IN OAXACA
20-27 JULY 2020
PAYMENT DEADLINE: APRIL 30, 2020
FOR A MAXIMUM OF 8 PARTICIPANTS . AVAILABLE SPOTS: 6
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A TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP WITH ALEX COGHE WHERE THE PHOTOGRAPHERS WILL LEARN OW TO DEVELOP A PERSONAL PROJECT, USING SEVERAL APPROACHES: STREET PHOTOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, PORTRAITS, LANDSCAPE.
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Photo Expedition Leaders: Alex Coghe. Historical Guide: Carmen Subia
THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES: CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION, UNLIMITED FEEDBACK AFTER THIS WORKSHOP WITH A REAL MENTORING PROGRAM, MY GUIDE TO STREET PHOTOGRAPHY, PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES ON MY BLOG AND MAGAZINE, MERCHANDISING BY FUJIFILM MEXICO, PUBLICATION IN THE PORTFOLIO PAGE OF THE EVENT, FUJIFILM X SERIES CAMERA LOAN OFFERED BY FUJIFILM MEXICO.
THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES: PRIVATE HOUSE HOSTING, TRANSPORT.
THIS WORKSHOP DOESN’T INCLUDE: MEALS, TIPPING, ALCOHOL AND ANY ADDITIONAL TRANSPORT.
PLEASE NOTE: THE WORKSHOP IS OPEN TO ANY LEVEL OF PHOTOGRAPHER BUT IT IS A PHOTOGRAPHY TRAVEL, NOT A BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP.
This is not a tour: this is an intense photography workshop with several shoots, including daily feedback, with critiques focused to make you a better photographer and getting able you discover your vision and to produce stunning images for your portfolio and photographic growth. The participants will be asked to develop their own story, through the previous discussions and feedbacks with Alex.
It is important to read the books we will send you before the photo expedition, and we expect that if you decided to take this workshop is because you know Alex Coghe’s work. We will not be there to make tourism: there will be opportunities to make shopping by yourself, but not during the hours of workshop with me.
A fundamental part of this photo expedition is represented by the critique sessions, where everyone’s photos are reviewed and analyzed. Alex will help any participant photographer to discover his/her inner voice and help develop a story. Before the last night any student will be invited to send the pictures to Alex of which he expressed positive thoughts.
The last afternoon Alex will give a class slide show featuring the single photo stories realized by the students during the 8 days in Oaxaca.
The Guelaguetza Photo Expedition is a 8 days photography workshop in Oaxaca, Mexico during the most and largest festival of LatinAmerica.
- 8-day workshop with renowned photojournalist and street photographer Alex Coghe
- Includes seminars, edit and critique sessions, and photo shoots
- Explore and photograph Oaxaca and nearby sites
All workshop are geared toward amateur and serious digital photographers, and include an overview of your images in order to realize a photographic project.
Join Alex Coghe Photo Expedition in Oaxaca during the Guelaguetza celebration in July. Guelaguetza—a Zapotec word signifying “offering”—was the term used for the annual ceremony and celebration by which the pre-Hispanic inhabitants of Oaxaca thanked the gods for sufficient rain and a bountiful harvest.
During this photographic week, participants will witness the Guelaguetza celebrations in Oaxaca where we can photograph the dancers and the several events related.
Each day we will review the previous day’s images. Our Photo Expedition will show the way of work of the photojournalist and street photographer Alex Coghe and the participants will have the opportunity to work together in order to realize a documentary work that will be published in a printed book distributed worldwide.
This Photo Expedition also includes discussions and demonstrations of digital camera settings, accurate metering and exposure, the rules of composition, the secrets to approach strangers and getting close to make high impact visual pictures and a creative use of light. Other important topics explored in this digital photography workshop will be the editing, the selection and sequencing, the story development. This photographic week was designed to offer its participants a true photographic experience to become better photographers and visual storytellers, working to a real project and getting international exposure thanks to the publication in the book.
The journey to Mexico’s magical city of Oaxaca with Alex Coghe is focused on capturing the rich culture and the variety of identities of the region. We will stay in a hotel, at 1 block from the Zócalo, in this way we will be close where the main events will be. This workshop includes excursions to ancient Monte Albán, the traditional Zapotec village of Teotitlán del Valle, Ocotlán’s sprawling market, Mitla, el arbol del Tule, Hierve el Agua.
Contact: alex@alexcoghe.com
Small group Personal attention.
Beginners and more experienced photographers are welcome.
Any type of camera.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH, SPANISH, ITALIAN
PAYMENT DEADLINE: APRIL 30, 2020
Grupo pequeño. Atención personal.
Principiantes y fotógrafos más experimentados son bienvenidos.
Cualquier tipo de cámara.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH, SPANISH
FECHA LIMITE PAGO: 30 DE ABRIL, 2020
ALEX COGHE
EN COLABORACION CON
PRESENTA:
Guelaguetza Photo Expedition es un workshop de fotografia de 8 dias en Oaxaca, Mexico. Guelaguetza es la máxima fiesta que tiene lugar cada año en Oaxaca: se trata de la fiesta folklórica indígena y mestiza más grande del continente.
Los participantes estaran ocupados en documentar el espectáculo central de todas estas festividades, un conjunto de danzas folclóricas de las distintas regiones del estado y las varias actividades durante 9 dias.
Nuestro viaje fotografico tendrá lugar en conjunto con las fiestas de JULIO, MES DE LA GUELAGUETZA 2020.**
**Debido al hecho de que los hoteles requieren reservaciones tres meses antes de las celebraciones el pago completo se debe hacer a más tardar el 30 de abril 2020.
- Taller de 8 días con el reconocido fotoperiodista y fotógrafo de calle Alex Coghe
- Incluye seminarios, edición y sesiones de crítica, y sesiones de fotos
- Explorar y fotografiar Oaxaca y sitios cercanos
Todo el taller está dirigido a fotógrafos digitales aficionados y avanzados, incluyen una revisión general de sus imágenes con el fin de realizar un proyecto fotográfico.
Únete a Alex Coghe para este Photo Expedition en Oaxaca durante las celebraciónes de la Guelaguetza en Julio. Guelaguetza, una palabra zapoteca que significa “ofrenda” – era el término utilizado para la ceremonia y la celebración anual en la que los habitantes prehispánicos de Oaxaca daban las gracias a los dioses por la lluvia y una cosecha abundante.
Durante esta semana fotográfica, los participantes podrán presenciar las celebraciones Guelaguetza en Oaxaca donde podemos fotografiar los bailarines y los varios eventos relacionados.
Cada día vamos a revisar las imágenes del día anterior. Nuestra expedición fotografica mostrará la forma de trabajo del fotoperiodista y fotógrafo de calle Alex Coghe y los participantes tendrán la oportunidad de trabajar juntos con el fin de realizar un trabajo documental que se publicará en un libro impreso distribuido en todo el mundo.
Esta Photo Expedition también incluye discusiones y demostraciones de configuración de cámara digital, medición precisa y exposición, las reglas de composición, los secretos de acercarse a los extraños y acercarse para hacer fotografías de gran impacto visual y un uso creativo de la luz.
Otros temas importantes explorados en este taller de fotografía digital será la edición, la selección y secuencia, el desarrollo de la historia. Este viaje fotografico esta diseñada para ofrecer a sus participantes una verdadera experiencia fotográfica para ser mejores fotógrafos y narradores visuales, que trabajan en un proyecto real y para conseguir exposición internacional gracias a la publicación en el libro.
El viaje a la ciudad magica de Oaxaca con Alex Coghe se enfoca en la captura de la riqueza cultural y la diversidad de identidades de la región. Nos alojaremos en eun hotel, ubicado a 1 cuadra del Zócalo, de esta manera estaremos cerca de donde los principales eventos tendran lugar. Este taller incluye excursiones a la antigua ciudad Zapoteca de Monte Albán, el pueblo tradicional de Teotitlán del Valle, el mercado en expansión de Ocotlán, Mitla, El Arbol del Tule, Hierve el Agua.
Cancellation Policy
Unless otherwise stated – some tours are subject to a specific cancellation policy – the following cancellation policy applies:
In the unlikely event that we have to cancel a tour because of insufficient number of participants or any other reason, a full refund will be given.
Payments in full are required no later than 90 day prior to departure. If full and final payment is not received in this date you will be notified via email two times requesting final payment. After that, we will consider your failure to make payment a cancellation and your spot in the trip will be forfeit and offered to those participants on the waiting list.
120 days or more before departure
€300 cancellation fee, plus any additional costs incurred, as well any fees that are charged by the suppliers providing the services included in the photo expedition.If you cancel but your spot is filled by another participant, we’ll refund your deposit minus payment processing fees and, additionally to any other fee, a €100 administrative fee. In all cases we will deduct bank charges and/or PayPal fees.
119-90 days before departure
We will retain 50% of all sums paid plus any additional costs incurred, as well as fees, if applicable, that are charged by the suppliers providing the services included in the photo expedition. .If you cancel but your spot is filled by another participant, we’ll refund your deposit minus payment processing fees and, additionally to any other fee, a €100 administrative fee. In all cases we will deduct bank charges and/or PayPal fees.
90 days or less before departure or anytime after departure
No refunds will be given.