Words and Pictures: The Art of Writing Project Statements and Grant Proposals
Liliesleaf Farm, Johannesburg, Gauteng from the chapter “Landscapes from Nelson Mandela’s South Africa” of the book “Forgiveness and Conflict: Lessons From Africa.” In the early 1960s, Liliesleaf Farm was secretly used by members of the ANC, including Nelson Mandela, who lived at the farm under the assumed name of David Motsamayi, as a worker in…
Read MoreSouth and Central America: Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Seminar, Level 1
Installation from GetxoPhoto International Image festival of Haley Morris-Cafiero project, The Bully Pulpit ©Monica Allende DESCRIPTION The VII Academy is taking all its courses online for the foreseeable future. We will resume residential courses at our campuses in Sarajevo and Arles when the environment is safe to do so. Access to our long term residential…
Read MoreSarajevo Seminar For Documentary and Narrative Practice 2021
Lukomir. ©Ziyah Gafic / VII DESCRIPTION The VII Academy is taking all its courses online for the foreseeable future. We will resume residential courses at our campuses in Sarajevo and Arles when the environment is safe to do so. Over a period of nine months, this interdisciplinary seminar will be led by instructors Dr. Paul…
Read MoreCitoyens d’Afrique Francophone: Séminaire Photojournalisme et la photographie documentaire, Niveau 1
Giraffe killed by the drought in WAJIR area, in the northen eastern province of Kenya, October 2009. © Stefano De Luigi / VII In the Lampang regional hospital of Wuang Nua, a person is photographed before her cataract appointment. Thailand, November 2005. ©Stefano De Luigi / VII DESCRIPTION Les cours de la VII Académie sont à…
Read MoreFormer Yugoslavia & Albania: Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Seminar, Level 1
“Americans”: Chair Woman, Blue Bell Pennsylvania, 2008 ©Christopher Morris / VII DESCRIPTION The VII Academy is taking all its courses online for the foreseeable future. We will resume residential courses at our campuses in Sarajevo and Arles when the environment is safe to do so. Access to our long term residential courses will be prioritised…
Read MoreNative Arabic Speakers: Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Seminar, Level 1
An Iraqi air force helicopter strikes a target in Fallujah, Iraq on May 29, 2016. ©Ali Arkady / VII DESCRIPTION The VII Academy is taking all its courses online for the foreseeable future. We will resume residential courses at our campuses in Sarajevo and Arles when the environment is safe to do so. Access to…
Read MoreThe Digital Age: Adapting to Online Publishing
Picture editing and the idea and process behind online presentations will be a major part of this workshop. ©Espen Rasmussen/VII DESCRIPTION As the platform for documentary photography has moved from traditional print publications to online outlets–and media houses ask for work that is suitable for online presentation–photographers must adapt their work accordingly. Espen Rasmussen will…
Read MoreWords and Pictures: The Art of Writing Project Statements and Grant Proposals
Liliesleaf Farm, Johannesburg, Gauteng from the chapter “Landscapes from Nelson Mandela’s South Africa” of the book “Forgiveness and Conflict: Lessons From Africa.” In the early 1960s, Liliesleaf Farm was secretly used by members of the ANC, including Nelson Mandela, who lived at the farm under the assumed name of David Motsamayi, as a worker in…
Read MoreNo Man’s Land: Finding Your Authentic Voice with Nichole Sobecki and Anush Babajanyan (a women-only workshop)
Left: Bishop Manyange Chenjerai sings his prayers to the Domboshawa mountains outside Harare, Zimbabwe. © Nichole Sobecki / VII. Right: House of Culture in Arshaluys village, Armenia. © Anush Babajanyan / VII. DESCRIPTION Anush Babajanyan and Nichole Sobecki work in different locations and styles, but are united by a search for the personal and essential within the stories…
Read MorePhotojournalism and Documentary Photography: A VII Academy 12-week Seminar with Ben Bohane for Pacific Region Participants
Climate change: people from the Carteret Atolls are already moving to the mainland. They have been called the world’s first climate refugees. Carteret Atolls, Papua New Guinea, 2009. © Ben Bohane DESCRIPTION This seminar for students who live across the Pacific region will be taught mainly in English, with Ben Bohane using local languages when…
Read MorePhotojournalism and Documentary Photography: A VII Academy 12-week Seminar with Mary Gelman and Maciek Nabrdalik for Eastern European Participants
Farmer’s in Straholesie, Chernobyl Outskirts 2010 © Maciek Nabrdalik / VII Alyona, Saint-Petersburg: “Pig, sow, cow, oink-oink – I heard more often than my name. All the people in kindergarten and school insisted that I quit dancing, a fat girl in dancing, sounds like a scandal!” October 27, 2018. From the story, “No Shame”, which…
Read More
Photojournalism and Documentary Photography: A VII Academy 12-week Seminar with Ali Arkady for Native Arabic Speakers / اكاديمية السابع ستُقدم دورة تدريبية مع المصور الصحفي علي اركادي لمدة ١٢ اسبوع للناطقين باللغة العربية في جميع انحاء العالم من يوم ٢٤ يوليو ٢٠٢٠ حتى ١٥ اكتوبر ٢٠٢٠
DESCRIPTION Over a period of 12 weeks this interdisciplinary seminar will be led by photographer Ali Arkady and will be complemented with a series of presentations by leading industry professionals. During the seminar, you’ll explore how to develop a lasting career in visual story telling, including conceiving, researching and planning story ideas. You’ll be exposed…
Read MoreWeb Design, Social Media Presence: Your Brand and Identity Fundamentals with Giorgio Baravalle
Giorgio Baravalle will foster confidence in your work resulting in an improved ability to understand, present, explain, and sell your work. Do you have questions about design? How can you use Squarespace to your advantage? How do you edit your work to ensure you effectively communicate who you are? Do you have InDesign questions? Giorgio…
Read MoreNo Man’s Land. Identity through Personal and Subjective Narratives Workshop with Linda Bournane Engelberth (a women only workshop)
©Linda Bournane Engelberth / VII Description Linda Bournane Engelberth has, for many years, worked with projects that focus on personal and subjective narratives, where she builds projects from self-portraits and archive material. In the strange time we are facing where many of us have limited access to meet other people, it can be rewarding to find…
Read MoreBookmaking Online Masterclass with Philip Blenkinsop & Daniel Schwartz
Introduction The workshop addresses the critical period between the last phase of a photographic project and the moment when you decide to look for a publisher. In other words, the period when you need to exercise the author’s authority but still want to listen to those with experience in making books. At times, this period…
Read MoreProject Development—Finding your Vision and Voice Masterclass with Ed Kashi & Julie Winokur
©Ed Kashi / VII Description Apply now for a scholarship to attend this Masterclass led by VII Photo Agency’s Ed Kashi and Julie Winokur. With this online workshop, the participants will learn from this dynamic team, who, over the past 25 years, have collaborated on major documentary projects looking at a wide range of issues…
Read MoreThe Original Masterclass with Stefano De Luigi & Maciek Nabrdalik
Farmers in Straholesie, Chernobyl region, Ukraine. ©Maciek Nabrdalik / VII Description Apply now to receive a scholarship to take part in The Original Masterclass (this time held online), a long-form course based around three, two-day interactive group seminar sessions interspersed by two long interactive workshop sessions. This course includes group seminars with the tutors, one-on-one…
Read MorePhotojournalism and Documentary Photography: A 12-week Seminar with Christopher Morris for South and Southeast Asian Participants
A U.S. Secret Service agent stands guard during the landing of President Bush’s helicopter, Marine One, in Nampa, Idaho, Aug. 24, 2005. ©Christopher Morris / VII Description The VII Academy is taking all its courses online for the foreseeable future. We will resume residential courses at our campuses in Arles and Sarajevo when the environment…
Read MorePhotojournalisme et Photographie Documentaire: un séminaire pour les citoyens d’Afrique Francophone.
1 er régiment d’infanterie de l’armée française en Afghanistan. Retour d’opération en vallée de la Sirouby. Mai 2019. ©Eric Bouvet / VII DESCRIPTION Les cours de la VII Académie sont à présent tous en ligne, en formations interactives à distance. Nous reprendrons les formations sur nos campus d’Arles et de Sarajevo dès qu’il sera possible…
Read More