Our Future Imagemakers High School Program welcomes 12 young photographers to our 2018 workshop.
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Maine Media Workshop + College
One of the coolest opportunities I have ever come across for photography summer programs for high school students is the Maine Media Workshop. The way it works is a student applies for a twelve week residency (there are shorter options if you cannot spare the whole summer) that they will devote to a specific category of photography. Some of the choices include: Digital Photography & Printmaking, Traditional B&W Printmaking, Alternative & Historic Processes & Printmaking, Fine Art Photography, Documentary & Photojournalism, Nature, Landscape, & Travel Photography, and Commercial & Studio Photography. If accepted into the program the student is given a mentor that is an expert in the category they chose. The student will spend their twelve weeks being taught one on one by this mentor as well as attending master classes and workshops. When they are not in class or meetings they can spend their time on the beautiful Maine campus near the sea and develop a project to work on for the summer. They also can choose to design a program that combines multiple categories if they cannot pick just one. It is open to all levels and allows the student the opportunity to escape the demands of real life and focus on developing their craft and a fully realized project that they can use for a portfolio.
To learn more about the program and how to apply visit:
www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/photography/photography-residency
To see work produced by previous students:
Brazilian Stories and Selfies Through a Pinhole
Great piece in the NYTimes Lens Blog about a pinhole photography workshop in the Mare favela in Rio de Janeiro led by Tatian Altberg. Fantastic photographs.
In my web searching, I found another article about the project.
Ten of the 2013 Future Imagemakers submitted images to the New York Times Lens Blog Hometown project. Click HERE to see a slideshow of the work.
“My Hometown” [is] a vibrant document of 4,289 images submitted by teenagers in school- or community-based photography programs across the United States, including rural villages and urban neighborhoods, wealthy suburbs and blue-collar Rust Belt towns.
While participants only photographed their own communities, together, the images create an important and lasting document of America today as seen by teenagers. They are published today in an interactive feature that opens with a selection of 145 photographs and is also searchable by state and by photographer. Many of the images will be archived at the Library of Congress in the Prints and Photographs Division. [Read more and see more of the 4,289 images submitted by teens throughout the country.]
It’s so exciting to see their work in the NY Times.
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View our New Galleries
CLICK to see our 2013 Student Projects
And JOIN US today, May 10, from 5:30-7:00 pm in Room 844 in Photography & Imaging to celebrate!
D.C. students use photography to protest school security – The Washington Post
The small band of guerrilla photographers spread out in schools across the District, snapping photos of metal detectors, police pat-downs, and scuffles between security guards and students. read more
The student photographers Critical Exposure, a nonprofit photography program that teaches youth to use the power of photography and their own voices to become effective advocates for school reform and social change, based in Washington, D.C.
Future Imagemakers is an innovative after-school program run by the Photography & Imaging Department at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. It gives high school students the opportunity to learn about digital photography, create, and develop ideas that are taught by NYU students.
This year, we are lucky to have 13 very talented young students join us from high schools all over New York City as well as Long Island. Comprised of sophomore and juniors, students came in with different photography backgrounds and skill levels but all have a strong passion and dedication for the art.
Some of our assignments have included photographing the students’ community, family members and strangers, as well as shooting a series inspired by a song or piece of literature. The students also visited the Allen Ginsberg exhibit at the NYU Grey Gallery, practiced shooting out in Washington Square Park, and will have the opportunity to shoot out on St. Marks and take a field trip to MoMa later in the spring.
Our goal for this program is to help students not only understand how to shoot with DSLRs and work in Adobe Bridge and Photoshop, but to also help them cultivate new ideas, open them up to new works of art, and show them the importance and power that photography has in our world. We also have a class blog so feel free to check it out!
Below is a slideshow of images from students’ work so far this semester. Each photo was chosen by the students themselves.
Rockaways Teen Documents Life Post-Sandy for School
See Images and Video by Brandon McClain ITHS CISCO Academy and edited by Jazmin Johnson ITHS Video Production Academy on Information Technology High School
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Our Expanded Website
Last night was the 2012 exhibition for the Future Imagemakers/Community Collaborations where we officially launched our new website with new galleries. The workshop leaders and students are amazing. See snapshots from the web launch.
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NYC Salt
Just found out about the NYC Salt program – inspired.
