Vietnam: Exploring the Travel Narrative
The Mekong Delta Region, Vietnam
Level One / Two: Beginning Skills Building & Narrative Storytelling
Dates: April 3 - 16, 2011
Cost: $4329
Please contact our office for itinerary and travel information.
- Hotels, in-country transportation, guides and meals included with tuition
- Personal portfolio reviews with lead instructors and Momenta staff
- Student handbooks & digital copies of handouts
- Regular slideshows, lectures and group critiques
- Daily mentoring and story development editing
- Voluntary multimedia instruction for interested attendees
- Custom lectures on narrative storytelling, elements of photography, and history of documentary photography
- Special Instructional lecture on Photo Mechanic and photo asset archiving
- Final night slideshow & party hosted by Momenta for attendees & special guests
Celebrate Springtime in Vietnam with Momenta's Co-Founders, former National Geographic photo editor Chris Anderson and documentary photojournalist Seth Butler, as we travel to the heart of the Mekong Delta during the most vivid time of the year. Vietnam will be a welcoming host as we explore a world of saturated color, hushed pagodas and markets teaming with life in monsoon light. The visual array of color, scenery and light in this South Asian country will inspire you to take your photography to new heights with the constant assistance of our skilled team of coaches, editors, guides and staff!
Joining Chris and Seth on this workshop will be legendary photo editor Chip Maury of The Indianapolis Star and The Providence Journal. Chip began his illustrious career as a Navy underwater photographer. He became an award winning staff member and later Photo Chief of Stars & Stripes. Chip served in three combat tours in Vietnam and this journey will be his first trip back to the country he described as "heartbreakingly beautiful to witness and photograph with a proud and lovely people." Momenta is honored to offer Chip the opportunity to return to this stunning country after decades away. His expertise and solid photo editing skills will be an incredible asset to our students.
If you've ever wanted to do more than simply take travel snapshots on vacation or assignment, this workshop will help you develop a style and vision that is purely your own. With our well-traveled in-country guides and award winning staff, you will explore busy city streets, radiant temples, cerulean beaches and the quiet waterways of the Delta. These locations and more will serve as a colorful canvas on which to construct a visual and audio narrative of travel through the Mekong region alongside its inhabitants.
Starting from the exciting and bustling city of Ho Chi Minh, we will explore the creation of narrative travel essays with a documentary approach. With a custom crafted itinerary designed solely for Momenta, we will journey off the beaten path to find adventures rich in cultural diversity and filled with vibrant personalities, visiting locations most tourists don't get to witness. Our instructors and staff will help students author a visual narrative that will tell the story of this captivating Asian country.
Attendees will receive one-on-one editing and hands-on instruction from our workshop staff each day while being given daily photographic "assignments" to hone an individual approach and quickly overcome weaknesses. If you are a more intermediate photographer, we will help you craft projects to further define your photography and take your personal vision to the next level.
Participants may also choose to capture audio to accompany their photo stories. It is our aim to help ambitious and aspiring photographers transcend the use of their camera as the sole recording device and explore all the story-telling potentials using various tools and concepts.
The tuition fees include all workshop related costs including: hotel accommodations, in-country travel and meals where indicated on the itinerary, daily one-on-one access to an instructor, personalized portfolio reviews, all handouts and workshop materials, daily slideshows and lectures, software and equipment training. The workshop fees do not include international airfare, early arrival or late departure accommodations, visa fees (if applicable), travel insurance, medical costs, meals not indicated on the itinerary, items of personal nature including phone calls, laundry, soft drinks, alcohol, etc.
About your Instructors
Chip Maury retired as a Chief Petty Officer in 1975 and worked as a staff photographer with the Associated Press in Boston. After spending four years with AP he became the Director of Photography for The Providence Journal in Rhode Island. After nearly eight years at the Journal he moved to Indianapolis, IN. There he worked as the Director of Photography at The Indianapolis Star for 15 years. He has been a visiting professor at Syracuse University and working with the Military Photojournalism Classes for more than 30 years. Chip's excellent eye for editing and his ability to coach even the most inexperienced of students make him an invaluable asset to photographers of all levels.
Chris Anderson is the founder of our company and one of the most popular instructors we have in our line up. Chris cut his teeth as a photo editor for the National Geographic Society and a consultant for Steve McCurry Studios in New York. After working as the lead photo editor on over 20 books for NGS, Chris pursued his passion for daily news editing with the main offices of AOL in Manhattan. He is the driving force behind Momenta Workshops and a passionate advocate for documentary photojournalism. His unique style of photo editing, education and coaching gives a perspective on documentary imagery that is unparalleled.
Seth Butler has trained approximately 300 students in his career, many of whom have gone onto professional careers as photographers. Currently a freelance photojournalist based in New England, he has worked as a photo editor and art director in the industries of publishing and advertising and his personal work is privately collected around the world. As one student wrote in her feedback form, "Seth has changed the way I see the world for the better! His coaching pushed me to my limits and I will never see patterns the same way again!"
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For More Information
Please email our offices for an itinerary and information about this workshop at info@momentaworkshops.com. You may also reach Director of Workshops Jamie Rose between the hours of 9:30 a.m - 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday at 202.203.8758. We look forward to working with you on this very exciting workshop!