Creative Expression Through Photography with Jila Nikpay

Jila_photo120 Session one: JULY 17-24, 2010
Session two: SEPTEMBER 11-18, 2010

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS WITH JILA NIKPAY

Discover your unique voice through the photographic lens.

Do you love the countryside and seek an inspiring setting

to explore your personal vision?

If so, join Jila for a fascinating week in Dordogne. Experience this visually stunning region as you discover your unique way of “seeing,” the world around you.

Jila will take you through creative exercises which are key steps towards enriching your photographic vision. You’ll find yourself focused less on objects and things, and more on the magic of moments and the essence of historic places.

Each day weaves together short creative exercises and/or technical lessons, followed by leisurely field trips, and ends with a group review and discussion of the images. At the end of the workshop students will edit their work with the help of the instructor for a self-published book. This workshop is for the amateur photographer and those with some photographic experience. You will need to bring along a digital camera.

RATES

1700 € includes:

  • The RETREAT/WORKSHOP of your choice
  • LODGING for 7 nights at LE MARAVAL or LAUMEDE or similar accommodation (shared double)
  • 4 dinners 7 light lunches 6 breakfasts coffee, tea, wine, snacks
  • ENTRANCE FEES to local attractions
  • TRANSPORTATION TO and FROM the ANGOULEME Train Station
  • TRANSPORTATION for sightseeing

RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW

“I signed up for your class thinking that I’d pick up a few technical skills. What I learned from your class was more about me than photography. I gained insight that I know will change the way I connect with people, ultimately changing the direction of my work.

Thanks so much for a really wonderful experience.” Hillary DeParde, photographer

Jila Nikpay is a photographer/ filmmaker who explores the themes of memory and place in her work. As an artist, she has taught and lectured for more than a decade in numerous colleges, schools, and cultural institutions. Nikpay’s work has been exhibited at the Walker Art Center, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Minnesota Historical Society and many others institutions. She is the recipient of many awards for photography and film from the Jerome and McKnight Foundations as well as the Minnesota State Arts Board.

To see Jila’s film and photography visit her websites:

www.jilanikpay.com

www.jilanikpaystudio.com

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