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Workshop: Women as protagonists and creators

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09/11 | Katherin Wermke & Davide Camesasca

Workshop: Women as protagonists and creators

Objectives of the workshop:

  • Provide information on the steps necessary to pursue a professional career in the world of photography.
  • The workshop will be especially focused on women photographers in the professional sector.
  • Additionally, the role of women photographers and photographers in other countries of the world will be discussed.
  • Attendees will learn how to function in the professional photography sector, the implications for a woman to be in front of or behind the camera, how to move in developing countries, as well as cultural aspects associated with photography in other continents.

PROGRAM DETAILS:

In this full-day workshop, Katherin Wermke, advertising and fashion photographer and collaborator in various NGOs, together with Davide Camesasca, documentary photographer and co-founder of “Shoot4Change”, talk to us about women in photography and share their experience and advice:

  • 10:00 – 10:30 – Introduction
    10:30 – 10:45 – Katherin Wermke’s
    professional career 10:45 – 12:00 – Professionalization in the field of photography (Part I)
    12:00 – 12:20 – Coffee
    break 12:20 – 13:30 – Professionalization in the field of photography (Part II)
    13:30 – 16:00 – Lunch
    16:00 – 17:00 – Participatory Session: review and discussion of students
    ‘ projects 17:00 – 18:00 – Photography and Empowerment, case 1: Namibia
    18:00 – 18:30 – Women as protagonists and creators, case 2: India
    18:30 – 19:00 – Q&A and Conclusions

Participants must bring:

  • Attendees are encouraged to bring a personal project related to women (photographers or photographed).
  • If you don’t have any, bring project ideas or examples of conflict situations.

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Description

ABOUT KATHERIN WERMKE:

Katherin Wermke is an international photographer of German origin with more than 25 years of experience. He began his career in the audiovisual field working in television production in Cologne, Germany, and in Mexico. He trained at the Institut d’Estudis Fotogràfics de Catalunya (IEFC), where he specialized in advertising photography, and continued his studies in New York in the field of fashion photography, at institutions such as the School of Visual Arts and the International Center of Photography.

His areas of expertise include commercial, corporate and portrait photography, and he works mainly in Barcelona, Berlin and other parts of Europe. Throughout his career, he has worked for a wide variety of national and international clients, such as Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, BASF, Bayer Healthcare, Deutsche Bank, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week NYC, Pepsico, among others. In addition, Wermke is a teacher at the IEFC, where she teaches the postgraduate course in Advertising and Corporate Photography, and also teaches advanced lighting in the Master’s Degree in Photography and Design at ELISAVA, in Barcelona.

In parallel to her commercial work, Katherin has developed a career in documentary photography, collaborating with NGOs such as Street Heroes of India and Mumbai Smiles.

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ABOUT DAVIDE CAMESASCA

Davide Camesasca is an Italian photojournalist based in Barcelona, who combines his interest in people, culture and the environment with his passion for photography. After graduating in Biomedical Engineering, he studied Documentary Photography in Barcelona.

He collaborates as a photographer for the RCS publishing house (Corriere della Sera) and his work has been published in media such as The New York Times, La Vanguardia, El País, El Mundo and several Italian and Spanish magazines. He has documented Tibet and the Himba tribe of Namibia, with exhibitions in Italy, Spain and the United States.

He is co-founder of the Spanish delegation of the international network Shoot4Change, which produces humanitarian reports for NGOs. Currently, he is represented by the agency AWL Images.

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  • www.davidecamesasca.com
Additional Information
Speaker:

Katherin Wermke & Davide Camesasca

Date:

09/11/2024

Horario:
Duración:

7h

Level:

All

Location:

Masia Bas; Av. De Fanals, 13, Platja d'Aro

Contact:

info@educandolamirada.com

Language:

English

Important note:

If you register for a free activity, please be serious in your attendance., Places are limited, and every year there are attendees who run out of places., If you are unable to attend for reasons beyond your control, please notify us as soon as possible.