Christopher Morris
Linke opens the educational program for 2017 with a workshop about the importance of creating a personal vision run by Christopher Morris, polyhedral photographer who works both with reportage and fashion.
Morris will set you on a path to help with this by exposing the group to the common mistakes that many photographers are making today, the different forms of current photojournalism and discussions about several topics, from ethics to creative photographic styles.
During this 2-days workshop, you will learn how to define your vision discussing as a group a varied collection of work and testing your ability to edit and present your pictures.
Information
Dates: 6/7 may
Participants: max. 15
Equipment needed: your laptop computer, a USB flash driver and 15/20 images from your portfolio.
Cost: 340€
Students from art and photography schools will receive a 15% discount.
Subscribing the workshop you will get a 15% discount on any kind of printing service provided by LINKE.
To subscribe send an email to workshop@linkelab.net
Christopher Morris’ biography
Christopher Morris, based in Paris, was born in California in 1958 and began his career as a documentary conflict photographer working almost exclusively for TIME Magazine, where he has been on contract since 1990. He has been credited with redefining political coverage in America during his years working at the White House for TIME Magazine from 2000 till 2009. Simultaneously to his career as a photojournalist, Morris has expanded his work into the fashion world. He has received various awards, including the Robert Capa Gold Medal, the Olivier Rebbot Award, the Journalism Award from the Overseas Press Club, two Infinity Awards for photojournalism from the International Center of Photography in New York, the PDN Look Fashion Editorial Award and numerous World Press Photo awards. Morris is a founding member of the photojournalist agency VII based in New York.
