Notes to Self

I’ve been mulling over a travel/photo/journal workshop for quite some time now. Thinking about what I’d like out of a summer workshop is what gave me the idea. I’m wondering if anyone else would or could be seriously into it?

When I get to travel, I like to stay in one place for as long as possible, that usually means until the savings account is dry. I like to base my self in one place and explore, visiting museums, hiking around, and taking day trips.

I thought it would be fun to rent a villa for a month in Tuscany, or maybe Provence, have people join me for a week or two, or the whole time, and do a live 3-D version of the PhotoClub. Instead of weekly photo projects, we would do daily projects, with the projects defined by the location along with loosely formed visits to local museums or small daytrips.

I can picture this in my head but it seems like such a daunting task to pull together on my own. It my help for next year if I knew if there might be some interest. Any possible takers?

From June 23 – 30, 2008, a team of art educators and photographers from the US will live within the community and work with teenagers of the city of Nezahualcóyotl, a sprawling dusty expanse of low-income housing, and the second most populous municipality in the state of México.

Ciudad Neza is also considered among one of the most dangerous places in Mexico, due to rampant crime in the area.

Photographers will teach students, ages 13-17, photojournalism and story-telling skills, while creating awareness about social issues present in their lives.

As always, Project Luz needs the support of their friends and art community to succeed. They are currently seeking donations of old or new digital cameras to provide for their students. If you feel you can donate or assist them in obtaining camera donations, please contact:

Jasmin@ProjectLuz.org
or call
55 3051 6097 (Mexico)
415.335.4631 (US)

For further information: www.ProjectLuz.org

Participating Photographers In This Project:
Dante Busquets, Oscar Castillo, Livia Corona, Brian Frank, Nikola Okin Frioli, Darcy Holdorf, Russell Monk, David Paul Morris, Michael Mullady, Jessica Pons, Marcela Taboada, Holly Wilmeth.