Streets of USA with Jesse Marlow: Miami | Dec 1-3, 2023
$1,000
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DESCRIPTION
This winter Jesse Marlow returns with Leica Akademie & Leica Store Miami to host his weekend workshop in Miami Florida. This course is for the avid street photographers interested in improving their skills and composition. Leica is not required to attend.
We limit the numbers to 10 guests only.
TOPICS COVERED
- Making photographs vs. those that happen spontaneously Content vs. Form
- How to discover pictures, anywhere.
- Approaches to photographing people in public.
- Developing awareness and anticipation.
- Judging when and where to be as events unfold around you.
- The process of discovering a “style.”
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS WORKSHOP?
This workshop is designed for beginning and intermediate photographers hoping to develop their craft. Photographers who enjoy documenting the world around them are encouraged to join. Please consider this workshop if you carry a camera daily or have a passion for capturing the details of life.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Participants are expected to have good understanding their cameras as well as an understanding of basic image editing. Owning a Leica is not required. This is a rain or shine workshop, so you will need to be prepared for the weather. You will need a laptop or iPad for image evaluation on Sunday.NOTES
The workshop involves a good amount of walking. During each of the photo walks, participants should expect to walk at least 5 miles as we move through the city looking for where light meets shadow and seeking out the dramatic and often fleeting moments on the street.Enrollment is strictly limited. If the program is sold out, please contact Akademie@Leicacamerausa.com to be added to the wait-list.
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AGENDA (A detailed itinerary will be provided in the weeks ahead of the workshop)
Day 1: Friday: 4.00pm – 6.00pm
The workshop will commence with a short presentation by Jesse showing his work and discussing his approach to street photography. Tips on how to overcome potential fears of shooting in public, confidence, body language and expectations.
Day 2: Saturday: 8:00am – 8:00pm
Saturday morning the small group will head out into the surrounding areas to ‘pound the streets’ looking for interesting and quirky images. Jesse will spend time with each guest throughout the day, helping you refine your craft while exploring the color, light and people in and around the street.
8:00a - 11:00a - Location TBA12:30p - 3:30p - Location TBA5:00p - 8:00p - Location TBADay 3: Sunday: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday morning we will meet up for an optional shoot with Jesse. We will meet back in the classroom to review Jesse’s workflow and editing process at Noon. Students will cull, eidt and sequence their images. This will be followed by a final group critic for students to share images. The workshop will close with a Q&A discussion with Jesse on his photographic experience.
8:00am-11:00am Location TBA (Optional Session)
Noon - 5:00pm Cull, Edit, Sequence and Critique
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INSTRUCTOR BIO
Jesse Marlow is a Melbourne based photographer. His works are held in public and private collections across Australia, including the National Gallery of Victoria, Australian Parliament House Canberra, Monash Gallery of Art, City of Melbourne and State Library of Victoria.
In 2003, he published his first book of photographs, Centre Bounce: Football from Australia’s Heart, (Hardie Grant Books). Images from Centre Bounce have been exhibited and published extensively, both in Australia and internationally. In 2005, he published a book of street photographs, Wounded, (Sling Shot Press). In 2006, he was selected to participate in the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass in Amsterdam. While in 2010, Marlow was one of 45 street photographers from around the world profiled in the book, Street Photography Now (Thames & Hudson). He was awarded the International Street Photographer of the Year Award in 2011, and in 2012 won the Monash Gallery of Art’s Bowness Prize. Marlow released his third monograph, Don’t Just Tell Them, Show Them in 2014. In the same year, he was profiled in the Thames & Hudson book, The World Atlas of Street Photography.Marlow is a member of both the international street photographers’ collective, UP Photographers and Institute Artists.
To see more of Jesse's work, please visit his website.
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