The Journey Inward: Defining Your Personal Vision
© David Alan Harvey
In today’s super competitive environment, you must have “authorship” as a photographer. Having “something to say” is paramount. In this hands-on workshop, David Alan Harvey will delve into the inner psychology of each participant, striving to discover who you are and ultimately leading you down the path of more personalized expression. To accomplish this, David will carefully review each participant’s portfolio and provide clear direction for future personal projects. Emphasis will be placed upon proper editing technique, as most photographers suffer from poor editing skills. Shooting time will be allotted as well, so that David may know your skills, talk to you personally, and guide each of you individually. Finally, David will address overall group questions and interests such as publishing books, exhibitions and assignments.
Come prepared for long days, hard work and a bit of soul searching. David promises to use all his experience at National Geographic and Magnum to help you achieve your goals and move you forward to your personal “next step.” Students should bring a portfolio of no more than 20 photographs, either one essay or a set of single images.
At age twelve, David Alan Harvey (www.davidalanharvey.com) purchased a used Leica with newspaper route money and began photographing his family and neighborhood. At twenty, he lived with and photographed a black family in Norfolk, Virginia, producing his first book, Tell It Like It Is in 1966. Since then, David has shot over forty essays for National Geographic Magazine and his work has appeared in many magazines, anthologies and exhibitions. He has published two major books, Cuba and Divided Soul, both based on his extensive work of the Spanish cultural migration into the Americas. His latest book, Living Proof, documents David's intense journey into the world of hip-hop culture. David joined Magnum Photos in 1993. He currently lives in New York.
