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$ 99
A photojournalist is a visual storyteller. And as such, we tell stories with a series of photos and/or with one photo at a time. Street Photography is in essence a bit of photojournalism.
Washington Photo Safari is pleased to present this new virtual safari in Street Photography. We are honored to have it taught by two-time Pulitzer-Prize winning photojournalist: Essdras M Suarez whose photo-review webinar was recently named among the top 10 webinars to watch in 2020 by one of the premieres photo storage and photo sharing site for amateurs and professionals alike, Photoshelter.
Essdras will help you not only to make better images but to also help you tell stories with your images. This will allow you to create more interesting and complex images, which in turn will gain the attention of your audience and help you gain the recognition you deserve.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are bringing this safari right into the comfort of your own home, with a 2 hour Zoom session that will give you many opportunities to learn how you can become a better street photographer by learning techniques such as how to shoot from the hip, how to make micro-adjustments without tracking your subjects, getting in low and close. In other words, grabbing every photo opportunity as quickly as they come up, as in this photo.
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- Camera
- Lenses
- Extra memory cards
- Extra charged battery
- Notebook
- Pen or Pencil
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Via Zoom, from the comfort and safety of your home! Login credentials will be sent after booking is completed.
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Essdras M. Suarez is a Pulitzer Prize winner photographer based in Alexandria, Virginia who has had his images published in National Geographic, Time Magazine, NY Times, the Washington Post and many other publications.
He was a staff photographer at the Boston Globe until 2014. While there he received national and international accolades for his coverage of stories such as the Boston Bombing Marathon, which earned him to share in the 2013 Spot News Pulitzer. He also covered national stories such as Newtown Massacre, Tsunami aftermath, and Columbine Shooting where he earned his first Pulitzer. He is also well known and awarded for his portrait and travel photography.
Early in his career as a photojournalist Suarez was well known as one of Nikon Legends. He is also a USDOS expert speaker in Photojournalism specializing in Latin America and he has worked in over 50 countries. He currently teaches photo workshops nationally and internationally with regular monthly workshops in Cuba from Nov-May.
In 2015, he became the Chief photographer for Million Eyez, an internet-based platform that allows photographers to input their photos into live articles.
Essdras was born in Panama and has been married for 25 years. He is a Bachelor of Science in Journalism graduate of the University of Florida, which also granted him an
Alumnus of Distinction award in 2010.