A guest post from photographer, Michele Zousmer. Michele attended our 2012 Social Documentary Workshop in San Diego and shares her recent experience teaching storytelling to young women in Rwanda. Four years ago I visited Rwanda with Aegis Trust, a Genocide Foundation to document testimonies of women survivors of the 1994 Genocide; a genocide that slaughtered… Read more »
By Photographer Michael Costa Staring out of a car window as we drive to the east coast village of Hoang Hoa, a district located about 21 kilometers outside Thanh Hoa, one could feel like a tourist, looking out a window with eyes glazed over as scenes of a country village begin to unfold. Yet, I… Read more »
By Alice Reeves There are language barriers, and then there are language barriers. So often overseas many of us seem to muddle by with a combination of badly pronounced phrases that are apparently hilarious to locals, and a copious amount of wild gesticulation. And maybe I am speaking for myself here, but it is definitely very rarely… Read more »
By Photographer Michael Costa Would you be brave enough to allow a complete stranger to come into your life and film your everyday events? Ms. Ngan, our first hero for this project, has done just that. Once finishing the initial interview with Ngan, we began to create a strategic plan of how we are going… Read more »
By Photographer Michael Costa What seems like worlds apart, in reality isn’t. That is my philosophy as I embrace the Vietnamese culture here in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam. This being my first trip outside the United States, the anticipation has become reality. A team of 6 individuals have come together with one common goal: to make… Read more »
Today we’ll focus on the social documentary workshops, specifically on the education and collaboration aspects. You seem to have a unique approach. You, as an artist, could be doing them yourself but you place such emphasis on collaboration and education with both the participants and the organizations. Why these things are so important? Doing still… Read more »
Our founder, Phil Borges, along with two Volunteer Production Assistants, Rachel Gray and Catherine Cussaguet, just returned from Nepal where they worked with Resurge International. The organization does incredible work to provide free reconstructive surgeries for the poor and builds year-round medical access in underserved areas. Story by Rachel Gray In my phone I have a picture of a young… Read more »
Our founder, Phil Borges, along with two Volunteer Production Assistants, Rachel Gray and Catherine Cussaguet, are currently in Nepal working with Resurge International. The organization does incredible work to provide free reconstructive surgeries for the poor and builds year-round medical access in underserved areas. We will post their stories throughout the coming week. Story by Rachel Gray Patients from… Read more »
Our founder, Phil Borges, along with two Volunteer Production Assistants, Rachel Gray and Catherine Cussaguet, are currently in Nepal working with Resurge International. The organization does incredible work to provide free reconstructive surgeries for the poor and builds year-round medical access in underserved areas. We will post their stories throughout the coming week. Written by Rachel Gray The… Read more »
Our founder, Phil Borges, along with two Volunteer Production Assistants, Rachel Gray and Catherine Cussaguet, are currently in Nepal working with Resurge International. The organization does incredible work to provide free reconstructive surgeries for the poor and builds year-round medical access in underserved areas. We will post their stories throughout the coming week. Written… Read more »