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Documenting Dupont Circle with a Camera
Documenting Dupont Circle with a Camera
Nancy Libson
Tuesday, November 1 & 15, 7 - 9 p.m.
and Sunday, November 6, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Session one: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 7 – 9 p.m. This class will meet in a private room at Jake’s American Grille, which is located across the street from Politics & Prose at 5018 Connecticut Ave., NW. Participants may gather in the fiction room at 6:45 and walk to the restaurant with the instructor, or may go directly to Jake’s. Food and beverage is available for purchase.
Session two: Sunday, Nov. 6, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Participants will meet in Dupont Circle in front of Zorba’s Café, 1612 20th St., NW. (Details will be discussed at the first class meeting.)
Session three: Tuesday, Nov. 15, 7 – 9 p.m. This class will also meet at Jake’s American Grille, 5018 Connecticut Ave., NW.
Price: $95 ($85 members)
This three-session workshop for photo enthusiasts is timed to capture Dupont Circle in all its fall splendor. Two evening sessions plus a Sunday morning in the field will enable exploration both within and outside of the classroom. During our first evening session we’ll talk about traditional documentary photography during the time of Dorothea Lange and the FSA photographers and compare to contemporary photographers such as Jeff Wall, who doesn’t wait for the right moment but sets up many of his photographs. We’ll discuss relevant chapters from Robert Coles' book, Doing Documentary Work, and learn about ways to tell a “story” and create a photo essay about Dupont Circle.
The first session will involve a preliminary evening discussion. Session two will take place on a Sunday in Dupont Circle, where we will photograph the farmer’s market and other aspects of the surrounding neighborhood. Session three will be an evening critique of work.
Bring your creative outlook! This class is geared to photographers at all levels, but please bring a camera that you are already comfortable using.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Nancy Libson is a documentary photographer who has exhibited nationally and internationally. Collections inculde the Library of Congress. Exhibits include Harvard’s Fogg Art Museum in Cambridge, MA, and Galerie St. Benezet in Avignon, France. Nancy has photographed for National Geographic Traveler and studied at the Maine Photographic Workshops.