2008 Workshop Calendar
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS
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June 26-July 5 (please note that the date has changed)
Cuzco, Peru $2,735 adults, $2,235 teens** (with an adult)
(Includes lodging - double occupancy, in-country travel and travel insurance; single occupancy may require additional fees)
Travel to Peru as a BRIDGE’S mentor! You’ll work with the students of Colegio Pukllasunchis www.pukllasunchis.org/ to create a unique portrait of an indigenous community in transition. In this workshop we will use photography, digital storytelling, and the internet to create an online, interactive virtual community. Our goal is to bring the lives of Peruvian youth into classrooms around the world.
July 31-August 10*
Cape Town, South Africa $2,815 adult, $2,315 teen** (with an adult)
(Includes lodging - double occupancy, in-country travel and travel insurance; single occupancy may require additional fees)
Join us for our second intensive workshop in the informal settlement of Wallacedene in Kraaifontein outside of Cape Town. This is a wonderful opportunity for families to experience the colorful world of the Xhosa community of South Africa. Cape Town and its surroundings offer magnificent diversity of landscape, including mountains, lush gardens, wine country and sandy beaches.
October 16-26*
Dharamsala, India ($3,135 adult, $2,635 teen**(with an adult)
(Includes lodging - double occupancy, travel insurance, and in-country travel if you fly to Dharamsala from Delhi Oct 16 and back on the 26th; single occupancy may require additional fees)
You will surely enjoy the opportunity to intimately work with and photograph the colorful residents of Dharamsala, home of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in exile. This workshop will focus on photography's power to give voice to people who are often marginalized, and will explore how we can use photography as a tool for empowerment.
November 1-9
Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, ($2,535 adult, $2,035 teen**,(with an adult)
(Includes food. lodging - double occupancy, in-country travel and travel insurance; single occupancy may require additional fees)
In Guatemala we will collaborate with Fotokids, a local nonprofit that helps youth from the poorest of barrios develop useful, employable skills as a means to self-exploration, expression, and discovery. Storytelling will be at the heart of the workshop, as we work in collaboration with young Mayan photographers to explore the rich narrative opportunities in this community.
SEATTLE WORKSHOPS 2008-9
Seattle, Washington
In this workshop, you will work with a small group as you explore the digital photography and image editing process, learn how to create a meaningful story with your pictures, capture and edit sound and narratives, and create a multimedia production for publication on the web. By the end of the weekend your group will have completed a multi-media story and you will be ready to share your skills with students around the world.
April 3-6* FULL
Seattle
$675 (will be with Bridges international students who are visiting)
June 19th-22*
Seattle
$575
September 18-21st*
Seattle
$575
January 15-18, 2009*
Seattle
$575
*Dates are subject to change.
**Teens must submit a written proposal designating why they feel they are ready for a Bridges trip, to be submitted along with their application (approx 500 words). Teens will be accepted on a case by case basis.
For more information on our upcoming workshops,
please email info@bridgesweb.org
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