WARP Iceland

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Multimedia artist and photographer Jonathan Laurence will challenge your perception of landscape photography while expanding your ability to communicate through visual language. You will learn to develop new ways of seeing, perceiving, and depicting the visual world not only through your camera lens but also through your use of treatments and effects in post production.

The challenge for any photographer is creating something new - something that represents not only a personal artistic vision but is also a reflection of the surrounding landscape. In our workshop with Jonathan Laurence in Iceland, you will focus on creating multilayered images, art pieces, and portfolios. In addition to capturing Iceland through your camera lens, you will be challenged to create your own interpretation of the scenery through the use of creative apps and different ways of presenting work.

This workshop includes curated excursions, daily discussions, lectures and post-production lab. You will also have time to go out on your own and explore sites of interest. You’ll be free to work with any camera. For our postproduction lab, we will focus on the different creative apps available via tablets and smartphone. However, you are free to work with any post production program you like, but for the turn around time for this workshop we do suggest using apps, because it gives you a quicker way to a finished result. We will also spent time on different way of presenting work, as single images, as a portfolio, covering the usage of collages, movement/ video, music, text etc.

Over the duration of this course, students will learn new ways to represent landscapes through photography as a visual medium. Students will create a portfolio of images that showcase personal explorations of contemporary concepts and interpretations of landscape photography.

ITINERARY - Itinerary is subject to change

May 20: Check in at Úlfjótsskáli luxury lodge is at 4PM. The course begins with a welcome dinner at 7 PM prepared by a private chef. After dinner, each participant is asked to present a selection of their work to the group (max 10 images).

May 21: Group field trip in the morning to landmarks in the area of The Golden Circle. Lecture in the evening

May 22: Lecture and postproduction lab in the morning - image feedback and critic - group field trip in the evening - we will visit famous landmarks in the area of The Golden Circle

May 23: lecture and postproduction lab time in the morning - image feedback and critic - individual field trips in the afternoon

May 24: lecture and postproduction lab time in the morning - individual field trip after lunch. Image feedback and final critic in the afternoon.

May 25: one-on-one wrap up sessions with instructor Jonathan. Checkout at 12 PM.

Both instructors Jonathan and NORDphotography’s representative Elisabeth, have been to Iceland many times and will be able to help participants with choosing locations to visit based on their goal and visual language, for your individual field trip.

ABOUT JONATHAN LAURENCE:
Jonathan is a multimedia designer, consultant, and educator who has worked internationally with a diverse range of companies, organizations, and individuals. He has served as Media Director to the Camden International Film Festival for more than 10 years, and also leads digital media and creativity workshops at a variety of institutions and art centers around the world. In 2014, he joined Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) as Creative Director.

Jonathan has received The Raising Star Award from the Palm Beach Photographic Center, and is listed as one of the top 60 most collectable artist in Maine.

Additionally, he gets a kick out of eating and cooking good food, travel, adventure, design, films, art, music, looking, making, assembling, learning, and generally anything positive.

HOUSING - Úlfjótsskáli luxury lodge
Our class will be staying at Úlfjótsskáli luxury lodge, one of the most pristine accommodations Iceland has to offer. We have room for 10 participants, divided among 4 single rooms and 3 double rooms. The house has 6 bathrooms, an indoor replace, an outdoor re pit, a gym, a game room, a sauna and outdoor hot-tub with heated water 24/7. The house also has a kitchen with all facilities you would need. We have a chef on our workshops who will serve breakfast and lunch to the participants. Students will be served a healthy breakfast Monday-Friday, plus homemade lunch Monday - Thursday. Students can help themselves to coffee/ tea and fruit throughout their stay. Participants can use our kitchen in the afternoon to make dinner and supper.

Úlfjótsskáli luxury lodge is located in the Golden Circle and close to the major attractions in South Iceland such as Geysir, Gullfoss and Thingvellir National Park. Students will need to organize their own transportation. We do recommend that you rent a car while in Iceland, either together with your fellow participants or by yourself. We will open a Facebook group before the workshop so participants can communicate with each other and plan transportation agreements and the likes.

TOTAL AMOUNT:
In shared double room: NOK 20 500,-
In single room: NOK 25 000,-

Shortly after registration for your workshop you will receive an invoice via e-mail for the deposit of NOK 5500,- to be paid within two weeks.

INCLUDED IN THE PRICE:

• Workshop tuition
  
• Accommodation in luxury lodge from May 20 - 25
  
• Welcome dinner Sunday
  
• Breakfast and lunch Monday-Thursday. Breakfast Friday
  

NOT INCLUDED:

• Plane ticket/travel insurance
  
• Transportation (car rental)
  
• Dinner Monday - Thursday - students will be free to use the kitchen at our house to make dinner.
  

REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP:
Go to our website - link belowe - and hit the registration button, or send an e-mail to post@nordphotography.com

We advice you to read the full workshop description before signing on. Registrations on our workshops are binding.

FOR FULL WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
http://www.nordphotography.com/workshops/warp-iceland

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