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Stromboli is an active volcano rising from the sea, where people happen to live. It is a Southern Italian postcard, a small town small talk theater, a place where few were born, fewer stayed and many came from scattered walks of life. Stromboli is science and superstition, it’s a safe haven and a trap. How do you want to get to know it? What would you like to say about it? This workshop invites photographers and beginners alike to explore Stromboli’s microcosm in a way that helps them to further develop their own vision and visual language. Leaving aside photography’s most technical bases, we will work on shooting, editing and sequencing sessions. During group talks we will discuss storytelling strategies, developing a relationship to others while working in the field, creating a sense of place, and shying away from exoticized and stereotypical representations of people and their environment. Working on the ever-shifting boundary between documentary photography and personal vision, between the real and the surreal, this workshop will be an acknowledgement of Stromboli's endless nuances, and a dialogue about photography as a passport to where we don’t belong as much as it is to self expression.
Stromboli è un vulcano attivo che sorge dal mare, circondato da case bianche. È una cartolina del Sud Italia, un piccolo teatro di paese, un luogo dove pochi nascono, pochissimi rimangono e molti arrivano da rotte sparse. Stromboli è scienza e superstizione, rifugio e trappola. Come vorresti conoscerla? Come potresti raccontarla? Questo workshop invita fotografi e amatori a esplorare il microcosmo di Stromboli in modo da sviluppare ulteriormente la propria visione e linguaggio visivo. Lasciando da parte le basi più tecniche della fotografia, lavoreremo su sessioni di scatto, selezione e sequenza. Affronteremo discussioni di gruppo incentrate su strategie narrative, sulla creazione di rapporti mentre si lavora sul campo, sulla capacità di far percepire a chi guarda l’atmosfera del luogo e sul superamento di rappresentazioni esotizzanti e stereotipate di chi è fotografato e del suo ambiente. Lavorando sul confine sempre mutevole tra fotografia documentaria e visione personale, tra reale e surreale, questo workshop sarà un omaggio alle infinite sfumature di Stromboli e un dialogo sulla fotografia come passaporto per i luoghi a cui non apparteniamo e come espressione di sé.
WHERE
Stromboli
DATES
from September 13th to September 17th, 2024
TIMES
From 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
From 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
NUMBEROF PARTICIPANTS
Minimum 8, maximum 20:
MATERIALS
Computers,cameras, video cameras - if necessary, participants will be asked to bring their own.
COSTS OPTION 1
Workshop only: €750 per person, by August13th
Earlybird: €680 by July13th
NOTINCLUDED IN THE PRICE: meals, accommodation, transportation.
A deposit of €250 is required for registration.
COSTSOPTION 2
Workshop+ board and lodging: €1250 per person, by August 13th
Earlybird: €1130 by July 13th
A deposit of €250 isrequired for registration.
To participate in our activities, membership in THE DOCKS aps association is required. The membership fee is €20 and is valid for one calendar year.
Workshop + accommodation for 5 nights (it is recommended to arrive the day before the start of the workshop, but accommodation on June 12th is NOT included in the price).
Lunch at the workshop venue +breakfast menu (juice/granita + coffee/cappuccino + croissant, any additional items are not included in the price). Bar Restaurant ilCanneto.
BOARD AND LODGING
Accommodation arrangements for participants will be made in the last week based on participants needs. Therefore, we won't know immediately who will stay in which house, and as a result, we are unable to provide photos or details of the houses right away. The accommodations will be beautiful typical Aeolian houses, each with a kitchen, garden, or terrace, and each one different from the other. The accommodations come with sheets and towels.
The provided board includes one meal per day, lunch, at the communicated times.
Accommodations will be available from 9:00 AM on the workshop day and must be vacated by 10:00 AM the day after the workshop ends.
GETTING TO STROMBOLI
Ferry from the port of Naples: departs every Tuesday and Friday at 8:00 PM. Arrival at 6:00AM (dawn) is spectacular.
Hydrofoil from the port of Naples: takes four to five hours, available every day.
Hydrofoils from the port of Milazzo (Sicily): 3 trips per day, takes two hours.
Milazzo is connected by shuttles to Catania airport.
P.S. Hydrofoil schedules are available on the LibertyLines website.
USEFUL INFORMATION
For those traveling from outside the area, we provide contacts for accommodations affiliated with the association.
The address of the location will be forwarded via email immediately after registration and payment.
