LEVEL:
Intermediate – Advanced

Editing isn’t a technical addition, but the foundation of photography. In an age of image overload, a photographer stands out not only for capturing the moment, but also for the ability to choose what truly matters. It’s editing that transforms individual frames into a coherent story – it creates rhythm, sequence, and meaning, allowing a few photographs to say more than hundreds. It also encompasses subtle adjustments to tone, color, and framing that don’t distort reality but emphasize intentions and guide the viewer’s gaze. A critical look at your own photos becomes a lesson in self-development – ​​it allows you to recognize habits, strengths, and weaknesses, and over time, it makes you a more self-aware photographer. In essence, editing is the art of seeing more clearly – what’s worth showing and what’s better left out.

REQUIREMENTS:
Some experience with editing and processing images. 
Be a documentary photographer.

WHAT TO BRING:
A laptop and an external hard drive or USB stick, with additional pictures/series.

NOTE:
Workshops in English

2-3 days before the workshop, please send the instructor 10-20 photos (no more) from one series or story (xJPEG files, 3000 pixels on the long side, AND raw images) that demonstrate your ability to create engaging works.

Additionally, you should prepare examples of projects/situations in which you would like to film a series, but you did not do so/were unable to do so, so that you can discuss this with the presenter.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:

MORNING SESSION – 9:00 AM -12:00 PM

• Introducing the host
• Presentation of each participant
• Analysis of several reportages made by different photographers (including the presenter) and explanation of why these reportages are interesting examples
• Discussion on general topic preparation (with question and answer session)
• Based on their own series (which participants will send to the instructor 2-3 days in advance) – about 15 minutes per student – the instructor will show you how to start the series, how to choose photos and what to pay attention to, how to improve them, what to do next…
• The instructor will select the best photos for the series (10-12 photos) and arrange them in the correct order.
• Briefly explain how to write captions and final text, including word or character counts.

BREAK – 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

AFTERNOON SESSION – 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM

• Continuation of discussion of the participant series
• Technical overview: how and why to shoot in RAW (and what camera settings), how to convert,

(note: this is not a comprehensive Photoshop course)

ABOUT ARTIST:

A photojournalist working in the industry for over four decades. First as a sports photographer in the 1980s, then shooting books and editorial pieces in art and human stories.

In 2013, he uprooted his life, trading-in his shares in Reporters, to pursue life on the road with a camera. He now travels the world shooting stories focusing on social issues and people. «I am not a single shot photographer. I think in series,» he says, adding, «I strive to tell a story in 10-15 pictures, capturing the essence of an instant with a sense of light and framing.»

He has won many international awards including PX3, IPA, MIFA, BIFA, PDN, Nikon Japan, Nikon Belgium, Days Japan, and specifically; 9 TPOTY, 5 Trieste Photo Awards, 2 The Fence, 2 LensCulture, 2 Felix Schoeller, 4 Istanbul Photo Awards, 10 Siena, 7 POYI, and 3 World Press Photo, and many others.