Saturday, 1 August 2009

Manali: Foundry Photo Workshop

Photo © Dhiraj Singh-All Rights Reserved

The Foundry Photojournalism Workshop is coming to a close this evening with a massive presentation of the various projects produced by the some 75 talented students. From what I've already seen, the work is of high quality, and span a range of styles.

One of the photojournalists attending my multimedia class (using SoundSlides) is Dar Yasin, a well known photographer from Srinagar who, as seen in the above photograph, is putting the final touches to his project. Yes, our classes were held in a hotel room! Nothing but the best for the Foundry staff and participants.

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