Sara and I went over this a few times, but we finally arrived at a proposed schedule for our workshop.
Please note in particular the dates for submissions and review of story ideas:
Preparation Work & Deadlines
- Story l/ideas must be sent to Sara and Asim by June 15th
- Story review/comments from Sara and Asim by June 30th
- Story revisions due to Sara and Asim by July 10th
- Stories approved by July 15th
The Workshop In India
- August 9 — arrive in Ajmer
- August 10th – workshop begins
- Day 1: Group meeting & talks (location to be determined) from 8 am to 6 pm
- 15 minute portfolio review for each student
- Asim and Sara discuss: aftermath project, engaged photographer vs mainstream photojournalism; story narrative and structure;
- Day 2 – day 5: Start to shoot, then group meetings at 6:00pm – 8:00pm
- Day 6 – Group discussion day for mid-point reflection, re-direction as needed, feedback, questions, etc
- Day 7 thru Day 11 — continue shooting in field, but written story outlines are due
- Day 11 — written story due. no shooting if written stories have not been finished.
- Day 12 — final edits, visual stories
- Day 13 — wrap up, show finished stories.
- August 23 (Sunday) — travel to Delhi to catch flights home
I am working with some people in Ajmer to arrange a decent hotel for us. I am assuming that most all of you know how to navigate yourself to the city of Ajmer. Trains from Delhi are the easiest and actually the most fun. Just email me if you have any questions about that. There is usually a need to book a few days in advance, and you can do that online with a credit card. Otherwise, if people know their schedule I can arrange for a friend to do this and email us the e-tickets.
Contact me at <asim.rafiqui@gmail.com> and I can send you details.
So the above is the general outline. There may be small adjustments here and there, particularly once we are on the ground and working. We will remain flexible and reasonable of course.
Feel free to contact me and/or Sara if you have any questions regarding the workshop, story ideas or something else.
Best
Asim Rafiqui
