BECA and Magnum Photos organize a second workshop with documentary photographer Rafal Milach.
The event will take place in the period July 19 – 21 in “BECA Center of Visual Storytelling” (57 “Vasil Levski” Blvd.). The event is part of the series of workshops that photography academy BECA started after announcing its partnership with the world-famous agency Magnum Photos.
For the first time, the former chairman of the agency, Olivia Arthur, came to Bulgaria, who held a three-day workshop on “Visual Storytelling”, and the training generated huge international interest.
The photography workshop will again this year focus on the ability of authors to realize their projects through multiple media such as photography, conceptual art, books, video and exhibitions.
With his many years of experience as a visual artist and photographer, Rafal Milah will provide useful knowledge and practical guidance to the participants. In recent decades, he has been working on long-term projects in Eastern Europe, exploring the tension between society and power structures. Rafal presents these subjects in exhibitions and photography books all over the world.
IN the workshop 12 participants will have the opportunity to participate. The course is suitable for both advanced photographers looking for advice in the final stages of their projects, as well as beginners just starting their photography series. Each participant will have the opportunity to receive complex feedback and upgrade their author’s handwriting.
You can find an application form here.
Who is Rafal Milah
Rafal Milach was born in Poland in 1978 and grew up during the collapse of the Soviet bloc. Before falling in love with photography, he graduated in graphic design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice. He later studied at the Institute of Creative Photography at the University of Silesia in the Czech Republic, where he currently teaches.
His work examines themes from history and focuses on the tension between society and power structures. Although he initially used a traditional documentary perspective in creating his photography, he later steered his projects towards a more conceptual approach.
His photographs have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions around the world and are part of the collections of MoMA Warsaw, the Center for Contemporary Art in Poland and other international institutions.
He is the winner of a number of prestigious awards, including the World Press Photo in the category “Arts and Entertainment”, POYi Picture of the Year International, an author’s book award at the Les Rencontres de la Photographie Arles festival and received a scholarship from the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage .
Milah is also the author of 10 photography books and co-founder of the collectives Sputnik Photos and The Archive of Public Protests (APP). In 2018, he was nominated as a member of Magnum Photos and 4 years later he officially became part of the prestigious photography agency.
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