Chris Suspect street photography workshop

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DAY OF THE DEAD WORKSHOP

SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE - MEXICO

with Chris Suspect

In Mexico, Day of the Dead is one of the most colorful and charming holidays of the year. It is the time when Mexicans welcome the dead back to earth for a visit, even while mocking death itself. Featuring several parades, all night celebrations at beautifully decorated cemeteries, art installations, dances and lusciously decorated public altars in homes and the streets around the entire town.

San Miguel de Allende was named " Best City in the World" by Travel and Leisure and has been named one of the top destinations in the world. Its cobblestone streets, colorful architecture and bustling art and music scene, along with fantastic food, are some of the reasons why people visit this charming colonial town in Mexico.

Join acclaimed street photographer Chris Suspect and take your street photography to the next level. Chris will review the basics of street photography, what street photography is and is not, and the history of street photography including the work of the masters.

Learn how one “reads” a street photography image and how to identify the elements of what makes a street photograph successful. Chris will discuss visual cues to keep in the back of your mind when shooting from juxtapositions, tricks of perspective, multiple points of interest, capturing raw emotion, layering, obscuring elements, geometric principles, shadow play, and harnessing the subliminal power of semiotics. Chris also works a lot with flash and will share techniques to shoot at night in the festivities around San Miguel.

This workshop is for all levels but a basic understanding of how to operate your camera is expected. A laptop and thumb drive will be required for editing and the feedback sessions. Any camera is accepted.

DAY OF THE DEAD

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Oct 29 - Nov 4, 2022

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

SCHEDULE: We will have breakfast every day as a group. Then we will meet daily in the mornings to review work and give feedback. The group will go out and shoot at different times and locations depending on the Dead of the Day festivities and schedule of events.

The workshop starts on the 29 in the evening with a group dinner (after all students have arrived ) and ends the

4th at approx. 8am after group breakfast. You can make travel arrangements to depart San Miguel anytime after 8 AM on the 4th.

PACKAGE PRICE: USD $ 2,995

INCLUDED IN PRICE:

Tuition for the workshop
Personal review of your portfolio by Chris Suspect
Single accommodations for 6 nights/7 days in Hotel Mansion del Bosque, a boutique hotel in the center of San Miguel de Allende.
Full breakfast daily
Meet and Greet party
Two group dinners (first and last night- in two of San Miguel's best restaurants with the best views!!)
Attend the Catrina Parade ( night )
Attend the festivities at the cemetery ( both day and early night)

Note: Does not include air travel or transfers to/from San Miguel de Allende

GETTING TO SAN MIGUEL: The best way is to fly to either the cities of Leon/Bajio ( BJX ) or Queretaro (QRO) and then take a taxi/transfer to San Miguel . Travel from Leon to SMA is approx 2hrs and from Queretaro 1.5 hrs. Another option is to fly to Mexico City and then ride a bus/car transfer to San Miguel ( approx. 4hrs drive ). We can assist in making transfer arrangements to SMA from the airport. ( it's cheaper to travel as a group from the airport ). Uber is available at both airports and is a safe and cheap alternative that we have used in the past.

HOW TO REGISTER

Fill out the registration form below to register and hold your spot .

A deposit of $1,250 is required to secure your spot for this workshop.

Full balance is due by September 1st, 2022.

(Please also see our cancellation policy at the bottom of the page)

NOTE: This workshop is subject to any local health restrictions in place at the time of the event and may be subject to change. This NOT an online workshop. Max students 10.

NEED MORE INFO: Contact Juan Jose Reyes at jjreyes@miamistreetphotographyfestival.org

Juan is the founder and executive director of the Miami Street Photography Festival

and will accompany the group on this trip. Juan will share insights on the

Miami Street Photography Festival , the leading and largest

street photography event in the world.

Cancellation: More than 60 days : full refund

30-60 days Refund minus deposit

Less than 30 days : No refund , unless replacement is found

(We are flexible with our policy due to the current health situation )

Chris Suspect was born in the Philippines in 1968. He is a street and documentary photographer hailing from the Washington, DC area. He specializes in capturing absurd and profound moments in the quotidian.

He has published several books and his street photography work has been recognized internationally and has been exhibited in Miami, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Romania, Georgia and the United Kingdom. His documentary work on the underground music scene in Washington, D.C., was published as a book, Suspect Device, by Empty Stretch in 2014 and was a featured exhibit at the Kolga Tblisi Photo Festival 2015 in Tblisi, Georgia. This same project was also featured in the Leica Galerie at Photokina 2014 in Koln, Germany. His work is currently held in the Leica Galerie Archives.

Suspect is the chairman for the 2018 Focus on the Story Festival in Washington, D.C., and is also on the board of the Miami Street Photography Festival and Street Photo Milano.

Suspect’s work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Photo District News, LFI Magazine, ParisPhoto.com, iN-Public.com and on the Leica Camera Blog. He also has published photographs in the Washington Post, Washington City Paper, CNN, The Atlantic, Forbes and many other media outlets in the US, Germany, China, Canada, Italy, and Brazil.