Welcome to the first edition of “Georgian Diaries,” a new teaching program by VII’s Stefano De Luigi and Maciek Nabrdalik.
We’ve been organizing the VII Masterclass – an exhaustive training program taking place in Europe over the course of seven months with three sessions of four days each. Thecurrent edition takes place in Barcelona. Now, in addition, we have decided to offer an intensive in-the-field traveling experience.
Usually, we tend to teach workshops in places we know well. One of the most exciting parts of this one is that we have never been to Georgia, and we’ve decided to discover it with participants in this new teaching program.
We will go to Georgia as we would carry out personal projects. The teaching experience will start before we even meet in person as we will take you through research and planning in a series of Skype calls ahead of our journey.
We will work with you in small groups in a very intimate tutorship program, which will let us closely discuss, understand, and decide on the angle of our stories.
Have you ever wondered what to take and what to leave at home? How to organize your work? How to plan the logistics? Who to contact, what to read, where to start before you are in the field? Do you want to start working on personal projects?
Join us!
This is a unique chance to share visions, thoughts, and moments with two experienced photographers in the field during the real process of personal assignment.
We will all come to Georgia to work on a specific subject. It will not, therefore, be a traditional workshop, but a relatively intense period of work. We chose this period to allow us to follow events that have millenary traditions. During the eight days, we will move between five locations. We will be working during the daytime and editing together in the evenings. Or vice-versa, if needed. We will work with local drivers and fixers.
We can’t share much more here, but we guarantee we’re going for the most exciting trip of the year together.
The Matas family riding an old Ukrainian Dnepr sidecar from soviet times. Many inhabitants use this modified sidecar to move around the island. Kihnu Island, Estonia, May 2014. ©Stefano De Luigi / VII 
Farmers in Straholesie, outskirts of Chernobyl, Ukraine. ©Maciek Nabrdalik / VII
The VII Academy scholarship to this VII Photo Agency workshop will cover your participation in the workshop, including Skype calls, lodging, three meals a day, and transportation for the eight days, from 16 to 23 April 2020–everything except your journey to and from Georgia (Kutaisi), personal needs and travel insurance.
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Scholarships
Eligible applicants who wish to be considered for a VII Academy scholarship should complete the application form linked below. Register with Award Force, select the category “VII Photo Workshops” and then “Georgian Diaries.”
Requirements: Photographers who are both citizens and residents of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia or Russia are invited to apply. (Notification of acceptance will be only a few short weeks before the start of the workshop, so please check visa requirements from your country to Georgia!)
Scholarship application deadline: March 12, 2020
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Participation through a paid placement via VII Photo website.
