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The Secret Garden of Lily LaPalma: Sea of Memories, 2007

Instructor: Maggie Steber
Location: Online
Cost: $1500 USD — enroll here!
Duration: 32 Hours (including one-on-one meetings before, during, and after the workshop)
Class size: 15
Skill level: Advanced Amateurs and Professionals




























































THE SECRET GARDEN OF LILY LAPALMA: TRAGEDIE TROPICALE

 

Residents of an apartment building in Liberty City, an African-American neighborhood in Miami, FL., wait outside their apartments on the staircase as police search the area for a gunman. Miami, FL. 1990.

 

THE SECRET GARDEN OF LILY LAPALMA: OPHELIA

 

EMIRATI BOYS ENJOY JUICE AT THE SIDE OF THEIR VIP ELDERS DURING A MASS WEDDING CEREMONY IN RAS AL KHAIMAH, AN EMIRATE ABOUT 3 HOURS DRIVE FROM DUBAI, IN THE U.A.E. THE GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED MASS WEDDING, ATTENDED BY THE GROOMS AND MEN ONLY, IS HELD TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST EMIRATIS TO MARRY AND BUILD THE EMIRATI POPULATION. WEDDINGS COST BIG BUCKS IN U.A.E. THE WOMEN CELEBRATE IN PRIVATE SEPARATELY.

 

THE SECRET GARDEN OF LILY LAPALMA: MAN BORN FROM BLOSSOMS

 

RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO ARABIAN RANCHES, A HOUSING DEVELOPOMENT BY EMAAR OF MINI-VILLAS IN THE DESERT OUTSIDE DUBAI, WATCH OPENING POLO MATCH OF THEIR NEW POLO CLUB. LIVING IS LUSH IN DUBAI IF YOU HAVE MONEY.

 

Senior who is 100 and lives alone bakes a pie every day so she doesn't forget how to do it, a device she uses to retain her memory. She gives the pies to neighbors. PHOTO BY MAGGIE STEBER

 

PHOTOS BY MAGGIE STEBER Mia Dennis' daughters, ages 3 to 8, take their nap on Sunday afternoon. Girls are: Frederika Wright, 8 (pink dress), Alexis Johnson, 5 (pink/yellow dress), Connie Johnson, 4 (plaid dress) and Amelia Johnson, 3, in middle of photo. CONTACT: Mother Mia Dennis: 305-896-6317 or 8317; also grandmother Mary Trody at 786-413-6039 or through photographer Maggie Steber if you have problems contacting them: 305-757-6167

 

Boy walks through outdoor laundry in a slum near downtown Kathmandu, Nepal. Hand-washed laundry is a big business in the capital because of all the big hotels and people who can afford to have their laundry done, a big business.

 

Horticulturalist, right, works with retired farmer in deciding where they will plant their spring vegetable garden at the assisted living facility for people with memory loss where the farmer lives outside of Portland, Ore. The farmer plants a vegetable garden each season but he has to be guided toward the best place. The facility is a state-of-the-art place where people are encouraged to remain active in the things they did during their lives that made them happy, a very free atmosphere.

 

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A moutain peasant stands in line with hundreds of other Nepalis at an eye clinic camp set up in the rural areas and hosted by hospitals and doctors from Kathmandu, Nepal. The surgeons check for cataracts, one of the most common afflictions, and can do an operation in ten minutes. Patients stay overnight camping out in tents and nearby buildings and are checked the next day to make sure they can return home. Some walked dozens of miles to get here. Some patients are also given eye glasses. b

 

Nepali Sherpa eye surgeon from a Kathmandu hospital examines the eye of a little girl one day after he removed cataracts from the girl during a 3-day eye camp high in the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal. The surgery takes ten minutes. Hundreds of peasants and mountain people trek for days to get to the camp where they are also given glasses.

 

MM7427 SLEEP PHOTOS BY MAGGIE STEBER The head of her fetes is pulled from the uterus of a pregnant ewe (female sheep) lying sedated on operating table at the animal facility at the University of Jena in Jena, Germany. She will undergo a cesarian to bring her fetus out of womb. Electrodes will be attached to fetus skull to measure brain waves to see when sleep begins and what kind of sleep, how much, etc.. This shows start of operation, cutting through mother's womb,pulling fetus out up to its neck, cutting its scalp to attach electrodes, etc. OCT. 7, 2009. CONTACT: Dr. Matthias Schwab, MD, DEPT. OF NEUROLOGY AT SCHILLER UNIV. JENA, GERMANY. TEL: 49-3641-9323486 email: Matthias.Schwab@med.uni-jena.de cell phone number: 01749957936

 

Two slices of human brains illustrate what happens to the brain when it is attacked by Alzheimer's Disease. The bottom slice is a brain that was healthy and in tact at the death. The top slice shows the ravages of Alzheimer's and the reason that people lose their memories and die from this dreaded thief of self.

 

The Secret Garden of Lily LaPalma: Sea of Memories, 2007 Elly Choval, a Cuban-born woman, swims in the waters off the shores of Miami, Florida as a daily habit weather permitting. She has done this as a matter of homage to Cuba where she refused to return before Dictator Fidel Castro died. She said the waters that lapped the shores of Miami also lapped the shores of her homeland and she swims in a sea of memories.

 

The Secret Garden of Lily LaPalma: The Sacred Heart of An Innocent Boy, 2017

 

The Secret Garden of Lily LaPalma: Cigarette Man Street cleaner in L'Estere, Haiti, takes a break from his work to smoke a cigarette. L'estere is a small town considered to be the capital of the Artibonite Valley, Haiti's rice growing region, considered the bread basket of the country. It has often been the scene of demonstrations and violence due to foreign interference with Haiti's markets.

 

The Secret Garden of Lily LaPalma: Farmer's Wife Farmer's wife looks out over the land of her family near the end of the day in Petite Riviere de l'Artibonite, the rice growing region in Haiti.

 

Haitian vodou priest wearing a spirit banner celebrating St. Jacques Majeur also known as Ogoun (or Ogou) prays in front of a mural of the Holy Virgin also known as Erzuli, the vodou goddess of love, in a vodou temple in the Bel Aire section of Pt-au-Prince, the capital. Bel Aire hosts a large number of temples and is known as the neighbourhood of vodou due to the large number of residents who are vodou priests or have businesses related to vodou. The spirit banners are made for the temples to hang there to celebrate the various spirits and are used in the ceremonies.

 

Young Haitian girl laughs and dances in the dusty open streets of Rabato, a slum on the outskirts of Gonaives, gateway to the drought-stricken Northwest. Rabato has been the scene of political uprisings and politically-motivated slaughter of its citizens, a place of impoverished hardscrabble living.

 

The body of a man lays in a small alcove along a well-traveled pathway in Cite Soleil slum in Pt-au-Prince, Haiti. 1987. During weeks leading up to the first democratic elections in 30 years, after the fall of the Duvalier Family dictatorship in Febuary 1986, shooting could be heard throughout the capital and in other cities all night long. In the mornings Haitians would venture out and find bodies of people shot at night by gangs of men opposed to the elections and changes. The murders were meant to scare people from casting their votes on election day in November 1987.

 

A Haitian girl stands between two women as they wait for food distribution at a temporary tent camp on the outskirts of Gressier, Haiti, a few months after a massive earthquake struck the tiny nation in 2010. Over 350,000 were killed and one million people were left homeless. NGOs poured into the country to deliver food aid, rebuild homes, provide medical care. Haiti became known as the Republic of NGOs, many of which made pledges and promises they failed to carry through.

 

HAITIAN SOLDIERS GO AFTER A BOY WHO IS TRYING TO STEAL A BOX OF FOOD FROM FOOD AID WAREHOUSE IN CAP HAITIEN, A NORTHERN CITY IN HAITI. FOOD RIOTS BROKE OUT THROUGHOUT HAITI AND BROUGHT DOWN THE 30-YEAR DUVALIER DICTATORSHIP, JANUARY. 1986 (PHOTO WON FIRST PRIZE IN SPOT NEWS FOR WORLD PRESS PHOTO FOUNDATION IN HOLLAND FOR 1986, LEICA MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE AND POY FIRST PRIZE MAGAZINE/DOCUMENTARY)

 

COPYRIGHT: MAGGIE STEBER, PHOTOGRAPHER MOTHER'S FUNERAL--A young Haitian man writhes in grief at the funeral for his mother in the National Cemetery in Pt-au-Prince, Haiti in November 1987. His friends and family lend support in his moments of anguish. His mother was killed in pre-election violence in Haiti in the weeks leading up to the first presidential elections in 30 years, following the fall of the cruel Duvalier regime in 1986. All-night shooting could be heard in Haitian cities during the weeks leading up to the elections. On election day, polls opened and closed within a hour because of widespread slaughter of voters and the burning of ballots and polling stations.

 

Haitian man wipes a tear from his eye after explaining the challenges with finding water sources within Cite Soleil slum, the largest in the Haitian capital of Pt-au-Prince. Behind him is a public water fountain that stopped working a few years ago. Residents asked the city to fix it for the past several years but no one came so residents have to walk several miles within the slum for another public water source or purchase water which for slum residents is a high-priced commodity. Water Shortage and access is a big issue for Haitians in both rural and urban areas.

 

Madje Steber plays with a kitten at her daughter's house in Miami, Florida during a weekend visit. Madje, a scientist, suffered from memory loss the last 9 years of her life. Still image from the project, Rite of Passage.

 

PHOTO BY MAGGIE STEBER Madje Steber enjoys her morning coffee in her bedroom at Midtown Manor where she resides in Hollywood, Fl. Madje is suffering from dementia and lives near her daughter, Maggie Steber, who has photographed her mother through the process of the memory loss. FROM THE MADJE HAS DEMENTIA series

 

MADJE STEBER SLEEPS IN HER BED WITH HER STUFFED KITTY AT MIDTOWN MANOR, HER HOME, IN HOLLYWOOD, FL. IN 2008. DEMENTIA AND THE MEDICATIONS SHE TAKES TO FIGHT MEMORY LOSS CAUSES MADJE TO SLEEP MOST OF THE DAY AND NIGHT.

 

Madje Steber sits on a stool during a portrait session at her daughter's home in 2006. Madje, a scientist, suffered from memory loss the last 9 years of her life. Still image from the project, Rite of Passage.

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Editing and Sequencing Long Form Projects To Give Them Meaning.

A 7-Day Workshop with Maggie Steber

This workshop is for advanced and serious enthusiast photographers who have completed a long term project and need help with editing and sequencing ideas. This is one of the most perplexing challenges in finalizing something you have worked on over time. What are the best photographs? How should they be sequenced to make a statement and speak to the audience? What is the final format for the work? Photographers understand that long term projects can put them on the map. Spending more time on a project makes for better work and a more intense learning experience by the photographer. The work has time to mature and take on more meaning, and we become better at articulating its purpose in a more meaningful way. The next big challenge is putting it together in a way that enables it to work its magic, appeal to editors and an audience, and garner interest for publication. This is what we will concentrate on together.

Our aim is to create a final product that surprises, impresses, moves the heart and mind, informs, stops people in their tracks, and captures the attention of editors and publishers.

We will discuss and research creating a more critical and richer backdrop of innovative presentation. When fitting we will look for ways to connect the work to a more universal idea. We will write and talk about the work, brainstorming on its meaning, its purpose, and its audience. These are some of the key elements to your project’s success. Almost all photographers want to make a book. What kind of book? How big and how many pages? Who is the best publisher? How much will it cost? Would your work shine more in some other format that transcends the book? Is there a way to make the work more accessible to a wider viewing public? We will consider various ways to go beyond the book to create a livelier presentation and a more memorable experience.

Topics we will cover:

  • Editing and sequencing for different goals: presentations, competitions, grants, and publication.
  • Good editing and strong sequencing to save a project.
  • Project statement: how to write and talk about your work.
  • Research methods and how to find inspiration.
  • Experimenting with Presentation.

Workshop schedule

BEFORE THE WORKSHOP BEGINS Maggie will hold a 30-45 minute private session with you to do a quick review of your project and your goals in this workshop. You must bring 20 photos and 2 paragraphs (no more than 150 words) from the project you want to work on.

DURING THE WORKSHOP Maggie will meet with you individually to give you personal feedback during one-on-one meetings. Instructions for those meeting are forthcoming.

AFTER THE WORKSHOP each participant may book a one-hour review session with Maggie to discuss another project, brainstorm ideas, etc. This offer is valid for 3 months after the workshop ends.

Pre-Workshop Meeting

To be scheduled individually before the workshop start date.

Session 1

December 8
Full class meeting: Maggie shows her work and the work of other photographers using innovative approaches to editing, sequencing and presentation reflecting outside the box ideas. Research assignment will be given for discussion.

9AM to 12PM EST
Break for lunch one hour
1PM to 5PM EST

Session 2

December 9
Full class meeting: You’ll show your work to the group and talk about it. This will be a full day meeting. Your research assignment will be discussed.

9AM to 12PM EST
Break for lunch one hour
1PM to 5PM EST

Session 3

December 10
Full class meeting: Research & Writing

9AM to 12PM EST
Break for lunch one hour
1PM to 5PM EST

Session 4

December 11
One-on-one meetings begin for first 6 participants. These meetings will last 1.5 hours each. Instructions for preparation will be given on Day 1 so you can be prepared.

Session 5

December 12
One-on-One meetings for the second group of 6 students, lasting 1.5 hours each.

Day Off

December 13
Students are expected to finalize writing, practice presentations.

Session 6

December 14
Wrap Up Day: Full class meeting in which we will review everyone’s work, what they have written, and a presentation that we will have discussed. This will be a final and very long day with a break for lunch.

9AM to 12PM EST
Break for lunch one hour
1PM to 5PM/6PM EST

About Maggie Steber

Documentary photographer Maggie Steber has worked in 70 countries photographing stories on the human condition. She has worked in Haiti over a 30-year period and published a book with Aperture entitled Dancing on Fire. She photographed her mother’s dementia over a nine-year period that was made into a multimedia piece produced by MediaStorm and a self-published book entitled Rite of Passage. She is a contributing photographer to National Geographic Magazine. Her current project, The Secret Garden of Lily LaPalma, is supported by the Guggenheim Foundation. Steber specializes in long-form storytelling. Other honors include Pulitzer Prize Finalist 2019, the Lucie Award for Photojournalism 2019, Leica Medal of Excellence, World Press Photo Foundation, Pictures of the Year, and major grants including the Ernest Haas Grant, Alicia Patterson Grant, and a Knight Foundation Grant.

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