The workshop will present the concept of About Looking. Looking is the practice of noticing what can be interesting in a photograph. It is centered in the concept of how you see with the mind’s eye by understanding how a photographer looks for a desired image. A flâneur is a French noun referring to a person, literally meaning “stroller,”“lounger,” or loafer.”A flâneur is an ambivalent figure of urban affluence and modernity, representing the ability to wander detached from society with no other purpose than to be an acute observer of (Looking At) industrialized, contemporary urban life.
I will present numerous images from photographers like, Eugene Atget, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Gary Winogrand, Josef Koudelka and many more. The talk will be about their concept of looking and the life they spent searching with their Urban eye. I will also bring a portfolio of my current work both in slide and prints. I also invite attendees to bring their work for discussion.