Documentary Workshops for Local Photographers

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Trent
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An Inside View on Documentary Stories

Mentoring and workshops have helped give local photographers, in Egypt and around the world, the time and resources to document their society’s issues with the delicacy and insight that might go unnoticed by foreigners.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/an-inside-view-on-documentary-stories/

“Most photojournalists only do news photography and are accepted in that. However, working long term on a project is not understood, and there are many challenges in getting access. And independent journalists are unfortunately treated with a lot of reservations and skepticism.”