Photobook as Object –A Photobook Production Workshop. Public Presentation

WOPHA is pleased to bring the internationally celebrated photography book production workshop “Photobook as Object” to Miami. Led by Tokyo-based independent photography curator, editor, researcher, and publisher Yumi Goto and Lima-based photographer Paola Jiménez Quispe, this intensive workshop take place at Green Space Miami and Green Family Foundation from June 3 – 12, 2023. It constitutes the first time the workshop is presented in the United States.

The first “Photobook as Object” workshop was held in 2014 in Japan. Since then, it has been successfully hosted annually and expanded to other countries such as Argentina, Singapore, Spain, and Mexico. The books created by the workshop participants have achieved great success in the global photobook scene, including recognitions such as the Paris Photo Aperture Photo Book Awards, LUMA Rencontres Dummy Book Award Arles, and PhotoEspaña’s annual Best Photography Book of the Year Award.

During the workshop, participants dive into the storytelling process – exploring ways to incorporate personal experiences into their work. The program includes presentations about the history and possibilities of photobooks, materials, concepts, techniques, editing, publishing, and distribution. Through individual and group discussions and critique sessions, participants examine the strengths of their proposals, developing their skills to conceptualize coherent projects better and materialize their potential as a publication.

Join us for the public presentation on June 12 at 6:00 pm.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Zonia Zena (Miami, USA) | Carol Damian Fellowship for South Florida Women Artists

Melissa Guerrero (Miami, USA) | Carol Damian Fellowship for South Florida Women Artists

William Riera (Miami, USA) | Arts Connection Foundation Fellowship for Queer, Transgender, and Women Artists Documenting Trans Lives Experiences

Rose Marie Cromwell (Miami, USA) | Oolite Arts Fellowship

Larissa Perez (Miami, USA) | Oolite Arts Fellowship

Diana Larrea (Miami, USA) | Oolite Arts Fellowship

Lisette Morales (Naples, USA) | Tracey Robertson Carter Fellowship for South Florida Artists of African and Indigenous Heritage

Stacy Platt (Colorado, USA)

María Martínez-Cañas (Miami, USA)

Laila Nahar (Folsom, USA)

Irene Torrebiarte (Miami, USA)

Evelyn Ortiz (Miami, USA)

Elisa Benedetti (Miami, USA)

Carlotta Boettcher (Antigua, Guatemala)

Andrea Sarcos (Boca Raton, USA)

PROGRAM PARTNERS

Green Space Miami, Green Family Foundation, El Espacio 23, The Betsy Hotel

SCHOLARSHIP FUND SPONSORS

Oolite Arts, Arts Connection Foundation, Carol Damian, Trixie Belo-Osagie, and Tracey Robertson Carter.

Host or Publisher Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA)