Documentary Photography Projects
Why is something interesting?
A course by Marcos Zegers , Photographer
About the video: Why is something interesting?
Overview
“Through some of the documentary series that I have made, I am going to talk to you in this lesson about the importance of choosing a topic that is interesting and interesting, and that allows us to find case studies to photograph.”
In this video lesson Marcos Zegers addresses the topic: Why is something interesting?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Documentary Photography Projects. Create a photography series with a critical eye and personal style.
Partial transcription of the video
“Why is something interesting? In this lesson I am going to talk about the choice of topic. The choice of subject is very important, because it is everything that frames the project. Choosing the topic seems simple, Many times the subject is in everyday life, it's there and you think it's not important It's like I'm photographing something, something generic. However, it is crucial. The subject must be something important. The subject should attract attention and it is what will mark the project for a long time. We talk about long-term projects, projects that we will not develop in one day, ...”
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Course summary for: Documentary Photography Projects
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Documentary Photography, Outdoor Photography, Photography
Marcos Zegers
A course by Marcos Zegers
Mark Zegers is a Chilean photographer with a degree in architecture. His documentary photography work focuses mainly on geopolitical and territorial conflicts, which he produces in a contemporary and multidisciplinary style.
Among his projects is an investigation that was published in The New York Times about the young people who left Chile for Russia in 1973 and were unable to return to their country. The long-term project that earned him a POY Latam 2019 award in the environment category is his series focused on the history of extraction (mining) in the Atacama Desert, Chile, and its current relationship with lithium in South America. This visual essay has been exhibited in Chile, Shanghai, and Paris as well as at the AIPAD Photography Show 2019 in New York, the Photo London fair, and as part of World Press Photo's 6x6 program.
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