A New Orleans Exploration: The Personal Eye with Tyrone Turner & Susan Sterner

Essentially an island between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, the Crescent City is a city defined and shaped by waterways. With its jazz soundtrack, world-class restaurants and distinctive neighborhoods, New Orleans is a city like no other. The motto of New Orleans is “laissez les bon temps rouler”, a simple English to Cajun-French translation of “let the good times roll,” and a prime example of why sentiment should always take precedence over grammar.

This workshop incorporates a mix of photographic learning and discussion in the classroom, as well as exploration and practice out in the field. Most days include a photo shoot in the field, hands on learning, on location demos, specific assignments to enhance your photographic skills, and edit-and-critique sessions in our designated classroom. The weekend is capped off by a final image presentation to showcase participants’ best or favorite work taken throughout the week.

Photography Workshop

DATES | 7 DAYS: March 12 - 18, 2023 2 SPOTS LEFT
PRICE: Participant Rate: $5245 per person

Companion Fee: $2200 (staying in the same room)
WHAT'S INCLUDED?: Accommodations for 6 nights

On location classes, demos, and assistance in the field

5 Classes/edit & critique sessions

2 Dinners

1 Lunch

5 Breakfasts

A trip on the Bayou

Some local transportation

Travel, landscape, architecture, and people photography
WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED?: Round trip airfare to and from New Orleans

Transportation to and from airport

Excursions for Companions (though we will happily help with suggestions and arrangements)

Additional nights before or after the start and finish of the Workshop

Travel Insurance
OUR LOCATIONS: The French Quarter

The Garden District

The Bayou by boat

The music of the city

The Bywater
OUR HOTEL: We will be staying in style in The French Quarter at The Saint, part of the Autograph Collection.
WHO IS THIS WORKSHOP RIGHT FOR?: Amateur, enthusiast, and semi-pro photographers looking to build their portfolio

Photographers who love travel and learning about other cultures

Photographers interested in street shooting and working with people

DSLR, mirrorless, compact camera users
TRAVEL INSURANCE: We strongly suggest you purchase travel insurance for your trip. Aside from medical care, travel insurance can protect you in the case of lost or stolen luggage, equipment, and personal effects, trip cancellation, personal liability, funeral expenses (we don't mean to sound morbid, but dying overseas can be very, very expensive), emergency dental treatment and evacuation back to your country of residence. All that being said, please read the policy carefully (especially the exclusions) to make sure that it covers what you will need, especially trip cancellation.
HOW DO I REGISTER?: You can sign up for a workshop by emailing us directly at liza@lizapoliti.com

WEATHER | SUNRISE/SUNSET: March – Temps 78/50 F

Sunrise: 7:10am | Sunset 7:15pm
TRAVEL INFO: Airport: Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY)

Transfer time is about 35-45 minutes

We will be using public transportation to get to some locations and will walk to others.
FUN FACTS: New Orleans was isolated from the mainland for 250 years until the first major bridge was built in 1958. Because of that isolation, the city was a hotbed of cultural innovation and distinctive developments that include jazz, Creole cuisine and gospel music.

With more canals than Venice, locals got around by boat and by hopping on one of the historic streetcars that traveled more than 200 miles of lines, including the infamous streetcar named Desire that ran along Desire Street.

About Tyrone Turner

"The Personal Eye: A New Orleans photo exploration with Susan Sterner and Tyrone Turner" Susan Sterner and Tyrone Turner are partners in photography and life, both award-winning photojournalists and educators, with a deep love and connection to Louisiana. Tyrone Turner Tyrone is a son of New Orleans and launched his career with the hometown newspaper, The Times-Picayune. Working with agencies such as Black Star, Aurora Novus Select, and the National Geographic Image Collection, Tyrone has created ground-breaking work with journalism and non-profit entities around the world such as National Geographic Magazine, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, United Nations World Food Programme, California Community Foundation, the Heinz Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and high-profile commercial clients such as Sony. On assignment for National Geographic Magazine Tyrone has covered the intersection of environment and humankind in projects on El Niño, the disappearing wetlands of Lousiana, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf oil spill, and global efforts to increase energy efficiency. Currently, Tyrone is the visuals editor/photojournalist for WAMU, the National Public Radio (NPR) station for the metro Washington, D.C., area and a frequent contributor to NPR. www.tyronefoto.com

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About Susan Sterner

Susan is an independent artist and photojournalist and an Associate Professor of Photography and Photojournalism at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at George Washington University. She developed and runs the graduate program in New Media Photojournalism. Susan’s career began in New Orleans, freelancing for national and international publications. She joined the Associated Press as a staff photographer based in Mississippi and Los Angeles and covered daily news and issues such as immigration, child labor, and welfare reform. The Institute of Current World Affairs awarded concurrent fellowships to Tyrone and Susan for two years of work in Brazil where Susan focused on women’s access to resources and Tyrone looked at youth culture. Upon return Susan worked as a White House photographer documenting life behind the scenes before joining the faculty of the Corcoran. She continues to work on photo and multimedia projects centering on women, migration, and health care.

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