© Cig Harvey

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The powerful medium of photography allows us to manifest our personal stories. Stories told through photographs can come from a place of joy or pain, and they may be truthful or fictitious; the only essential factor is that they be intensely felt by their maker. The challenge is to avoid the universal and clichéd and to discover the unique by seeking out the specific and the personal. Using metaphor and symbolism, participants photograph across many genres—the found and the constructed, the landscape, the still life, the portrait, and the self-portrait—in order to visually articulate their narratives.

We devote the magical hours of early morning and late afternoon to making images so that our stories are told in beautiful light. The rest of the day is spent as a group in the classroom, writing, brainstorming picture ideas, critiquing images from the previous day, and viewing work by other artists who have used personal experience as a vehicle. Cig meets individually with each participant to discuss how to push his/her work farther and avoid repetition.

Instructor(s)

Cig Harvey is a working fine-art photographer and educator whose images are in numerous prestigious collections worldwide. Her work and her workshops have been highlighted in PDN, Popular Photography, and American Photography. She is represented by the Robin Rice Gallery in New York and Joel Soroka in Aspen. Her commercial clients include Harper’s Bazaar, Kate Spade, Bloomingdales, and The New York Times. A professor at the Art Institute of Boston, Cig has taught workshops for the past seven years. She is known for her high energy, creative teaching style and brings a profound sense of optimism to all that she does. This is her fifth year teaching for the Workshops. Her web site is www.cigharvey.com.

Who Should Attend:
Enthusiasts and Advanced Amateurs

What You Should Know
Working knowledge of digital workflow and manual mode on your SLR camera; film users welcome

Portfolio Required
Please see the General Information section for your portfolio submission

Accommodations Available:
On-campus housing available. Click here for pricing information and suggestions for off-campus housing.

Meals:
Meal plan required
Breakfast available

Tuition & Fees:
Tuition: $975.00
Location Fee: $50.00