OVERVIEW
The event saw the participation of 21 promising young photojournalists and four resource persons from ASEM member countries. It featured presentations by tutors, a practical two-day assignment for the participants, reviews of the assignment, and a final public presentation.
THE OBJECTIVES
– Create a network of young talented photographers from Europe and Asia and discuss the professional commonalities and differences in their working environments
– Draw attention to the opportunities that both markets provide and the business attitudes in both regions; discuss potential sales strategies
– Improve the understanding of documentary photography and photojournalism; develop a better sense for excellent and new aesthetic approaches
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
World Press Photo
The Philippine Center for Photojournalism
SPONSORED/SUPPORTED BY
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (Philippines)
Asahi Shimbun (Japan)
Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Hogeschool Gent Belgium)
Japan Foundation Manila Office
