Open Call: Wacken Rock ‘n Roll Photography Workshop

Applications are open for the 2023 Wacken Rock'n Roll Photography Workshop

The Wacken Rock ‘n Roll Photography Workshop is a tuition-free educational initiative launched as a collaboration between the Wacken Foundation and the NOOR Foundation. Taking the opportunity of the 2023 Wacken Open Air festival (2 - 5 August 2023) and led by NOOR author Pep Bonet, it will support six selected English-speaking photographers by facilitating the development of their visual mastery in music, event and festival photography.

During the 4-day workshop, you will be working as part of a group and gain the unique opportunity of creating a variety of images with a fresh style - shooting, editing and post-producing new photography work on the Wacken Open Air festival grounds, which will be shared on the official Wacken communication channels.

About the Workshop

  • The workshop (and application) is free

  • Application deadline is 25 June 2023, 23:59 CET

  • The workshop takes place on the festival grounds of Wacken Open Air, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

  • The workshop will be conducted in English. Open to English-speaking photographers of all ages and career stages

  • Photographers with physical and/or invisible disabilities are also encouraged to apply, special accommodations will be provided to ensure optimal participation experience for everyone

  • It’s easy to apply through Picter

The criteria for selection of candidates is as follows:

  • Portfolios will be reviewed on the basis of original, human-focused storytelling, including but not limited to community focus on musicians, teams, attendees, volunteers and the many faces of human connection in music festival culture

  • Personal moments of humour, spontaneity, fun and memorable moments

  • Inclusive and ethical representation of diverse individuals, couples and groups

  • Capacity for the creation of rich single images that are exciting, expressive or captivating

  • Capacity for the creation of visual stories that can act as effective communication

  • We push for gender parity, and actively pursue equal representation of candidates

    For any questions, please email NOOR Projects Director Maria Goirigolzarri at maria@noorimages.com

Header photo: © Fabian Ritter