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