More moments from the Balkans

Slovenian photographer Borut Peterlin. We both did the MA program in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at The London College of Communication although in separate years. Borut is doing some interesting work right now with the wet collodion process.

The scene in a bar at the alternative cultural community Metelkova in Ljubljana.

Magnum photographer Peter van Agtmael with Belgrade based Matt Lutton at the Serbian Press Club before the group portfolio review Peter was giving for Serbian photographers.

Peter makes his final edit for the Serbian collective Kamerades which has been working on a project about the recent Serbian elections.

Kornet, a bar in a private apartment in Belgrade.
                                                                                                                                                              

The courtyard at Kornet.

 A "Sarajevan" party in central Belgrade.

Ljubljana, Slovenia

I had an assignment to take a picture for the cover of a book of short stories and poems about Ljubljana, Slovenia. Here are a few outtakes.

New Summer Workshop in Maramures, Romania

Spring sheep shearing in Valeni. I just got back to Bucharest after running a successful Orthodox Easter Documentary Photography Workshop in the Maramures region of northern Romania with Emese Benko. We will team up again to teach a week-long summer workshop there from 11-18 August which will allow for participants to photograph the St. Mary's Pilgrimage on the 15th.

Maramures project to be exhibited at The Lumix Festival

I am happy to say that my long-term Romanian rural life project "Maramures" was accepted to The Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism, 13-17 June. It will be the first time the work has ever been exhibited. The list of photographers is great including Jessica Pons, Salvi Danés, Anastasia Taylor-Lind, Peter DiCampo, Peter van Agtmael, Ikura Kuwajima, Sebastian Liste and Remi Ochlik. I'll be at Look3 the week before.

Three from Boreum Hill, Brooklyn

Dinner at Cafe Luluc on Smith Street last night.

Spring is already here.

Bucharest: Exploring Your Vision

Bucharest: Exploring Your Vision

Join Davin Ellicson for an intensive street photography workshop in April 2012 in Bucharest.

The city is a beguiling place which still suffers from outdated Communist-era stereotypes. Well off the tourist track, there is a raw energy to Bucharest that has to be experienced to be believed. Globalization has yet to fully run its course here and a curious blend of old and new Europe exists side by side.

Davin will be working closely with participants and providing daily critiques. The goal is to perfect one’s street shooting skills and the art of spontaneous photography by exploring Bucharest as well as how to edit — select and sequence your photographs — intuitively. It’s a workshop open to amateurs and professionals alike.

Through group as well as one on one discussions of the best work, participants will see their picture making skills improve. Technical, theoretical and aesthetic issues will be discussed as attendees work towards honing their individual visions.

The workshop will begin with individual portfolio reviews over coffee and pastries and Davin will show his own photography as well as the work of classic masters such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, Joel Meyerowitz, Alex Webb and Trent Park among others. We will then discuss the principles of street photography before we head out to explore the streets of Bucharest.

On Sunday morning Davin will review saturday's work as well as give a tutorial on the archiving and image manipulation software called Adobe Lightroom that he highly recommends. Participants will leave inspired and with a new understanding of why they make the pictures they do.

The workshop is limited to 12 students.

DATE: 28-29 April, 10 am - 6 pm

WORKSHOP LOCATION: My studio in central Bucharest.

WORKSHOP FEE: €150

Transportation, meals, and other expenses are not included.

REGISTRATION: The workshop is open to any professional or committed amateur who has knowledge of digital cameras and editing software. Participants must come with their own camera, laptop and editing software. All ages welcome!


CONTACT: For detailed travel and arrival information email Davin at: davin@davinellicson.com 

New Benko Ellicson Workshops Page on Facebook

Emese and I now have a Facebook page dedicated to our photography workshops in Romania. First up is Orthodox Easter in Maramures, Romania.