David Y. Lee, a freelancer from Washington, D.C., arrived on Wednesday and will stay for the remainder of the workshop, serving as our final critiquer on Thursday night. “I came here because a lot of people gave me a lot throughout my career,” Lee says. Acting on his words, he drove to Lewisburg in between [...]
On the first full day of the workshop, participants researched their stories and labbies prepared the work site for the week. In the afternoon, Sarah Riley, the director of High Rocks, led a discussion with the photographers about visual stereotyping and the perceptions that the community here might have of photographers, and those preconceptions that [...]
After 8 years in Whitesburg, KY, the ACP Workshop has relocated to Lewisburg, West Virginia where 19 Western Kentucky University photojournalism students arrived on March 5 to begin a week of storytelling in the Pocahontas and Greenbreier county region. This year the workshop is partnering with High Rocks, an award-winning leadership program for girls between [...]