Photo-Documentary Storytelling With Deanne Fitzmaurice: Blog Needs More Synonyms For "Really Excited"

As you might already know from our updated program page, we've had the incredible good luck to be able to offer a one-week workshop in photo-documentary storytelling led by award-winning photographer Deanne Fitzmaurice, with special emphasis on "how to connect with your subjects, put them at ease, and gain trust to get the access you need to capture real and authentic moments" in order to tell a story with images.

That trust and connection is evident in her work. Her photoessay about Saleh Khalaf, an Iraqi boy severely wounded by a bomb and brought to the US for surgery (complete story available here), was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 2005. Some of her other subjects have included life in a Nevada brothel, robot-assisted school attendance, a Coney Island performer and her family, and Barry Bonds. 

In a 2007 Canon profile, she talks about developing a rapport with her subjects under difficult circumstances Earlier this year, she was interviewed for the Depth of Field series on Digital Trekker, and by Candid Frame. Updates and more photographs are available on her blog.

The workshop will take place from July 1-7 in Lisbon, where participants will have the opportunity to document a local cultural or human interest story. With our new fee structure, participants in Deane's workshop can register for one week only, or register for an additional Disquiet workshop and stay on for two. A complete workshop description is here.

We're proud to welcome Deanne Fitzmaurice to the Disquiet staff, and hope you'll spend some time with the images above, either before or after securing your place in the workshop for July.