In a city whose steel production built much of the former Yugoslavia, today Zenica like most of Bosnia, is trying to reforge itself following the conflict in the 1990s. It has been a hard road and the primary factory in town that once employed 25,000 local people, now employes only 4000.

A city of 130,000, Zenica is located in central Bosnia where the memories and scars of the war are still fresh and painful for many. Zenica, like many Bosnian communities, is trying to find its voice of recovery and transformation from a difficult past.

Now, imagine that your work can tell the whole world whom these people are. Your photographs can breathe life into an existence that few people know. This is what our photographers do at this workshop as they work alongside Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).

Underneath Zenica’s problems, you’ll discover the beauty and meet friendly people who, affected by the situation, still walk the streets and socialize by drinking coffee three times a day.

Coming to Zenica will not be a vacation. During this intensive week, you will work with university students and young professional photographers from some of the best universities in Bosnia. At the end of each day, you will edit your images with some of the leaders in the field of documentary photography from the U.S. and Bosnia.

At the end of the week, your work will be shared with our partnering NGOs, which will give you the opportunity for your images and stories to stand as a witness and defense of the lives of your subjects.

[+] Tuition:

U.S.$1,600 for non Bosnian students

U.S.$1,400 for returning TWAC students outside of Bosnia

U.S. 50km for students from Bosnia.

Add U.S. $41 to pay via paypal with your credit card for non Bosnian Students

What is Included:

workshop Personal instruction, staff critiques and lectures. Printing of the gallery show on Saturday.

meals Breakfast, welcome social on Saturday, dinner on Sunday and party for the gallery showing on the final Saturday.

accommodations Tri-occupancy room at a dorm is included. For a single occupancy room, add $300.

airport pick-up A shuttle will pick all students up at SJJ on Friday evening and return students and staff to SJJ on Sunday morning.

added perk The experience of a lifetime!

 

Not Included in Tuition

flight Flights range in price from $1200.

meals Lunch and dinner [will average $10-$15/day ]

insurance This is not included, but can be obtained at http://www.travelinsure.com/

individual Fees for all in country are not included.
transportation This may be by taxis, motorbikes or busses, which are readily available.

 

Students are required to provide their own camera gear and a laptop computer.

[+] Traveling

• Students should fly to Sarajevo and arrive on Friday, May 20th. A shuttle will pick all students up for the trip to Zenica. Students will take a shuttle back to Sarajevo on Sunday, May 29th for any return flights. Other travel arrangements can be made by working with the workshop manager, Dave Ellis.
• Accommodations and breakfast will be provided. We will be staying in a wonderful dorm very near the city center and convenient to coffee shops, bakeries, and restaurants. You can expect to spend about U.S. $10 on food a day.
• Weather is likely to be in the mid to upper 60′s (f) during the days and cooler at night. Check weather underground for actual temps.
• Taxis and busses run throughout the city. They are very reasonably priced. A taxi costs about U.S. $1, the same for busses.
• There are internet cafes around the city. In addition, the dorm we are staying in has internet connections. Connection speeds vary.
• CIA World Factbook
• Zenica, Wiki

[+]First:

Download the Registration Form and mail with FULL tuition payment to

Re:Act Media | 127 Maryland Ave. | Portsmouth, VA 23707.

Registration Deadline is April 1st.

We expect to fill-up this workshop very quickly so if you are interested, please register early.

Second:

You can also pay by paypal using any major credit card or your paypal account. Make sure you still mail your completed registration form but note that you have paid via paypal. There is a small fee for paying with paypal.

Bosnia Workshop

Non Bosnian Student $1,641.00 Bosnian Student $35.00 Former TWAC student $1,441.00