CONNECT Palm Springs Photo Festival
March 26 – 31, 2006
February 6, 2006 (Press Release) --
Hossein Farmani, the visionary maniac behind the Lucie Awards, the International Photography Awards and Focus on AIDS has teamed up with master photographer, JEFF DUNAS, to create Connect 06, the first annual Palm Springs Photo Festival taking place on March 26-31. Inspired by The Rencontres D'Arles, Europe's oldest and largest photo festival, and based
out of the Moroccan-style Korakia Pensione Hotel in the balmy climate and golden light of the Southern California desert, the Palm Springs Photo Festival is the winter meeting place for the international photography community, doubling as a welcome getaway for snowbound image makers.
The Palm Springs Photo Festival is among the most extensive photo festival in the U.S., offering numerous invaluable opportunities to learn and network led by luminaries in the photography industry:
. Opening night cocktail reception and keynote speaker with introductory speech by RON ODEN, the mayor of Palm Springs, followed by a gallery walk
. Daily breakfasts with world renowned photographers
. Rock n' Roll night featuring photos from famed rock 'n roll
photographers, HENRY DILTZ and JIM MARSHALL.
. Eight hands-on, small-group workshops on subjects ranging from Architecture (JULIUS SCHULMAN & JUERGEN NOGAI), Landscape (ROBERT GLENN KETCHUM & ERICA LENNARD) and Portrait, The Zone System (WILLY OSTERMAN), to the Fine Art Nude (JEFF DUNAS). There will be a special workshop for
Assistants (ASTOR MORGAN).
. Ten multifaceted seminars and round-table discussions of interest to photographers of every level, including Silver vs. Digital, The Business of Fine Art Photography, Breaking into Advertising, Getting your Book Published, and Your Photography and the Internet with ROBERT FARBER).
. Daily portfolio reviews with master photographers and invited
curators, art directors and gallery owners.
. Nightly presentations by master photographers like WILLIAM CLAXTON and others
. Weeklong contest for workshop attendees featuring nightly screenings of contest entries and a grand prize of an Epson 2400 printer.
. Closing night party, featuring a live band, a celebratory dinner, an evening presentation and dancing.
out of the Moroccan-style Korakia Pensione Hotel in the balmy climate and golden light of the Southern California desert, the Palm Springs Photo Festival is the winter meeting place for the international photography community, doubling as a welcome getaway for snowbound image makers.
The Palm Springs Photo Festival is among the most extensive photo festival in the U.S., offering numerous invaluable opportunities to learn and network led by luminaries in the photography industry:
. Opening night cocktail reception and keynote speaker with introductory speech by RON ODEN, the mayor of Palm Springs, followed by a gallery walk
. Daily breakfasts with world renowned photographers
. Rock n' Roll night featuring photos from famed rock 'n roll
photographers, HENRY DILTZ and JIM MARSHALL.
. Eight hands-on, small-group workshops on subjects ranging from Architecture (JULIUS SCHULMAN & JUERGEN NOGAI), Landscape (ROBERT GLENN KETCHUM & ERICA LENNARD) and Portrait, The Zone System (WILLY OSTERMAN), to the Fine Art Nude (JEFF DUNAS). There will be a special workshop for
Assistants (ASTOR MORGAN).
. Ten multifaceted seminars and round-table discussions of interest to photographers of every level, including Silver vs. Digital, The Business of Fine Art Photography, Breaking into Advertising, Getting your Book Published, and Your Photography and the Internet with ROBERT FARBER).
. Daily portfolio reviews with master photographers and invited
curators, art directors and gallery owners.
. Nightly presentations by master photographers like WILLIAM CLAXTON and others
. Weeklong contest for workshop attendees featuring nightly screenings of contest entries and a grand prize of an Epson 2400 printer.
. Closing night party, featuring a live band, a celebratory dinner, an evening presentation and dancing.
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