Join us for an inspiring photography & storytelling workshop! – November 23, 2024
We’re thrilled to announce a unique and exciting opportunity as part of the Fernwood Photovoice Project: a Storytelling Workshop led by the acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Felipe Fittipaldi. Felipe will guide us through the power of storytelling through photography.
About Felipe:
Felipe Fittipaldi is a Brazilian photographer currently based between in Rio de Janeiro and Vancouver Island. Bachelor of journalism and post-graduated in Communication and Image, he is constantly collaborating with newspapers, magazines, and NGO’s, such as National Geographic, New York Times Magazine, , The Guardian, El País, The Nature Conservancy, among others. Felipe was awarded and selected in the HSBC Pour la Photographie, ISEM Prize, World Report Award, Wellcome Prize, Lens Culture Emerging Talents, POY Latam, Sony Photography Award and National Geographic Photo Contest. His work has been exhibited in New York, Tokyo, Milan, Arles, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Portugal, Addis Ababa, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, among others. In 2018, he was selected by the World Press Photo Foundation for the 6×6 Global Talent Program. In 2020, he became a National Geographic Explorer Grantee and his work became part of The National Library of France (BnF) Collection. In 2022, he received the World Report Award and ISEM Grand Prix.
Workshop Details:
- Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024
- Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Location: Belfry Theatre, Studio B – 1291 Gladstone Ave
- Cost: Free
- Register here
Limited spots are available—only 23 participants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, so register early!
Why should you join?: This workshop is designed to teach you how photography can be a powerful tool for telling stories about our community: its challenges, needs, and shared experiences. It’s also a chance to learn how to tell your own story through images—whether it’s about your personal journey, your passions, or your perspectives on the world around you.
No prior photography experience is required! Whether you have a camera, a phone, or nothing at all, this workshop is open to everyone. If you do have your own camera, feel free to bring it! And best of all, this workshop is FREE!
Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to learn, create, and connect. We look forward to seeing you there! Register today and reserve your spot!
Learn more about the Fernwood PhotoVoice Project here.
Examples of Felipe’s work:
Extrema, MG, Brazil: 09/24/2018: /24/2018: Native species planted by the workers of Conservador das Águas, supported by TNC (planted in 2017). Worker: Leonardo Braga, general assistant in the Conservador das Águas project, and resident of Extrema. Tree: Paineira (Ceiba speciosa)
São Paulo, SP, Brasil, 13/08/2019 : Talal Altinawai (marido), Ghazal Baranbo (esposa) e Sara Altinawai (filha).
The Kayapos are an ethnic group which struggles to preserve balance between the need to uphold their traditions and cultural background and the inevitable exposure to the influences from the white man. Nowadays they are perhaps the richest and most succeed indigenous tribes remaining in Brazil.The Kayapo people’s fighting against energy projects at the Xingu Basin is one of the greatest hurdles against the construction of the Belo Monte Dam and others dams that might come later on. Belo Monte Complex will be the third biggest dam in the world and will need more dikes upstream in order to ensure water flow to the turbines during the dry season and justify the massive investments being made. The dams will considerably modify the discharge of the Xingu River, affecting navigation and fishing, the main source of nourishment of the indigenous people. The natives also fear the massive inflow of people drawn to the region because of the dam (estimates reach figures such as one-hundred thousand people) and the inevitable consequences: greater vulnerability to their lands, due to the action of land-grabbers, gold washers and the lumber industry. A similar process took place after the construction of the Tucuruí Dam, during the 1980’s.
