A DIFFERENT MIRROR: EXPRESSING THE SELF THROUGH VISUAL METAPHOR
Ages 16-29
Fall 2024, JHU-MICA Film Centre
In this "self-portraiture" photography workshop, student fellows will seek themselves not in the mirror but in the world, creating images that express who they are obliquely, through landscapes, architecture, objects, and still life compositions. They'll consider what of their stories and their identities they want to share, and perhaps discover surprising aspects of their inner lives in their work, apparent only after the work has been made. Through constructive analysis of each other's photographs, they'll consider how artists can create images that reach across time and space to connect emotionally with an unknown, unseen audience. “There are always two people in every picture," wrote Ansel Adams, "the photographer and the viewer.” For inspiration, they'll study the work of accomplished photographers including Roy de Carava, Sally Mann, Jennifer McClure, Gordon Parks, and Johny Pitts. And they'll respond to new prompts every week, creating final portfolios that speak with their own, unique and authentic voices. Their work will be shared on the program website and through a public exhibition. Limited to 12 student fellows.
Annette Porter is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and co-founder of Nylon Films, an international production company that produces content for corporate, broadcast, and cinematic audiences. Comfortable with her camera in a corporate boardroom or on a high altitude trail in Chile, she produces, directs, and shoots both stills and moving images.
Alisha Mona'e Coates graduated from Morgan State University with a B.S. in Multi-Platform Media Production. A BYFA participant since 2016, she started her photography career at Edmondson Westside, and hopes to eventually open an art/photography studio.
