Momenta Select Documentary Travel Photography Workshops | Momenta Workshops documentary travel photography workshops, photojournalism workshops & multimedia workshops
Location:
The Island of Bali
Dates:
June 12-22, 2018
Accommodations:
Shared Rooms with 2 beds: $5200 each // Sold out for 2018
Private Rooms with 1 queen bed: $5995 each // Sold out for 2018
Additional Companions available for Private Rooms: $2990 each
We are sold out for 2018. Please contact us to be added to the waitlist.
In early 2008, our three founders set out to create a workshop company like no other in the marketplace. After more than 40 workshops with hundreds of students in locations across the globe, we wanted our Bali: Island of the Gods to be an incredibly special journey we take with you. With this trip, we launch Momenta Select, our most innovative photographic learning adventure.
This is not a workshop. This is an experience. You are not students; you are our favored guests. We don’t drag you from place to place in huge tour buses. Instead, we take small cars to allow of conversation about photography. We combine the perfect off-the-beaten path excursions with personalized learning and outrageous fun. We perfected the Momenta Select model after our two back-to-back trips in Bali last time and this time will be even better.
Don’t expect a minute-by-minute itinerary. This is not that kind of trip. Our time together is as much your own vision for how you want to spend your time as ours. Every day, you can choose your own adventure. We build in fluidity to our schedule so you can take advantage of the best opportunities that might arise. And you always have the option to stay back for all or part of the day to relax in the pool, get a massage, or even take a car to have a private adventure we help you arrange. Our goal is to combine luxurious relaxation, intellectual stimulation, and photographic creativity on your terms.
Join us for our private Photo Salons. Our evenings are spent discussing the art, culture, and history of photography during family-style dinners and then participating in specially prepared Founder’s presentations in our private movie theater.
NOTE: This workshop has a limited number of attendees to keep the intimate, personal nature of this journey. Deposits are $2000 to hold your place on this workshop.
Limited to a small group of guests. A tropical paradise rich with culture.
This gorgeous island’s hidden gems will be our backdrop for this life-changing adventure.
Every day, you can choose your own adventure by selecting one or more of our photographic activities with your professional instructor team. Jamie might visit a community on the edges of the mangrove forest for the day, Chris might stay at the Longhouse to edit your images and talk about creativity or visit a temple hide-away before sunrise followed by an afternoon feature hunt.
Our evenings might be spent in family-style dinner discussion, preparing for a nighttime location shoot, or participating in a unique photo salon presentation in our private movie theater. The next day, a completely new set of options will be presented for you for new explorations.
This experience is exclusive to a small group of passionate travelers. Some days, we will travel together in tight-knit groups. However, we know each one of you wants your own space to learn and explore. We will help you develop your personal style and explore your vision for your work. This learning experience is designed for adventure, photographic success, and personal skills building to further your creativity.
We are not instructors. No one wants to travel alone and we all benefit when surrounded by creative travelers. We created the Momenta Select experience to be a bold new way to travel with like-minded individuals, not a strict learning workshop with teacher-student relationships.
Think of us as your favorite photo experts and personal guides on photography adventures. We tailored this workshop specifically to attend to each person’s needs on a personal level. You will be surrounded by like-minded photographers and passionate teachers so you leave with the best educational experience and strongest portfolio possible.
If you would like to discuss this trip with us, our offices can be reached at info@momentaworkshops.com or call us at +1 202 203 8758 (US) to speak to Founder Jamie Rose directly about this workshop. Or simply click here to contact us.
We hope you can join us for this remarkable experience in one of the world’s most vibrant and exciting islands!
The Longhouse & Your Accommodation Options
The beautiful villa we call home is the Longhouse in Jimbaran for our 10 days together. With terraces ending in infinity pools, sweeping views of the tropical paradise island, private massage rooms, delicious meals prepared by classically trained chefs, and the warmest house staff you will ever meet, you may never want to leave.
We have 3 shared rooms featuring two twin beds for those travelers who welcome sharing their experience with a fellow photographer or a dear friend. Our shared rooms at the villa have a private bathing to allow for privacy, two luxuriously comfortable twin beds, a spacious layout with plenty of room for two people, and access to a secluded veranda and sitting areas.
We have 7 total private rooms. This room choice has a beautiful queen bed and private bath room. These rooms can have a companion added for the Additional Companion Rate. You can snuggle up with your special someone or have a twin bed brought into these rooms. These are perfect for spouses or parents who would like to bring their grown children.
All of the rooms in the house have wireless internet, piles of fluffy bathing towels as well as pool towels for lounging after a hard shoot, air conditioning, locally made toiletries, and beautiful hand-selected linens. The rooms are serviced daily and the house features special touches like a lending library, cozy working areas, locally, hand carved furniture, roomy closets and dressers, coffee or tea delivery service all day, and many more amenities to make you feel truly at home during your stay. Learn more about our Balinese “home away from home” here.
Jamie Rose is a co-owner of Momenta Group LLC. She has worked as an international photojournalist on five continents and has been a contract photographer and communication strategist with some of the world’s largest nonprofit organizations.
In 2011, Jamie was awarded the United Nations’ IPC’s Photographers Leadership Award. She has also won awards and grants for her documentary and nonprofit work including from…
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…The Alexia Foundation, and the prestigious White House News Photographers’ Association Project Grant for her portfolio of nonprofit work from Africa. Jamie received her Master’s Degree in photojournalism from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University and her bachelor’s degree from American University. She completed her Master’s thesis photographing volunteer health care workers in the West Bank and Israel. This project established her passion for working with nonprofits and covering humanitarian issues, while earning her a place in the prestigious agency team at Aurora Novus.
Her work has been published in National Geographic Books, The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, O Magazine, Rolling Stone, Better Homes and Gardens, Newsweek, TIME Magazine and others. Her nonprofit clients include The Global Fund, Doctors Without Borders, The Calvert Foundation and Physicians for Human Rights among many other local and domestic organizations. Her photo editing skills were rewarded when she was asked to be the lead photo editor National Geographic’s “American Heroes” book.
Jamie is considered an expert in nonprofit photography business development. She has been interviewed twice by Photo District News (PDN), News Photographer Magazine, as well as online publications and podcasts about the importance of nonprofit documentary photography. She has been a guest lecturer at Georgetown University, American University, Hiram College, Syracuse University, and Columbia University’s Journalism schools about her work with international nonprofits.
Jamie lives in the heart of the mountain in ski country with her husband and their awesome pound puppy, Cody, in Redmond, Oregon. Her personal work can be seen at http://www.jamierose.net
John Christopher Anderson, founder of Momenta Group, has been an active player in the photographic industry for nearly fifteen years. His most recent professional experience, prior to launching Momenta Group, was as a Photo and Illustrations Editor for National Geographic Society. During his time at NGS, he edited 16 books and worked on numerous other projects.
Chris was honored to work in conjunction with many notable individuals and organizations such as James Cameron, Walden Media, Lucas Film, NOAA, NASA…
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…Magnum Photos, Silvia Earl and many National Geographic photographers past and current.
Over a decade ago, Chris began his career as a news photographer working at distinguished New England daily newspapers and as a freelance news photographer around the world. Upon receiving a Master’s Degree in photojournalism from Syracuse’s Newhouse School of Communications, he was chosen by Steve McCurry to help develop his photographic studios in New York during a period of growth.
After this project, Chris took a position as a Photo Editor at AOL News at their main offices in Virginia. He would go on to work with AOL frequently over the years in both editorial and product development capacities. He was one of many lucky individuals to help shape the photographic vision of the organization in it’s strongest years.
In 2008, Chris and Seth Butler founded Momenta Workshops after years of organizing and teaching photojournalism workshops together around the world for private clients. The company has grown to include creative, educational and consulting divisions which Chris oversees. Chris is the driving force behind the goals and foundations of Momenta. He believes deeply in the training of photographers on all levels to find their vision and personal narrative story to tell the world.
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Workshop Fees Include: double or single room accommodations, most in-country travel, daily breakfast & dinner meals (excluding alcohol), daily one-on-one access to our staff as your photo guide, personalized portfolio reviews, all handouts and workshop materials, daily slideshows and lectures, software and equipment training, final night celebration slideshow.
Workshop Fees Do Not Include: international airfare, early arrival or late departure accommodations, visa fees (if applicable), travel insurance, airport transfers, medical costs, meals not indicated on the itinerary such as lunches, items of personal nature including personal excursions, phone calls, laundry, alcohol, etc.
Each workshop requires a minimum deposit to reserve your place in the workshop. After you have registered for a workshop, final payments are due within 120 days of the start of the workshop. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email from our registration partners.
As we near the start of the workshop, you will receive informational documents from our staff including a reading and research list, your final workshop itinerary, and travel guides. We work very hard to insure you are prepared in every way for this learning adventure. Our staff stands ready to answer any of your questions and to help facilitate the smoothest travel experience possible.
We require all attending photographers to bring their own cameras, laptop and support gear like external hard drives. Our staff and instructors can offer gear recommendations and help you understand the nuances of your equipment.
We ask all photographers bring at least a digital SLR or rangefinder camera with 1-2 lenses. We encourage you to bring a lightweight tripod. Should you choose to participate in a multimedia project, you must come with a working knowledge of the required software programs and your equipment.
Please see our Resources section for a list of suggested gear and traveling tips.
This course is designed for people who are good natured, flexible, have a working knowledge of photography and are interested in a unique documentary photography workshop experience. We will work with each photographer to improve their photography on any level, and we will find the right theme for your vision. We will provide support every step of the way, but you need to have a positive attitude and work well with a group!
This experience is more of a photo practicum than it is a tourism trip. The educational journey will be amazing and eye opening but it is not easy. You will work long hours. Your instructors will give you daily challenges and push you to new heights with your photography. We will encourage you to stretch and think creatively.
You may encounter people or organizations that are challenging to photograph. You may have to photograph in dark rooms or outside at high noon. You may have stressful days of difficult logistics. While we will be there to help you, support you and give you insight on the best way to handle the situation as a professional, you will need to take as much responsibility for your progress as we do.