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LIVE: APA Open Talk

The Broadcast

Location:
Online/Streaming

Date:
June 4nd (4 pm Pacific/7 pm Eastern)

Cost:
Free

Viewing options:

A recording will be available online after the event here.

Open Talk: Episode 13

presented by APA National

Open Talk is an online gathering for the photo community to come together, ask questions, discuss, share and aid one-another in this turbulent time.

On Episode 13 of Open Talk from APA National, Host Travis Keyes is joined by our COO Jamie Rose and award-winning photojournalist Evelyn Hockstein.

Sign up for the live broadcast here.

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APA is a non-profit trade organization built by photographers for photographers. Now in our fourth decade, APA exists to provide business tools and creative inspiration which help photographic artists of all levels run a smarter, more creative, and profitable business.

LIVE: 10 Rounds with BP Miller

The Broadcast

Location:
Online/Streaming

Date:
June 2nd (1 Pacific/4 Eastern)

Cost:
Free

Viewing options:

A recording will be available online after the event.

10 Rounds with BP Miller

presented by Chorus Photography

10 Rounds is a one hour interview program with Chorus Photography owner and award-winning photographer BP Miller. In this series, BP speaks with people who are making a difference not only in the Philadelphia area, but around the world.

On this broadcast, BP Miller has a “sit down” with our very own Momenta COO and photojournalist Jamie Rose.

Past interviews include Pulitzer prize-winning photojournalist Scott Strazzante, longtime Philadelphia news anchor Matt O’Donnell, and media personality Preston Elliot from the The Preston & Steve Show.

Sign up for the live broadcast here.

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The 10 Rounds With BP Miller series is sponsored by Icon Media Works, a full service design and marketing agency, specializing in brand creation and promotion located in the heart of historic downtown Phoenixville, Penn.

Get Funded: Financing Projects

October 8, 2019/in Online Business Skills Seminars, UNPUBLISHED /by Momenta Workshops

The Event

Location:
Online/Virtual

June Dates:

June 29th (9-4 Pacific/12-7 Eastern) – REGISTER HERE

(July dates coming soon)

Cost:
$100 general tuition
$ 50 student tuition

Note: This seminar is limited to 15 people per session.

Get Funded: Financing Projects

a Momenta #PhotoBizSkills Series program

Update: This session is limited to 15 people per seminar to allow for in depth Q&A. This seminar will be held online in a private classroom. We will have 3 scheduled breaks for 30 minutes each. Handouts and login information will be mailed within 24 hours of the seminar. Due to the current economic climate facing freelancers and businesses, we have cut the pricing of this seminar in half for 2020 and are offering students an additional 50% off with the code: Student.

Have you been struggling to get grants? Did you never even started to look because it just seemed too hard? Then this is the right class for you. We won’t soft pedal this: it’s an intense, full throttle workshop day. However, you will walk away with a clear idea on what type of funding is out there and how to create a fundraising plan for your next dream project.

Our business skills curriculum is one of the cornerstones of the Momenta Workshops model and we know this workshop will help you get focused to achieve your goals.

You will enjoy a full day of lectures, two guest speakers, strategic planning worksheets, and guided question-and-answer sessions. Likewise, you will be able to share this virtual workshop with a group of like-minded photographers who are passionate about documentary and artistic projects. Explore how to successfully finance a personal project and meet your goals with us.

Your 1-Day Financing Bootcamp At a Glance:

• A full day of presentations, guest speakers, and captivating discussions

• Lectures on understanding private, public, and personal funding models

• Budgeting, marketing, grant writing, fundraising and much more will be covered

• Lively Q&A session on relevant topics for working photographers to grow their dream projects into reality

Start Your Funding Roadmap.

The Logistics

This workshop covers real world concepts to help you create a path to successful fundraising. During this in-depth seminar, you will learn the ins-and-outs for funding your dream project.

Our company co-founder and COO Jamie Rose will explain the 3 types of funding (Public, Private, Personal) you can use to fund your next photo or multimedia project. This full-day seminar will help you decide which projects are worthy of doing a fundraising campaign and the approaches needed to go after each type of funding.

From writing a grant or sponsorship proposal to writing thank you notes when you’re done, this day should set you on the path to funding success.

If you have a personal project in mind but need an extra boost of financing, this is the workshop for you. Laptops or paper for note taking are highly recommended. Every level of photographer will be able to grow and expand their knowledge on personal projects funding and success models.

We offer handouts and worksheets to help you gain better experience in pitching your project, finding the right sources of funding, mapping a project plan for success, and much more.

Join us for this perfect mixture of strategy, art, and business!

What To Expect

Lecture #1: Is my project ready for a funding campaign?
Lecture #2: How to find Public, Private & Personal Funding
Lecture #3: Building A Successful Campaign Start to Finish
Guest speaker: an expert on grant writing will join Jamie for an in-depth Q&A
Topics Covered: Grant writing; successful crowdfunding approaches; corporate sponsorship; researching a personal project; international vs. domestic assignments; and so much more!

Meet the Experts!

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Seminar Leader: Jamie Rose

Our co-Founder and COO Jamie Rose will be leading this workshop and she knows firsthand how to concept, execute, and successfully complete a personal project using public, private and personal funds. Her energy and enthusiasm for helping photographers will boost your creative batteries and help motivate you into the next stage of your project fund raising.

Jamie’s early career was spent in the halls of power as a Press Corps photojournalist covering Capitol Hill and the White House, primarily as a contractor for The New York Times.

Her passion for working with nonprofits led her to documentary coverage of humanitarian crises in Africa, South America, and the Middle East. Her clients included organizations such as Doctors Without Borders, The Calvert Foundation, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria, & Tuberculosis, and Physicians for Human Rights among others.

In 2011, Jamie was awarded the United Nations’ IPC’s Photographers Leadership Award. She has also won an Award of Excellence by The Alexia Foundation, and the prestigious White House News Photographers’ Association Project Grant for her portfolio of nonprofit health care providers in East Africa. In 2008, she helped to co-found Momenta, which taught more than 900 photographers during 60 workshops on 5 continents.

Jamie is considered an expert in nonprofit photography and business development. She has been featured by Photo District News (PDN), News Photographer Magazine, and numerous online publications about the importance of nonprofit documentary photography. She received her Master’s Degree in photojournalism from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University and her bachelor’s degree from American University.

June 29: Guest Speakers

Henry Berman leads Exponent Philanthropy as CEO using his wealth of experience managing people, projects, and budgets in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. He was instrumental in helping the Association of Small Foundations (ASF) evolve into Exponent Philanthropy.

In his formal philanthropic career, Henry has served as a foundation president and co-trustee, gaining significant experience working closely with grantees and evaluating funded programs. In his continuing role as a foundation trustee, Henry has been a dues-paying member of Exponent Philanthropy since 2003. He served on the Exponent Philanthropy (then, ASF) board from 2008–2010 and was appointed CEO in 2011. Through his experience as a member and a leader within the organization, he brings to the CEO role a firsthand understanding of the needs of philanthropists with few or no staff.

Before joining the staff at Exponent Philanthropy, Henry had a long career in educational media and technology. He also served as a board member, volunteer, fundraiser, and/or marketer for several organizations including the American Society for Training and Development, the American Occupational Health Association, and the Cottonwood Gulch Foundation. He is a founding board member of the Museum of Broadcast Technology and also currently serves on the board of the National Council of Nonprofits.

Henry earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Ithaca College, a master’s and doctorate in education from Boston University, and a certificate in business and management from the Harvard University Extension School.

Originally from Massachusetts, Henry now lives in Washington, DC. When not here, you might find him, still camera to his eye, exploring back roads and wilderness trails.

Elizabeth Madjlesi is Candid‘s Programs Manager – Northeast. In this role, she helps increase Candid’s visibility by connecting the social sector to our vast capacity-building trainings and resources.

In addition to delivering training courses on nonprofit management and fundraising best practices, she organizes special programs and networking events on topics related to philanthropy and the social sector. Elizabeth brings to Candid over 10 years of experience in education and training, fundraising, and program management in the nonprofit sector.

She is a proud alum of The New Teacher Project (TNTP) and served as a teaching fellow in Nashville Public Schools before moving to the DC area. In her previous position, she served as Director of Volunteer Programs and later as Deputy Director for the Washington English Center, a community-based nonprofit English language school serving over 1,500 adult students from over 90 countries each year.

Elizabeth holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Belmont University and a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Executive Management from Georgetown University.

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Marketing for Photographers

October 8, 2019/in Online Business Skills Seminars, UNPUBLISHED /by Momenta Workshops

The Event

Location:
Online/Virtual

Dates:
June dates coming soon!

Cost:
$100 general tuition
$ 50 student tuition

Marketing for Photographers

a Momenta #PhotoBizSkill Series program

Update: This seminar will be held online from 9 am-4 pm PST with 3 half hour breaks. Due to the current economic climate facing freelancers and businesses, we have cut the pricing of this seminar in half for 2020 and are offering students half price tuition.

We’re not going to lie: this is an intense workshop! It’s full day of lectures, working groups, guest speakers, and strategy sessions designed to help you create a clear plan to grow your business, find new clients, and hone in your brand messaging. You will join a group of like-minded photographers to explore how to be more competitive and creative with your outreach.

Our business skills curriculum is one of the cornerstones of the Momenta Workshops model and we know you will walk away with a creative energy boost, new ideas for outreach, and tools to help you take the next step to grow.

Your #PhotoBizSkills Bootcamp At a Glance:

A full day of guided lectures, business discussions, and guest speakers
How to market your business and find new clients
Relevant topics for working photographers to help their bottom line thrive

LEARN MORE

Get Ready to Grow Your Business.

The Logistics

This workshop covers an in-depth approach to putting your best foot forward and attract new clients. During this full day seminar, you will learn the ins-and-outs of how to:

create a marketing plan and budget
increase your sales per year by targeting the right clients
evaluate your real Cost of Doing Business
strategically plan to achieve your long term business and marketing goals
and much more!

Finding new clients, creating effective marketing campaigns, negotiating contracts…. These are just some of the necessary skills photographers need to thrive in today’s competitive marketplace. During this full day seminar, COO Jamie Rose and guests will present our highly popular and newly expanded #PhotoBizSkills presentations specifically focused on marketing.

The seminar topics include: social media strategies, website development, branding design, effective networking, presenting your work in person, interviewing, budgeting, follow up, and much more.

With plenty of audience participation and Q&A opportunities, Jamie and a guest speaker will offer ways each attendee can make the most of their limited free time to find new and better paying clients, increase revenue, and meet your goals.

Every level of photographer should be able to grow and expand their knowledge on how to creatively market their business with this workshop. Join us for this perfect mixture of inspiration, information, and business practices!

What To Expect

Lecture #1: Know your Marketplace & Personalize your Portfolio
Lecture #2: Finding & Building A Strong Client Base; Brand Messaging & Strategic Planning
Lecture #3: Successful Contracts & Negotiating start to finish
Lecture #4: How to Keep the Momentum Going Strong
Guest Panelists: join in the lively discussion with successful marketing pros
Topics Covered: portfolios + presentations; contracts, copyright, hiring, collaborating, skills building, networking, social media, budgeting for outreach, in-person meeting success; and so much more!

Build Your Business

Meet the Panelists & Instructors!

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Jamie Rose

Our COO and co-founder Jamie Rose will be leading this workshop and you’ll find her energy is infectious during this program. Jamie’s early career was spent in the halls of power as a Press Corps photojournalist covering Capitol Hill and the White House, primarily as a contractor for The New York Times.

In 2011, Jamie was awarded the United Nations’ IPC’s Photographers Leadership Award. She has also won an Award of Excellence by The Alexia Foundation, and the prestigious White House News Photographers’ Association Project Grant for her portfolio of nonprofit health care providers in East Africa. In 2008, she helped to co-found Momenta, which taught more than 700 photographers during 54 workshops on 5 continents.

Jamie is considered an expert in nonprofit photography and business development. She has been featured by Photo District News (PDN), News Photographer Magazine, and numerous online publications about the importance of nonprofit documentary photography. She received her Master’s Degree in photojournalism from the S.I. Newhouse School at Syracuse University and her bachelor’s degree from American University.

Our Panelists

Allison Zaucha (pronounced: zoo-kah) is an independent award-winning photojournalist based in Los Angeles, California. She is passionate about working on social issues with a variety of news publications and nonprofit organizations. In addition to her daily assignment work for such publications as The Washington Post and The New York Times, Allison enjoys developing meaningful storytelling campaigns with brands and commercial clients. She considers the camera her means of connection, empowerment, and understanding. Allison is a member of Women Photograph and NPPA and is represented by ZUMA Press.

She has been chosen for honors such as PDN’s 30: New and Emerging Photographers to Watch, American Photography 32, 34 & 35, and Artpil’s 30 under 30 Women Photographers. Allison is also one of the faculty for Momenta’s annual Project Los Angeles: Photographing Nonprofits workshop.

Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, The CUT at New York Magazine, NPR, Bloomberg News, NBC News, USA Today, ESPNW, BuzzFeed News, Cosmopolitan, Broadly-VICE, Life & Thyme, Youtube, sweetgreen, The Wing, Kohler, International Rescue Committee, Travis Manion Foundation and the historical book Together We Rise: The Official Oral History of the Women’s March by the Organizers.

You can find her work at Allisonzaucha.com or @allisonzaucha on Instagram.

For more than two decades, John Harrington, photographer and best selling author, has traveled the world creating visual stories of every day lives and history-making events through his camera. His work has appeared in Life, Time, Newsweek, and Rolling Stone. His images from the Pentagon on September 11th, 2001 are a part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Images from his work as a part of the team documenting the historic inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009 are also a part of that same Smithsonian collection.

John is a San Francisco Bay area native and came to Washington, DC in the mid 1980s as a student at Catholic University of America. He graduate in 1990 with a political science degree , then hired for on as a with The World & I, where he routinely covered the White House, Congress, and the Pentagon. Soon after, he was signed under contract by the Black Star picture agency exclusively licensing his stock images and to fulfill assignments in Washington, DC.

In addition to location assignments, John has taken his editorial magazine eye and applied it to corporate clients including Coca-Cola, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, Lockheed Martin, and the National Geographic Society, to name just a few.

John has a true love for his art and takes time to satisfy his artistic whims. His original images have been purchased as art on both coasts. One particularly striking image has been printed as an inspirational poster by the Smithsonian Institution’s Air and Space Museum. Harrington is also a Native-American and has put his skills to use for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.

John has lectured across the United States for the North American Nature Photographers Association, American Society of Media Photographers, American Photographic Artists, Momenta Workshops, Professional Photographers of America, and the National Press Photographers Association.

He is an ex-officio President Emeritus of the White House News Photographers Association and is actively involved in his profession as advisor, board member, and consultant to American Society of Media Photographers, National Press Photographers Association, and the International League of Conservation Photographers to name a few.

Harrington has produced three commissioned books for the Smithsonian and the fourth edition of his book Best Business Practices for Photographers, remains a bestseller. Harrington lives in Washington, DC with his three daughters – the most amazing subjects he has ever captured.

You can see his work at John Harrington Photography and @johnhharrington on Instagram.

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Project El Paso 2020

December 6, 2019/in *Featured Workshops, Photography & Multimedia Workshops, Project Workshops: Working with Nonprofits in collaboration with Leica Camera, Travel Photography, Photojournalism & Multimedia Workshops /by Momenta Workshops

The Journey

Headquarters/Location:
El Paso, Texas

Dates:
August 18-21, 2020

Cost:
Tuition: $1500

Limited Enrollment:
15 available spaces
10 spaces left

Project El Paso 2020

Photographing Nonprofits

On August 3, 2019, a gunman entered a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas and killed 22 people while injuring 24 others. The events of that day will be burned in the minds of many Americans including those of us at Momenta as we watched the news in horror.

Momenta stands with the citizens of El Paso. Every year, we see new domestic workshop locations with a thriving nonprofit spirit that needs our support. This year’s decision was easy. As a border town with incredible diversity, faith, and culture, the nonprofits of El Paso and citizens need their stories told. The documentary projects you create will show the world they are more than just one horrible act of hatred.

You can be a force of change. On this inspirational workshop, you will be paired with a local nonprofit to create a powerful photo essay about their staff and all their efforts to fulfill their mission. The nonprofits benefit from your brilliant photos by using them to tell their story to the world and you will learn real-world skills on documenting humanitarian issues.

You’ll also have a full day of educational lectures, hands-on instruction to help improve your technical skills, as well as daily one-on-one editing sessions. We will end our week together with a huge public slideshow party celebrating the amazing nonprofits from your projects!

Scroll down this page to learn about your instructors, the details, and the program description.

Your photography skills can change lives.

This workshop will inspire, challenge, and invigorate your photography like no other.

Work directly with local nonprofit staff and clients
1-on-1, personalized editing for each student, every day for an hour or more
Lectures on inspirational documentary photography
Our slideshow party held for the public and media of El Paso will end the week together

Be a Force of Change!

The Program

At Momenta, we believe in the power of photography as a force of change and we know the residents of El Paso need to have their stories told. After facing border tensions, gentrification, immigration issues, and much more, the people and nonprofits on the city still work tirelessly to make their growing city as prosperous as ever.

Join Momenta on this unique workshop to document with the devoted volunteers of El Paso. Volunteer your time and skills to document their tremendous hard work and resilience. You will be a part of the effort to help each and every nonprofit on their path to a successful future. You, in turn, will walk away with a successful photo package to use in your portfolio to market yourself to other nonprofits clients and collaborators.

If you’ve never been on a workshop with us before, we recommend you visit the blog series, 5 Questions With…, to read interviews with our alumni here. You will come to learn about the #MomentaFamily and the amazing experiences of those who came before you.

We will focus our work with local NGOs and nonprofits of varying specialization and scale. From musical preservation organizations to community outreach to animal rescue, workshop attendees will be given the task of creating compelling visual or multimedia narrative packages in collaboration with their assigned nonprofit.

This will be a workshop to feed your creativity and your soul. Join us in August to be a force of change!

What To Expect

An unparalleled chance to use your photography skills to help local nonprofits thrive
Your own nonprofit partner to work with, based on your answers to a detailed pre-workshop student questionnaire
Momenta’s management of pre-workshop logistics to find your nonprofit assignments
You keep the copyright to all your photographs; each attendee donates a license to a collection of images to your local nonprofit partner so they can use them to promote the great work they are doing
Supportive direction and intensive instruction on photo workflow and file management
Option to participate in nighttime group discussions throughout the week
One hour per day of 1-on-1, private editing sessions with an instructor to help build your style and skills
Orientation lectures guide you on narrative storytelling, elements of a photo story, the importance of documentary photography, & much more

Join Us in El Paso

Meet Your El Paso Faculty

Keep watching as we add more instructors!

Jamie Rose

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…

Learn More about Jamie Rose

…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

Ibarionex Perello

Ibarionex Perello is a photographer, author and podcaster. He is the host and producer of The Candid Frame podcast, which for the past 13 years has featured conversations with some of the world’s best established and emerging photographers, including Joel Meyerowitz, Eli Reed, Mary Ellen Mark, Elliot Erwitt, and more.

Ibarionex is also the author or co-author of six books, including Chasing the Light: Improving Your Photography Using Available Light and Making Photographs: Developing a Personal Visual Workflow…

Learn More about Ibarionex Perello

His photographs and articles have appeared in numerous publications and websites including Digital Photo Pro, Outdoor Photographer, Rangefinder, Shutterbug, and Popular Photography. You can find his books here, the podcast app for Android or iOS, and his website here.

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What’s Included

Workshop Fees Include: daily one-on-one private editing sessions with our instructors and personalized portfolio reviews, workshop learning materials, slideshows and lectures, an opening night dinner, and final night celebration party.

Workshop Fees Do Not Include: airfare, hotels, early arrival or late departure accommodations, visa fees (if applicable), medivac insurance, medical or vaccination costs, meals, items such as personal excursions, alcohol, phone calls, laundry, alcoholic beverages, etc.

It’s Easy to Sign Up!

Each workshop requires a minimum deposit to reserve your place in the workshop. To register and hold your place on the workshop, you must put down a $1000 deposit. After you have registered for a workshop, final payments will be due within 120 days of the start of the workshop. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email from us via our secure registration company, RegOnline.com.

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. Please reach out to us with any questions via our Contact page.

Equipment

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. You will also be able check out a loaner camera and lenses during the workshop thanks to our official camera sponsor!

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 tab at the top of the website for our gear and traveling tips suggestions.

Notes

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.

FAQs

1. Do you recommend hotels or have a group rate somewhere?
We offer suggestions as we get closer to the workshop. However, we allow each person to find their own accommodations based on their budget. We send registered attendees a list so you can see some of the local local hotels and hostels in the pre-workshop mailings to help you plan.

2. When should I arrive/depart? What’s the general schedule?
The workshop begins at 10 am MST on Tuesday and concludes at 9 p.m. on Friday night after the final slideshow party. A number of attendees choose to arrive a day or more early to get their bearings and possibly try to meet with their nonprofits to begin photographing before the workshop.

3. How do you pick a nonprofit for me? What if I want a very specific nonprofit?
Each attendee fills out a questionnaire to help our staff learn their interests, experience, and goals. The questionnaire is a very important part of our process at Momenta. Your answers will allow us to get to know you and your goals as well as help find the good match with a nonprofit to help you build your skills.

If you want to find your own nonprofit:
We applaud any photographer who wants to try this process out on their own! We love when photographers choose this option because it helps you find the perfect NPO for you. Plus, you learn even more about working with nonprofits as a client when you are able to research and work with them on being your workshop assignment. We still ask you to fill out the questionnaire anyway and indicate this choice on your form.

If you want to search for your own nonprofit, we are happy to work with you to help you find a nonprofit that suits your goals. This is the best way to ensure you are 100% satisfied with your nonprofit assignment for the week and get a little extra learning out of the process.

We have a template email we give you to send to the nonprofits you are interested in joining for the workshop and we also do a phone meeting to help you get started.

If you want Momenta to assign you to a nonprofit:
That’s cool too! We are totally willing to do this for you. You start by filling out the questionnaire we send you approximately 45 days prior to the workshop.

Once we get all the forms in from the attendees and the nonprofits, we will make the assignments and introductions approximately 1-2 weeks prior to the workshop.

4. Who keeps the copyright to the images?
You do. You made them = you own the copyright. A Photo Release Agreement is sent to all parties to sign via DocuSign confirming you are the copyright holder of the images, you give Momenta and the nonprofit permission to use your images for outreach or educational purposes, etc. More details will come on the pre-workshop emails about this process.

5. Do I need a car?
We do recommend having a car if you feel comfortable driving but it is not required. If you won’t be driving yourself, we ask you to let us know on the questionnaire because we need to take that into consideration when we do the nonprofit assignments.

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Open Talk: Episode 13

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10 Rounds with BP Miller

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Marketing for Photographers

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Build Your Business

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The Journey

Project El Paso 2020

Photographing Nonprofits

Your photography skills can change lives.

The Program

What To Expect

Join Us in El Paso

Meet Your El Paso Faculty

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