Momenta Workshops documentary travel photography workshops, nonprofit photojournalism workshops & multimedia workshops
Eva RussoThree time Pulitzer Prize nominee Eva Russo is a former staff photographer for the Richmond Times-Dispatch and currently runs the incredibly successful Photo Lady Love, Inc. studios outside of Washington, DC. She was born and raised in Italy, lived for a long period of time in France, and then settled in the United States. A graduate in photojournalism from the prestigious Newhouse School at Syracuse University, Eva uses photography, video, and audio in her photographic storytelling for clients.
Eva received two nominations for the Pulitzer Prize for her two-year-long project documenting living…
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…and working conditions in the Richmond City Jail. Her work focused on the daily life and struggles of the inmates as well as mental health and recidivism issues. Her third nomination came from a piece she created on a Momenta Workshop covering Vietnamese immigrants recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
She has covered daily assignments ranging from little league games to political campaigns to the Queen of England’s visit to Virginia. However, her passion for social documentary projects are what make her tick. Her accolades and award winning coverage for the paper include coverage of the Winter Olympics, the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shootings, the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi, the 2009 Presidential Inauguration and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Her work has been published in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Morning News among others and she has won numerous regional and national accolades for her documentary work.
We first worked with Eva as a student on our Project Uganda workshop where she documented AIDS clinics and communities in the war ravaged Northern territories. Her dedication for documentary humanitarian nonprofit stories lead us to offer her a position with Momenta. We are elated to have Eva join our team of instructors and she is one of our most popular faculty members to date. See Eva’s work at http://evarussophotography.com and https://photoladylove.wordpress.com.
Annie FlanaganAnnie Flanagan is one of the newest mentors at Momenta, and she’s already become a staple at the Project New Orleans workshop with her candor, great attitude, and brilliant editing.
Annie (b. 1986) is an educator, photographer, and filmmaker based in New Orleans, LA. Her work explores topics of self worth, personal narrative, gender and friendship within the documentary framework. Through film and photography, Annie works to push the boundaries of the format…
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…while exploring social issues. After completing her degree at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Annie’s work has been recognized and seen on VICE, N.P.R., The Washington Post, and The Alexia Foundation.
Annie lives for long winding roads with a camera in hand and map laid out. See Annie’s work at annieflanagan.com.
Matt RoseMatt Rose is an ex-Corporate suit, ex-Bartender, former United States Marine, Road Warrior, World Traveler, Image Maker, and Storyteller. His photographic goals are to change perspectives by documenting and adding to the human narrative. Matt is a graduate of The Corcoran College of Art+Design with a BFA in Photojournalism and currently enrolled in the Master of Arts program at Cal-State Northridge with a focus on Photography/Photojournalism…
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Matt’s clients include Ghost Group Media, Beacon Media, Momenta Creative, Viacom, ClockShop, OutFest, Associated Press, and Griffith Park Productions. Matt is currently working on a body of work about people and their fetish and is very close to achieving the perfect pie crust. Follow Matt on Instagram at @mattrosephotography.
Marianne Hawkins SabrierMarianne is a born and bred New Orleans native, enjoying photography as a second career. Together with her husband Steve, she runs a wedding and portrait business, The Red M Studio, where they have been delighting their clients with their clean, simple, yet bold photographic style since 2011. Marianne is a passionate storyteller with a keen eye for capturing moments that matter.
While studying and researching for her documentary style, Marianne attended Momenta Workshops Project New Orleans…
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…and fell in love with the Momenta family. She has returned as a professional mentor and coach for the past two years with rave reviews from our students. We are delighted to have another alum on the Momenta team! Visit Marianne’s website at http://www.theredmstudio.com/
Dotan Saguy Dotan Saguy was born in a small kibbutz five miles south of Israel’s Lebanese border. Dotan grew up in a diverse Parisian suburb, lived in Lower Manhattan during 9/11, and moved to Los Angeles in 2003.
Dotan’s work has been published by National Geographic, PDN, Leica Fotografie International, ABC News, has been exhibited in several galleries across Los Angeles and was awarded 1st place photo story from the nationwide Journalism Association of Community Colleges in 2016 and an honorable mention in the National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Award 2016.
In 2015, Dotan decided to focus on his lifelong passion for photography after a successful career as a high-tech entrepreneur. He is currently working on several long-term projects including an in-depth photo essay about the culture of Venice Beach and a photo documentary about the journey of people coming out of homelessness. Dotan lives in West Los Angeles with his wife and two children. You can see his work at http://www.dotansaguy.com.
Tom A. SmithAs the Director of the Leica Akademie of North America, Tom A. Smith is on a mission to bring the experience of shooting with a Leica rangefinder to a new generation of photographers.
Leading the debut of the Leica Akademie in North America in 2009, Tom has organized and led workshop experiences for more than 5,000 individual photographers, helping many to discover Leica photography for the first time.
Tom has worked as a photographer and teacher in the photo industry for more than 20 years. From the Disney Institute to Nikon and his current role with Leica, he has developed a reputation for engaging an audience and presenting complicated technical information simply, making him a welcome addition to any workshop year after year.
Thomas PattersonThomas Patterson is a photographer, photo editor, and content consultant based in Portland, Oregon. Tom is new to our team but he has a long history of working with nonprofits and mentoring photographers.
After more than a decade on the photo staff of the Statesman Journal newspaper, earning a master’s degree in Multimedia Journalism and completing a Graduate Teaching Fellowship at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication, Tom worked for three years as a photo editor and content specialist at the international relief organization Mercy Corps…
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He specializes in projects for editorial, corporate and nonprofit clients around the world; and in helping visual storytellers work together better with the businesses that hire them. He leads the Projects Committee on Blue Earth Alliance’s board of directors. See more of his work at http://www.yourpaltom.com or on Twitter @pattersonphoto.
Preston GannawayPreston Gannaway (b. 1977) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning independent documentary photographer and filmmaker. For 15 years, she has focused on intimate stories about American families and subcultures. Her story on the St. Pierre family, Remember Me, was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography.
Gannaway’s foundation in community photojournalism came from spending 12 years as a staff photojournalist for newspapers throughout the United States.…
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…Her work has been honored by Pictures of the Year International, NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism, Critical Mass, American Photography and Communication Arts. She’s been supported by grants from the Chris Hondros Fund Award, Documentary Project Fund and NPPA.
A native of North Carolina, Gannaway’s photographs have been exhibited around the world. She is a regular lecturer and has served as guest faculty in a variety of educational workshops.
Gannaway is based in Oakland, California, shooting editorial assignments for clients such as the New York Times, Mother Jones and AARP while also pursuing long-term projects. Her first book, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, was just released. See Gannaway’s work at prestongannaway.com.
John Christopher AndersonJohn Christopher Anderson, founder of Momenta Group, has been an active player in the photographic industry for nearly fifteen years. His background includes roles as photojournalist, daily news and travel photo editor, and as a Photo and Illustrations Editor for National Geographic Society. This collection of experience, plus a passion for the Craft of Concerned Documentary Photography, helped him find the inspiration to launch Momenta.
The company has creative, educational, and consulting divisions specializing in nonprofit and NGO strategic communications and…
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…educational workshops. In 2017, Chris helped Momenta launch a charitable nonprofit called Wildfire Media, which provides capacity-building and development assistance, along with a dose of inspiration, to under-supported NGO communities, charities and documentarians around the world.The challenges of using powerful visual messaging and open-source research content, as a vehicle for educating the public, has grown into his biggest passion of late.
John lives with his wife and business partner, Jamie Rose, in the beautiful mountains of Oregon. When he’s not working on Wildfire and Momenta, you can find him blazing down a singletrack on his mountain bike, perfecting a carve on a snowboard, or hiking the backcountry trails with Jamie and their rescue pup Cody.
Jamie RoseJamie 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
