Meet Momenta’s Project NOLA Scholarship winner, Randall Hom!
Photographer Randall Hom takes a selfie with children during a Momenta Workshop in Colombia.
The Momenta Project Workshop Scholarships provides a $1000 discount off tuition per international workshop or a $500 discount off tuition per domestic workshop, as well as two Runner-up Awards of a $500 discount off tuition per international workshop and a $250 discount off tuition per domestic workshop. This Scholarship is open to any passionate photographer who displays superb talent and dedication to being a force for change through documentary work.
Randall was a 2020 Scholarship winner but, as we all know, that workshop (along with everything in April of that year) was postponed. Randall will finally be able to join us on our Project NOLA workshop this April!
A couple hugs in a doorway in this beautiful found moment by Randall Hom from the Project Colombia: Documenting Nonprofits workshops.
Randall is a San Francisco-based product designer who is enthusiastic about delighting users through micro-interactions, and designing products that scale.He also runs Back to Back, a Nob Hill pizza and natural wine neighborhood restaurant, with his sibling. He is an accomplished skier, fantastic photographer, and adventurous traveler.
Randall captured this colorful image of a nun carrying a bouquet of bright flowers through a market during the annual flower festival. This image was taken during the Project Colombia: Documenting Nonprofits workshop with Momenta.
At Momenta, we strive to teach strong storytelling as an essential part of connecting with audiences and allowing the viewer to connect with the subject matter. As Randall told us after winning the award,
“When I think about what inspired me to work with nonprofits, three things come to mind.
First, it’s telling people’s stories whose stories need to be told. Momenta is an incredible platform for photographers to work on their storytelling, and for nonprofits to gain exposure—what a great combination!
Second, I work in the tech industry and don’t often meet people outside of it. Working with nonprofits is fun because of the relationship-building which happens with people who I’m not used to meeting.
Finally, I’d love to build off this Momenta workshop to continue to work on my storytelling and connect with more nonprofits!”
You can find Randall’s work at @randallhom on Instagram and his website. If you’re in San Francisco, be sure to visit Back to Back for some great music, pizza and wine.
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