Photojournalism

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Are you a storyteller at heart? Do you enjoy finding & curating images that move and educate your audience? Come explore techniques of communicating your stories visually in illuminating ways. Discuss visual art and journalism, and why it is important for journalists to listen, and what specific skills photojournalists need. By the end of the week, you will have prepared and presented a photographically illustrated story.

 

Ages:13-17
Date:Monday, June 19, 2023 to Friday, June 23, 2023
Cost:Day Camp - $450
Residential Camp - $1110
Optional Lunch Voucher (Day campers only) - $60
Instructor: 

Megan Driscoll has a background that spans several creative fields, including television production, painting, writing, architecture, and design instruction. Her professional experiences have included producing for CNN and The Washington Post, video freelancing for National Geographic, managing conservation programs with the National Aquarium, and community planning for Habitat for Humanity. Megan has also founded a media company, written a children’s book, and has instructed at UGA in Graphic Systems and Graphic survey studio art courses. Her passion is helping people experience the joy of interacting closely with the natural environment, fulfilling their purposes as stewards and neighbors by creatively working together to build beautiful communities based on respect and kindness. This is Megan’s sixth year as a Summer Academy instructor.