Eddie Adams Workshop

Remembering Jay Colton

2010-09-22T08:22:00.001-07:00

For anyone who would like to give their condolences to the Colton Family, please send a card in lieu of flowers. Addresses below:

Jay's Family:
Moira and Christopher Colton
155 Chambers St. #5
New York, NY 10007

Jay's Mother:
Sanae Yamazaki Colton
45 East End Ave.Apt 10B
New York, NY 10028

Eddie Adams Workshop to be Honored at 2010 Lucie Awards Gala at Lincoln Center

2010-09-21T12:18:00.000-07:00

New York, NY -- The 8th annual Lucie Awards will honor The Eddie Adams Workshop at its Lincoln Center gala on Wednesday, October 27, 2010. Hosted by the non-profit, charitable Lucie Foundation, the awards recognize photographers and organizations that have made significant contributions to the advancement of photography. This year, the Workshop will be presented with the Visionary Award.

Other honorees at this year's event in New York City include the photographers Tina Barney, Howard Bingham, James Drake, Graciela Iturbide, Lee Tanner and the Center for Photography at Woodstock. Tickets are on sale at www.lincolncenter.org.

In 1976, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Eddie Adams bought a defunct dairy farm in Jeffersonville, New York, with an idea of transforming the big rural property into a “foto farm.” What that meant wouldn't become clear for another two decades, when he and wife Alyssa Adams created Barnstorm: The Eddie Adams Workshop, an invitation-only, tuition-free boot camp for 100 young photographers taught by the top professionals in the field. Since 1988, the Workshop has been a transformative experience for those lucky enough to attend the annual four-day program, and some have gone on to win their own Pulitzers and return as faculty, treating the next generation of photojournalists to a unique forum for shooting, editing and learning.

Students are divided into 10 teams of 10, each guided by a professional photographer, editor and a researcher through their assignments in and around Jeffersonville, 20 minutes from the original Woodstock concert site, and two hours from Manhattan. Together, these teams of young photographers descend on the astonishingly diverse community, shooting amid the rich, fall colors on the surrounding birch and fir trees that will factor heavily into their pictures. By the end of the weekend, several students are awarded with one of many coveted scholarships, internships, editorial assignments and other career-boosting prizes.

Throughout the years, faculty and guest speakers have included some of the most esteemed names in photography: Gordon Parks, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Cornell Capa, Mary Ellen Mark, James Nachtwey, Platon, Hal Buell, James Colton, Kathy Ryan, Bill Eppridge, Eugene Richards, Nick Ut, Ralph Gibson, Jay Meisel and many others. The idea behind Barnstorm was to allow a new generation to meet these seasoned professionals, to exchange ideas, techniques and philosophies in the course of a single weekend, and maybe save some crucial time in their budding careers. It continues to operate with the active support of Nikon and other sponsors, keeping the Workshop alive in a difficult economy and an ever-shifting new media terrain.

That impulse is rooted in a shared commitment to picture journalism that Eddie Adams showed throughout his long career. Before his death at age 71 in 2004, Adams covered 13 wars, working for the Associated Press, Time and Parade, and enjoyed private portrait sessions with the likes of President Ronald Reagan, Clint Eastwood and Pope John Paul II. He witnessed the arrival of the Beatles in America and joined Fidel Castro at the Cuban leader's private fishing hole. But Adams is best known for one of the most notorious photographs of the Vietnam War, documenting the execution of a Viet Cong prisoner on the streets of Saigon in 1968 with a sudden bullet to the head. The picture was published around the world, won Adams a Pulitzer, and is said to have contributed to America's exit from the war.

That experience remained with him, and at the Workshop he established an annual tribute to six photojournalists killed in Vietnam, a solemn but ultimately joyous ceremony. It is one more vivid memory that students take away from the experience.

Now in its 23rd year, the Eddie Adams Workshop lives on under the direction of Alyssa Adams, currently deputy photo editor at TV Guide. Top professionals still come to share, mentoring students who are enrolled based entirely on the quality of their work, not on ability to pay. Little has changed at the farm since the very beginnings of Barnstorm, beyond the inevitable shift from slide film to digital over the last decade, and the absence of Eddie himself.

For more information about Barnstorm: The Eddie Addams Workshop, visit www.eddieadamsworkshop.com.

Chip Somodevilla: WHNPA Political Portfolio of the Year

2010-03-16T13:17:00.000-07:00

Barnstorm IX Alumni Chip Somodevilla won first place in the Political Portfolio category of WHNPA. Chip also served as team leader of the Orange Team at Barnstorm XVI in 2003.

Congrats to all the winners of this year's WHNPA contest!

Barnstorm XIX Alumna Katie Falkenberg wins WHNPA Portfolio of the Year

2010-02-16T10:33:00.000-08:00

Congratulations are in order for Barnstorm XIX Alumna and frequent Black Team member Katie Falkenberg took home the top honors in the portfolio category at the White House News Photographer's Association Awards last weekend.

February 24: Workshop Happy Hour!

2010-02-15T08:28:00.000-08:00

Mark your calendar! We'll be gathering at perennial Workshop haunt Drop Off Service on February 24, 6:30-9:30.

Drop Off Service is located at Avenue A and 13th Street in Manhattan's East Village. All are welcome!

Happy 20th, Photoshop!

2010-02-08T19:57:00.000-08:00

Adobe wanted to let us know that...

February 19th 2010 marks the 20th Anniversary of Adobe Photoshop® and Adobe is getting together with the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) to celebrate the anniversary of the software that changed the face of photography and design forever.

The Photoshop 20th anniversary celebration on February 18th at 7:30 p.m. pst will be streamed LIVE and feature Photoshop luminaries including NAPP’s Scott Kelby, John Loiacono, Adobe Senior Vice President and General Manager, Creative Solutions Business Unit, NAPP Photoshop gurus Dave Cross and Matt Kloskowski, Adobe Photoshop star Russell Brown, and other key members of the Adobe Photoshop team. This fun-filled night will feature a walk through Photoshop history, a glimpse into the future, and celebrates all things Photoshop.

It’s easy to attend! Sign up at http://www.photoshopuser.com/photoshop20th, and come back to that page on February 18th at 7:30 p.m. pst for an amazing history-making night. We hope you can join us.

Know a great book or news story?

2010-01-09T11:15:00.000-08:00

From the Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights...

Dear Friends,

Every year, the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award and RFK Journalism Awards recognize outstanding writing and reporting on issues that reflect Robert Kennedy's concerns, including human rights, social justice, and the power of individual action in the United States and around the world.

The Book and Journalism Awards are the RFK Center's longest-standing programs. The Book Award is recognized as one of the most prestigious awards an author can receive. The Journalism Awards program is the largest of its kind and one of the few in which winners are determined by their peers.

By honoring authors and journalists who cover social justice and human rights, we shine a light on these underreported issues and encourage in-depth reporting and writing that can expose, educate, inspire, and effect positive change.

We are approaching the deadline for nominations for the 2010 Book and Journalism Awards, and we need your help. If you know of an important work released in 2009 that covered a social justice or human rights issue, we want to hear about it.

Click here to learn about the 2010 Robert F. Kennedy Book and Journalism Awards, including how to submit an entry.

The deadline for entries is February 1. Submissions are judged by a panel of experienced journalists, authors, and editors. There are awards for student journalists as well as professionals.

Books, newspaper articles, TV news segments, radio series, web articles, photo essays, and editorial cartoons published, printed, or broadcast for the first time in 2009 are eligible.

Click here to learn more.

Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,
Lynn Delaney

DC FotoWeek Event

2009-10-25T19:52:00.000-07:00

Alyssa Adams and Mark Suban will be at FotoWeek DC to share work from Barnstorm XXII and answer questions about Workshop XXIII. Please drop by and support the workshop! Details below...

The Eddie Adams Photojournalism Workshop
Sunday November 8th, 1 P.M.
Alyssa Adams, Executive Director
Mark Suban, Nikon Inc.

FotoWeek Central 1
3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

The Eddie Adams Photojournalism Workshop is an annual four-day event that brings together seasoned professionals and 100 newcomers to photography. Professional staff includes photographers and photo editors from major agencies and publications including Getty Images, AP, National Geographic, Newsweek, Time, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, among others. Alyssa Adams began the workshop in 1988 with her husband, Pulitzer-prize winning photographer, Eddie Adams. As Eddie Adams said, "I wish I were able to have attended something like this when I was coming up to meet some of my photography heroes. There are people assembled here this weekend that would have otherwise taken five years to meet." The Workshop, now in its 22nd year, is held every Columbus day weekend in Jeffersonville, New York and is sponsored by Nikon, Inc. The Workshop is tuition-free. Students are admitted based on the merit of their portfolio. Please join Alyssa Adams and Nikon representative, Mark Suban who will present work from Workshop 22 and answer any questions about applications for 2010.

Danfung Dennis on Frontline

2009-10-06T06:27:00.000-07:00

Barnstorm XXI Alum Danfung Dennis had some powerful video work on Frontline. Dennis also spoke to Frontline about his experience in this interview.

Black Team Work Weekend #1

2009-08-08T09:32:00.000-07:00

We're up at the farm, getting it ready for Barnstorm XXII. If you truly have nothing to do today, you can watch the live webcam that Brien set up and catch glimpses of exciting raking, mowing and weed-whacking. Only 62 days until EAWXXII!

EDIT: We broke the webcam down because we're leaving today, but stay tuned for some pictures from the farm, as well as some more updates on former students!

Emily Schiffer (Barnstorm XXI) is the winner of the 2009 Inge Morath Award!

2009-07-07T18:46:00.000-07:00

Photo copyright Emily Schiffer

Congratulations are in order for Emily Schiffer, who was recently named the winner of the 2009 Inge Morath Award.

The prize of $5000, which is awarded by the Inge Morath Foundation and The Magnum Foundation, "is given annually to a female documentary photographer under the age of 30, in memory of the late Magnum photographer Inge Morath."

The other finalist for the award was Jenn Ackerman, who is also a Barnstorm XXI alumna.

Congrats to the students of Barnstorm XXII!

2009-07-07T18:43:00.000-07:00

After a grueling final review, the list of applicants have been whittled down to 50 students and 50 professionals. See the list here!

Send me updates!

2009-04-27T19:35:00.000-07:00

Are you a barnstormer who recently won an award? Do you know another EAW student who has been honored recently? Do you have a gallery opening coming up? A project being published? Send it to me! It's a little tough keeping track of all 2100 of you!

For instance, as the astute Calla Evans (Barnstorm XX) pointed out, Dominic Nahr (Barnstorm XVII) was also included in PDN's 30.

Barnstorm Spring Happy Hour - Thursday, April 16

2009-04-14T07:17:00.000-07:00

It's been 6 long months since Barnstorm XXI, and I think everyone is just about recovered now. So come welcome in spring with your Workshop friends and family! Head down to Rue B this Thursday, which is between 11th and 12th streets on Avenue B here in New York City, and we'll start around 6:30.

Here is the facebook event.

And, if you're not a member of our facebook group, then sign up now!

See you there!

Matt Eich (Barnstorm XVIII) is the Winner of POYi's Community Awareness Award

2009-04-01T22:39:00.000-07:00

Photo by Matt Eich

Matt Eich (Barnstorm XVIII) was recently awarded the Community Awareness Award by Pictures of the Year International for his Carry Me Ohio project. The Community Awareness Award, one of POYi's premier awards, is awarded annually for "a body of work that demonstrates an understanding of and appreciation for everyday life within a community."

Eich adds this award to a long list of accolades, including College Photographer of the Year (2006), and, more recently, SportsShooter.com Student Photographer of the year (2008).

Congrats Matt!

All Things Considered: Eddie Adams on NPR

2009-03-31T11:35:00.000-07:00

NPR recently profiled Eddie Adams, coinciding with the release of a new book entitled Eddie Adams: Vietnam. Two Pulitzer Prize winners, David Halberstam and Peter Arnett, contribute to the 200-page book published by Umbrage Editions. There's also an exhibit at the Umbrage Gallery in Brooklyn until April 30, 2009.

In the piece, Hal Buell, a former AP photo editor, opines, "No war was ever photographed the way Vietnam was, and no war will ever be photographed again the way Vietnam was photographed." That much is clear through Eddie's photographs.

More Eddie Adams Workshop Alumni are PDN 30s

2009-03-06T13:12:00.000-08:00

Photo by Toni Greaves

EAW fixture, Pete Kiehart, was quick to point out that this years PDN 30 included more than just Kosuke Okahara.

Justin Maxon (Barnstorm XX), Jared Moosey (Barnstorm XXI), and Toni Greaves (Barnstorm XXI) all attended the Eddie Adams Workshop and have taken their photography to another level, and joined the ranks of other distinguished alumni who have won this distinction in the past.

Congratulations to all!

Kosuke Okahara (Barnstorm XIX) is a PDN 30

2009-03-02T14:08:00.000-08:00

PDN's list of 30 photographers to watch has featured numerous Eddie Adams Workshop alumni and this year is no different. We send out a big congratulations to Kosuke Okahara, a self-taught, self-motivated photographer who has covered a variety of topics around the world.

His work is often difficult to view for its graphic nature, but it captures the reality of the harsh world around us like his photo essay on girls in Japan who "cut" themselves following years of abuse.

Stacy Pearsall (Barnstorm XIX) on Oprah

2009-03-02T12:53:00.000-08:00

Few people wield influence like Oprah, so we send a huge congratulations to Stacy Pearsall for appearing on last week's episode to share some of her combat photography.

Last year, Stacy became the first woman to win the prestigious Military Photographer of the Year award twice. She has attended the workshop for the past three years helping out with logistics by volunteering her time on the Black Team.