27 to 31 Jul 2016 / Submission Deadline 20 Jun 2016
Started in 2003 by Objectifs, Shooting Home is an annual programme designed with the belief that ‘home’ is the first step for aspiring photographers to explore their professional careers. Shooting Home brings together a community of mentors (established photographers, visual artists and curators), to create a supportive environment for emerging photographers to develop as professionals.
With “shooting home” as a central theme, we encourage all the participants to draw inspiration and stories from their existing environment and find their own voice as a photographer.
To qualify, participants should possess a promising portfolio and have the desire to pursue photography as a career or use photography as part of their arts practice.
Eight to ten photographers are selected each year and they are paired with established professionals, who will serve as faculty during the workshop and as mentors for one year after the workshop. During the workshop period, participants are involved in rigorous field work, daily critiques, lectures and constant interaction with mentors and peers to share ideas. Mentorship also provides emerging photographers with invaluable networking opportunities. Ultimately, Shooting Home aims to foster an environment for the exchange of ideas between like-minded amateurs and professional artists.
Participating in Shooting Home, you also become part of a network and community that is now 14 years old! More than half of the Shooting Home alumni have turned professional, while many continue contributing actively to the local arts scene through exhibitions, talks, education and outreach/volunteer programmes.
APPLICATION DETAILS
Who should apply?
Shooting Home is targeted at emerging or semi-professional photographers, looking to turn full-time professionally or to incorporate the visual arts in their work. While we aim to encourage and push participants’ to look at their photography from new perspectives and to improve in other ways, it is not a ‘how to’ hobbyist-level workshop.
Shooting Home is probably one of the most rigorous and challenging of Objectifs’ workshops, but one that also offers the most rewarding experiences, inroads and networks for those looking to turn professional. The programme is open to Singapore residents and international participants.
When is Shooting Home 2016?
Shooting Home 2016 will run from 27 to 31 Jul 2016.
How to apply?
You will need to fill in an application form and submit an online portfolio. Submission deadline is 20 Jun 2016. Submit your form and portfolio here: http://goo.gl/forms/AZIJkQCqlh.
The faculty will make the selection by early July.
FACULTY & MENTORS FOR 2016
Robert Zhao Renhui
Singaporean visual artist Robert Zhao Renhui works mainly with photography but often adopts a multi-disciplinary approach by presenting images together with documents and objects. His work includes textual and media analysis, video, photography and book projects.
Robert has participated in numerous festivals and biennales including the 20th Biennale of Sydney, Australia (2016), the 4th Singapore Biennale (2013), Arles Discovery Award, France (2016), Biel-Bienne Festival, Switzerland (2015) Noorderlicht Festival, Amsterdam (2014-16), Busan Biennale, Korea (2014), Daegu Photo Biennale (2014), PhotoIreland (2014), Moscow International Biennale of Young Art, Russia (2014), Grand Prix Fotofestiwal, Poland (2014), Photoquai 4, Paris (2013), Format Festival, United Kingdom (2011) and Photo Levallois, Paris (2008). His work has been featured prominently in ArtAsiaPacific, Artforum International, LEAP, European Photography, Pipeline, Archivo, Fotografia and Punctum. His work has also been awarded The Deutsche Bank Award in Photography (2011) by the University of the Arts London, The United Overseas Bank Painting of the Year Award (2009) Singapore; honorable mentions in Photo Levallois (France, 2008). He was nominated for the Discovery Award by Louise Clements at Arles Photography Festival in 2015. In 2010, he was awarded The Young Artist Award by the Singapore National Arts Council. His work has also been featured prominently in Artforum International, ArtAsiaPacific, LEAP, European Photography, Pipeline, Archivo, Fotografia and Punctum.
View his works here: http://www.criticalzoologists.org/
Sim Chi Yin
Sim Chi Yin is a photographer focused on documentary projects in Asia. She is particularly interested in history and memory, migration and transience.
A fourth-generation overseas Chinese born and raised in Singapore, schooled in London and now based in Beijing for the past eight years, Chi Yin feels both southeast Asian and Chinese, and is curious about where cultures meet and blend or diverge.
Her work has been screened at photo festivals in Arles and Perpignan, and exhibited at PhotoVille in New York, the Annenberg Space in Los Angeles, Paris Photo, Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, and at festivals in China. She has spoken and taught at festivals and schools in the US, Europe and Asia.
Chi Yin is one of 18 photographers in the world represented by New York-based VII Photo Agency. She has done photography, video and multimedia commissions for TIME, The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, Le Monde and The New Yorker, among other top international publications, as well as NGO clients. Her personal work is more long-form and presented as books, installations and projections.
Chi Yin was a Magnum Foundation Human Rights and Photography fellow at New York University in 2010 and a finalist for the W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography in 2013. She was listed as one of 30 emerging photographers globally by Photo District News in 2013 PDN30 and in the Ones to Watch list by the British Journal of Photography in 2014. That year, she was Her World Magazine’s Young Woman Achiever of the Year. She was a World Press Photo jury member for documentary categories in 2016.
Chi Yin was trained as a historian, finishing two degrees in International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She worked as a journalist and foreign correspondent for The Straits Times, Singapore’s national English language daily, for nine years before quitting to be an independent story-teller.
View her works here: http://www.chiyinsim.com/
Ed Wray
Ed Wray has covered Asia for over 15 years, primarily as a chief photographer with The Associated Press, and now as a freelancer. During that time, he covered many of the regions most critical situations from Afghanistan to Fiji; providing dramatic, and imaginative imagery ranging from armed conflict to the daily lives of ordinary people facing the pressures of life-altering change. He specialises in producing creative, compelling stories which look beyond the surface to the often hidden heart of the matter for a variety of media organizations on assignment or through the resale of longterm projects. His work has been featured in many of the world’s most influential media including The New York Times, Time magazine, Newsweek, Stern, The Guardian, The Washington Post and many others.
View his works here: http://www.ed-wray.com/
John Heng
John Heng is a commercial photographer based in Singapore. He used to shoot for The Business Times on a freelance basis and after numerous “foodshots” assignments during his stint there, Food photography became an obsession. His food images have been featured most prominently in TIME magazine and in 2007, he was awarded TNP Canon Young Photographer of the year. In 2014, he was named “Food Photographer of the Year” during the 2014 World Gourmet Summit. Some of his commercial clients include Unlisted Collection, Pizza Hut, Mcdonald’s, Unilever, Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, and InterContinental Hotels Group. He is currently interested in documenting the history of Singapore’s food culture and preserving family recipes.
View his works here: http://www.daphotographer.com/
Workshop Director: Bryan van der Beek
Bryan van der Beek graduated with a journalism degree from Indiana University. He has worked for magazines and newspapers in Singapore and the United States and his clients include Time, Newsweek, BusinessWeek and the Washington Post. His coverage of demonstrations in Indonesia won him an award at the prestigious Hearst Photojournalism Competition 2001. Previously an photojournalist with The Straits Times, Bryan now photographs independently for corporate and editorial clients. Bryan has been involved in Shooting Home since its beginnings in 2003 and has been on the Shooting Home faculty since 2008.
View his works here: http://www.bryanv.com/
Objectifs is grateful and honoured to be associated with the following photographers and curators who have come on board as faculty for Shooting Home since 2003:
Alex Moh, Bob Lee, Chris Yap, Chow Chee Yong, CJ Sameer Wadhwa, Darren Soh, Ernest Goh, Francis Ng, Genevieve Chua, Jason Wee, John Cosgrove, Ken Seet, Wee Kheng-li, Wong Maye-E, Mary-ann Teo, Tan Ngiap Heng, Sean Lee, Shirlene Noordin, Shyam Tekwani, Tay Wei Leng, Wesley Loh and Yee I-Lann. The 1st edition of Shooting Home in 2003 was co-founded with Tay Kay Chin.
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