The Guild: Who We Are

Workshops

For people who are new to the amazing world of photography, those who started on 35mm film, and everyone in between, workshops are not only relevant, but also helpful.

Participating in a workshop can advance your craft, define and/or refine your vision, and remind us that we’re part of a larger community of people who love to capture life through a lens and share with the world what we saw in that moment.

Lightroom Expert Tuition

From Gavin Gough

Adobe Lightroom has become the post-production software of choice for many photographers, amateur and… Learn more ›

Bangkok School of Photography

From Gavin Gough

This workshop is tailored for individuals or small groups who wish to improve their photographic skills… Learn more ›

Photo Tours

Lhasa, Everest, Nepal Overland

April 22, 2012 - May 4, 2012

From Matt Brandon with special guest Brian Hirschy

We like to consider this workshop as a ‘photo tour with a strong teaching element‘.  Most of the teaching will be done on the field in an organic fashion – we will have some specific teaching areas we will cover as well.  Also, we will have reviews and teachings most evenings to cover events from the day and to prepare for the next.  However, we understand that you will want to get lost in the endless alleyways of Lhasa and wander around monasteries to find your own adventures.  Their will be no ‘flag-totting tour guide following‘ whatsoever.  We’ve built time in for everyone and those who want one-on-one time with the instructors will get it.  Those who want to simply shoot will get it.  We’ve built the tour around flexibility, community, discussion, freedom and your ability to learn what you want from our instructors while also having the opportunity to shoot what you want.

  

Thaipusam- Penang, Malaysia

February 4, 2012 - February 11, 2012

From Matt Brandon with special guest Gavin Gough

Join Gavin Gough and Matt Brandon as they photograph this visually startling event.  Every year 800,000 Hindu Tamil and Chinese devotees of Muruga, the Hindu God of War, gather in Penang to celebrate Thaipusam. On the day of the festival, devotees will shave their heads and undertake a pilgrimage along a set route while engaging in various acts of devotion, notably carrying various types of kavadi (burdens) and participating in acts of mortification of the flesh by piercing the skin, tongue or cheeks with skewers.
We will also be photographing the historic Georgetown, Penang. Georgetown is a UNESCO treasure and a sample of Colonial Asia in a time capsule.

  

Clients & Publications

• Adventure magazine
• American Center for Law & Justice
• B&W
• Bağ (Connection) Muzik Production
• BBC
• Bethany Fellowship International
• Bombadier Transport Corporation
• Conde Nast
• Geo
• Getty Images
• Honda Motor Corporation
• Leadership Training International
• Lonely Planet Images
• Moody Magazine
• National Geographic
• NeighborWorks
• Operation Blessing
• Partner Aid International
• Photoshop User Magazine
• Regeneration Magazine
• Regent University
• Samaritan’s Purse
• Sony
• Travel Photographer’s Network
• Vanity Fair magazine
• Vietnamese Tourist Board
• Vogue
• World Vision

Awards and Recognitions

• Alexia Foundation for World Peace
• Canon female photojournalist award
• Daniel Pearl Award for outstanding reporting
• Inge Morath grant by the prestigious Magnum Photos
• Magazine Photographer of the Year by NPPA
• One of 30 Image Makers of the Future by Photo District News
• Photographer of the Year International
• Vincent Versace Guru Award for Photographic Excellence
• World Press Photos

How to Become a Guild Member

To get a better idea of whether or not you are eligible for consideration, please review the list of criteria below. Express your interest to us by writing to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

The IGVP Founders acknowledge that many exemplary visual communicators may request entrance into the Guild. Therefore, we want to say openly now that we’re keeping the Guild small, mainly for logistical and strategic reasons. In addition to the criteria below, tell us why you think you should hold a seat in the Guild. There is a Memorandum of Understanding for Guild members that details minimum commitments. However, we’re looking for those who would go beyond minimums and instead strive for bold, generous, and innovative.

Guild Member Criteria:

• Entrance into the Guild is by invitation only from IGVP Founders. Recommendations can be made by existing Guild members. IGVP Founders maintain right of refusal. IGVP Founders will seek the counsel of existing Guild members before accepting new members.
• Endorse the IGVP Ethical Code as your own.
• Committed to displaying “common humanity” and visual communication that builds bridges of peace and breaks down stereotypes.
• Bring craft and vision together so that your visual portfolio is a display of extraordinary technique and recognized by peers as such.
• Willing to work respectfully and humbly with all Guild members.
• Have a professional & well maintained website.
• Active participant in online social media.
• Have published images (magazines, books, e-books, etc.). *Not 100% mandatory.
• Able to make unique offerings to the Visual Peacemaker Community (VPC), such as critiques, mentoring, tours, books, compelling blog content, podcasts, etc. *Not 100% mandatory.
• Portfolio includes images from 3 or more countries. *Not 100% mandatory.

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