STUDIO ST. PETERSBURG - Deborah Turbeville

This is a rare chance to study under one of the most influential photographers of our time. A workshop suited for any photographer who wants to explore and push beyond one's creative boundaries.

DEBORAH TURBEVILLE:
Turbeville established her reputation early with highly original work that was both visionary and immediately recognizable, and is accredited with changing the face of fashion photography.

Born in Massachusetts and raised in New England. Only twenty years old she moved to New York City to work with designer Claire McCardell. Having a fond interest in designer clothing Deborah became a fashion editor. She joined Harper's Bazaar in 1963, working with its fashion editor, Marvin Israel, and his crew of photographers, which included Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon and Hiro.

Turbeville soon discovered that her true passion was photography, and encourage by the support of Richard Avedon she leapt into the world of photography to find that it encompassed everything she knew– fashion, people and the transformative power of light.

In the beginning neither journalism nor art nor fashion knew just quite what to do with Turbevilles images. Her pictures where blurry, grainy, and tormented into painterly colors, scratched, marked, cello-taped. 'I destroy the image after I've made it,' says Turbeville. 'Obliterate it a little so you never have it completely there.' It's a quite un-American world, a view through the rear window, fascinated by the beaten, worn and forgotten.

Turbeville remains an important figure in the craft she pioneered. She now divides her time between New York, St. Petersburg and Mexico; showing in galleries and being published often in L’uomo Vogue, Casa Vogue and Italian Vogue.

WORKSHOP INTINERARY:
January 27TH: Welcome to St Petersburg. We start our workshop with Deborah with a evening lecture, and portfolio reviews of student work. Our lecture will start around 19:00.

January 28TH: On our second day students will be introduced to Russian art and culture, we will shoot on location in St Petersburg, and end the day with critic and lecture.

January 29TH – February 1TH:The itinerary of our days will be a little different then regular workshops. We are working mostly with natural lighting so we will set up our shoots for the mornings, then edit our work somewhere between lunch and dinner. Lecture and critic will takes place in the evenings.

Our evening lectures will also be open for photographers from the photo-community of Rosphoto, which gives the group a great opportunity to network and be inspired by Russian photographers. Deborah’s Russian consultant Tanya, who has organized several of Deborah’s fashion shoots, will set up our locations. If we are in luck we might get to follow in Deborah’s footstep and use some of her former locations, as our backdrop.

February 2 TH, last day of workshop: We start this morning with one-on-one critic with Deborah. And we wrap up our workshop with a social happening in the evening, where the Final Show is presented.

WORKSHOP TUITION:
The workshop tuition is set to kr. 13.700,-, and include lectures, location fee and model fee. Travel expenses, food, and accomadation is not included in the workshop tuition.

DEPOSIT:
We ask that a deposit of kr. 3.700,- is paid to secure your seat on this workshop and to confirm your commitment to attend. The rest of the tuition (kr. 10.000,-) is to be paid no later than January 6TH 2012.

TO SIGN UP:
You can sign up for this workshop in 2 different ways:
E-mail: post@nordphotography.com
Website: www.nordphotography.com/Deborah Turbeville then click register.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE:
Students are asked to arrive in St Petersburg on Friday the 27TH of January. We kick off the workshop at 19:00.

Our workshop wraps up on the evening of the 2TH of February. Students may depart on the 3rd of February.

We do however recommend that students either arrive a couple of days early or stay a couple of days late, to have time to explore St Petersburg as a tourist. Our workshop will give you a taste of the Russian history and rich culture, but the workshop does not include typical tourist attractions.

For reasonable tickets to St Petersburg try finn.no or Kalinka Tours (Kalinka Tours offers in addition a visa help service).

HOTEL:
Our hotel for this workshop is Hotel Rachmaninov (Hotel Rachmaninov):

Price shared double room:
1500 rubles / about 50 Dollars including breakfast.

Price single room:
2500 rubles / about 75 Dollars including breakfast.

As soon as you register for the workshop, NORDphotography will contact you for room reservations.

VISA:
Students have to apply for a visa to enter Russia.

Most travel agency’s with Russian destinations will offer this service, or offer guidance in how to obtain a tourist visa.

NORDphotography will supply the documentation from the hotel necessary for obtaining a Visa.

The visa process takes about 3 weeks, and the Russian Consulate charges a fee of 350 NOK for a regular tourist visa (express visa - issued in a day has a double fee).

If you need help with the Visa process, contact NORDphotography at (+47) 95 47 69 66 and we will assist you.

WHAT TO BRING:
Students are expected to bring a digital camera and their laptop. Remember to bring warm clothes, it is winter and cold in St Petersburg in January.

TRAVEL INFORMATION
We ask that you do not book your ticket until we have confirmed that the minimum number of participants have signed up. Travel expenses are each participant's own responsibility. We suggest that you always have traveler's insurance.

CANCELATION RULES:
For the workshop to run we need a minimum of 8 participants. If we for some reason are not able to reach our minimum number, the workshop will be canceled and you will receive a full refund. There will be a maximum limit of 14 participants for this workshop.