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Page 1 of 2  Charles Bridge, copyright © Jan Pohribný The Prague Summer Program offers a unique opportunity to advanced, intermediate and beginning photographers to apprentice for a month with one of the world’s leading photographic artists, Jan Pohribny. Jan's two courses will be limited to 12 students each, and will not include darkroom instruction; all images will be processed by commercial labs in Prague. Pohribny will focus on creative process--the act of composing and capturing images. Studio visits and some classroom instruction will be provided by renowned Czech photograpers Miro Svolik, Jindrich Streit, and Vaclav Jirasek. Our photography offerings reflect the PSP philosophy that strong arts pedagogy dovetailed with culture studies results in a deeply enriching experience. Each week of the PSP, our photographers will visit the studios of world-renowned Czech and Slovak photographic artists who will open their lives to reveal the relation of technique to vision, and how the particular historical and cultural contexts of their lives are expressed through their images. Our photographers will visit prestigious collections and meet with local curators, as well as having the option to travel on weekends to villages and cities across Bohemia, and Moravia. Current and past lecturers of our photography program include: Anne Wilkes Tucker, Keith Carter, Michael Kenna, Debbie Fleming Caffery, Vaclav Jirasek, Jindrich Streit, Dana Kynderova, Stepan Grygor, Ivan Pinkava, Antonin Dufek and others. PSP Photography Scholarships (competition opens November 1) CAMERA REQUIREMENT: An advanced digital SLR or compact camera that allows for manual settings and resolution capabilities of at least 5 MB. FIRST SIGHT SEEING ANEW Pohribný's course for intermediate and advanced students will be conducted at his studio on the outskirts of Prague, accessible by public transportation. It will center on both classic and digital imaging. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Applicant's work will be reviewed to  Magic Stones , Pohribný's picture book devoted to megalithic culture and to sacred places in Europe, was the result of a 17-year-long pilgrimage (Merrell Publishers London/New York). The book was also published in Czech by Slovart and in French by Toucan in late October 2007. |
