Today marked the conclusion of my first ever Newhouse Fall Workshop.
It was an exhausting three days, beginning Thursday evening and going straight through this afternoon, when all of the projects were finally presented. It's quite difficult to put in words the amount I feel I have grown over just the weekend alone. I was working with Syracuse resident and recovering addict Jose Morales, 47, who sells cigarettes on the streets to support his current wife and infant son. Jose, his wife Frances, and their entire family were incredible sweet, and it was truly an enlightening experience spending time with them. The workshop was one of the most incredible and enlightening events I have ever taken part of, and working under wise and talented coaches Stacy Pearsall and Peter Caty, I learned more about making picture stories, personal editing style, and who I am as a photographer than I had ever imagined.