Obscura is one of the newest and most exciting photo festivals in Asia and is part of the Georgetown Festival – a huge cultural event held in Penang, Malaysia. This year’s festival features exhibitions, talks, workshops, and projects by Magnum’s Jacob Aue Sobol, Arko Datto, Yoko Ishii, Hajime Kimura, Yumi Goto, Nozomi Iijima, Maggie Steber, Justin Mott, Ian Teh, Calin Kruse, Marc Prust, and many many more yet to be confirmed.
A very exciting feature of this years Festival is that PSC Bachelor of Photography teacher Daniel Boetker-Smith has been invited as a special guest. He will be a keynote speaker will also be running a workshop, and chairing a roundtable panel discussion on Asian photo books. Daniel will be at Obscura Festival from the 14-22 August 2014.
As a result, the festival organisers have put together a special offer exclusively for any PSC current and past students who may be interested in attending the Festival.
Photo credit: Obscura Festival
Special offer to current or past PSC students
Free Photographic Workshop: Obscura are offering an exclusive FREE two-day photographic workshop with Hajime Kimura, Nozomi Iijima and Daniel Boetker-Smith (PSC). The will take place sometime between the 15-20 August (TBC) – photos made in the workshop will be printed as a limited edition lo-fi BW publication and sold at the festival.
Other Workshops: Additionally, Obscura have also offered to any PSC Affiliates, a 20% discount on the advertised price of the world class photography workshops they are running from the 11-15 August – including the workshops run by Magnum’s Jacob Aue Sobol, Maggie Steber and others.
(*Please note this series of workshops happen before the main programme of the Festival from 11-15 August. Simply mention PSC in your email contact with them to arrange the 20% discount.)
IMPORTANT: This is NOT an official PSC study trip or event. PSC will not be involved in organising travel or accommodation; we are simply passing on this offer from Obscura. Anyone interested must negotiate his or her own travel and accommodation arrangements.
For more information contact Daniel Boetker-Smith dboetkersmith@psc.edu.au