Søren Pagter has participated in the Foto Festival Manzana 1 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, where he conducted a four-days workshop, gave port folio reviews and held a talk about photojournalism at DMJX.
During four days from November 20 to 23, Søren Pagter held an intensive workshop for 16 Bolivian and Argentinian photographers during the Foto Festival Manzana 1 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Photo: Foto Festival Manzana 1
The Foto Festival Manzana 1 was held for the second time in the center of Santa Cruz, Bolivia in November 2024. The festival offered talks with the exhibiting photographers, workshops, port folio reviews and exhibitions during a seven days period from November 18 till 24.
During the festival, the participants could attend free workshops with: Marie Monteleone, Senior Enterprise Photo Editor for Bloomberg News. Monica Allende, independent curator/artistic director, consultant and educator. James Wellford, Senior Visual Editor and Assistant Managing Editor for Global Issues at National Geographic. Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo, Editor and photographer. Chris Coe, founder and director of Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY). Tomás Munita, documentary freelance photographer. Søren Pagter, Head of Photojournalism at DMJX.
The workshop participants had brought one story each for the workshop and as part of the teaching, Søren Pagter edited the stories.Photo: Foto Festival Manzana 1Søren Pagter in the process of editing one story during the four-days workshop. Photo: Foto Festival Manzana 1Final day selfie with most of the workshop participants. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXThe biannual Foto Festival Manzana 1 takes place in the Manzana 1 Gallery in the center of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXAt the 2024 edition of the festival there were nine indoor exhibitions in the Manzana 1 Gallery (building on the left) and one outdoor exhibition in the main square next to the gallery. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXOpening night of Foto Festival Manzana 1 in front of the Manzana 1 Gallery. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX Festival director Ejti Stih (right) listening toone of the opening speeches at the opening night of Foto Festival Manzana 1, November 20, 2024. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXMads Nissen, DMJX alumnus and staff photographer at Politiken, was one of the solo exhibitors at Foto Festival Manzana 1. The other exhibitors were Esther Horvath, Natela Grigalashvili, Ana María Arévalo Gosen, Florence Goupil, Tomás Munita, Maxim Dondyuk, Philippe Dudouit, Brent Stirton, Klavdij Sluban and a group exhibition from Travel Photographer of the Year. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXPeople leaving the upstairs galleries and conference hall at Manzana 1 Gallery. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXDuring the festival, Søren Pagter gave portfolio reviews, held a lecture about the educational structure and philosophy of DMJX Photojournalism and was interviewed for Slovenian radio and television plus for Manzana 1’s own promotional channel.Photo: Foto Festival Manzana 1Among the many events at the festival, DMJX alumnus and ECCA scholarship recipient Manuel Seoane released his book “Con Fe y Devoción al Preste”. In the picture, he is presenting his book before the official release. Photo: Foto Festival Manzana 1
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