Dia de Muertos
Photography Workshop in Oaxaca, Mexico
Join photographers Marko Jokic and Angel Santibañez for a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico during Day of the Dead. Our goal is to provide a photographic experience that is not only instructive, but culturally rich. Through our insider knowledge and connections, participants will have access to various intimate photo sessions with local artisans, models, and designers. Additionally we will have presentations by local photographers and some tourist must-sees.
Marko Jokic is a New York based photographer with a focus on documentary, portraiture, and travel photography. He is one of the founders of Back To The Lab and is one of the directors of Camera of the Month Club. Marko lived and worked in Mexico for 5 years and continues to travel to Oaxaca regularly to work on his personal projects and maintain a close connection to the photographic community.
Angel Santibañez is a native Oaxacan who has run his family's photography business from a young age. He teaches photography workshops throughout Mexico and his photography store provides services such as fine art printing, high resolution negative scanning, and color film processing.
Take a look at this year's itinerary below!
Dates: October 27, 2018 - November 1, 2018.
Cost: $1500 USD
Includes: Daily photographic coaching, several artist presentations by local photographers, local transportation for group excursions, entrance fees related to all scheduled sites, and 2 dinners (welcome and goodbye).
Does NOT include: Airfare, hotel accomodations, and almost all meals.
INFORMATION: markojokicphoto@gmail.com
Itinerary:
Day 1 - Saturday, October 27
5 PM: A presentation by a local photographer followed by a Q and A
7 PM: Welcome Dinner
Day 2 - Sunday, October 28
Morning: (9 AM) Teotitlan del Valle - Indigenous Weavers
Teotitlan del Valle is a town 30 minutes to the east of Oaxaca city known for its rug weaving. This will be a great chance to photograph the artisans in action, as they take us through the process of weaving rugs on traditional looms.
Lunch in Tlacolula Market.
Afternoon (3:30 PM) Mezcal Tour
We will take a tour of a Mezcaleria in the valley where the infamous drink originates. We will get the run down on the whole process while sampling and photographing.
Evening: Freetime
Day 3 - Monday, October 29
Morning (10:00 AM - 12 Noon): Lighting Workshop
This will be an instructional on natural lighting using modifiers and some artificial lighting.
Afternoon (12 PM - 6 PM) : A trip to Etla to visit C.A.S.A. museum and and on-location photo session
Lunch upon arrival to Etla
Visit to the Centro de Artes de San Agustin in the countryside town of Etla, 40 minutes north of Oaxaca City.
C.A.S.A. is an eco-friendly art center and museum in a once abandoned textile factory whose original construction dates back to 1883.
While there, we will also have a photoshoot with models and a local designer's modern take on traditional textiles.
Evening: A presentation by a local photographer followed by a Q and A
Day 4 - Tuesday, October 30
Morning (9 AM - NOON): Visit Monte Alban
Visit Monte Alban, a pre-columbian archeological site that once served as the civic center for Oaxaca's central valley centuries ago.
Afternoon (1 PM - 6 PM): Visit San Martín Tilcajete
San Martín Tilcajete is a village that is dedicated to the creation of Alebrijes which are carefully carved and colorfully painted wooden sculptures. We will have a chance to photograph the artesans working on various stages of their process.
Evening: A presentation by a local photographer followed by a Q and A
Day 5 - Wednesday, October 31
Morning (9:00 AM - Noon): Visit a Market
We will take a photowalk through one of Oaxaca's largest markets and see where and what people buy for Day of the Dead ceremonies.
Afternoon: Rest before a late night out!
Evening (5 PM - 10 PM) : Tour of Oaxaca's Historic Center
We will take walk around downtown Oaxaca to get oriented and catch some of the "Comparsas" which are parades of people in costume for day of the dead.
Night (10 PM - 2 AM) : Day of the Dead Cemetery Tour
First we get some Tlayudas for dinner, then we will travel to three panteones (cemetaries) in and around the city to photograph and experience the custom.
Day 6 - Thursday, November 1
Free day
To rest, explore on your own, do some street photography and souvenir shopping.
Evening:
(5 PM - 7 PM) Revision of our group's photography.
(8 PM) Goodbye Dinner
