FREE EVENT // Photographer Thierry Van Biesen Talks Vision on Wednesday

Join photographer Thierry Van Biesen tomorrow for a special session of Branding Your Vision. This event—free and open to the public (spread the word!)—offers the amazing opportunity to learn about his 20-year career and catch a highlight of instructor Elizabeth Waugh’s otherwise sold-out course. (Stay tuned for details about the Advanced Vision course starting in August.)

Beirut native Van Biesen, who shoots fashion and advertising in Paris and New York, received an intensive education in finding his own vision during the summer of 1989 when he was a teaching assistant at Art Kane Photo Workshops. There he learned from masters including Ralph Gibson, Art Kane, Sarah Moon, Len Jenshel, Duane Michals, Arthur Elgort, Uli Rose and Jay Maisel. Tomorrow he’ll share those tips, including a few words on lucid dreaming (!), which has been an influence on his absurd, vivid and gorgeous work.

“New York City is full of photographers, so it's important to have unique positioning—an awareness and understanding of what separates you from the rest,” says Waugh, who also teaches Intro to Digital Photography and Studio Lighting: Product Photography. She describes her involvement with 3rd Ward as “…incredibly fulfilling. It’s like nothing else in the city; Brooklyn at its best!”

Wed, Jun 29, 7—10pm
345 Eldert St, Suite 214, Brooklyn
Free and open to the public
RSVP required; email alex@elizabethwaugh.com 

Photo by Thierry Van Biesen-- Cara Cannella