Time(s) - 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Artist Talk: APERTURE – A World of Stories with Esteban Toro
Travel photographer, Sony ambassador, represented worldwide by YellowKorner Gallery, Esteban Toro, shares his project: Aperture: A World of Stories. A documentary series created by Sony, where Toro meets two of the most remarkable figures of the photography world: Scott Gray, the CEO of the World Photography Organization, and Brent Lewis, a photo editor of The New York Times.
The series takes place in five different countries around the world: Colombia, Myanmar, Nepal, India and The United States. While Esteban discusses with Brent and Scott the photographs and stories he documented, these photography experts exchange views on the importance of ethics, editing, sequencing, printing and creating a portfolio for any photographer who wants to discover the world through the camera lens.
During this class, Esteban will share behind the scenes, the process of creating this ambitious documentary and the experience he had using printed photographs to present his work to art collectors and editors he usually works with. Come and discover the world through the lens of a traveler!
Bio
Esteban Toro is a travel photographer based in New York City. Using photography as an excuse, he has travelled to more than fifty countries around the world. His passion is to experience the world and capture it all with his camera. He is a Sony Ambassador, represented by YellowKorner Gallery Worldwide, a photography professor, leading many creative workshops, photography expeditions and conferences about his own work. He’s a contributing photographer for Adobe Lightroom, Getty Images and Medecins Sans Frontieres.
When Esteban is not photographing some remote country, he’s working in the studio, processing his photographs and researching new places to visit and choosing his next adventure. Also, his career as a professor and photography curator has turned him into a restless person who is always curious, looking for new references to share with his students and photography lovers. This passion turned him into an international World Press Photo Global Talent nominator.
His work has been exhibited in many digital and printed magazines around the world, as well as collective and individual exhibitions, which has turned him into an important reference in the photography’s field.
Web Site: www.estebantoro.com
Workshop Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Location: Online
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Workshop Fee: APG members: Free / Non-members: $10
Registration CLOSES – 1 day before the class start time.
