Delve into the creative process behind building powerful photographic narratives
Dates & Time
Sat 17 May 2025, 12pm – 5pm
Venue
Objectifs Workshop Space
Duration
5h over 1 session
Proficiency Level
Intermediate
Course Description
This photography masterclass is designed for photographers working on long-term personal projects who want to strengthen their visual storytelling and sequencing skills. Led by Veejay Villafranca, acclaimed documentary photographer and former Regional Jury Head (2024) of the World Press Photo Contest, this workshop offers an in-depth look into the creative process behind building powerful photographic narratives.
Participants will explore Veejay’s personal editing and sequencing workflow—learning how to curate images effectively for single images, photojournalism assignments, and long-form visual projects. The session will also cover key differences in editing approaches based on the intended platform or purpose.
Additionally, Veejay will provide practical insights into shaping meaningful personal narratives that connect with wider audiences.
Please register via the form below.
Workshop Fee
$200.00
Instructor
Veejay Villafranca
Course Overview
- Sequencing and editing for different purpose
- Understanding the work each set of images is doing
- Personal stories or Social Documentary
- Understanding your audiences
- Sequencing your images
- Sharing of individual sequences
- Discussion on how to move project forward
- Wrap up
Technical Requirements
Participants are to bring 30 to 40 of their own images for the workshop.
What next?
The Foundational Photography course sets a strong basis for other photography workshops at Objectifs.
- Lightroom for Photographers: Learn to manage and edit your image files using this industry standard software.
- Storytelling Through Photography: Learn to develop your photographic vision by identifying themes of personal interest and finding stories around you.
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About Veejay Villafranca
Veejay was a as a staff photographer for the national news magazine, the Philippines Graphic, covering socio-political events in the Philippines. In 2006, he started working independently with international news wire agencies covering news and features in the Southeast Asian region.
In 2008, he was awarded the Ian Parry Scholarship and pursued a residency at Visa Pour l’Image in Perpignan, France for his project on the lives of former gang members in Manila. In 2013, Veejay attended the 2013 Joop Swart Masterclass program of the World Press Photo Foundation where he developed a project on public health and Filipino spirituality. His first photobook co-published with MAPA Books, SIGNOS, garnered the 2018 Invisible Photographer Asia first photobook award. He is also one of the featured artists at the Philippine Pavilion at the 2024 Gwangju Biennale.
Veejay is a visual language and documentary photography lecturer at the Diploma in Visual Journalism at the Asian Center for Journalism and at the Bachelor’s of Photography program at the College of Saint Benilde. He is also an alumnus of the 2005 Angkor Photo Festival Documentary photographer workshop and served as a Regional jury member(2022) and later on Regional Jury Head (2023) of the World Press Photo Contest.