Every year, sometime in August or September, the city of Mumbai goes crazy and in almost every house people perform their annual worship of Lord Ganesha, celebrating the birthday of the elephant God. Ganesha, the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, is widely worshiped as the supreme god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. The Ganesh Visarjan 2011 will take place on September 11th and will be witnessed by tens of thousands of people who will gather on Chowpatti beach for the culmination of this eleven-day festival and the immersion of the idol.

A festival like this, with it’s incredible number of people, the processions, the colors and the mess on the streets is a fantastic, high adrenaline, photo opportunity. How do you approach such a subject? which equipment will you carry? what are you going to say about it in your pictures, and how? Join Sephi Bergerson for a seminar workshop in Mumbai and learn the difficulties of shooting in a crowded area, acquire new techniques, focus your story-telling abilities and understanding of the photographic language, and learn how to make your images stronger and more compelling before going out to document the great event.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Meeting on September 11th at 9:30am at the reception of the Taj President hotel, 90 Cuffe Parade, Mumbai. and not as mentioned before! Reporting time is 09:30am, Seminar will start at 10am. 

Class Size is Limited to 2o participants

Limited class size and selective enrollment ensures that topics covered may be adjusted for the needs of the group and participants receive individual attention.

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Sephi Bergerson is an independent freelance documentary and travel photographer. Originally from Israel, Sephi has been based in India since 2002 where he travels extensively on assignments for various NGO's, magazines and corporate clients, writes his photo blog and works on long term book projects.

Previously a commercial photographer and President of the Professional Photographers Association in Israel, his work revolves mainly around the experience of travel and culture and he always tries to balance his commercial shooting with personal work and photojournalism. This is how he creates and develops a distinctive photographic language that combines his studio skills, his love for traveling and the lightness of a DSLR camera.

His first book, STREET FOOD OF INDIA, was published in 2009 and has won international acclaim, mentioned on the New York Times list of best cook books of 2010 and nominated for Best in the World in the Gourmand CookBook Awards in Paris 2010.

His second book, HORN PLEASE - Trucks and Trucking in India, is scheduled to come out in the market. Sephi's latest book project on TRADITIONAL WEDDINGS IN MODERN INDIA is coming to conclusion.

See Sephi's latest work and read his blog on his website at www.sephi.com