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For Foster, this trip won’t only be about teaching. While in Istanbul, Foster who will teach Monday through Thursday, plans to work on his own projects Friday through Sunday. When he returns to Wallaceburg, Foster is hoping to host a gallery at his studio to showcase his work.
Wallaceburg photographer teaching in Istanbul, Turkey
Brent Foster Photo from Istanbul, Turkey 2009 - Copyright Brent Foster
Wallaceburg, Ontario – Local photographer Brent Foster will be taking his talents overseas this June and July to teach multimedia reporting to university students and young professionals in Instanbul, Turkey.
Foster, who teaches photography classes at his own studio in Wallaceburg, was recommended for the position by the multimedia editor of the New York Times. The students, who will attend from dozens of universities from across the globe will learn from Foster as they write, blog, report, and shoot video about Istanbul’s culture, politics, people, arts, and neighbourhoods. In the end, they’ll create a web magazine and book about the experience.
“I’m very excited about this opportunity,” said Foster, ”It’s always great to help educate students, and I think I have a lot to offer them during what I assume will be a lot of students’ first times reporting internationally.”
Foster, who has worked with the Los Angeles Times, TIME Magaznie, Canadian Geographic, and the New York Times, to name a few, will be teaching the class for ieiMedia in conjunction with San Franciso State University, Winstom-Salem State University, and Bahcesehir University.
A photo from Foster's last trip to Istanbul in 2009 - Copyright Brent Foster
In 2009, Foster made his first trip to Istanbul, Turkey on a project for the National Film Board of Canada called “Out my Window.” On past assignments, he’s also travelled to India, Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, Rwanda, Congo, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Israel, and the Palestines.
Currently, Foster works as a photographer and cinemetographer from his studio on Wallace Street in Wallaceburg shooting weddings, commercial photography, family and maternity portraits, and completing multimedia production. Last month, one of his multimedia productions on the Detroit North American International Auto Show was featured by Macleans Magazine.
For Foster, this trip won’t only be about teaching. While in Istanbul, Foster who will teach Monday through Thursday, plans to work on his own projects Friday through Sunday. When he returns to Wallaceburg, Foster is hoping to host a gallery at his studio to showcase his work.
The trip, both as a teacher, and as Foster states, as an ever learning professional, is one he is looking forward to, and one he knows will be filled with rewarding experiences, “Every time I teach, and work with a new group of students, I get to learn as well. Teaching internationally helps me further my experience as a photographer, and educator as well.”
For more information regarding Brent Foster and his Wallaceburg photography studio, visit his website at www.brentfosterphotography.com.
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