Fotovision is a West Coast non-profit founded in 2003 by a group of prominent photojournalists, media professionals and educators from top US photojournalism programs. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the organization's 1,000+ members run the spectrum from amateur photographers to professionals who have received such awards as the Pulitzer Prize and the World Press Photo Award.

Mission

The primary mission of Fotovision is to support photographers in creating, editing, funding and distributing a body of work. To accomplish this, Fotovision works with an international network of photographers, editors, printers, publishers and arts administrators to offer workshops for photographers of all skill levels.

Workshops

Fotovision provides a range of one day, weekend immersion and 5-week courses. Classes have been offered in areas such as
digital documentary, studio lighting, book publication, multimedia for documentary photographers, long-term documentary project and marketing. Past workshop leaders have included Sebastião Salgado, Antonin Kratochvil

Antonin Kratochvil

Antonin Kratochvil is a Czech-born American photojournalist. He is a founding member of the VII Photo Agency. He received his BFA in Photography from Gerrit Rietveld Academie which is located in Amsterdam, Holland...

, James Natchwey, Lauren Greenfield, Ken Light, Joel Meyerowitz

Joel Meyerowitz

Joel Meyerowitz is a street photographer who began photographing in color in 1962 and was an early advocate of the use of color during a time when there was significant resistance to the idea of color photography as serious art...

, Kim Komenich, Alan Rapp, Erika Gentry, Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb.

Events & Exhibitions

In collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley's School of Journalism, Fotovision hosts a variety of events such as lectures by noted photographers, film screenings and book signings. In addition, Fotovision has exhibited members work in photo shows such as Aperture PhotoSF. Fotovision's main communication tool is an extensive mailing list, through which members can receive photo event updates, equipment discounts and opportunities to purchase or win limited edition signed books.

Partners

Fotovision partners include Aperture Foundation (publisher of Aperture Magazine), Photo of the Year International (POYi), Fastback Creative Books and Workshop Asia, Digital Vision Network.

Sponsors

Fotovision is sponsored by Looking Glass Photo, Orange Exposure and Pictopia.