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Gulf Photo Plus PopUP_Berlin is Live

11 Aug

Just a quick note to let you know that tickets have just gone on sale for the Gulf Photo Plus PopUP event in Berlin for the weekend of October 29-30.

If you are unfamiliar with GPP’s PopUP, it is a road version/distillation of their world-famous Photo Week in Dubai. Each year, it is held in a far-flung city somewhere in the world that is not Dubai. It is done over a weekend, so as to be able to be fit in with many peoples’ work schedules.

The faculty sometimes varies, but this year it is the core group: Greg Heisler, Joe McNally, Zack Arias and me. The weekend will feature a half-day with each person. Basically, like being in front of a fire hose.

This is the fourth PopUP GPP has held. I have been involved in three of them, and they are one of the most enjoyable photo events I can think of. If Berlin is reachable for you and you are available for a weekend this fall, I strongly encourage you to attend.

(And as an FYI, Berlin has a large and thriving photo community, so this is expected to sell out quickly.)

For more info, and/or to register, head over to the Gulf Photo Plus PopUP site.

Cheers,
David
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Gulf Photo Plus is Coming to the US

12 May

I teach very infrequently now, at most just once or twice a year. That said, without fail I attend Gulf Photo Plus in Dubai every March.

It’s a great event, with quality instructors and a fantastic group (family?) of people running it. But Dubai is a long way away, to be sure.

So three years ago, we worked out a sort of “road version” of GPP. It’s a compressed, wall-to-wall weekend that brings a bit of GPP to another city each year. 2013 was in London. 2014 was in Singapore.

And 2015 will be in Seattle, Washington in the US. And I am really happy about this. Yeah, it’s greater Seattle (in Bellevue). The GPP folks wanted a good, but not too big, venue for the weekend.

The Particulars

Date: Sept 19th and 20th
Location: Seattle area
Price: $ 399 (early bird)

The presenters for 2015 are Joe McNally, Zack Arias, Greg Heisler and yours truly. It’s designed to be a firehose weekend, done in that way so people/parents/humans/etc. can efficiently work it to travel/work schedules. If GPP in Dubai is basically a 10-day (minimum) commitment, GPP’s Pop_UP events are something a driving-radius local can do without burning a single vacation day. And someone just about anywhere in the US or Canada can do it with a travel day tacked on at each end.

Having seen the London one, I can tell you this: If I wasn’t speaking, I’d be going. (And ultimately, between you and me, it has always been my goal to make myself redundant for GPP Pop_UPs in various cities around the world and just attend.)

To that end, if you are not in the US/Canada, you can also vote on where the next Pop_UP city will be. For that, and all of the info you need if you are considering going, hit the GPP Pop_UP website.

Tickets are on sale now, and will be absolutely limited by the size of the venue. So if you are juggling air tix, etc. Best to jump on it while the variables are still in your favor.


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Gulf Photo Plus 2014 Shootout Video is Live

26 Mar

Earlier this month I had the honor to host (read: did not have to compete in) the Gulf Photo Plus 2014 Shootout, which this year featured Zack Arias vs. Sara Lando. Zack is a multi-year veteran, Sara is a newb. You’d think she’d be an easy put-down. You’d be wrong.

Having been the first person to walk out on stage in the first-ever shootout in 2010, I can tell you it is absolutely terrifying. You feel as if you have made a terrible mistake, and that you have everything to lose and nothing to gain.

You feel as if the creative part of your brain just announced, “Eff this. I’m outta here.” and you watched it walk out of the room.

What I am trying to say is for any of you thinking, “I’d love to do that! That looks like fun!” No. It’s terrifying.

Also, it’s hard capture the pure tension of this event in a time-compressed video. But just imagine how you would have handled the challenge. Or, more accurately, how you’d like to think you would have handled it.

For a very good look at what it truly feels like to compete in this, read Sara’s post mortem she filed right after the experience.

And yes—long pants! Too long, actually. I grabbed a pair that had not yet been hemmed as I was headed out the door for Dubai. But that just averages out for years of shorts, I guess. The bow tie was a last-second call, and a gift from Sara. Me primitive. Me not have that much style.

Finally, if you ever, ever get the chance to go to Gulf Photo Plus, make sure you do not leave before attending the shootout in person. It’s truly awesome.

Comments? Jeers? Use hashtag #GPPShootout.
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Gulf Photo Plus PopUP is Coming to London

01 Jul

One of the coolest things about Dubai is coming to London this fall. No, not the tower—although it would make a nice little spear for London's gherkin, dontcha think?

Nope, even cooler: Gulf Photo Plus is coming to London on Sept. 28th and 29th. I'll be there. So will Zack and McNally. And Heisler. It's gonna be a nonstop firehose of a weekend.

You can sleep at your desk on Monday.

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Five Reasons to Go to Dubai for Gulf Photo Plus 2013

04 Jan

Five Reasons to Go to Dubai for Gulf Photo Plus 2013

March quickly approaches, and GPP has announced their instructors and courses.

I happen to think this is the best photo week of its kind on the planet. If you are anywhere near that part of the world, GPPis a no-brainer. But even if you are far away, it's worth the trip.

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