Vancouver Photo Workshops proudly announces this public lecture and presentation with internationally acclaimed photographer William Albert Allard.

Simply put, Allard is one of the most important photographers of our time. Allard will be highlighting his incredible work from his latest book: William Alberta Allard, Five Decades - A Retrospective.  This gorgeous book reveals 50 years of beauty, mystery and a sense of adventure by this pioneer of colour photography.

 

 

 

 

For his presentation, William Albert Allard will show pictures that will accompany a pod cast he made for National Geographic following the publication in the June 2006 issue of his story about Montana Hutterites with whom he's enjoyed a friendship over about 40 years.

This will be a very personal presentation involving the death of his first born son in 2005 while he was working on my Hutterite essay.

Along with Cartier-Bresson, Leibovitz and Avedon, Allard has been hugely influential on modern photography. He is one of the few photographers of his generation whose entire professional body of work is in colour.

Allard has been a major force at National Geographic and in mainstream photography for almost 50 years - we are honored to bring this legendary photographer to Vancouver!

Tickets are limited, so please be sure to register early!

Please note that in an effort to save our environment, no paper tickets will be issued for this event. Please use our secure online registration system. We will have a list of all registered students on hand at the door.

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More Event Details:

Tickets are only $39 each ($65 for two). For volume purchase of 10 or more tickets, please contact VPW for details. Our office can be reached @ 778.898.5256 or via email.

This event will be held at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Auditorium.

Ample (pay-) parking is available on site!

The exact address is:

HR MacMillan Space Centre
1100 Chestnut Street
Vancouver, BC
V6J 3J9

Doors: 6:30pm

Event begins: 7pm

THE SON OF A SWEDISH IMMIGRANT, William Albert Allard was born in 1937 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts and the University of Minnesota.

Allard is a photographer of people. From the beginning of his illustrious career in 1964 as a National Geographic photographic intern, Allard has contributed to 42 Geographic articles as a staff, freelance, and contract photographer and writer. His stories for the magazine have included "Rodeos: Behind the Chutes," "India's Untouchables," Bohemian Rhapsody," and "Hutterite Sojourn."

Allard has published five previous highly acclaimed books including his first, Vanishing Breed, of which the Associated Press said, "This is a classic." Published in 1982,Vanishing Breed was nominated for The American Book Award for 1982, and was the winner of the Wrangler Western Heritage Award for Outstanding Western Art Book, 1983, and was awarded the Leica Medal of Excellence, 1983.

Visit William Albert Allard's website for more information and to see his captivating photography:

http://www.williamalbertallard.com

Level:

Basic photography knowledge required.

 

Equipment Needed:

Bring a notepad and pen if you like to take some notes!

We Provide:

Evening presentation as outlined above with Greg Gorman

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Early-Bird Discount:

If full payment is received by thge Early Bird Discount Discount deadline, you will receive the indicated discount amount off regular tuition rates.

Group Discount:

A 5% discount will be appplied if 3 or more people register at the same time for the same workshop. (All 3 tuitions must be paid for by one credit card to be considered a group registration.) Please follow the instructions on the online registration page.

In order to provide the best learning environment possible VPW keeps class sizes limited to 12-15 people (depending on the workshop). This is but one reason that we count on you to attend your chosen class, once you have registered for it.

If you must withdraw for any reason please be aware of our refund policy as follows:

For our Master Photographer Series workshops, 1 to 5 days in length, VPW requires 60 days written notice (before the workshop start date) of your withdrawal in order to provide a refund. VPW may retain 15% of fees paid or $150 minimum in processing your refund. If the tuition is less than $500 the minimum fee drops to $75.

Within 45 days of the Master Photographer Series workshop date all fees paid are non-refundable.

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Visit William Albert Allard's website for more information and to see his captivating photography:

http://www.williamalbertallard.com