Since 2005 I have conducted photography workshops mostly focused on narratives and development of personal projects.
Some examples below
AFROTOPIA HARD-COVER CATALOGUE
During November 2017, Héctor Mediavilla, comissioned by Spanish Cooperation Agency (AECID), designed and conducted 3 workshops in a row in 3 African cities (Dakar, Niamey and Bamako).
35 young African photographers from Senegal, Niger and Mali completed a one-week workshop, during which they improved their photographic skills and were supported to develop a personal project of their interpretation of Afrotopia (Felwine Sarr).
A reduced version of all 35 projects were exhibited in the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers Multimédia in Bamako from December 5th, as a part of the Rencontres de Bamako 17, Biennale Africaine de la Photographie, section Off.
Later on, in the following years, Héctor Mediavilla has curated different versions of this project for exhibitions in places such as CASA AFRICA in Canary islands or Ciudadela de Pamplona for AFRICA IMPRESCINDIBLE.
O QUE É PRECISO É AMOR
Héctor Mediavilla and Mauro Pinto, a Mozambican photographer, have led a photography workshop from June 10 to 15, 2009, for eight young professional photographers.
The workshop "AUTHOR PHOTOGRAPHY: Keys for the development of a personal project", has been organized by the Embassy of Spain in Maputo, with funds from the ACERCA program of the Spanish Cooperation, which promotes the meeting between cultural professionals for the generation of human capital.
The ACERCA photography workshop aimed to transfer techniques for the conceptualization of an author's project, from the initial idea to its materialisation. Guidelines were given for reflection and creative thinking.
The work theme chosen among all was love with the challenge that the participants find a personal and original perspective.
DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE AMATEUR À LA PROFESSIONELLE
Programme de Support aux Arts Plastiques (PSAP) 2003 et 2005 de la Union Européenne
En partenariat avec l’ Institut Français du Congo