Focus-Gambia: Photographic Workshops in The Gambia, West Africa

Award wining Photo Journalist Glenn Edwards has work throughout Africa since 1992 for various publications and organisations. Glenn ran the first photographic workshop in The Gambia in 2005 to wide acclaim and has offered workshops for Focus-Gambia's from inception. He specialises in Social & Documentary Workshops - ideal for photojournalists

He studied Documentary Photography at University of Wales Newport under the tuition of Magnum photographer David Hurn, he worked regularly for The Independent and The Times, on news at home and abroad including the Somalia famine and Aid to Bosnia, before taking a staff position on the Welsh national daily newspaper The Western Mail, becoming deputy Picture Editor then Picture Editor on its sister paper Wales on Sunday.

In 1998 he was awarded the UK News photographer of the Year title with his portfolio including pictures from the funeral of Princess Diana. He continues to work as a freelance photographer.

Since 2000 Glenn has travelled to Africa almost 60 times to 16 countries working for NGO's and photographed all aspects of African life, he has a vast experience of working in all situations on the continent and has run his own Photo-Africa workshops in the Gambia.

He has also been commissioned to take photography workshops in Malawi, Nigeria, and Maldives and is a photography consultant for The Thomson Foundation, an organisation whose aims are to teach journalists around the world.

Workshops: led by Glenn Edwards
2009 Dates

v Tuesday 10th March
v Tuesday 9th June
v Tuesday 14th July
v Tuesday 8th September
v Friday 9th October

Cost: See Dates & Availability

Gambian Images:
See Glenn's Photo Gallery

Comments: Andrew Donoghue I just wanted to share one of the brilliant images captured by Glenn Edwards - a very experienced photojournalist we are lucky enough to have accompanying us on this trip.

Glenn Edwards - a renowned photographer who has done some truly powerful work covering the troubles in Somalia and Rwanda amongst others.

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Books: He has produced several books including "Africa Against All Odds" photographing the continents highs and lows from Tourism to Aids.