The Oshkosh Public Library will host a photography workshop on March 21 to help community members improve their skills and to educate the public on how images can tell stories and inspire change.
Oshkosh Public Library Marketing Coordinator Laura McDonald said the event will bring together accomplished local photographers for a mix of talks, demonstrations and hands-on sessions focused on craft, storytelling and impact.
“(It is) open to photographers of all experience levels,” McDonald said in a press release. “The program is inspired by Lewis Hine, an internationally recognized photographer and Oshkosh native whose work helped expose social injustices in the early 1900s.”
The workshop will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the library with “The Legacy of Lewis Hine” and the “Origins of Advocacy Photography,” sessions by Michael Cooney, an author, photojournalist and photography instructor.
Jim Koepnick, a former chief photographer at the Experimental Aircraft Association, will produce a “Lewis Hine Honors Presentation, 50 Years of Image Making” session at 10:30 a.m.
At 11:30 a.m., photographers Monty Montgomery, Dave Burke, Koepnick and Cooney will present “Why It Works,” which will discuss street, concert, sports and news photography.
In the afternoon, sessions will include “Lighting the Work: Making Craft Visible” with Phil Weston and a guided photo experience, “Shoot! Literary Characters in the Stacks,” featuring actors from the Oshkosh Community Players.
The workshop will conclude at 3 p.m. with a look at how photographers can contribute to the Oshkosh Public Library Digital Archive.
Anyone that is interested in attending the event can register online at oshkoshlibrary.org by selecting the March 21 listing on the library’s event calendar or can call 920-236-5203.
