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The Missouri Photo Workshop is an annual week-long photojournalism school based in Lee Hills Hall at the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Missouri. Founded in 1949 by the "Father of Photojournalism" Cliff Edom along with American economist, federal government official, and photographer Roy Stryker and photographer Russell Lee, the workshop originally sought to instruct others in photojournalism based on the "gritty, content-rich photographs" produced by the pre-World War II (pre-1939) Farm Security Administration, a United States government effort during the Great Depression to combat American rural poverty. Following Edom's credo - "Show truth with a camera. Ideally truth is a matter of personal integrity. In no circumstances will a posed or faked photograph be tolerated." - each workshop originates in a different small town in Missouri, which is used as a backdrop for attendees from the United States and other countries to work on photograph storytelling methods such as research, observation, and timing. Missouri Photo Workshop faculty members have included the White House's first photo editor and NPPA Picture Editor of the Year Sandra Eisert and other prominent photojournalists.
Faculty and students
This list of Missouri Photo Workshop faculty includes current, former, and deceased lecturers at the annual Missouri Photo Workshop (MPW), an annual week-long photojournalism school founded in 1949 and based in Lee Hills Hall at the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Missouri, United States.
Selected publication
Cliff Edom (1993), Small town America: the Missouri photo workshops, 1949-1991, Fulcrum Publishing, p. 236, OCLC 231997773
See also
Maine Media Workshops, non-profit educational organization
Pictures of the Year International, photojournalism program affiliated with the Missouri Photo Workshop
References
Further reading
Howard Chapnick (December 1983), "Showing Them in Missouri. Cliff and Vi Edom's Missouri Workshop marks its 34th year of preparing photojournamists for the real world", Popular Photography, vol. 90, no. 12 (published Dec 1983), p. 87, ISSN 1542-0337
Durniak, BY John (13 October 1991), "Camera", New York Times (published October 13, 1991), sec. 1, p. 171
"Small-Town Images Full Of Stories", Columbus Dispatch, sec. Features - Accent & Arts, p. 6D, January 30, 1994
"Photojournalism Course Puts Action In Focus With Broader Social Context", Richmond Times Dispatch, sec. Weekend, p. D24, July 28, 1994
Meecham Peter (January 31, 2004), "Heroes Who Make A Difference", Southland Times, sec. Features General, p. 26
F.G. Edwards (February 5, 1998), "Top Photographers To Grace TCC Workshop Truth With A Camera Students Study Cultural, Political And Social Movements With A Camera.", Virginia Pilot and Ledger-Star, sec. Suffolk Sun, p. 14, archived from the original on 2018-08-15
"Truth With A Camera Annual Workshop Offers A Visual Perspective On Life And Around Hampton Roads", Virginia Pilot and Ledger-Star, sec. Daily Break, p. E1, August 22, 2000, archived from the original on 2016-04-09
John Henry (October 12, 2008), "Workshop offers photographer chance to recharge creative batteries", Journal-World
External links
Official website