Help us prepare for tomorrow
Your gift today can help the Mountain Workshops provide beneficial visual journalism training for young professionals for years to come.
Photo by Andy Corn, 1981 Burkesville, Kentucky
The Mountain Workshops is supported by generous financial gifts and resources from the sponsors listed at the bottom of this page, as well as by the many professionals who donate their time, talents and passion.
We are dedicated to providing excellent instruction and professional development opportunities, with scholarship assistance when possible. But participants often receive much more, and in unexpected ways.
We are dedicated to providing excellent instruction and professional development opportunities, with scholarship assistance when possible. But participants often receive much more, and in unexpected ways.
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When I came to my first workshop, I thought I was coming to learn about photojournalism. But I quickly learned that this is just a small part of the equation. It is about a shared experience with extraordinary people who are passionate about curiosity and telling stories. It is about relationships and connecting. It is about growing, not just as a photographer, but as a human being.
1976 | One Room School House
1986 | Scottsville, Kentucky
1996 | Cambellsville, Kentucky
2006 | Madisonville, Kentucky
Mountain Workshops participants learn a lot about visual storytelling, good journalism and the art of building relationships with story subjects. But the most important thing the participants will learn isn’t about gear, or lighting, or technique – those are valuable in the short term. They also learn how to give back, to encourage other young photographers as they progress in their own careers. For many people, the most important lesson is that it is not what you get, but what you give.
For 50 years, the Mountain has changed lives. Your gift today helps train the outstanding visual storytellers of tomorrow. No matter the size of your gift, it will have a direct impact on all of our educational programs.
For 50 years, the Mountain has changed lives. Your gift today helps train the outstanding visual storytellers of tomorrow. No matter the size of your gift, it will have a direct impact on all of our educational programs.