The updated ISSP 2011 programme, with evening talks and presentations, is now online, as well as confirmed list of participants. We are looking forward for the event!!!

Here are the results of the workshop "Documentary photo-essay: Stories form Kuldīga" led by Sarah Leen and Bill Marr of National Geographic Magazine to 16 young Latvian photographers in Kuldīga, Latvia on 26-29 May 2011. 16 stories, transformed into collective dedication to the town of Kuldīga. 

Mūsu vairāku mēnešu garumā lolots projekts ir klāt - ISSP Skola! Mācību kurss fotogrāfiem, kuri vēlās iedziļināties medija saturiskajos aspektos deviņu mēnešu garumā, paralēli strādājot pie personīgā projekta un mācoties no Latvijas labākiem fotogrāfiem. Nodarbības notiks no 2011.gada septembra līdz maijam, darbadienu vakaros. Grupas dalībnieku skaits - 15 cilvēki. Pieteikumus pieņemam līdz 10.jūlijam! 

Dear ISSP applicants, today we have sent email notifications to all, both selected and unselected applicants, informing about the results and the next steps for selected participants. But it looks like some of them may be stuck in spam filters! In case you have not received information on the selection results, check your spam storage first. If you still havent got the news, write to us at office@issp.lv ! Nice weekend to all!

Good morning! The process of careful ISSP participants selection is now completed, and the list of the 60 photographers who will be offered places in Workshops 1-5 is online! Together with the Borderlines workshop, ISSP 2011 will host 72 photographers from 24 countries of the world. The list will be adjusted pending participants confirmations. We will inform all the applicants by email shortly.

The selection for "Visual narratives: European Borderlines" project is now over and we are happy to announce 12 project participants: Andrejs Strokins, Ilze Vanaga, Reinis Hofmanis (Latvia), Ahmet Can Boyan, Cemil Batur Gökçeer, Sevim Sancaktar (Turkey), Ana Catarina Pinho, André Príncipe, Tiago Casanova (Portugal), Hallgerdur Hallgrimsdottir, Heida Helgadottir, Valdis Thor (Iceland). Our sincere congratulations!!! 

Uzmanību! ISSP izsludina pieteikšanos uz portfolio skatēm ar žurnāla National Geographic galveno redaktori Sāru Līn un radošo direktoru Bilu Marru - fotogrāfiem kuri strādā dokumentālā žanrā. Skate notiks 2011.g. 30.maijā kim? telpās.

An opportunity to learn about the photography of the National Geographic Magazine directly from its chief staff experts - Senior photo-editor Sarah Leen and Creative director Bill Marr. The lecture - presentation is open for all interested. 30 May 2011, at 19:00 at kim?

Ok the ISSP applications desk is now officially closed! It looks really exciting!! 163 applications from 35 countries of the world, finally South America is on ISSP map!! :) 
The results of the selection process will be available by the beginning of June.

We have uploaded an updated ISSP 2011 programme, including the exciting evening programme of lectures and artist talks. For more on the programme, see here.

Attention young photographers from Latvia, Turkey, Iceland and Portugal! The applications for participation in the long-term project "Visual narratives: European borderlines" are now open. Photographers aged 18-35 and working in documentary genre are invited to apply till 20 May 2011.

ISSP izsludina pieteikšanos uz meistardarbnīcu "Dokumentālā foto-eseja: Stāsti no Kuldīgas" ar žurnāla National Geographic galveno foto-redaktori Sāru Līnu un radošo direktoru Billu Marru. Darbnīca notiks no 2011. gada 26. – 29. maijam Kuldīgā. Pieteikšanas termiņš: 6. maijs!