Photography Masterclass with Veejay Villafranca

Date & Time
Sat 17 May 2025, 12pm – 5pm

Venue
Objectifs Workshop Space

Duration
5h over 1 session

Proficiency Level
Intermediate

Workshop Fee
$200
 

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This photography masterclass is designed for photographers working on long-term personal projects who want to strengthen their visual storytelling and sequencing skills. Led by Veejay Villafranca, acclaimed documentary photographer and former Regional Jury Head (2024) of the World Press Photo Contest, this workshop offers an in-depth look into the creative process behind building powerful photographic narratives.

Participants will explore Veejay’s personal editing and sequencing workflow—learning how to curate images effectively for single images, photojournalism assignments, and long-form visual projects. The session will also cover key differences in editing approaches based on the intended platform or purpose.

Additionally, Veejay will provide practical insights into shaping meaningful personal narratives that connect with wider audiences.

About Veejay Villafranca

Veejay was a staff photographer for the national news magazine, the Philippines Graphic, covering socio-political events in the Philippines. In 2006, he started working independently with international news wire agencies covering news and features in the Southeast Asian region.

In 2008, he was awarded the Ian Parry Scholarship and pursued a residency at Visa Pour l’Image in Perpignan, France for his project on the lives of former gang members in Manila. In 2013, Veejay attended the 2013 Joop Swart Masterclass program of the World Press Photo Foundation where he developed a project on public health and Filipino spirituality. His first photobook co-published with MAPA Books, SIGNOS, garnered the 2018 Invisible Photographer Asia first photobook award. He is also one of the featured artists at the Philippine Pavilion at the 2024 Gwangju Biennale.

Veejay is a visual language and documentary photography lecturer at the Diploma in Visual Journalism at the Asian Center for Journalism and at the Bachelor’s of Photography program at the College of Saint Benilde. He is also an alumnus of the 2005 Angkor Photo Festival Documentary photographer workshop and served as a Regional jury member (2022) and later on Regional Jury Head (2023) of the World Press Photo Contest.