February 2012
1 post
Magnum Emergency Fund Recipient →
Pleased to announce after having taken my own class, I am the recipient along with seven other photographers of the Magnum Foundation’s Emergency Fund to begin a new body of work entitled ‘War is Good*.’
January 2012
3 posts
“Amongst the useful lessons I gained from Don’s Workshop was his structured...”
– Roy Hartling, Chairperson Professional Photography Program Dawson College, Montreal QC
More Workshops Coming Soon
I am receiving a lot of requests to come to various cities to host a workshop. I will try to make a balance between North America and Europe (and elsewhere..) So the next session will probably be in Europe in the early Spring. Stay tuned here for more info.
December 2011
2 posts
Another Successful Grant Writing Workshop,...
A very successful workshop, this time in Montreal at Dawson College. Actually had to turn people away. Definitely enough interest for a return to my favourite city… Vive Montreal!
“If you ever take a workshop in how to get more and better grants, Donald’s is...”
– Bill Crandall, Photographer, Washington DC
Workshop Intro
Photography projects require money! Many photographers produce work at their own financial cost. There are, however, plenty of funding sources available from different organizations. These organizations are ready to support image makers providing funding for research, creation, production, travel and living expenses. What’s the catch? Mostly very little to none! There is a definitive technique to...
November 2011
1 post
An interview in the British Journal of Photography... →
September 2011
1 post
July 2011
3 posts
“This course was extremely insightful and helpful. Now, when I write grant...”
– Peter Di Campo, VII Mentor Photographer
“Don’s grant writing workshop is informative, inspiring and encouraging. So...”
– Merlin Nadj-Torma, photographer
Grants vs. Crowd Funding →
An interesting article on the Emphas.is blog about the merits of Grants and Crowd Funding…
May 2011
6 posts
For More Information on the Workshop →
Follow the link for more information about what we will be discussing during the workshop. The workshop is broken into four main categories:
1) The Proposal
2) The Portfolio
3) The CV
4) The Grants
“This workshop is a good investment, it payed for itself when I received my first...”
– Brett Gundlock, photographer and member of Boreal Collective
“The great Henry Aaron hit a home run 755 times in his career, but failed to do...”
– John Szarkowski on Garry Winogrand
“Don really does a good job of getting the main points across in the time...”
– Aaron Vincent Elkaim, a recent recipient of a Canada Council grant, after he took my class. Congratulations, Aaron.
“Today we’ve been on an amazing workshop/lecture with Donald Weber, VII Photo...”
– Belgrade RAW, Darko Stanimirovic
April 2011
1 post
