Join Experimental Photography
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Experimental Photography — online photography course
Experimental Photography is a 4-week course exploring new ways of seeing. Over 28 days, receive daily photo prompts to stretch your idea of what a photograph can be. It’s a space to be curious, attentive, and alive.
Many of us take photos every day without really looking. Somewhere along the way, the camera became a way to capture things rather than see them. This course will help you look again.
How it works:
A prompt each day. 28 daily photo prompts arrive by email and in the course portal, each taking 10 to 30 minutes with your phone or favorite camera.
Guidance each week. Weekly lessons, reflections, and a short art history lesson deepen your practice as the course unfolds.
A circle to share with. Post your photos in our WhatsApp community, join a live call to look at the work together, and get access to Studio Hours.
All levels of experience are welcome.
Inside the Course
Be guided as you develop a body of work. You’ll get:
🔹 28 daily photo prompts by email and in the course portal to experiment with over the 4 weeks and beyond
🔹 4 weekly creative lessons to guide your explorations
🔹 4 weekly reflections to help you slow down and widen your perception
🔹 4 art history lessons to deepen your knowledge and apply themes to your practice
🔹 Space to share and discuss your work with others in our WhatsApp community
🔹 A live call with a chance to discuss your work and get feedback
🔹 Access to Studio Hours, live multidisciplinary calls offering space for feedback and reflection on your work
By the end of the course, you’ll:
🔸 Start without knowing what you will find, and get comfortable working with uncertainty.
🔸 Let go of trying to take a ‘perfect’ photograph, and instead explore the surprises that show up when you follow your attention.
🔸 Stop asking permission to see things your own way.
🔸 Develop a personal visual vocabulary and a body of images that could only have come from you.
Who this is for
The course is a good fit if:
✅ You’re curious about a more spontaneous, less self-conscious creative practice
✅ You want to explore experimental approaches to photography and go beyond technique, rules, and the pursuit of the ‘perfect’ shot
✅ You’re rebuilding a creative life after years spent somewhere else: a career, a role, a version of yourself that didn’t leave much room for experimentation
✅ You take photos every day on your phone, and you want them to mean something again
When this isn’t right:
❌ You are looking for a technical photography course. You will not learn camera settings, composition rules, lighting technique, or editing software in this program. Those lessons can be found elsewhere.
What you’ll need
📸 You can complete the course with any phone with a working camera. If you have a different camera that you prefer to use, that also works.
📸 Optional bonus activities: I also recommend planning to purchase one disposable film camera (or use an analog camera of your choice), and plan to have the film developed.
📸 No prior experience needed. Beginners and working artists are all welcome.
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