2024 BOOK CONCEPTION & DESIGN: LINDA CONNOR & SANGYON JOO

This workshop is intended for photographers who have a fairly complete project they are seriously considering turning into some form of book, ranging from an artists’ book or on-demand publication to a mainstream trade book.

Presentations by Linda Connor and Sangyon Joo will share examples and practical approaches for how to translate a portfolio of work into book form. Then, in a supportive and positive environment, detailed discussion of each participant’s project by the group will include feedback about next steps in how to proceed on a book project that will best serve the specific creative content and intended message of the work.

2023 POLISHED PORTFOLIO PRESENTATION
WITH SARAH CHRISTIANSON

So you’ve made the work, now what? How do you share your work in a way that reflects the care and intent you put into making it? What are the other elements—from an artist statement to a website or printed “leave behind”—that go into professionally sharing a portfolio digitally or in-person in a way that presents your work to its best advantage?

This practical workshop is designed to help you effectively package and share a photographic project for many contexts ranging from preparing for a portfolio review to submitting your work to calls for entry to sharing your work online through a website or social media. Working in an individualized way through examples and feedback, this workshop will help you clarify your goals and give you many tangible tools to help you achieve your objectives!

2023 DIVE INTO PICTURES:
A WORKSHOP WITH LINDA CONNOR

This workshop, lead by legendary photographer Linda Connor and intended for intermediate and advanced photographers, guides participants in recognizing the positioning and context of their work, as well as its “genealogy” in the historical continuum of artistic expression. Focussing on personal creative expression and our intent when taking photographs, this workshop will give you focussed time to evaluate work currently in progress through portfolio review, project examination, and discussion.

Participants will come away with inspiration from other pertinent photographers and artists, as well as greater understanding and confidence in their own direction.

2022 DEVELOPING YOUR PORTFOLIO
WITH SARAH CHRISTIANSON

Portfolio Reviews remain one of the best ways to get your work in front of photography professionals who can help advance your career. These events are an important investment in your image-making practice. To get the most out of these experiences, you have to be prepared. This workshop is designed to help all levels of photographers prepare for these events, and especially for the upcoming PhotoAlliance Portfolio Review.

2021 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE
A WORKSHOP WITH LINDA CONNOR
AND HEATHER SNIDER

The Covid pandemic has interrupted lives in countless ways. Artists have had to redefine their creative workflow and relationship to the world around them. In this workshop participants will be guided through a deeper understanding of their own work and where they find themselves and their practice now. Intended for intermediate/advanced photographers and former workshop participants who are seeking to rebuild their workflow and engagement in order to move forward with positive new ideas and inspiration.

2019 DEVELOPING YOUR PORTFOLIO
WITH SARAH CHRISTIANSON

Portfolio Reviews remain one of the best ways to get your work in front of photography professionals who can help advance your career. These events are an important investment in your image-making practice. To get the most out of these experiences, you have to be prepared. This workshop is designed to help all levels of photographers prepare for these events.

2019 FARTHER AFIELD
LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY REIMAGINED
A WORKSHOP LED BY THOMAS JACKSON

Over the weekend of October 18-20, Thomas Jackson will lead an outdoor landscape photography workshop in and around Point Reyes, California. With a focus on alternative and experimental approaches to photographing landscapes, the workshop will seek to expand the ways each participant interacts with and interprets the natural world.

2019 DIRECTION AND INSPIRATION WORKSHOP WITH LINDA CONNOR

This workshop, lead by Linda Connor and intended for intermediate and advanced photographers, guides participants in recognizing the positioning and context of their work, valuing its personal meaning as well as its “genealogy” in the historical continuum of artistic expression. The workshop will focus on work currently in progress through portfolio review, project examination, and discussion. Participants will come away with inspiration from other pertinent photographers and artists, as well as greater understanding and confidence in their own direction.

2018 DEVELOPING YOUR PORTFOLIO
WITH SARAH CHRISTIANSON

Portfolio Reviews remain one of the best ways to get your work in front of photography professionals who can help advance your career. These events are an important investment in your image-making practice. To get the most out of these experiences, you have to be prepared. This workshop is designed to help all levels of photographers prepare for these events.

2018 DIRECTION AND INSPIRATION WORKSHOP WITH LINDA CONNOR

This workshop, lead by Linda Connor and intended for intermediate and advanced photographers, guides participants in recognizing the positioning and context of their work, valuing its personal meaning as well as its “genealogy” in the historical continuum of artistic expression. The workshop will focus on work currently in progress through portfolio review, project examination, and discussion. Participants will come away with inspiration from other pertinent photographers and artists, as well as greater understanding and confidence in their own direction.

2017 ZZYZX DESERT WORKSHOP
WITH ROBERT DAWSON

In over thirty years of teaching photography workshops the most enjoyable place for me has been the Desert Studies Center at Zzyzx, CA. During the summer it is one of the driest and hottest places on earth. However, during the spring it is a delightful true desert oasis. The radio evangelist/con artist Curtis Springer gave the made-up name Zzyzx to the area that he illegally obtained in 1944, claiming it to be the last word in the English language. But the real interest in Zzyzx is not its colorful beginning but its unique environment. We will visit many outstanding sites including the Mojave National Preserve, the Granite Mountains, the Kelso Dunes and the World Famous Bun Boy (home of the World’s Tallest Thermometer). A splendid time is guaranteed for all.