“I know I can be a better storyteller and I couldn’t miss the opportunity to learn from two of the best!“
KYLEE MEYER REED
Unlock your inner storyteller in this intensive and interactive group mentoring programme. We will show you how to craft meaningful narratives to tell powerful stories and take your photography beyond the single image.
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You will learn how to:
☑ Be a photojournalist, not just a photographer.
☑ Find your storytelling why and learn to deal with self-doubt.
☑ Feel the story in what you see, as you shoot.
☑ Craft artist and project statements.
☑ Embed creativity into your daily practice, pushing through boredom, creative blocks, or lack of inspiration.
☑ Cull and edit like a storyteller: see the bigger picture as you fine tune the detail.
☑ Adapt and sequence your stories for different forms and audiences.
☑ Make your story come to life in physical form.
☑ Apply your storytelling toolkit to your work – both personal and client – from your archive to your portfolio.
From This Farming Life by Alice Chapman.
From Bodies of Water, by Antonina Mamzenko.
“If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug around a camera.”
LEWIS HINE
The course is for you if:
☑ You are driven to tell stories through your photography, whether shooting for clients or yourself.
☑ You struggle to find or feel the story during a client shoot.
☑ Culling feels like mining for a necklace full of diamonds in a mountain of coal.
☑ When it comes to album design, you find it difficult to re-craft the story.
☑ You have ideas for stories or projects but you don’t know where to start, or you keep getting stuck.
☑ You have a mountain of archive images gathering dust, multiple unfinished projects or a frustrated head full of ideas.
☑ You fall in love with photography books, albums and photo essays, but when it comes to your own work you think “I wish I could do that!”.
☑ You appreciate having accountability to start, develop and finish a story.
☑ You love connecting with other photographers, learning together and being part of an inspiring, supportive, safe space where everyone is committed to developing their craft.
From Damien, by Alice Chapman.
From eye to camera, from contact sheet to page.
Learn to craft the story.
Seventy, by Alice Chapman. Use arrows to view the whole essay.
Here’s what’s inside:
☑ Four months of intensive learning and mentoring with Alice and Antonina in an intimate online group setting (limited to only 12 students).
☑ The benefit of two experienced and award-winning documentary photographers guiding you and giving you feedback at regular intervals, pushing you to do things you might never make time for on your own.
☑ Practical assignments that will get you out of your seat, building your storytelling muscle and getting stuff done!
☑ Personalised feedback at every step of the way.
☑ A combination of written and video instruction.
☑ Regular round table group discussions on Zoom, with recordings to watch in your own time.
☑ 24/7 access to a private Facebook group for extra support, feedback and discussion.
☑ A closing 121 with Alice and Antonina.
☑ A supportive group of like-minded photographers who will inspire you, cheer you on, and keep you accountable.
☑ A timetable of commitments from day one so you can plan your diary.
(Un)masking, by Antonina Mamzenko.
Your Instructors
Alice Chapman
Alice has been a family photographer since 2011. The moment she realised documentary family photography was an established genre was the moment everything started to make sense. Alice is passionate about enabling families and children to be themselves in their family photos so she can champion their individuality. Alice has been listed five times as the top UK family documentary photographer by the Family Photojournalist Association, winning many awards. Alice is a This is Reportage Family multi-award winner and a Documentary Family Awards finalist. Her work has been featured in many international publications, platforms and exhibitions, including the Royal Photographic Society, Digital Photographer Magazine, Photo Vogue, Shutter Hub, Click Magazine, PhotoPlace Gallery and the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts. With 15 years’ people management experience, being a qualified coach and experienced mentor, Alice is passionate about helping photographers thrive.
