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Photographs, not photography.

Small critique groups, working photographers, and a body of work at the end of it.

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Career

Building a Body of Work

The advanced career track: recorded lessons, a live Q&A session each week, and a final assessment.

Available Light Portraiture

portrait from first principles — short video lessons, notes you can download, and a check at the end of each module.

$119$19037% off

4.9(128)

Photojournalism

The Documentary Frame

A intermediate run through photojournalism, built to be rewatched: lessons, worked examples, and an end-of-course assessment.

Color Grading in DaVinci

Practical post for people who learn by doing. Assignments after every section, with feedback rather than a score.

$89$14237% off

5.0(39)

How it works

Critique every week

Your work on the wall, discussed honestly, by people who shoot for a living.

One project throughout

You leave with a series, not a folder of exercises.

Any camera

The gear conversation is the shortest one we have.

Who you'll work with

Noah Williams

Photography

Twelve years of editorial work. Shoots almost entirely on one lens.

Clara Mendes

Film & Color

Colorist for three feature documentaries.

Graduates

“The critique sessions were brutal and I have never improved faster.”

Sofia A.

Wedding photographer

“I came for grading and left with an actual point of view.”

Sam O.

Filmmaker

Writing

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Stop buying lenses. Start walking closer.

Constraint is the fastest teacher in photography.

What a picture editor actually looks for

Twenty portfolios, and the same three things separated them.

Applications are open.

Twelve places per workshop. Portfolio not required.

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