​This is a tuition-fee free workshop and participants are selected on the merit of their work

 

Overview

This intimate three-day workshop is for photographers with a personal project underway. Come prepared to take a deep dive into your work. Together we'll look closely at the photographs, talk, edit, question, challenge assumptions, and explore what is really driving the work and how your project might develop.

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Making a personal project is rarely a straight line. You start with an idea, follow your instincts, make pictures, get lost, find something unexpected, and sometimes discover that the real project was somewhere you hadn't thought to look. There is no formula. Every photographer and every project needs something different.

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The idea is project before product, giving the work the time, depth, and substance it needs before thinking about the photo essay, exhibition, or photobook.

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This will be a small, collaborative, and explorative group. Bring your photographs, your questions, and an open mind. Leave with a clearer vision of your project, what's working, what's missing, and where you might go next.
 

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About Sam Harris

In a shared house in South London, Sam Harris turned his bedroom into a makeshift darkroom, gaffer-taping the curtains to the wall. Throughout the 1990s, he worked extensively with major and indie record labels, photographing artists and making record covers, alongside editorial portraits and features for publications including The Sunday Times Magazine, Esquire, and Dazed & Confused.

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Around the turn of the millennium, he abandoned his London career, slowing down and turning his camera inwards. With one-way tickets to India, he and his young family began several nomadic years, travelling between India and Australia.

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Eventually settling in the forests of southwestern Australia, Harris began the long-term diary work that would become The Middle of Somewhere, photographing his daughters as they grew up. Published by Ceiba Editions in 2015, the book received international acclaim, was nominated for seven major photobook awards and won three, including a Lucie Award. His work has been shown in numerous international exhibitions, including presentations at the Biblioteca Nacional de España, Les Rencontres d’Arles, and the Benaki Museum in Athens.

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Harris continues his diary practice, extending outwards from family to friends and community in Western Australia. His current long-term project, Neighbours, is being developed into his next photobook.

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When

25 Nov Wednesday / 9:30 am - 12 pm & 1 pm - 4 pm (IST)

26 Nov Thursday / 9:30 am - 12 pm & 1 pm - 4 pm (IST)

27 Nov Friday / 9:30 am - 12 pm & 1 pm - 4 pm (IST)

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Where
State Gallery of Art , Hyderabad

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Cost
This is a tuition-fee free workshop and participants are selected on the merit of their work

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Applications

Interested participants should apply with a portfolio of 15 images on a single theme. The deadline for acceptance is October 31st , and qualified applicants will be selected through a combination of the merit of their work and their personal statement, and the order of their application’s receipt. Successful applicants will be informed via email on or before November 5th. 

 

Email us at info@indianphotofest.com for any questions.

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*This workshop is for photographers who have a cohesive body of work or on-going projects that they would like to develop to the next stage.

*This workshop is only open to photographers from India

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