Family Reimagined (Online)

Family photography and memoir writing is rarely just documentation, it’s selection, omission, mythology. In this course, acclaimed photographer, Maura Sullivan and author, Camille Sweeney, offer students a unique opportunity to pair images and words in a bold creative act of Family Album Reimagining. Students pull from their own family archives, using what exists, snapshots, albums, heirlooms, absence, memories, to inspire bold new work and personal writing explorations to add new meaning to their family story. Students will complete weekly photography and writing explorations. Each class opens with critique or discussion about previous week’s work and short writing exercises will challenge the narrative of the imagery and create new territories to explore. Conversations will include introductions to inspiring photographers and authors who have focused on family or chosen family in provocative ways in their work. Students build toward a personal album/body of work that tells or deliberately retells their own family story.

Course Level / Prerequisite: Intermediate: You are familiar with a camera, whether film or digital. You understand aperture, shutter speed, exposure, white balance, histograms, and how to control focus. You are comfortable editing and processing your images. You may want to learn how to utilize your camera in a more thoughtful and articulate way, or learn more about lighting or how to utilize theoretical concepts in relation to your portfolio of work.

Courses are subject to minimum enrollment. Please register early, within five days of the start-date, to reduce the likelihood of course cancellation and to ensure you receive all course-related materials in time to prepare for class.

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