Developing Documentary Projects (Sep 17-Nov 12)
Dates: September 17 - November 12, 2025 (no class October 1)
Meetings: Wednesdays, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM CST (8 sessions)
Location: Online Zoom Classroom
Cost: $590 (HCP members can receive a 10% discount)
Instructor: Tom Griggs
Skill Level: Intermediate-Advanced
Our understanding of what constitutes documentary photography has changed and shifted over its history. Students in this course will be encouraged to consider the breadth of options offered by contemporary documentary practice and think broadly about how to represent their subjects. Group feedback sessions on the photographs made outside of class will help students develop their photographic voice and learn to ask the essential and hard questions about documentary practice. The class also includes presentations on project development as well as on contemporary practitioners of documentary photography.
Objectives:
Start or continue developing a personal project based on documentary photography
Strengthen your approach to the creation of a long-term documentary project
Grow your ability to create strong photographs that fit the project's content
Expand the range of materials you consider for your personal project
Broaden your understanding of contemporary documentary photographic practice
Engage in critical discussions reviewing the work of all the students
Receive valuable feedback from your instructor and peers
Prerequisites:
Students are encouraged to arrive to the course with one (or more) idea(s) for a personal project.
Course Prep: None
Dates: September 17 - November 12, 2025 (no class October 1)
Meetings: Wednesdays, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM CST (8 sessions)
Location: Online Zoom Classroom
Cost: $590 (HCP members can receive a 10% discount)
Instructor: Tom Griggs
Skill Level: Intermediate-Advanced
Our understanding of what constitutes documentary photography has changed and shifted over its history. Students in this course will be encouraged to consider the breadth of options offered by contemporary documentary practice and think broadly about how to represent their subjects. Group feedback sessions on the photographs made outside of class will help students develop their photographic voice and learn to ask the essential and hard questions about documentary practice. The class also includes presentations on project development as well as on contemporary practitioners of documentary photography.
Objectives:
Start or continue developing a personal project based on documentary photography
Strengthen your approach to the creation of a long-term documentary project
Grow your ability to create strong photographs that fit the project's content
Expand the range of materials you consider for your personal project
Broaden your understanding of contemporary documentary photographic practice
Engage in critical discussions reviewing the work of all the students
Receive valuable feedback from your instructor and peers
Prerequisites:
Students are encouraged to arrive to the course with one (or more) idea(s) for a personal project.
Course Prep: None
Dates: September 17 - November 12, 2025 (no class October 1)
Meetings: Wednesdays, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM CST (8 sessions)
Location: Online Zoom Classroom
Cost: $590 (HCP members can receive a 10% discount)
Instructor: Tom Griggs
Skill Level: Intermediate-Advanced
Our understanding of what constitutes documentary photography has changed and shifted over its history. Students in this course will be encouraged to consider the breadth of options offered by contemporary documentary practice and think broadly about how to represent their subjects. Group feedback sessions on the photographs made outside of class will help students develop their photographic voice and learn to ask the essential and hard questions about documentary practice. The class also includes presentations on project development as well as on contemporary practitioners of documentary photography.
Objectives:
Start or continue developing a personal project based on documentary photography
Strengthen your approach to the creation of a long-term documentary project
Grow your ability to create strong photographs that fit the project's content
Expand the range of materials you consider for your personal project
Broaden your understanding of contemporary documentary photographic practice
Engage in critical discussions reviewing the work of all the students
Receive valuable feedback from your instructor and peers
Prerequisites:
Students are encouraged to arrive to the course with one (or more) idea(s) for a personal project.
Course Prep: None
Images: Tom Griggs
