Dates: April 21 - May 19, 2026
Meetings: Tuesdays, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM CST (5 Sessions)
Location: Online Zoom Classroom
Cost: $465 (HCP members can receive a 10% discount)
Instructor: Sanne De Wilde
Skill Level: Open to All Levels
This energizing, practice-driven course for emerging and mid-career photographers ready to turn their creative vision into a sustainable career demystifies important professional practices in the photography world. Across five focused sessions, students learn to pitch their work, navigate portfolio reviews, apply for open calls and funding opportunities, build and sell an archive, and understand editions, print sales, and editorial opportunities. We will dive into representation—developing professional websites and social media, approaching agents, galleries, collectives, and foundations—and explore publishing through photobooks, distribution, and festivals. The final module unlocks exhibition essentials: scenography, artist fees, contracts, storage, handling, and sustainable, alternative income models. Through lectures, group discussions, and real-world examples, participants gain the tools to confidently position their practice and grow professionally.
Objectives:
Get an overview of the industry: where art, editorial and commercial collide – photography festivals, portfolio reviews, competitions, online publications, and magazines
Acquire practical exhibition skills, including scenography, contracts, artist fees, artwork handling, storage, and sustainability considerations.
Strengthen your professional presence with a clear website and social-media strategy
Consider the pro’s & con’s of being represented by an agency and the ins & outs of working with them: negotiating contract & agreements
Understand the workings of a photographer’ collective
Learn how to sell your photographic pieces in editioned prints: online & offline
Dive into the details of working with one or multiple galleries that represent you & your work
Gain insight into publishing workflows, from creating a photobook to navigating publishers, distribution, and self-publishing
Prerequisites:
This course is open to photographers of all levels. The understanding of your own photographic practice and access to your portfolio or ongoing projects will help you get the most out of the sessions.
Course Prep:
This course is open to photographers of all levels. The understanding of your own photographic practice and access to your portfolio or ongoing projects will help you get the most out of the sessions.
Dates: April 21 - May 19, 2026
Meetings: Tuesdays, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM CST (5 Sessions)
Location: Online Zoom Classroom
Cost: $465 (HCP members can receive a 10% discount)
Instructor: Sanne De Wilde
Skill Level: Open to All Levels
This energizing, practice-driven course for emerging and mid-career photographers ready to turn their creative vision into a sustainable career demystifies important professional practices in the photography world. Across five focused sessions, students learn to pitch their work, navigate portfolio reviews, apply for open calls and funding opportunities, build and sell an archive, and understand editions, print sales, and editorial opportunities. We will dive into representation—developing professional websites and social media, approaching agents, galleries, collectives, and foundations—and explore publishing through photobooks, distribution, and festivals. The final module unlocks exhibition essentials: scenography, artist fees, contracts, storage, handling, and sustainable, alternative income models. Through lectures, group discussions, and real-world examples, participants gain the tools to confidently position their practice and grow professionally.
Objectives:
Get an overview of the industry: where art, editorial and commercial collide – photography festivals, portfolio reviews, competitions, online publications, and magazines
Acquire practical exhibition skills, including scenography, contracts, artist fees, artwork handling, storage, and sustainability considerations.
Strengthen your professional presence with a clear website and social-media strategy
Consider the pro’s & con’s of being represented by an agency and the ins & outs of working with them: negotiating contract & agreements
Understand the workings of a photographer’ collective
Learn how to sell your photographic pieces in editioned prints: online & offline
Dive into the details of working with one or multiple galleries that represent you & your work
Gain insight into publishing workflows, from creating a photobook to navigating publishers, distribution, and self-publishing
Prerequisites:
This course is open to photographers of all levels. The understanding of your own photographic practice and access to your portfolio or ongoing projects will help you get the most out of the sessions.
Course Prep:
This course is open to photographers of all levels. The understanding of your own photographic practice and access to your portfolio or ongoing projects will help you get the most out of the sessions.
Images: Sanne De Wilde
