Unlock the artistry within your everyday moments in this black-and-white photobook workshop! Participants will be immersed in the world of storytelling through images as they capture the essence of their daily life. Explore the genre of photobooks, gaining insights and inspiration. Participants will select two poignant photos from their collection taken with their disposable camera (provided), combining them into a captivating diptych. Together, we'll weave these unique narratives into a collective work—a mini photobook that combines the shared stories of our diverse perspectives. Join us on this creative journey. Meet like-minded people, explore your creativity and your local environment.

No photography experience is necessary, everyone is welcome.

About Selina Kudo:

Guided by the work of Japanese photographers like Masahisa Fukase, Miyako Ishiuchi and Daido Moriyama, Kudo embraces the Japanese aesthetic of are, bure and boke (meaning grainy, blurry and out of focus) to capture anything and everything, that is, the essence of life.

Visit her exhibition HERE

Why do this workshop?

This workshop offers participants a transformative experience. Discover and express your unique artistic voice through black-and-white photography, storytelling, and collaborative creation, fostering a deeper connection to their everyday moments and a sense of community with like-minded individuals.

Part 1 - is held at NorthSIte Contemporary Arts in Gallery 1 where Selina's work "Conversations with my bartender (real or imagined)" is currently exhibited. Saturday 16th March. 10am - 12pm

What you get in Workshop 1:

Examine and explore the genre of photobooks
A black and white disposable camera
Training on how to get the most out of your camera
Building on your current photography skills, learning new apps to edit your photos
One on one time with an established local artist and mentor
Meet like minded individuals and build new creative friendships
The opportunity to publish work in a group photobook

Part 2 - is held at NorthSite Art Studios - 55 Greenslopes Street, Edge Hill. Wednesday 27th March. 5.30pm - 7.30pm

What you get in Workshop 2:

Feedback from Selina on your work
Opportunity for peer review
Group conversation about the images captured, how they fit together to make a diptich.
Learning about the curation process – discussing title and design
Selina will curate your two chosen images into the photobook

What to bring:

A notebook

What to expect

After workshop 1 you will take the camera with you and use the guidance from Selina to capture your world.
Once your film is finished you can take to Garricks Camera House to print/turn into jpgs - this cost is this cost is
$15 for developing the negatives, $5 for physical prints/$5 for digital copies. Garricks Camera House is on the ground level, in the middle of Cairns Central. If you are a NorthSite Member you get 10% off.
Bring your prints and jpgs to the next workshop
Once the photobook has been printed you will receive copies

Cost is $125 for both workshops, the disposable camera and inclusion in the professionally designed and printed photobook. Only 8 places available in this workshop. Cancellation policy is 7 days prior to workshop - 90% refund

*As an art term a diptych is an artwork consisting of two pieces or panels that together create a single art piece.

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