Develop Course: Documentary Photography Expanded

Tue 25 Jan 2022 - Tue 15 Mar 2022

A man dressed in a white shalwar kameez and head covering stands in front of a painting in a gallery.

Develop Course: Documentary Photography Expanded

Tue 25 Jan 2022 - Tue 15 Mar 2022

This event is part of our Past Programme

We're delighted to be able to offer 2 free places on The Photographers’ Gallery Course: Sight and Insight – Documentary Photography Expanded. Usually £220!

Documentary photographs have played a crucial role in shaping social, political and cultural narratives since photography’s invention. Join this 8-part course where you'll explore the nuanced ways of seeing and engaging with contemporary thought as it is formed on city streets and beyond.

Spread over 8 Tuesdays (Tue 25 Jan - Tue 13 Mar)

Schedule 

Week 1 (Tue 25 Jan) - ATTENTION SURFEIT – the listening image
Week 2 (Tue 1 Feb) -  HISTORICALLY PRESENT – the archival image
Week 3 (Tue 8 Feb) - SPEAKING NEARBY – the anti-ethnographic image
Week 4 (Tue 15 Feb) - VISIBLE JUSTICE - the public image
Week 5 (Tue 22 Feb) - BREATHING SPACE - the protest image
Week 6 (Tue 1 Mar) - ABOVE THE PARAPET - the legal image
Week 7 (Tue 8 Mar) - FIELD NOTES - the environmental image
Week 8 (Tue 15 Mar) - IN FACT, IN FICTION - the truthful image

Find out more about the course content here.