WORKSHOPS & online courses 2023

2023 - as we are about to enter a new year, I look back at events that has coloured the one we are leaving. The world is a place of constant change, and this last year I think has moved us towards a place where darkness is demanding more space than light. I think it is especially when the world is in turmoil that we need artists who use their talent to expand our vision, and shine a light for us to see clearer.

The pandemic pushed NORDphotography into online teaching, which has allowed us to reach a wider audience and given us the opportunity to get to know creative talents from all over the world. It also has made the world a bit closer, as we get to know people living and working under very different parameter, but all with the same passion for photography, and for creating images to tell stories, share experiences, highlight events and so on.

We have participants living with war in their countries, others in places where nature is showing its powers, and yet they still joined our classes, to expand their talents and tell their stories. We have participants who turns personal struggles and losses into an art project that not only helps them deal with their situation, but also enlighten us, and help us deal with our own. This is where art has its greatest power. It is a language that knows no boundaries, that we all understand and can take something from, when it speaks in a tone that resonates with us.

I want to thank everyone who has joined our classes both online and in person. I am in awe of the work that has been created this year. I also want to thank our instructors, who never disappoints, and keeps inspiring and pushing our participants to reach their goals.

We have a varied program for 2023, with around 10 workshops, and 11 online courses. We have a new destination - Italy, which we are very excited about. We have expanded our faculty with more incredible instructors for you to learn from. We hope you find something in our program that ignites your fire, and we look very much forward to welcoming both new and familiar faces to our classes in 2023.

Elisabeth N Aanes CEO NORDphotography

Foto: Michael Honegger

There is a crack in everything. That´s how the light gets in. (Leonard Cohen)

TABLE OF CONTENT

Sal Taylor Kydd

Andrea Gjestvang

Andrea Modica Anna Clarén Connie Imboden Elisabeth N. Aanes Elizabeth Avedon Vee Speers Holly Lynton Iris Valentina Jill Enfield Ragne K Sigmond Stig M Weston Travis Hocutt

DESTINATIONS 2023: Italy Iceland Saga, Norway

Artist in Residence The faculty

8 - 9 10 - 11 12 - 13 14 - 15 16 - 17 18 - 19 20 - 21 22 - 23 24 - 25 26 - 27 28 - 29 30 - 31 32 - 33 34 - 35 8 - 9 22 - 23 44 - 46 36 - 37 38 - 42

New destination: Italy!

Destination: Italy

SAL TAYLOR KYDD

-a writer, poet and book artist, with several sold out self-published books to her name.

ONLINE: Writing & Photography

Day: Tuesday 19:00-21:00 CET/ 1-3PM EST

Period: Jan 31 - Mar 28 / 6 sessions

Tuition: NOK 6.900,-

This is a class for photographers looking to experiment with incorporating writing into their creative practice in combination with their photography. Each meeting will include opportunities for critique of your images with the goal to explore ways to include text to enhance the story. You can show new work, or work you have done before. We will examine sequencing of text and image to create unexpected moments in your narrative. All forms of writing are encouraged from prose to poetry. Sal will share with the class her own books and online projects where she has used a variety of approaches to bring text and her photographs together. We will also look at other artists who successfully combine text and images. There will be given assignments between classes allowing you to experiment with writing.

CREATIVE RETREAT: Writing & Photography in Italy

Dates: Oct 6 - 12

Tuition: NOK 27.000,- (incl all meals and accomodation)

+3.500,- for single room

Location: Spannocchia, Italy

This workshop takes us to the rolling hills of Tuscany to explore a place rich with cultural history

and devastatingly beautiful landscapes. Through writing prompts and shooting assignments we will explore how your writing practice can enhance your photography and vice versa, with a new portfolio, or serie where text and images works together to express your creative abilities.

Each day will begin with image and text review with class critique and discussion of your work; as well as writing exercises to get your imagination firing.

Afternoons will be spent shooting in and around our location as well as exploring the neighboring areas. There will be time to review the motivations behind your work and your personal vision, with one on one time with Sal, providing an opportunity to understand your tropes and motifs and how to use them in your work with greater intentionality.

This workshop is designed for advanced photographers looking to develop their portfolio and who are interested in writing and photography.

OUR LOCATION: Spannocchia

Spannocchia is a unique integration of historic architecture and landscape. The 1,100 acre property hosts a working organic farm, a center for education and enrichment, and a multinational community. There is something to excite everyone at Spannocchia: hiking paths, farm animals, verdant gardens, beautiful vistas, eight centuries of rural history, a swimming pool, friendly people, great wine, and fantastic food.

image © Sal Taylor Kydd

image © Andrea Gjestvang

ANDREA GJESTVANG

-known for her intimate photographic approach where she explores contemporary social issues in the Norther n hemisphere.

WORKSHOP: The Story

Dates: Oct 23 - 28 Tuition: NOK 12.000,Location: SAGA, Norway

On our workshops with acclaimed Nor wegian photojournalist Andrea Gjestvang you will learn how to develop your visual approach and create personal projects in the wide tradition of documentary photography.

We will talk about ideas and how an idea becomes an actual project - and explore different photographic approaches to tell a story, with the goal of finding the best possible way.

Andrea will also cover how to work in the field, how to gain confidence when photographing strangers, overcoming your own fears, editing and presenting work for different platforms - online, print, books, exhibitions etc.

Participants will be given assignments and Andrea will provide feedback on work presented. You will be encourage to share your photographic process in class. We will also discuss the work of other photographers, and look at successful documentaries and discuss why they work, and how they work.

Andrea will generously share her own experience, how she works on different projects, and her approach from idea to publishing work, wether it is in some of the world’s most renowned magazines, or gallery exhibits. Andrea will also explain how she builds a sustainable freelance career focusing on long-term projects that have a long life both in the editorial world and on the art scene.

The students will work on their own projects during the workshop stay. Each participant’s project will be reviewed and discussed in depth both in class and in a one-one session.

Experience with Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom is helpful.

Complete descriptions at: NORDPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

image © Andrea Modica

ANDREA MODICA

-a master of the psychological portraits that truly captures the character of her subjects.

WORKSHOP: Intuitive Portraits

Dates: Sept 26 - October 1 Tuition: NOK 12.000,Location: SAGA, Norway

In our workshop with American ar tist Andrea Modica, we will investigate historical and contemporary fine art portraiture, as well as editorial photography, with an emphasis on interpretation and creating a sense of personal vision. Throughout the week we will discuss the use of narrative, aesthetic and psychological approaches as well as the emotional potential of the portrait, as each participant gains more understanding and insight into their own approach, and develop a sense of personal style in their work.

Andrea will lead students from “first impressions” to translating their initial observations into creative expression. She covers topics such as approaching subjects, establishing a rapport, and forming a collaboration between subject and photographer that is both intuitive and spontaneous.

The workshop begins with Andrea sharing her work and creative practice in addition to reviewing each participant’s work, as they share it with the group.

She will be tailoring the assignment for the week on the class’s interests, and the direction each student would like to pursue with their work. The week will consist of lectures, image critiques, and photographing. We will have daily group critiques, but we will also plan for one-on-one time with Andrea.

Andrea will discuss topics relating to the use of portraits in publications and exhibitions, addressing ethical issues through an assigned reading, presentations and class discussions.

Complete descriptions at: NORDPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

ANNA CLARÉN

-one of Swedens most recognised photographers, known for using the camera to tell personal stories.

WORKSHOP: The Personal Project

Dates: Sep 5 - 10

Tuition: NOK 12.000,Location: SAGA, Norway

Join Anna Clarén on a workshop where you will learn to use your camera to connect to your emotions, and develop a narrative that leaves a more personal expression in your work.

At first glance, Anna Clarén’s photographs appear frighteningly beautiful but underneath that surface is a kind of underlying unease that is evoked by the images’ thin, pale appearance. Her photographs are personal but because they bring what is private into the public sphere, we can all share in a life that perhaps we can all recognise ourselves in. The photos provoke questions about existence, belonging and the future. Clarén’s deeply personal photographs are simultaneously a universal narrative about being human’ - curator Maria Patella.

Anna will share her process and show images from her different projects with the class, as inspiration. Students will develop their own personal series of photographs during our time at SAGA, under the guidance of Anna. There will be image critic every day, some in group and some one-on-one. Anna also gives creative assignments to help participants develop a natural approach to finding their angle into personal storytelling.

Further Anna will share with her students how you can create images that expresses emotional feelings.

It is about using the camera to show what is felt, and not always what is seen. When you create images that convey your inner emotions, you will connect with your viewers in a deeper way, and your storytelling abilities will expand, as you will have combined what is in front of the lense, with how you are feeling on the inside.

ONLINE: Mentor Class 2022/2023

11 Thursday meetings: Nov 2022 - Oct 2023

Tuition: NOK 20.000,-

This Mentor Group is suited for former participants of Anna Clarén, or photographers and entusiasts with some experience in working on personal projects. Participants are expected to come to the Mentor Class with either: 1) a project you are working on that you want to finish within the next year, 2) a new project you seek to develop under the guidance and mentoring of Anna.

The main structure of this class is image critic of your work, mainly from instructor Anna, but also your fellow participants. For each meeting you are asked to upload new work, and expand your project. During the months we spend together you will, through Anna’s skilful guidance, develop your project step by step, and end up with a well crafted body of work in the end. You will also learn to write a statement for your work.

A new Mentor Class with Anna will be set up for 2023/2024. If you want to be kept informed, e-mail us at: post@nordphotography.com

Complete descriptions at: NORDPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

CONNIE IMBODEN

-using photography to examine and redefine the human form

ONLINE: Visual Illusion Level 1

Day: Thursdays 19-21 PM CET / 1-3 PM EST

Period: Feb 2 - Mar 30 / 6 sessions

Tuition: NOK 6.900,-

Connie Imboden is an ar tist whom pushes the photographic medium to its highest level. Especially nudes, where her constant quest is to find new ways to examine, distort and redefine the human body often using reflections in water and mirrors

This online course with Imboden will bend your imagination in new exciting ways, as you learn to create images that might not always be what they seam at first glance.

A visual Illusions are not only fascinating, they are powerful. It plays with the line between knowing and seeing. We think we “know” something but our eyes tell a different story. This class is about ways of exploring, discovering, developing, and utilising the influence of illusions beyond mere tricks of seeing to compelling and poetic communication.

We will employ illusionistic techniques through assignments, discussions and critiques. There will be assignment given between each class to challenge your vision and spark your creativity.

ONLINE: Visual Illusion Level 2

Day: Thursdays 19-21 PM CET / 1-3 PM EST

Period: Apr 13 - Jun 15 (6 sessions)

Tuition: NOK 6.900,-

‘Intuition takes us to the edge of what we know and more importantly to the edge of what we don’t know’ - Connie Imboden

Our Level 2 class will build on the lessons learn in Level 1, and push your illusion techniques further. This class will challenge you to explore different ways to utilise the power of suspense in an image. Connie will inspire you to really look at the way you make photographs, and stretch you imagination and creativity to new heights. To balance your creations on the line between reality and imagination, is a powerful tool to have as a photographer and artist.

Connie makes all her illusions in camera, nothing is added in post-production, other then colour correction, contrast, brightness and darkness. The images can be cropped, and elements cloned out, but the illusion is created in front of the lense, which the students are encouraged to follow as well.

Complete descriptions at:

ELISABETH NORDENG AANES

-founder of NORDPhotography and SAGA Center for Photography

ONLINE: The Image Crit

GROUP 1 (Norwegian):

Period: Jan. 29 - Jun 25 / 6 sessions Time: 18:00-19:30 CET/ 12PM-13:30PM EST Price: NOK 5.900,-

GROUP 2 (English):

Dates: Jan. 29 - Jun 25 / 6 sessions Time: 20:00 - 21:30 CET/ 2 - 3:30PM EST Price: NOK 5.900,-

The Image Crit is an online informal activity, where we will challenge your creativity, and offer you feedback on your work.

Every meeting you will get a different creative challenge presented, where you can submit 2-5 images for critic in our next meeting. Everyone in class will be asked to give feedback on everyones images, in addition to instructor Elisabeth N Aanes. This often leads to interesting discussions, and input, that might give you new ways of looking at your work.

For our Image Crit sessions this year we have 2 groups, one in Norwegian and one in English. Each class will have a maximum of 8 participants. And each class will have in addition to crit time, a short lecture to set up the next challenge. Each assignment is designed to challenge and expand your creative talent. Our meetings are on Sundays, once a month.

IN PERSON: The Mentor Program

Dates: Feb 21 - Dec 12 Tuition: NOK 20.000,Location: Cyan Studio, Oslo

This is an mentorship program for photographers and photo-entusiasts looking to work on long term projects, with the goal of finishing a complete body of work within the length of the program.

NORDphotography’s Mentor Program will help discover, develop and fine-tune each photographer’s creative voice. You should come to this mentorship with an idea of a project. It can be an old project you want to finish, or a new project you want to create. We will meet once a month for lecture and group critique. The lecture will be tailored to each participant’s project, to give inspiration and guidance for further development.

During this mentorship you will learn to develop a cohesive body of work, present work in a professional matter (whether it is a book, an exhibit, an event, or a new portfolio of work), to critique other photographers work, and to respond on critique of your own work.

The mentor program wraps with a group exhibition at Cyan Gallery where each participant displays a selection of images from their project.

As a participant in NORDphotography’s mentorship program, you receive a 20% discount on the workshop fee on all workshops that take place at SAGA in the mentor year

Complete descriptions at:

ELIZABETH AVEDON

-A highly regarded photo-book and exhibition designer, independent curator and photo consultant.

ONLINE: The Photo Book

Period: Feb 15 - Oct 4 Tuition: NOK 20.000,-

Our online book-design class spans over 9 months and is divided into 3 separate levels. This will allow students to develop a well crafted book by the end of the course.

LEVEL 1: Wednesdays - starts Feb 15, ends Mar 22

LEVEL 2: Week-end course: Jun 3 - Jun 4

LEVEL 3: Wednesday - starts Sep 6, ends Oct 4

There is a rich history of self-published authors including Ernest Hemingway, Stephen King and Mark Twain. Now that artists are able to produce their own hardcover and softcover books online at a relatively low cost, self-publishing has become a popular alternative for photographers.

The goal on this course is for you to leave this class with a photo book pdf ready to self-publish or present to a publisher.

Your instructor Elizabeth will give you assignments between sessions to help you elevate your book, and get ready for the next Level. We strongly encourage students to use the time in between the different levels to work on the skills learned thus far, and keep developing your book.

Designing a great photo-book takes time, and this class is structured to give you enough time to develop your taste, skill-set, and design choices, so the end result is a thoroughly crafted book that highlights your work in the best way possible.

We will be using BLURB for this class, and each student needs to download and become familiar with Blurb.com’s ‘free’ BookWright software before classes begin. You may also use INDesign, Quark, or Photoshop if you are more familiar with these softwares. The class will not cover technical or design software issues.

“I came to this workshop with the intention of making a practice book of my work. I could not imagine that I would leave with a book, let alone one I love. I did not think that was possible. Each level brought more clarity and Ahah! moments for design decisions and edits. It was only with the help of Elizabeth’s instruction, feedback and encouragement, while in a supportive group environment, that guided me to a place where I felt seen and heard in something I made. My on-going memoir. With deep sincerity, thank you.” – Sam Geballe

Complete descriptions at: NORDPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

Destination: Iceland

VEE SPEERS

-known for her disturbingly beautiful imagery, that lies between fantasy and reality, the obvious and the unexpected.

CREATIVE RETREAT:

Unstuck - Iceland

Dates: Tuition: Location:

May 9 - 14 NOK 26.000,- incl shared room breakfast and lunch, one dinner. + NOK 3.500,- for single rooms The Golder Circle, Iceland

Our creative journey to Iceland in 2023 is with Paris based Australian photographer Vee Speers. Speers is known for her dramatic story-telling portraiture, carefully choreographed, with a painterly and ethereal quality. The images often featuring ambiguous narratives—as evinced in their backgrounds and the sitters’ dress—often evoking Eden, the apocalypse, classical literature, youth, and glamour.

Set against the backdrop of the inspiring and uniquely graphic landscapes of Iceland, Speers will guide each participants to follow their own path as they experiment with new beginnings.

Speers will help you to become ‘unstuck’ from the old routines, and share with you her own personal journey. She will help you connecting to your creative powers and guide you on your quest to finding your unique signature, and a more focused directions in your work.

ICELAND is a country of sharp contrasts. A place where fire and ice co-exist. Where dark winters are offset by the summer’s midnight sun. The country is also known for its great variety in scenery and landscape.

Our home in Iceland is a luxury lodge which includes 10 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, a sauna, gym and Tv room, an outdoor hot tube, and fire-pit.

Our organiser, and NORDphotography’s founder, Elisabeth N Aanes will be our chef on our workshops and serve healthy breakfast and warm home cocked meals for lunch to the participants.

The workshop tuition includes accommodation, breakfast and lunch pluss one dinner at our house.

We do recommend participants to rent a car while in Iceland, either together with a fellow participant or on your own.

Úlfjótsskáli luxury lodge is located in the Golden Circle and close to the major attractions in South Iceland such as Geysir, Gullfoss and Thingvellir National Park.

image © Vee Speers

image © Holly Lynton

HOLLY LYNTON

- explores the intersection of faith, history, and the environment in her work.

ONLINE: Visual Storytelling

Day: Mondays, 19:00 - 21:00 CET / 1-3 PM EST

Period: Apr 10 - Jun 19 / 6 sessions

Tuition: NOK 6.900,-

Have you ever connected with a photograph on a psychological or visceral level? It’s possible you may not even be aware of it. Great photographs often connect with our subconscious, producing a response that although pleasing to the eye, resonates deeper under the surface.

This online course with American photographer Holly Lynton will provide participants with innovative strategies to produce images that are provocative, enigmatic, and lyrical.

Students will learn how to depict people, places, and histories in unprecedented ways.

Reconsidering their roles as storytellers, students will develop new methods that transform viewers into active participants in the narrative and will learn how to tell complex stories.

The learning process will revolved around a storytelling project created through a combination of inclass development and outside class assignments.

Holly Lynton will describe how research and archival exploration play an important role in effectively describing the places and communities that become the subject of her projects. In addition, Holly will provide tips on how to gain permission for making photographs in new and exciting territories. Classroom critiques and close examination of the work made will provide important feedback for participants progressing along their learning curve.

Open to photographers of all levels, this class will reframe the way you think about visual storytelling, leaving you with a new perspective and a new set of techniques to craft compelling photographic narratives.

Complete descriptions at: NORDPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

image © Iris Valentina

“A portrait becomes interesting when masks fall off and a sense of essence is revealed.” - Iris Valentina

IRIS VALENTINA

- an award winning Dutch portrait photographer known for her painterly style of portraits.

WORKSHOP: Soulful Portraits

Dates: May 23 - 28

Tuition: NOK 12.000,Location: SAGA, Norway

During this workshop you will get an insight into how Valentina works: from how she prepares for a shoot, her process during the shoot and interaction with the model.

In our workshop with Iris Valentina, we will explore all layers that makes a beautiful portrait. Iris will show how to accomplish the soft painterly look that is her signature style. The whole process is a personal one. Above all, awareness and presence will be our guideline in creating soulful portraits.

This workshop is for photographers who feel inspired by portraits that are personal, beautiful and full of soul. You will learn how to approach a model and get the end result that you are after, and to create portraits that have your signature attached. It is also about finding your voice to express what drives you, and thus developing a style that is unique for you. We will reflect on who you are as a photographer and what story you wish to tell through your portraits. Both studio and natural light will be taught. Styling, posing, connection, colours, composition and camera techniques for portraits will be part of the workshop. Photoshop retouching will be lightly touched.

We will be working with local models. In the beginning Iris will instruct and guide you on your shoot, but as your skill set develop, you will conduct your own photoshoots with your model.

ONLINE: Post-production Portraits

Day: Tuesdays 18:00-19:30 CET / 12-1:30 PM EST

Period: Oct 3 - Nov 28 / 6 sessions

Tuition: NOK 6.900,-

In this class we will explore the different choices to make when it comes to post-production, with a focus on portrait photography.

Iris will show a couple of easy fixes that make all the difference. She will teach to amplify what is important in the image and diminishing what’s not. The class will cover basic skin retouching, how to distribute light. Correcting skin tones and red spots. Plus making the eyes look bright yet natural. Iris will also help participants find their style in retouching, as well as explore plugin filters like Portraiture and Exposure. Iris uses Lightroom or Adobe RAW for basic settings, and the rest is done in Photoshop. The class also covers exporting and saving your images for the right purpose.

In the beginning of the class Iris will use her own raw image as an example to show her full process in post production from start to finish. You will then work on your own images. Students are encouraged to spend time in between classes with the assignments given, as post-production is a skill set you need to practice a lot to master.

You will leave this class with basic portrait post-production skills, and if you practice enough, you will be able to use the lesson learned with Iris to develop your skillset further and master the art of portrait post-production to your satisfaction.

Complete descriptions at:

image © Jill Enfield

JILL ENFIELD

The Guru - Teaches Alternative Photographic Processes

ONLINE: The Alternative Process Forum

Day: Friday, 19:00-21:00 CET/ 1-3PM EST

Period: Feb 3 - Jun 23 / 6 sessions

Tuition: NOK 6.900,-

Our online forum with one of Americas leading authority in Alternative Photographic Processes is open to anyone who is working with historical photo processes.

The class focuses on giving feedback to participants on their images, as well as help them problem-solve issues they have had in creating the work being presented. It is also a forum for Alternative Process Photographers to exchange ideas, tips, issues etc. with their fellow participants.

There will be given short lectures presenting different topics within Alternative Processes. In this participants can come with requests, within the scope of Cyanotype, Albumen, Platinum, Palladium, Kallitype, toning, using different processes together, hand tinting etc. The lectures are not ment as a complete courses, but as a short demo to give the group a better understanding of what is entailed in the process presented. It is also ment to inspire the participants to try out different directions, or expand on the process they are using. Jill will also include presentations of artist working with Alternative Process as inspiration to the group. For each class you should work on perfecting your chosen processes.

WORKSHOP: Cyanotype & Wet Plate Collodium

Dates: Jun 5 - 11 Tuition: NOK 14.000,Location: SAGA, Norway

This workshop will transport you back to the beginning of photography and teach you to create glass negatives and tintypes using wet plate techniques from the 1860s, in addition to trying your hands on the Cyanotype process. Our instructor Jill Enfield, has written two books about the topic and is regarded as one of America’s most experienced and respected alternative process artists.

The Cyanotype is a simple process that involves mixing chemicals, preparing the canvas, printing the cyanotype, processing and drying.

The collodion process is a bit more complicated. It is said to have been invented in about 1850, and was the first widely used photographic process that produced a negative image on a transparent photographic medium. The workshop will cover the entire process from cutting and preparing glass & aluminum, mixing and handling chemicals, safety procedures, making portable darkrooms, assessment of exposure time, evaluation of results, and all that goes into mastering the process. You need no prior experience in Alternative Process to join this class. Jill will also tech how to prepare negatives for Alternative process printing, which will allow you to test out any digital images as Cynaotypes or Collodion.

Complete descriptions at:

RAGNE K. SIGMOND

- our creative Lighting Master, who was named Photographer of the year in Norway in 2017

ONLINE: Creative Lighting 1

Day: Monday 20:00-21:30 CET/2 - 3:30PM EST

Period: Feb 6 - Mar 27 / 6 sessions

Tuition: NOK 6.900,-

The art of lighting is a skill necessary to master if you want to excel in your photography. Our online class with Ragne focuses on giving you a better understanding of light in general, basic Light-painting techniques, and creative Light-painting techniques.

Our Level 1 class gives you basic lighting skills, and is a great preparation for our workshop at SAGA. The online courses consist of lectures with demonstrations, image critic, pluss technical and creative exercises. There will be given assignments in between classes, for participant to practise techniques learned in class.

WORKSHOP: The Creative Portrait

Dates: Oct 31 - Nov 5

Tuition: NOK 12.000,-

Location: SAGA, Norway

It’s said that creativity is about being able to imagine and describe something that does not yet exist and then work towards it. The creative portrait-workshop is a good opportunity to use your imagination and be inventive and artistic in new ways under the guidance of Ragne and her 25 years of experience in doing so.

This is a brand new workshop especially designed for Saga. With this course you will be able to chal-

lenge yourself with “thinking outside the box”exercises and how to utilise what you have around you creatively in a portrait. Storytelling and how to use props and styling, combined with good lighting, composition and knowledge of colour theory are all topics that will be discussed and explored. We will also study how a face can be transformed depending on different light angles and heights and furthermore how light painting techniques, which is Ragne’s signature style, can transform ordinary surroundings into something magic.

The light studies during the class will help you to understand light in all its variety in everyday life: From day light to studio photography with strobes. You should have basic understanding of light to join this class. And if you previously have been part of Ragne’s light painting online courses or workshops, this class will help you excel further in your light pain ting techniques.

Light painting is equal to “slow photography”. A picture takes from 10 seconds to several minutes to make. Because light painting itself adds a lot of mystique and atmosphere to the photography, most often very little has to be added in post production. So if your aim is to make creative all-in-one-shot type of photography, light painting is the answer.

Complete descriptions at: NORDPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

STIG MARLON WESTON

- an award winning freelance photographer and artist who is best known for his experimental analogue processes

ONLINE: The Horizontal portfolio review - how to present your work

Day: Wednesday 19:00-21:00 CET/ 1-3PM EST

Period: Feb 1 - Apr 26 / 6 sessions

Tuition: NOK 6.900,-

Presenting and discussing your own work is a much needed skill for all creative practitioners, but it can feel stressful and difficult. This online course is for anyone who has been working on a project and want to discuss their photographs with others. You will learn how to present your work to an audience, a gallerist or an editor and get them engaged in what you do, while also deepening your own understanding of your artistic path.

There will be lectures on how to present a photo project to an audience and what you and your project can gain from doing this. As a group we will learn through thoughtful and creative discussions of all the participants projects, while you get to hone your own presentation technique. The underlying focus throughout this online class will be on understanding your own project and personal photographic vision..

We invite a couple of guest photographers to present their work, which gives an opportunity to get feedback on your work and presentation from them.

In between meetings you will be given homework assignments to digest and delve deeper into the discussions we have had.

WORKSHOP: Creating cameraless photographs, playing outside the box

Dates: Jun 13 - 18 Tuition: NOK 12.000,Location: SAGA, Norway

Using basic ingredients of light and chemicals we will learn and experiment with a variety of techniques and processes to create pictures without the use of a camera. Guided by Stig Marlon Weston you will work your way through experimental techniques to define your own process based photographic theme and project. This workshop will open your eyes for new ways of seeing and creating photographs.

Stig will share his creative methods and you will play and explore while learning how to control photographic processes like photograms, chemigrams, lumen printing and more. We will try out a variety of different materials and even mix our own natural chemicals based on what we forage and find in the landscape.Looking at other artist´s work with cameraless photography we will discuss and be inspired by the history of experimental techniques and what other contemporary artists are doing.

Working your way through all this playful experimentation you will develop ideas and techniques and put them to use in a project series that bring your ideas to life in totally new ways.

Complete descriptions at: NORDPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

TRAVIS HOCUTT

-An artist working with photography, sculptures, woodworks and book-binding.

WORKSHOP: The Artist Book

Dates: Tuition: Mar 28 - Apr 2 NOK 12.000,Material fee: NOK 1.000,Location: SAGA, Norway

This workshop will cover various bookbinding techniques as well as ways for you to incorporate your own work into a handmade book.

Participants are welcome to focus on learning many different book structures, or to use the class to make a final book project. This class is structured so that beginners as well as advanced students can take something away from class. Beginners will learn a number of book binding techniques, advanced students may wish instead to select and complete a final project.

You will be introduced to several book binding techniques including Accordion, Japanese stab, clam-shell boxes, portfolio folders, as well as several variations of those bindings. Students will also be provided with a detailed materials list describing both the minimum materials necessary as well as descriptions of optional tools and materials so you can select the materials you need for your own projects.

Beginners:

Throughout the class Hocutt will be demonstrating various bookbinding techniques and talking about the various material and tool options available. Hocutt will answer any questions and will be available to help troubleshoot any problems as well as give feedback on books you make.

Advanced students:

Participants who intend to create a finished artist book should be familiar with book-binding, and should have a plan about the size of their book and binding technique they wish to use. Travis will give advice in this regard in class, but it is important that you have started the thought process and considered different sizes, and bindings that fits your work, before the workshop starts. You should also have prepared the images, and prints, which of course then should be fitted for the book size, and your chosen binding.

You can print images at SAGA during the workshop. Additional cost will then apply.

Our classes are designed for photographers and other image-makers wanting to create artist books of their work, as well as for anyone looking to learn a new craft.

Complete descriptions at: NORDPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

Saga is part of The Nordic Analog Network

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

SAGA AIR offers you SPACE to focus on your CRAFT and CREATE new work. The residency is open to photographers, bookmakers, writers, and other creative artists from all over the world.

LENGTHS OF STAY:

2 - 4 weeks. The residence period last from Sunday to Sunday. You will be free to set your own work schedule. We can help organise tours and studio visits to other artists in the area.

WHAT IS INCLUDED:

• private accommodation (new 2018)

• access to a shared, fully equiped kitchen (new 2018)

• shared bathroom with washer/ dryer (new 2018)

• free use of our internett

• access to our daylight studio and gallery

• access to The Container - our chemistry Lab

The Artist will have to cover the cost of materials he/ she needs to create art. Using the equipment at SAGA is included.

EQUIPMENT AT SAGA:

• 2 daylight lamps

• Epson Stylus Pro 3880 printer (A2)

• Epson Perfection V700 Photoscanner

• Fully equipped photo-lab for wet plate collodion photography

• Bookbinding equipment

COST (listed in Norwegian Kroner):

Sponsored:

2 weeks: NOK 5.600,- / NOK 400,- pr day

4 weeks: NOK 11.200,- / NOK 400,- pr day

As a sponsored AIR you will be asked to give a lecture or have an open studio session during your stay. We also ask sponsored AIR to donate a piece from his/her artwork, created at SAGA, to be part of our permanent collection.

APPLICATION:

You apply for SAGA AIR directly from our website. The sponsored AIR will be selected based on your application and work. We accept applications continuously.

INCLUDE IN THE APPLICATION:

• What you wish to achieve during your stay at SAGA AIR

• A portfolio of your work, digital, including10-20 images

• BIO/ CV/ Artist Statement

• Preferred dates for your stay

‘My stay at SAGA AIR has been nurturing for my soul. To be able to focus on my craft this way, has been liberating and resulted in new energy and growth in my work’ - Nina K. Staff

FACULTY 2023

NORDphotography is proud to present our faculty, which is made up of a fine selection of world class artists and professionals in the field of photography. It is a selection of individuals who are not only celebrated and collected as artists, but who have also gained accolades for being some of the best instructors in the world.

ANDREA GJESTVANG

Andrea Gjestvang is a photographer based between Oslo and Berlin, where she takes on assignments and pursues long term personal documentary projects.

With an intimate photographic approach she explores contemporary social issues in the Northern hemisphere. In 2012 she finished the project “One Day in History”, with portraits of the young survivors of the 22ND of July 2011 terror attack at Utøya, Norway. Gjestvang has worked on assignment and published work in international publications such as Time Magazine, The New York Times, Stern, Newsweek Japan, M Le Monde and Mare magazine. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world. Andrea Gjestvang is a member of Panos Pictures. andreagjestvang.com

ANNA CLARÉN

Anna Clarén is a recognised Swedish photographer. Her breakthrough came with “Holding” (2006). The photographs depicted her daily life for four summer months. The self-portraits were revealing and frank and regarded as innovative with their fragile, private mood. The book won the Swedish Photographic Book Award in 2006. Annas lates project “When everything Changes” is a deeply personal, and revealing story about a family and a marriage that is suddenly faced with the unexpected. Clarén stands as a sole author of a book, a genre-defying story with documentary images. The project was presented as both a film and book at Fotografiska Museum in Stockholm, April 2018. Clarén is also Head of Education at the Nordic School of Photography. annaclaren.com

CONNIE IMBODEN

Connie Imboden has taught for over 30 years, as faculty at The Maryland Institute College of Art as well as instructing various workshops and institutions throughout the United States, France, Norway, the Czech Republic, and the United Arab Emirates.

Her photographs have been exhibited in an extensive range of group and solo shows at galleries and museums across the Americas, Europe, and China and are in museum collections around the world. Her first book entitled “Out of Darkness”, won the Silver Medal in Switzerland’s “Schonste Bucher Aus Aller Welt (Most Beautiful Book in the World)” Award in 1993.

Her fourth and most recent monograph,“Reflections; 25 Years of Photography”, was published in 2009. connieimboden.com

ELISABETH N. AANES

Elisabeth is the founder and CEO of NORDphotography and SAGA Center for Photography. She runs SAGA Studio and teaches NORDphotography’s mentor program. Elisabeth took her photoeducation in Maine, USA, and worked for several years with Joyce Tenneson. Her work has been exhibited in Norway and the United States and was recently among the selected photographers for CMCA’s exhibit 40 Photographers / 40 Years. She also holds the cover for The View Project by Joyce Tenneson, and was part of the traveling exhibition.

ELIZABETH AVEDON

Elizabeth Avedon is an independent curator and photo consultant. Former Director of Photo-Eye Gallery, Santa Fe; Creative Director for The Gere Foundation. Elizabeth is a juror for the 2021 and 2020 Leica Women Foto Project Awards and on the panel of jurors for the internationally renowned Prix Carmignac Foundation Photojournalism Award in Paris. She continues to participate as a reviewer in many international portfolio reviews including the New York Portfolio Reviews; CENTER/Review Santa Fe; Photolucida, Landskrona FotoFestival, among others.

Elizabeth received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Griffin Museum of Photography.

elizabethavedon.com

ANDREA MODICA

Andrea Modica’s photographs are part of the collections of the MOMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the George Eastman House and the Bibliotheque Nationale, among others.

Her monographs include Treadwell, Barbara, Minor League, Human Being, Fountain, L’Amici del Cuore, As We Wait, January 1, Lentini, Reveal, 2020 and Theatrum Equorum.

Modica lives in Philadelphia, where she works as a photographer and teaches at Drexel University.

andreamodica.com

IRIS VALENTINA

Iris Valentina is a Dutch portrait photographer and educator known for her painterly style of portraits. Her children’s portraits has won international prizes and although they have a commercial nature, they are often regarded as art.

Iris runs a portrait studio, both in The Netherlands and in Norway, where creating wall art portraits for families is the main focus. Apart from that she is dedicated to teaching and coaching photographers the genre of studio portraits and on how to evolve as an authentic entrepreneur.

While portraits are the recurring object of her photography, she takes her inspiration from nature and stillness through meditation.

irisvalentina.com

JILL ENFIELD

Jill Enfield is one of America’s most experienced and respected hand-colouring artists. She has taught hand-colouring and nonsilver techniques at Parsons School of Design, The New School, and the International Center of Photography in New York, as well as in workshops throughout the United States and Europe.

Jill’s more recent emphasis has been on the wet plate collodion process, originally used by M atthew Brady during the Civil War.

Jill’s personal work has appeared in such publications as National Geographic, Camera Arts, PDN, Hasselblad’s FORUM Magazine, Shutterbug, Popular Photography, Digital Camera, and ZOOM.

www.jillenfield.com

HOLLY LYNTON

Holly Lynton photographs focus on understanding rural communities in the United States through their agricultural history, current industry, and ritual.

Lynton received a BA in Psychology in 1994 from Yale University, where she also studied photography. She received an MFA in Photography from Bard College in 2000.

Lynton’s photographs have been exhibited internationally and is part of a numerous of collections. She has received awards and grants for her work and Lynton photographs have been featured and reviewed in The New Yorker, Harvard Design Magazine, The Miami Herald, The New York Times, The Village Voice, among others.

hollylynton.com

RAGNE KRISTINE SIGMOND

Ragne Kristine Sigmond is currently teaching photography at Media College Denmark. Working on fine art photography in her spare time has been an important factor for developing her photographic style. She has been invited to present her work at art fairs, to give lectures and hold workshops, to judge competitions or to exhibit in countries like Norway, Denmark, Italy, Belgium, Poland and Australia. She was the main contributor of photographs to the 500-page book about composition “Se her!” (LOOK!), written by Rudi Hass, released in the Scandinavian market in 2013. In 2017 she received The Photography award in Norway, a prize created to honour photographers who have especially contributed to enhancing the position of photography in cultural life.

www.ragnesigmond.com

SAL TAYLOR KYDD

Originally from the UK, photographer and artist Sal Taylor Kydd earned her BA in Modern Languages from Manchester University in the UK and has an MFA in Photography from Maine Media College. Sal is a writer and poet, and has self-published a number of books combining her poetry with her photographs. Her books are in numerous private and museum collections throughout the country including The Getty Museum and the Maine Women Writer’s Collection at the University of New England. Sal’s latest artist book is The Call, a hand-made letterpress artist book. Her book of poems and photographs, Just When I Thought I Had You, is now in its second edition. Sal also teaches and is on the board of Maine Media Workshops & College in Rockport ME.

saltaylorkydd.com

TRAVIS HOCUTT

Travis Hocutt is an American artist and graduate of the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He works with many diverse media including alternative process photography, video, and bookmaking. He has had several solo exhibitions of his work in the United States and internationally. He sits on the board of Directors at Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (UCIMC), where he also holds the position of Gallery Director. Travis teaches workshops in alternative prosess, and bookbinding all over the world.

travishocutt.com

STIG MARLON WESTON

Stig Marlon Weston focuses on analogue and experimental processes in his more than 20 year long artistic practice. He runs the community darkroom in Oslo, Norway and has initiated the Nordic Darkroom Network to facilitate the sharing of experience between Nordic darkrooms through a common program of artist residencies. He has been a workshop teacher at the analogue and experimental photography festivals in Barcelona and Vienna.

His own projects have won national and international awards, has been exhibited in Berlin, London and New York, as well as in regional and national exhibitions in Norway.

weston.no

VEE SPEERS

For over two decades, Australian French artist Vee Speers has established herself in the art world with her unforgettable portraits. Her carefully choreographed images are painterly and ethereal, with a visual and metaphorical ambiguity which challenges established narratives.

Her work has been exhibited in museums, galleries, art fairs and festivals around the world, and been published in features and on covers of more than 60 international magazines, with 3 sold-out monographs of her work.

Speers has exhibited in museums, galleries, festivals and International Art Fairs around the world.

veespeers.com

Read your chosen class description(s) carefully before registration. Registration is binding.

Our workshop tuition at SAGA DOES NOT include travel, transportation, meals or accommodation. For our destination workshop see workshop description as it varies.

We expect our participants to bring their own camera and laptop to the workshops.

SAGA - OUR WORKSHOP CENTER IN NORWAY

Nestled in a quiet bay, directly on the waterfront, and surrounded by one of Norway’s most breathtaking cultural landscapes, you will find SAGA, NORDphotography’s workshop center. The area, called Inderøy, is known for its beautiful scenery, which together with the sea and special light has inspired artists and authors for hundreds of years.

It is a perfect place for a creative center for photographers and we welcome anyone looking for a quiet environment where nature, like-minded people, and world-renowned photographers come together to learn and celebrate the art of photography.

SAGA is a short walk away from Straumen, the area’s municipal center. The town gained its name from the tidal current that passes through, which is the second strongest in Northern Europe. A modern, yet rustic place where you will find historic wooden buildings from the 1700s, the Gallery Nils Aas Kunstverksted, the very cozy and popular boutique Landhandleriet, the local internet Café, and Jostu’s Candle Foundry.

SAGA SAUNA: New in 2021 is our SAUNA addition to our creative center. The sauna can house 8 guests, is open year round, and is a perfect place to wrap up after a long day of shooting.

ACCOMMODATIONS

SAGA has a hotel section, which offers accommodation for participants during the workshop. If SAGA is fully booked we will organise alternative accommodation near by in the same price range.

There are single beds in all of SAGA’s hotel rooms. We hope that most participants are open to share hotel rooms with one other participant (of the same gender) during your stay at SAGA. This way we can house the whole class at out hotel. If you are a group traveling together, or you have a preference when sharing a room, please make a note when registration for the workshop. If you prefer a single room, let us know, and we will do our best to accommodate you.

FOOD

Saga is known for it’s fresh homemade food. We will start each day with a healthy breakfast, before heading to class, or out shooting. We serve a warm lunch at SAGA every day.

Dinner is not included on our workshops. The group will be presented with the eating options in this area. Saga has a full liquor license.

If you have any food allergies please let us know in advance and we will try to accommodate all your needs.

PRICES FOR ACCOMMODATION, BREAKFAST and LUNCH:

Shared double-room: NOK 1.260,per person, per night. The price includes shared double room, breakfast, warm home-made lunch, coffee/ tea and fruit throughout your stay.

Private room: NOK 1.560,- per night. The price includes a private room, breakfast, warm home-made lunch, coffee/tea and fruit throughout your stay.

We also include one Sauna session for all workshop participant.

Payment for accommodations and meals is done directly to SAGA, before you depart. SAGA accept most debit and credit cards.

GETTING TO OUR BEAUTIFUL PLACE, SAGA IN NORWAY:

BY PLANE

The closest airport to SAGA is Trondheim International Airport. From the airport, take the local train, which stops at the airport terminal about every two hours, towards Steinkjer. You will disembark the train at Røra Station (about a one hour ride from the airport) where NORDphotography’s van will be to greet you and transport you to SAGA.

BY TRAIN

Disembark the train at Røra Station and NORDphotography’s van will be there to greet you and take you to SAGA. Travel time by train from: Oslo - 9 hours, Trondheim - 2 hours, Bodø - 9.5 hours, Storlien (Sweden) - 3.5 hours. For the local train schedule see: www.vy.no

BY CAR

Follow E6 to Røra, then RV 755 to Straumen. Saga is located at Sundsøya 11, Inderøy.

TRAVEL TIMES TO SAGA

Oslo: 2 hours

Bodø: 2 hours Copenhagen: 3 hours Stockholm: 3 hours New York: 12 hours

(times include direct flight to Trondheim + local train to SAGA)

SERVICES AT SAGA

You can visit us to attend one of the many workshops with internationally renowned teachers, rent our photo-studio, borrow equipment, print photos, get advice and guidance on your own projects, rent us for business meetings, private celebrations or stay overnight at SAGA hotel.

Studio 44.noCover image: Ragne SigmondBack image: Andrea Gjestevang