Richard Renaldi: Building a Body of Work

Join Richard Renaldi for a two-day workshop where participants will discuss the ideas and practices behind fostering a long-term photographic project. Students are expected to bring to class one or two photographic series that they have been working on for some time, and should be looking for guidance on how to “grow” their project. Students will be required to participate in a dialogue that is self-critical and encourages reflection. The instructor will make suggestions and provide tools to help build a strong and lasting photographic body of work. There will be an examination of both renowned and lesser-known photographic projects, as well as a deliberation regarding the “why” and inspiration behind the themes in each of the students’ work. Participants in this workshop will also be asked to remark upon and develop an opinion about their colleagues’ work.

Objectives:

• Build a set of goals that will help further advance your project(s)
• Learn how to build a strong and lasting body of work
• Be comfortable in explaining your project(s) to a group of people

Materials to bring:

• Please bring one or two long-term projects. You may bring prints or send your image files to education@aperture.org.

Tuition:

• Tuition for this two-day workshop is $500 and includes lunch and light refreshments for both days.
• Currently enrolled students and Aperture Members at the $250 level and above receive a 10% discount on workshop tuition. Please contact education@aperture.org for a discount code. Students will need to provide proper documentation of enrollment.