«SHOOT WITH YOUR HEART, NOT YOUR BRAIN»
WORKSHOP
A workshop about intuitive photography with Anders Petersen
07 May - 10 May 2025
OBSERVATORIEGATA 25, OSLO NORWAY
This will be a hands on workshop with shooting sessions, individual assignments, daily group discussion, editing sessions and an exhibition at Kollektivet on the last day.
You'll be expected to fully immerse yourself, take risks and push your boundaries in order to move forward into another level in your photography.
Limited to 12 participants.
The workshop is suitable for digital and analog photography. We have a fully equipped darkroom for your disposal.
Anders Petersen will encourage participants to produce very personal photographs based on intimacy and rooted in real-life situations. The photographer will develop an intuitive ability to photograph and develop the skills and awareness to bridge the gap between the photographer and the subject. A heightened sense of one’s reality is key to the execution of meaningful and heartfelt photographs.
ABOUT ANDERS PETERSEN
Swedish born Anders Petersen is a world renowned photographer, noted for his intimate and personal documentary-style black-and-white photographs. Petersen explores the fringes of society and his images depict a raw, and sometimes disturbingly brutal, social portrait.
He studied at Christer Strömholm’s School of Photography (1966–68) and at Dramatiska Institutet (1973–74). He had his international breakthrough with the photo-book Café Lehmitz in 1978, which was followed by about 30 published books.
Among prizes and awards can be mentioned: The Arles Photographer of the Year Award, 2003; the Jury’s Special Prize for the exhibition Exaltation of Humanity, during the third international photography festival in Lianzhou, China, 2007; the Dr. Erich Salomon Award of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie, 2008; The Arles Contemporary Book Award together with JH Engström for From Back Home, 2009. Furthermore, Petersen received Paris Photo and the Aperture Foundation Photo Book of the Year Award, 2012, for City Diary, and Lennart af Petersen’s prize, 2019. He is currently exhibited at The Hasselblad Center in Gothenburg with his City Diary exhibition. Anders Petersen's recent book Napoli is shortlisted for Author Book Award 2024 at Les Rencontres d'Arles.
Anders Petersen’s work is represented in the collections of Fotografiska Stockholm, The Museum of Modern Art New York, Hasselblad Center Gothenburg, The Bibliothèque nationale de France Paris, Centre Pompidou Paris, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Roma, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Moderna Museet Stockholm, Maison Européenne de la Photographie Paris, Museum Folkwang Essen, and Fotomuseum Winterthur, among others. He’s had both solo- and group exhibitions regularly around the world since 1969.
Anders is an experienced teacher and will in his direct but also gentle and mild way help you to find your inner self and push your photography in the right direction.
DAY 01
May 07
Masterclass – Projections
After introducing one another, Anders Petersen will spend time talking about his own work and the different projects he has worked on. He will share his photographic references with the group.
Portfolios reviews and projects definition
Each participant will receive and in-depth critique of their work and it will be used as a jumping board for workshop assignments.
Shooting sessions (from 4 pm)
Each participant is free to go shooting his assignment, it will allow him to have a direct feedback from Anders Petersen on the way the assignment is being done. Participants who do not intend to shoot should have several photographs to show at the studio and work on the editing. Through the selection and discussion of the best images, the participants will work towards developing their own photographic style and hopefully, see their overall approach improve.
DAY 02 /03
May 08/09
Portfolios reviews and projects definition
Each participant will receive and in-depth critique of their work and it will be used as a jumping board for workshop assignments.
Shooting sessions (from 4 pm)
Each participant is free to go shooting his assignment, it will allow him to have a direct feedback from Anders Petersen on the way the assignment is being done. Participants who do not intend to shoot should have several photographs to show at the studio and work on the editing. Through the selection and discussion of the best images, the participants will work towards developing their own photographic style and hopefully, see their overall approach improve.
DAY 04
May 10
Masterclass – Projections
Anders Petersen will project a selection of short documentary films on photography followed by group exchange and comments.
Final portfolio editing
The final editing is made with Anders Petersen, the other participants are required to attend the sessions of the others. Once the final edit is done, the participants may work on the post-process.
Exhibition
Each participant will be able to print out 1-3 photos at our space and show their work during a group exhibition on the final day. There will be a vernissage organized with wine and mingling at Kollektivet.
WHAT`S INCLUDED
4-day workshop with Anders Petersen as described.
1 - 3 prints (A2 format).
Exhibition with an open vernissage for friends and the public at Kollektivet.
Including lunch on Day 01.
Including a drink on the vernissage for you and your friends.
Full access to the darkroom at Kollektivet. ( Paper at own cost).
Accommodation & transportation is not included.
Teaching language: Scandinavian/English.
Workshop hours: Approx. 09:30 à 17:30.
Location: Kollektivet - Observatoriegata 25, Oslo, Norway
Read more about the host “Kollektivet” below.
Price: 9.900NOK
Early bird: 9.300NOK
(before 30.August 2024)
Deposit: 2.500NOK (non-refundable)
After the application, we will send you an invoice for the deposit. The remaining amount is due by 31. December 2024.
PRICE
Anders Petersen was born in 1944 in Stockholm, Sweden. At 14 years old, his family moved to Karlstad in Värmland, where he met the artists Karin Bodland and Lars Sjögren. In 1961, he stayed for some time in Hamburg in order to learn German, write and paint. He didn’t take any pictures. Five years later he met Christer Strömholm and became a student at his School of Photography in Stockholm. Strömholm was not just his teacher but also a close friend. Their friendship influenced him for life. In 1967, he starts photographing a bar called Café Lehmitz in Hamburg, close to Zeughausmarkt. He was photographing there for a period of almost three years and in 1970 he had his first solo exhibition over the bar in Café Lehmitz with 350 photographs nailed to the wall.
