Slow Looking: Depth Over Speed in Documentary Photography with Jane Evelyn Atwood (In-Person Learning – Three Sessions)

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In-Person Learning

In an age of fast scrolling and fleeting moments, this intensive weekend workshop invites photographers to slow down—and look deeper. Led by acclaimed documentary photographer Jane Evelyn Atwood, this in-person experience focuses on cultivating attention, presence, and meaning in visual storytelling.

Through portfolio reviews, lectures, assignments, and one-on-one consultations (time permitting), students will explore the foundational practices behind long-term photographic projects. Jane shares insights from her own career—including the making of Too Much Time—and introduces exercises designed to foster reflection and intentional seeing.

Participants will take on a local assignment that will include two hands-on field sessions (one on Friday and one on Saturday).  During the field sessions, Jane will be available to offer personalized guidance and instruction. Journaling, feedback sessions, and group discussions will encourage deeper connection with one’s subject, process, and personal vision.

Whether you’re developing a current project or seeking a spark for something new, this workshop offers a framework for creating powerful work rooted in sustained attention and care—starting with a single moment.

Jane Evelyn Atwood was born in New York and has been living in France since 1971. Her work translates the profound intimacy she establishes with her subjects over long periods of time.  Fascinated by people and by the idea of exclusion, she manages to penetrate worlds that most of us ignore or choose to ignore. She is the author of fifteen books, including a monographe in the prestigious  Photo Poche collection, and Too Much Time, Women in Prison, the monumental ten-year undertaking that remains today a reference for female incarceration, and has been re-published in 2025.  Rue des Lombards, her first story on Parisien prostitutes; Pigalle People, the transgenders of a red-light district in Paris; or DARYA, a Ukranian woman who cares for the elderly in Italy are only some of her other books. Her latest, HORSES, just published in France, is completley different from anything she’s ever done before. She has won many of the most prestigious international awards including the first W. Eugene Smith Award, Leica’s Oskar Barnack Award, an Alfred Eisenstadt Prize and the Ernst Haas Award. In 2022 the Minstère de la Culture in France bestowed upon her the title of Officier des Arts et des Lettres.  Her images have been exhibited internationally and may be found in private and public collections.  In France Jane Evelyn Atwood is represented by the gallery, In Camera.

Details

• Three Sessions
• Dates: Friday through Sunday, August 7 – 9, 9 am – 5 pm PST
• Enrollment Limit: 12 students
• Skill/Experience Level: Students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode.
• Tuition: $1,2595  (Become a Member today and receive up to 20% off!)
• Location: Downtown Los Angeles (LACP Headquarters), 252 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, California, 90012
• Nearby Lodging: The Miyako Hotel – 328 E. First Street Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States, The Double-Tree by Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles Downtown – 120 South Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, California, 90012, USA
• Not Included: Meals, snacks, bottled water and transportation (to and from the workshop location). Students are encouraged to bring their own food or order from nearby restaurants. Ride share apps or public transit are recommended for those without transportation. Students will be notified of food and parking options in the area.

NOTE: This is classified as a “Special Guest/Master Photographer” workshop. We advise you to read the “Special Guest/Master Photographer Refund Policy” HERE before enrolling.

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