Education

As part of our Photobook Focus programming, the Griffin Museum is pleased to offer 25-minute online portfolio reviews -- an opportunity for learning and growth. Presented in partnership with esteemed photographic artists and independent photobook publishers, these focused sessions provide valuable insights and guidance. This setting offers photographers invaluable insights into crafting their photobook vision. Receive direct feedback on your book dummy, design, and sequencing, tailored to the unique demands of the photobook medium. Elevate your project with expert guidance, bridging artistic

We are delighted to welcome Barbara Bosworth and Emily Sheffer to our Griffin Zoom Room for an online conversation about their book collaborations at Dust Collective: Handmade Photography Books

Join us for a presentation featuring artist Maya Meissner, book designer Lorenzo Fanton, and publisher and designer Andrew Fedynak of Zatara Press, as they discuss the creative process behind The Cedar Lodge. Meissner, originally from Marin County, California, and now based in New York City, will share insights into her in-depth research on the Yosemite Killer, photography trips to key locations, and the many iterations, revisions, and rejections that shaped the book's collages. Fanton will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the intricate design process, including the creation of fully

Why write about your photography? Aren't your pictures supposed to say it all? Ideally, but written cues can offer viewers helpful entry points into your work. If you exhibit your work, artist statements, project statements and biographies are necessities. If you are applying for an artist residency, a grant or a call for entry, writing eloquently will illuminate the intention and process that sparked your imagery. The bottom line is, effective communication elevates your work. In our first session of the course, we explain best practices for starting and maintaining successful writing habits

Join us at the Griffin Museum for a presentation and walk through with photographer Yorgos Efthymiadis, discussing his series The Lighthouse Keepers, part of the exhibition Nuclear Family. © Yorgos EfthymiadisWhenever I travel back to my country, it feels like I come across a shoebox in the back of my childhood bedroom closet, full of memorabilia I didn't know were there. As soon as I open the box, an inner whisper says I will remind you of everything. There is an instant rush of fond memories of the house I grew up in by the sea and of the maze-like city I moved to when I got older. But