Ways of Seeing: Storytelling Through Photography

About this course

How can you use photography to tell a story or express an opinion on a subject matter that is important to you. This is what you discover in this course as you engage with the medium of photography and build your own visual narrative on a chosen topic.

You are challenged to discover the places you inhabit and engage with locals as you create pictures that convey what is important to you during your stay in Copenhagen. With a combination of studio critiques and a survey of the history and theory of photography you are encouraged to develop a photographic approach and visual language that support your ideas. This journey eventually leads you to presenting your work as a photobook.

Course Note: Please be aware that this is not a technical photography foundation course. Bring a camera. It is recommended to bring a digital camera other than a phone.

Faculty

Sanne Vils Axelsen

Faculty

MFA in Photography at University of Hartford (2016). B.A. in Photojournalism from The Danish School of Media and Journalism (2010). Photojournalist at Jyllands-Posten (2007-2008). Recipient of a Cultural exchange Scholarship for photography studies at FAMU in Prague (2009). Has worked as a freelance photographer since 2010. With DIS since 2015.

Mette Frandsen

Faculty

BA in Photojournalism, Danish School of Media and Journalism. Fatamorgana, Danish School of Documentary and Art Photography. Teaches at workshops, lectures on projects, and works around the world. With DIS since 2015.