Develop Your Voice Within Your Own Community
This intensive program spans a full calendar year (January - December), blending guided online classroom study with independent fieldwork focused on creating a long-form documentary project. Participants will gain a deep understanding of developing and constructing a visual narrative, enriched by dialogue with a global community of photographers. Students are encouraged to explore both local and global perspectives in their storytelling.
Program Structure
- Term 1 (January-May): Introduces visual literacy, ethics, and research fundamentals with an emphasis on story development to build a solid groundwork for the documentary project.
- Term 2 (June-August): Dedicated exclusively on independent fieldwork, students develop their long-term projects under mentor guidance, with no classes scheduled.
- Term 3 (September-December): Students refine and contextualize their projects through collaboration with peers and international faculty, resulting in a cohesive body of work.
Meet the Chair
Karen Marshall
Chair of the Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism Program
Profile
Program Highlights
The Documentary Practice and Visual Storytelling Online program offers a unique opportunity for students and professionals worldwide to engage in a rigorous, year-long journey tailored for the online environment. This intensive program spans a full calendar year (January 2025 - December 2025), blending guided classroom study with independent fieldwork focused on creating a long-form documentary project.
Participants will gain a deep understanding of developing and constructing a visual narrative, enriched by dialogue with a global community of photographers. Students are encouraged to explore both local and global perspectives in their storytelling.
Documentary Practice: Visual Storytelling Online
Core Seminar
The Core Seminar Includes:
Critiques, lectures, reading, research, visual literacy, photography assignments, story development, sequencing, editing, and contextualizing of work.
Other Courses
- Digital Workflow Intensive
- Environmental Portraits on The Street
- Photographing What Is Familiar
- On Camera Flash
- Writing for the Photographer
- Ruminations on Community
- Project Research
- Realms On The Field Lecture series
- Inside Photo Editing
- Zinemaking
- Stories On the Web
- Individual mentorship