Folio 2021/22 Online Masterclass On Photobook

Masterclass Works Final Presentation

An unprecedented opportunity

Under the guidance of Witty Books publisher Tommaso Parrillo, designer Federico Barbon and PhMuseum curator Rocco Venezia, a group of photographers will be followed through the advanced phase of their projects with the goal of concluding the work and having it ready for publishing. At the end of the 6-month masterclass, all participants will be ready to present their work to an international audience in the form of a dummy or a photobook. Furthermore, Witty Books will select one of the participants’ work to be published as a 500 edition photobook as part of its catalogue. Production will be fully financed by Witty Books, with a contribution from PhMuseum.

The program will be conducted online, with one final gathering at PhMuseum Days International Photography Festival (Italy) where photobooks and dummies will be shown.

To apply, simply fill in the form with your personal details, insert a link to your project and submit for free. If your application is successful, we will notify you and you will then be able to Enroll in the Program.

When From October 2020 to March 2021
Language English
Positions 9 seats +1 scholarship
Dedication 50+ Hours
Contacts If you have any questions you can reach us at edu@phmuseum.com

How it works

Group Classes

During 3 online 5-hour group classes Tommaso Parrillo and Federico Barbon will give you a general grounding in the contemporary photobook world, editing strategies and design technique to develop your project into a photobook.
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One-to-one Mentoring

With these 2 online 60-min individual sessions you will have the time to engage in specific discussions aimed at working on your ideas and improving your method.
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Studio Visits

To grant you a further insight we have also organized 5 interactive studio visits’ with guest artists, curators and gallerists to let you know about their practice and get a better understanding of their approach and role in the photography industry. More info soon.
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Final meeting + work published

At the end of the program, all the dummies produced by the participants will be presented and displayed at PhMuseum Days. Witty Books will select one work to be published in the form of a book. All participants will still benefit from dissemination opportunities through PhMuseum editorial initiatives and its network.
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Head professor

Federico Barbon

Federico Barbon is a graphic designer focusing on web and editorial design. He studied at Bauer school in Milan, Italy (2013) and graduated from ECAL in 2019. He worked at Studiopaola (Milan), Navone Associati (Milan) and Lamm & Kirch (Leipzig). He's now working as a book designer for a number of publishers (Witty Books, Humboldt, Yoffy Press, Skinnerboox) and collaborates with ECAL.

Head professor

Rocco Venezia

Rocco Venezia (1991, Italy) is a visual artist and works as a curator for PhMuseum. Venezia has exhibited his personal work in solo shows at VOID and JEST, while he was displayed in group exhibitions at Fondazione Fabbri, Capa Photography Center, ISSP Gallery and Gallery Image. His monograph Nekyia was published by Witty Books in 2017. In 2018 he has been one of the emerging artists of Parallel Platform. He has been nominated by VOID as one of the Futures Talents of 2021. Next to his personal practice, Venezia works as a curator and producer for PhMuseum since 2017 where he develops educational programs, the editorial line and the curatorial activities of the online community. Lately, he has worked on the concept and editing of the two books by PhMuseum - Familiar Stranger (2020) and Inside (2021) and has been the curator of photography during the PhMuseum Days 2021 International Photo Festival. He is one of the 3 co-founders of PhMuseum Lab.

Head professor

Tommaso Parrillo

Tommaso Parrillo is an Italian publisher and founder of Witty Books, a publishing house founded with the name of Witty Kiwi in 2012, that aims to promote photography and visual arts. Since 2016 he is also co-founder of JEST, an independent space dedicated to enhancing culture and photography in Turin. He also teaches photography in institutions as IED Torino, private school and workshops.

Timeline

October 2020
- Session 1 Welcome and Presentation
- Session 2 Publisher Group Tutoring (3.5 hour)
- Session 3 Studio Visit with Magali Avezou
- Session 4 Publisher Group Tutoring (3.5 hour)
November
- Session 5 One-to-One with Publisher
December
- Session 6 Studio Visit with Sofia Borges
- Session 7 Participants' Work Presentation
- Session 8 PhMuseum Group Session
January 2021
- Session 9 Publisher & Designer Group Tutoring (3.5 hour)
- Session 10 Publisher & Designer Group Tutoring (3.5 hour)
- Session 11 Studio Visit with Hoda Afshar
February
- Session 12 One-to-One with Publisher & Designer
- Session 13 Studio Visit with Peggy Sue Amison
March
- Session 14 Studio Visit with Taco Hidde Bakker
- Session 15 Publisher & Designer Group Tutoring (3.5 hour)
- Session 16 Publisher & Designer Group Tutoring (3.5 hour)
- Session 17 Overview on Publishing Practice
- Session 18 Participants' Work Presentation
January 2022
- In-person meeting at PhMuseum Days International Photography Festival (Dates will be announced during the program)

Studio visits

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https://www.hodaafshar.com

Hoda Afshar
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Magali Avezou is an independent curator and founder of a r c h i p e l a g o, a curatorial studio focusing on visual culture and art publications.

Magali Avezou
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Peggy Sue Amison, is Artistic Director of East Wing a platform for photography founded in Doha, Qatar (2015 - present).

Peggy Sue Amison
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Sofia Borges is a visual artist who graduated in Visual Arts at the Universidade de São Paulo in 2008, receiving this year five art awards for her artistic research and production.

Sofia Borges
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Taco Hidde Bakker is a writer, teacher, translator, and curator in the field of the arts, specializing in photography.

Taco Hidde Bakker

Why participate?

Get published

This masterclass offers you the concrete and unprecedented opportunity to have the work of 1 participant published and fully founded. All the participants will also see their project become a ready-to-print dummy.
Expand your network

Engage with a selected group of peers and professionals from around the world, who can become a resource also for your future. Take advantage of PhMuseum and Witty Books international networks.
Learn practical skills

This program grants you a first-hand experience encompassing both a theoretical and practical approach to photography, editing and design with the specific goal of a photobook in mind.
Flexible program

In this unstable period you can engage in a program that will happen no matter what having the chance to learn from home while working or studying.
Competitive price

Enjoy a high end program at our launching price, one of the most competitive on the market. If you don’t have the resources, you can also apply for 1 fully-funded scholarship.

Our alumni

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Allan Salas M (b. 1993) is a photographer based in San José, Costa Rica.

Allan Salas

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Danit Ariel (b.1993) is a photographer and writer from Jerusalem, based in Brighton, UK.

Danit Ariel

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Edward Nurton is an author and educator who works with the photographic medium.

Edward Nurton

Folio Class 2021/22
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Giulia Vanelli (1996) is a photographer based in Florence, Italy.

Giulia Vanelli

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Julia Vandenoever is a photo-based artist whose work is generated from a personal perspective exploring themes of memory, identity, place, and home.

Julia Vandenoever

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Luca Iovino

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Marcel Top

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Nasrah Omar

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Nicole Schwartz

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Vincent Bezuidenhout is a South African born artist whose work spans image-making and investigative documentary practices.

Vincent Bezuidenhout

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