ONLINE MASTERCLASS WITH MATT BLACK
“YOU AND THE WORLD: FROM PERSONAL TO UNIVERSAL”
FRIDAY APRIL 16 – SUNDAY APRIL 18, 2021

Join photographer Matt Black for an intensive weekend workshop designed to challenge and assist you to develop and sharpen your photographic relationship to the world through your work.  Designed both for those looking to deepen an existing project or to start something new, Matt will challenge you to think about your work critically and consider your vision, your voice, and its role in the public sphere.
Examining Matt’s methods and projects as a jumping-off point, the class will feature discussions and exchanges designed to challenge you to reflect upon your photography and how you see your work serving to advance public dialogue.  The intersection of personal and public, the documentary vs. the interpretive, and the historical vs the contemporary will be discussed as we strive to bring our work from a private vision to a larger, more universal story aligning with our values and personalities.
The class starts with a lecture on Friday night covering Matt’s early work as a photographer to his present-day projects.  On Saturday, we look at and discuss participants’ portfolios to date.  On Sunday, we share additional work, while mapping out potential trajectories moving forward post-workshop.