Photography & New Media
Code: VSP0801-26
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Open to All
Students of any skill and knowledge level.
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Virtual Workshop
Virtual Workshop, learn from the comfort of your own home.
Smartphone Storytelling Photography
Feb 16 - 24, 2026
Monday (2/16), Wednesday (2/18), Sunday (2/22), and Tuesday (2/24)
3:00-4:30 PM MST
Concept
This four-session virtual workshop focuses on the use of a mobile phone in taking photos, video, notes, sketches, and audio recordings to produce documentary work or just capture the memories of your daily life. This course is taught in a seminar format, with students engaging in discussion about the practical use and possibilities of the mobile phone to create personal memories, citizen journalism, photojournalism, and daily visual journaling. In addition, the workshop delves into the creative side of smartphone photography. Learn about vision, creative apps, and storytelling during talks and edit-and-critique sessions. Also included is sharing of work by Faculty, showing his wide range of work done with a smartphone since he did the New Yorker’s first “takeover” in 2012, along with reviewing the work in a group setting of each participant’s work.
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Media & Techniques
This virtual workshop includes photography, storytelling, smartphone editing apps, group discussions, and feedback. Class meets on February 16th, 18th, 22nd, and 24th from 3 – 4:30PM MST via Zoom Video Conferencing software (download free from Zoom.us). An Anderson Ranch staff member coordinates the class via the online platform.
Faculty
Ed Kashi
Ed Kashi is a prolific photojournalist, filmmaker, speaker and educator. A member of VII Photo Agency, Kashi has produced 14 books, and his work has been published and exhibited worldwide.
Nicaraguan Reflections 2016
Workshop Details
Scholarships, College Credit & Discounts
Making Art Accessible
Applications for scholarship support are encouraged. Specific scholarships are funded by Ranch supporters, either through endowed funds or special gifts.
Many colleges and universities offer college credit for workshops taken at Anderson Ranch. Discounts are available for students and teachers.
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