Workshop Photographic chamber – 2023

The workshop week 4x5 is both an introduction to the 4x5 technical camera and a way to kickstart a photographic project. Students experience the process of analog shooting, from development to large format printing. This intense week is highly technical, but also focused on developing a photographic language, allowing for a better understanding of the fundamental workings of photography.

Studio project (2023) with Matthieu Gafsou

Assistants: Lisa Mazenauer
Students: Maude Bally, Ettore Bruni, Gabrielle Coué, Adel Debabéche, Rebecca Dubuis, Sofia Grytsiv, Belinda Kiela, Lester Kielstein, Maël Le Guével, Jerome Luginbühl, Fredrik Maag, Eliot Pizzera, Melanie Rengifo, Inès Riber, Ashley Schneiter, Delio Testa, Héloïse Tourrenc, Shiny Vallenas, Kristina Yenza, Cedric Zellweger
1st year program: 1st semester
Know-how: Architecture, Documentary, Fiction, Portrait

Jerome Luginbühl , Cedric Zellweger - ECAL

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