ANALOG MEDIUM FORMAT WORKSHOP

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ANALOG MEDIUM FORMAT WORKSHOP

DRIVE
For this week’s theme, “Drive,” first-year photography students were asked to create a portrait shot on medium-format film. Inspired by the sensation of a first driving experience, travel, empowerment, or discovery, the week aimed to explore the relationship between one or more people and a vehicle.

Workshop (2026) with Anoush Abrar

Assistants
Inès Riber
Students
Antoine Soulié, Ava Barbieri, Carla Katsuva-Sivahera, Cecília Bueno, Chloé Loichot, Céleste Tarbourdeau, Célia Bigler, Elisa Vareilhes, Fiona Caballero, Inès Hayoz, Justine Diep, Magali Monin, Nora Neves, Noé Pizzera, Pierre Mahé, Shiva Gisiger, Théo Previdoli, Tristan Wadsworth
Know-how
Imagemaking, Portrait
Shiva Gisiger
Inès Hayoz - ECAL
Céleste Tarbourdeau - ECAL
Nora Neves - ECAL

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Pierre Mahé - ECAL
Antoine Soulié - ECAL
Justine Diep - ECAL
Théo Previdoli - ECAL

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Applied Photography – 2026

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Applied Photography – 2026

with Calypso Mahieu

Le temps des Fleurs This course, which is both practical and technical, requires students to develop a true photographer’s eye. Its goal is to introduce students to, or help them refine their skills in various photographic genres, such as still life, portraiture, and architecture, as well as documentary and staged photography. These disciplines demand particular attention and great precision in the selection of models, locations, and objects. Mastery of composition, framing, and the management of light, whether natural or artificial, is essential for a successful shot. Throughout the course, students are guided to refine their observational skills and their ability to create images that are both precise and expressive.        
Image Creation BA3 – S1 25–26

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Image Creation BA3 – S1 25–26

with Guy Meldem

Third-year students had to produce an edition over half a semester, discovering as their subject an event that appeared in the newspaper on the date of the first lesson.
Workshop with Rineke Dijkstra

BA PHOTOGRAPHY

Workshop with Rineke Dijkstra

with Rineke Dijkstra

What is good portrait? What technique do you choose? What kind of light do you use? Daylight or flash? What location or backdrop do you choose for? How do you choose your subject? How do you approach someone you don’t know? In this workshop, the students have explored what makes a good portrait and which tools you can use to create one.
Workshop with Thomas Rousset

BA PHOTOGRAPHY

Workshop with Thomas Rousset

with Thomas Rousset

The aim of this workshop is to explore the boundary between docu-fiction and magic realism in photography, using the architecture and spaces of the ECAL as a narrative framework. Both approaches are rooted in reality, but differ in the way they inject fiction.
ECAL x Polaroid Foundation

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ECAL x Polaroid Foundation

with Douglas Mandry

This workshop brought together ECAL graduate artist Douglas Mandry, the Polaroid Foundation, and around thirty Bachelor Photography students. They had the exceptional opportunity to work with a camera that produces Polaroid films in a 40 × 60 cm format and weighs nearly 200 kg. This experience was made possible thanks to its operators, John Reuter and Harriet Browse, who introduced the students to the use of this unique device and the Polaroid Foundation team. Douglas Mandry provided the project’s artistic direction and supported the students in their experiments carried out directly with and on the films. The final result was presented as a collective exhibition on ECAL’s premises, revealing a particularly rich diversity of approaches and visions.

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