27/03/2026
In this five-day intensive workshop, artist and editor Tiago Casanova, founding member of XYZ Books, will guide participants through the essential stages of photobook creation: defining a strong concept, editing and sequencing images, understanding book design, and producing a physical dummy.
Limited to a small group of eight participants maximum, the workshop combines daily lectures, group discussions, practical exercises, and individual mentoring sessions. Each participant will receive one-on-one guidance while developing their project, allowing time for reflection, experimentation and critical feedback.
Throughout the week, participants will explore key aspects of photobook making, including:
• Developing and refining the concept and audience of a project
• Editing and narrowing down a photographic selection
• Strategies for visual sequencing and narrative rhythm
• Understanding how book design connects concept and object
• Exploring materials, formats, paper, covers and binding
• Preparing files and producing a printed dummy
The workshop places a strong emphasis on the relationship between idea, image, and object, encouraging participants to think of the photobook as a complete artistic form rather than simply a container of photographs.
During the final days of the workshop, participants will design and print a working dummy of their book, which will be assembled together through a collective bookbinding session.
The workshop concludes with a lecture on the practical realities of publishing photobooks, covering self-publishing, working with publishers, printing techniques, costs, and distribution strategies.
👉 Early bird deadline: June 30
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