Masterclass - Katrin Koenning: on narrative and place

Over the course of two consecutive days, Katrin Koenning will guide participants along photographic thinking and exploration of their physical and emotional connection to place and environment, and to that which surrounds them. Studying a variety of narrative histories as well as theoretical and practical methodologies and challenges to land and place-based image making, the course will draw on notions of photographic practice as a ‘being-in-the-world’. Koenning will provide in-depth insight into her own working processes and influences as well as intensive portfolio reviews of each participant’s individual work.

© Katrin Koenning
© Katrin Koenning
Price

$495 member
$565 non-member

Date and times

Saturday, 10 June and Sunday, 11 June 
10am – 4pm

About Katrin Koenning

Katrin Koenning is a German artist in the field of still and moving image, who regularly exhibits her works in Australian and international solo and group exhibitions. Koenning is a former editor of the Australian PhotoJournalist Magazine, and winner of the prestigious Conscientious Portfolio Award and the Daylight Photo Award. Her images have been published widely in places such as ASX, The New York Times, The Guardian, Der Spiegel Magazine, National Geographic, The New Yorker, SBS Australia and many others. Most recently, she published her first book Astres Noirs (Chose Commune). Koenning currently lives in Melbourne, Australia, where she practises and works as a freelance photographer and lecturer in photography.

© Katrin Koenning
© Katrin Koenning

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March

Melbourne: 1 March – 25 May 2025. Featuring the work of approximately 60 artists, The Basement brings to light rare vintage prints from the 1960s – 1980s, from students and teachers of the College’s Diploma of Art & Design (Photography).

April

Canberra: 27 Feb until 20 July 2025. The National Library has invited renowned Australian photojournalist Mike Bowers to select some of his favourite images from the Fairfax Photo Archive.

Brisbane: Until 13 July 2025. Amateur Brisbane photographer Alfred Henrie Elliott (1870-1954) extraordinary images lay dormant for decades until they were discovered only recently. This exhibition is curated by seven Brisbane photographers.

Perth: Until 18 May 2025. Henry Roy – Impossible Island draws on 40-years of recollections and observations as it brings together 113 photos taken from 1983 to 2023.

Sydney: Until 31 Dec 2025. PIX, Australia’s first pictorial news weekly, is brought to life in this exhibition, showcasing its archived images and stories for the very first time.

Sydney: Until 30 June. The photographs in Max Dupain: Student Life were taken at the University of Sydney in the early 1950s, a period of rapid change marked by the politics of the Cold War.

Sydney: Until 15 May. Scott Perkins new series of expertly crafted landscape photographs and light boxes are located within photography and sculpture disciplines.

May

Melbourne: Until 25 May. An exhibition of the mature and recent work of photographer / artists who trained at the ground-breaking Prahran CAE, Melbourne in the 1970s and '80s.

Sydney: 15 May – 19 October. Showcasing 100 incredible images, this remarkable exhibition offers a window into the astonishing variety of life on our planet – and the critical importance of preserving it.

Melbourne: One off event on Sunday 25 May. Photography Studies College (PSC) is calling artists, photographers, designers and technologists to be part of AI Symposium 2025 Beyond the Lens – unpacking the creative and cultural impacts of AI.