Screen LAB Express workshop

Screen LAB Express is a workshop for visual storytellers, photojournalists and documentary photographers. It is produced and hosted by Screen Projects, a US-based experimental production company for visual storytelling projects.

© Adam Ferguson
© Adam Ferguson

The two-day intensive has been designed specifically for photographers and visual journalists who want to make work that can be experienced beyond traditional editorial platforms, and build their personal brand as a visual storyteller through signature personal narratives.

Hosted at RMIT University in Melbourne, participants will hear from producers, editors, and creators of innovative transmedia projects and discuss the realities of making and sustaining long-form visual narratives across platforms and markets including film, broadcast, art, performance and online.

Screen Co-Founder, transmedia producer, and curator, Liza Faktor (USA) and guest expert, photojournalist Adam Ferguson (AUS) will be joined online by photographer and filmmaker Zackary Canepari (USA), and guest speakers based in Australia.

© Adam Ferguson
© Adam Ferguson

The workshop is suitable for practicing photographers, visual journalists, advanced graduate, and post-graduate students.

Further information about Screen Lab, costs and registration: www.screenprojects.org/screenlab/
Please book by 25 February to secure your spot.

Screen Lab Express is produced by Screen in partnership with RMIT University’s School of Media and Communication and School of Art, Melbourne, Australia.

If you're a documentary photographer trying to get the most out of exisiting markets, then this feature article by Liza Faktor – Screen Co-Founder, transmedia producer, and curator, is a must-read.

About Screen

Screen is a US-based experimental visual storytelling production company that explores the potential of cross-platform narratives. We produce projects across media, film, art and performance platforms to inform diverse audiences about the human condition. Our work ranges from exhibitions and cultural events, to short films, video installations, community engagement projects and immersive transmedia narratives.

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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.

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.

May

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.

Perth: From 31 May – 28 Sept 2025. Featuring 85 works from three major series – Deep Springs, Overpass, and Cross Country – the exhibition spans twelve years of Contis’s evolving photographic practice.

June

Sydney: Until 6 July. Presenting the results of the 2025 World Press Photo Contest, the annual exhibition showcases the best and most important photojournalism and documentary photography of the last year.

Melbourne: June 5 - 16 August 2025. The explore the history of Alan Adler's photobooths and their cultural significance, alongside visual stories told by the community.

Adelaide: 7 June – 16 August. Drawn from the National Portrait Gallery collection, this photographic exhibition captures the experience of lives lived through dance.

Melbourne: 7 June – 31 August. Protest is a Creative Act seeks to address issues around the body, sexuality, race, national identity and the environment.

Canberra; June 19 - July 12 2025. The River Report is a five-day map of when a normal Yitilal (wet season) turned into a major disaster and the local inhabitants were once again displaced.