Two-day Photography Workshop 'Visual Storytelling'

Photography is a way of connecting with people, it helps me to get closer to people in a different way than without the camera. It protects and at the same time it allows us to feel closer to the other.'

In this two-part workshop photographer Julia Gat invites you to explore her way of seeing: attentive, up close, and attuned to the everyday moments that often go unnoticed. Drawing inspiration from the socially engaged work of the Photo League, as well as from her own practice centered on intimacy and community, Julia encourages you to observe your immediate surroundings with fresh eyes.

In response to the migration stories presented in the Photo League: New York 1936–1951 exhibition, you will be invited to delve into your own family histories. Through documentary photography, you will create personal visual narratives rooted in memory, identity, and place. Participants will also have the option to incorporate material from their family archives, exploring how old and new images can enter into dialogue.

The aim of the workshop is to explore how visual storytelling can become a tool for reflection and introspection — offering you a way to connect more deeply with your own history, and in turn, to see yourself and the world with greater clarity and care.

Julia Gat
Julia Gat (born 1997) is a photographer based between Rotterdam and Marseille. At the crossroads of documentary and portraiture, her work explores human interaction in its purest form. She won the 2022 Polyptyque Prize, the 2021 Steenbergen Public Prize and the 2020 Isem Young Photographer Prize. She recently exhibited at the Rencontres d’Arles and the Netherlands Photography Museum, and her first book Khamsa khamsa khamsa was published by Actes Sud in 2022. 

Cost: €49,50 (ncludes admission to the Jewish Museum and lunch on both days)
CJP passholders and students get 50% discount

Bring your own camera! 📸