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Si vous residez en France, il est désormais possible de profiter de vos droits à la formation professionnelle pour participer à un workshop Venezia Photo. Selon votre statut, deux dispositifs existent pour vous accompagner dans le financement partiel ou total de votre workshop à Venise.
Harry Gruyaert
Harry Gruyaert
Harry Gruyaert
Harry Gruyaert
Harry Gruyaert
From April 23 to 26 2026

HARRY GRUYAERT

A sense of a place
Sale price€2.000,00 Finance my workshop

Harry Gruyaert very rarely offers workshops. This four day course organised in Venice provides participants with an in depth learning environment, in direct contact with a photographer whose influence has left a lasting mark on the history of colour photography in Europe.

For more than fifty years, Harry Gruyaert has developed an approach rooted in careful observation of spaces, an intimate relationship with colour, and the way a place reveals itself through light and everyday situations. His work questions our perception of urban environments and the position of the viewer when faced with images that are both open and enigmatic.

The workshop is part of a reflection entitled A Sense of Place, focusing on photography’s ability to convey the experience of a place. Venice offers a particularly rich field of exploration, thanks to the complexity of its circulation, the diversity of its atmospheres, and the singularity of its urban landscapes.

Throughout the course, participants develop a personal photographic project, which will be presented at the end of the workshop.

Bio

Harry Gruyaert was born in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1941. He studied at the Brussels School of Film and Photography from 1959 to 1962, before settling in Paris as a photographer, while working as a freelance director of photography for Flemish television between 1963 and 1967.

In 1969, he made the first of many trips to Morocco. From 1970 to 1972, he lived in London, a period marked by significant visual experimentation. During this time, he notably chose to “cover” the 1972 Munich Olympic Games as well as the first Apollo missions by photographing images from a defective television screen, manipulating colour in the process. Between 1973 and 1980, he began a long term body of work on Belgium, initially in black and white and later in colour.

Harry Gruyaert joined Magnum Photos in 1981 and continued to travel extensively, particularly throughout Asia, the United States, the Middle East and Russia. For more than thirty years, from Belgium to Morocco, from India to Egypt, he has recorded the subtle chromatic vibrations of both Eastern and Western light. Far removed from any form of stereotypical exoticism, his vision of distant places places the viewer at the heart of singular and sometimes enigmatic atmospheres.

In the 2000s, Harry Gruyaert moved away from analogue photography in favour of digital. Having always paid close attention to the quality of his prints, previously produced in Cibachrome and occasionally in dye transfer, he was an early experimenter with inkjet printing. Better suited to revealing the richness of tonal nuance present in his images, digital printing opened new possibilities for his work, bringing it closer to his original intention: to give colour the means to fully assert its true existence.

Pedagogical learning

  • Refine the photographic language through the use of colour and composition
  • Develop a structured photographic project
  • Select, organise and present a coherent body of work

Skills targeted

  • Visual analysis and critical reading skills
  • Autonomy in developing and managing an artistic project
  • Ability to articulate and defend a photographic approach

Target audience

This course is intended for photographers with an existing practice, photography students, as well as professionals seeking to deepen their artistic approach.

Prerequisites

  • Participants must have a solid command of the technical fundamentals of photography and be equipped with their own photographic equipment and a laptop.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
  • The complete workshop: from Thursday morning till Sunday afternoon
  • Welcome dinner
  • Any equipment loans
  • Access to any tourist sites or places of interest planned as part of the workshop
WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED
  • Meals (except from the welcome dinner) - there is a cafeteria and a restaurant available on San Servolo Island
  • Return transport to Venice and San Servolo
  • Accommodation: 100 rooms are available on site, in San Servolo, otherwise you'll need to arrange your own accommodation in Venice.
  • Vaporettos and other water cabs outside the excursions scheduled as part of the workshop
  • All insurance cover for lost or stolen luggage, delayed or cancelled transport, theft or breakage of equipment during the workshop.
Detailed program
Day 1

Morning

  • Welcome and introductions
  • Introduction to the work of Harry Gruyaert
  • Discussion around the notion of sense of place and the role of colour and light
  • Collective analysis of key images

Afternoon

  • First photographic exploration of Venice
  • Observing spaces, movement and everyday situations
  • First image selection
  • Group discussions around initial intuitions and early directions for the work
Day 2

Morning

Review and feedback on the previous day’s work
Discussion on colour as a structuring element of the image

Afternoon

New photographic exploration
Venice as a living setting, between the everyday and the unexpected
Collective editing session
Refining choices and understanding what makes an image work

Day 3

Morning

  • Introduction to building a photographic series
  • How autonomous images interact and create meaning
  • Rhythm, continuity and breaks

Afternoon

  • Individual exploration focused on the personal series
  • Guided editing
  • First structuring of the series
  • Group discussions
Day 4

Morning

Final editing and project structuring
Refining the vision and eliminating the unnecessary
Preparing a clear and coherent presentation.

Afternoon

Participant project presentations
Feedback and discussions with Harry Gruyaert
Conclusion and directions for further personal development

The programme is provided for guidance only and may be adapted or modified by the artist according to the needs of the group and the progression of the workshop.
Evaluation methods
  • Continuous assessment through daily individual feedback and group discussions
  • Final presentation of each participant’s work during the collective screening
  • End-of-session evaluation and self-assessment form to measure satisfaction and learning outcomes
  • Access to a shared alumni group for post-workshop dialogue and creative exchange
After the training
  • Participants’ work may be featured through Venezia Photo’s communication channels (newsletter, website, social media).
  • A private online group will allow participants to stay connected, share projects, and continue discussions beyond the workshop.
ACCESSIBILITY

All efforts are made to accommodate participants with disabilities. Please contact us in advance for adaptation of conditions.

Language of instructor

French or English depending on the audience

Duration & location

SAN SERVOLO, VENICE 4 DAYS
Harry Gruyaert
Harry Gruyaert Sale price€2.000,00