Encounter

The Market Photo Workshop runs a number of Public Programmes, which are a series of events involving and directed at professional photographers, visual artists, educators and students, as well as the broader public. These Public Programmes seek to inform the trends, practices, methods, and contemporary ways of working and thinking in South African photography practice through exposure to a broad understanding of visual culture, as well as a networking platform that encourages critical thinking and engagement.

Recognising that students who enrol to study at the Photo Workshop come from diverse backgrounds and arrive with varied levels of skills, Public Programmes also serves as a secondary layer of training which facilitates photography students' engagement with various stakeholders. All projects work with both students and alumni of the school in continuing the process of growing their research, critical skills, and providing a platform for development of new bodies of work.