ONLINE | PRE-RECORDED
Experimental Techniques: Exploring
Duration: 2 months | Start date: October 7
How do I sign up?
This course is part of the first block of the Diploma in Experimental Photography, a creative journey designed to help you develop your style and take your images to the next level. Here, we explore unconventional processes, creative resources, and techniques that will open up a world of possibilities. The most rewarding part is experiencing it as part of the full Diploma, connecting lessons learned, building experiences, and growing step by step. However, if you only want to focus on this module right now, you can also enroll separately for €125.
What are our classes like?
Check out these two previews we've selected for you!
We hope you get a clearer idea of our classes and can join us!
To what extent can you reinvent photography with your own hands?
During this eight-session course, you'll discover everything you need to get started in the world of experimental photography. Beginning with an understanding of the photosensitivity of materials,we'll explore some of the most well-known techniques, guided by respected international artists. This hands-on course is designed for enthusiasts and professionals alike who want to delve into experimentationand understand its diversity and fundamental principles. It's structured as a constructive learning experience, allowing students to progress week by week using pre-recorded materials. You'll never feel alone, as the artists will be available to answer your technical questions, and our chat will provide support throughout your learning journey.
Techniques
Creative Photography • Cyanotype • Multiple Exposure Film Swap • Film Soup • Redscale • Chemigrams • Pinhole Photography • Solarigraphy
Content
8 Sessions • 10 Techniques • 7 Workshops • 3 Meetings 14 Conferences • 1 Chat for sharing materials and resolving doubts
Check out the full program!
OCTOBER 7 | LIVE | ONLINE | 5-7PM (Spain)
Ágora Presentation Meeting
Experimental Photography: Concepts, Debates, and Techniques with Pablo Giori
Conferences:
• A Social History of Experimentation: Science, Analog, Digital, and Starting Over with Pablo Giori
• Reconceptualizing Institutional Structures: Women's Perspectives with Dale Rio, Naroa Pérez, Susan Patrice and Anne Eder
• Body and feminism in the visual arts with Nadia Bautista, Ana Harff and Cairo Elio
• Painting Is Dead, They Said: Analog Photography in Context by Bridget Conn
•History of Experimental Photography by Marc Lenot
October 12
Creative Techniques
Worshop: Creative EXP. Creative photography workshop with SIBUX
Conference:
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Learning to See: Creativity and Divergent Thinking with Ana Becerra
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Research to Create: Historical Techniques and Contemporary Creation with Rosell Meseguer
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“Creative” Photography in Catalonia (1973–1982) with Pep Rigol and Manel Úbeda
Webinar: Exploring Creative Photography: Find Your Gaze! with Lidia Vives, Irene Cruz, and Nadia Bautista, and Heather Palecek, Susan Burnstine, and Anne Eder
October 19
Multiple Exposure and Film Swap
Workshop: Chance to power! Double exposure, portraits and film swap with Pablo Giori and Laura Ligari
Conferences:
• Multiple Exposure with Lena Storjohann and Kasia Kozinska
• Experimental multiperspective: relative space and cyclical time with Ernesto Mendoza
October 26
Pinhole and Solarigraphy
Workshop: Pinhole and Beyond with Heather Palecek
Conferences:
• Pinhole photography and solarigraphy with Carlos Erices, Javier Piñana y Jordi Bofill
• Pinhole Photography with Diane Bos, Justin Quinnell and Heather Palecek
OCTOBER 28 | LIVE | ONLINE | 5-7PM (Spain)
Ágora Monthly Community Meeting
November 2
Film Soup
Workshop: Film Soup: Magical Potion Cooking Class with Juliana Gagné
Conference:
• No Good Dirty Negatives with Kelly Perletti
• The Aesthetics of Expired Film with Vera and Patrice Baunov
November 9
Cyanotype
Workshops:
• Cyanotype Basics with Sara Poer
• Cyanotype: Space and Time as Photographic Negatives with Virginia Dal Magro
Conference: Modern Cyanotype with Annette Golaz, Virginia Dal Magro and Fruma Markowiiz
November 16
Chemigrams
Workshop: Homemade chemigrams! Playing with photosensitivity at home with Irina Chernikova
Conference: Cameraless photography with George Roast, Irina Chernikova and Sophie Sherwood
NOVEMBER 18 | LIVE | ONLINE | 5-7PM (Spain)
Closing of Ágora Meeting
Presentations of student work, viewing of references and dynamics with questions.
More details
Designed for: People who want to get started in the world of experimental photography.
Admission Requirements: No previous knowledge required.
Goals:
To provide a comprehensive understanding of experimental photography and its techniques, enabling students to communicate projects with strong conceptual content through visual language.
Price: 50 euros.
Duration:
34 hours of classes. Each student manages their own time. The meetings have scheduled times, but it is not mandatory to participate live; students can watch the recorded videos later.
Approximate time dedicated weekly: 3-5 hours.
Modality: Pre-recorded online with 3 live meetings
Language: English with videos in Spanish and subtitles in English.
Starting Dates: October 7th 2026.
What’s included:
• Unlimited lifetime access to all content from live and pre-recorded classes (workshops, lectures, and downloadable additional materials). • Be a member of the Ágora Community: participate for free in our monthly Online Meetings and showcase your work on our social media platforms. • Access the exclusive Ágora Community WhatsApp group with special discounts, direct contact with the instructors and the Ágora team, monthly updates, and exclusive content.
Required Materials:
In each class, the necessary materials are explained. The materials you need will be explained in each class. We recommend watching the class first and then deciding what materials you want to buy. With this link, you can see where to buy the materials in many cities around the world.
ONLINE | PRE-RECORDED | 3 LIVE MEETINGS
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES: INTRODUCTION
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO EXPLORE?
A 2-month course to introduce you to experimental photography through creative techniques, alternative processes, and practical exercises that you can complete at your own pace.
This course is part of the first module of the Diploma, but it can also be taken independently. It is ideal for those who want to discover the basics of experimental photography before moving on to more specific or professional techniques.
START DATES
· October 7, 2026
· December 2, 2026
· February 3, 2027
· April 7, 2027
DURATION
2 months
PRICE
€125
MODE
Pre-recorded online sessions + live meetings
LEVEL
No prior knowledge is required
TECHNIQUES
• Creative photography
· Cyanotype
· Multiple exposure
· Film Swap
· Film Soup
· Redscale
· Chemigrams
· Pinhole
· Solarigraphy
CONTENT
· 9 sessions
· 10 techniques
· 7 workshops
· 3 live matches
· 14 conferences
• Online community for sharing materials and resolving doubts
COURSE CALENDAR
THE COURSE IS OFFERED FOUR TIMES DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR. EACH EDITION FOLLOWS THE SAME PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH AND COMBINES PRE-RECORDED CLASSES WITH LIVE SESSIONS. THE RECORDED CLASSES CAN BE VIEWED AT YOUR OWN PACE AND REMAIN AVAILABLE WITH UNLIMITED ACCESS.
LIVE MEETING SCHEDULES:
WEDNESDAYS FROM 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM (SPAIN TIME) IN ENGLISH
WEDNESDAY 7:00 PM TO 9:00 PM (SPAIN TIME) IN SPANISH
CHOOSE THE EDITION THAT BEST SUITS YOUR CALENDAR.
07/10
Experimental Photography with Pablo Giori | Techniques, Concepts, and Key Books A Social History of Experimentation: Science, Analog, Digital, and Starting Over with Pablo Giori Body and Feminism in the Visual Arts with Nadia Bautista, Ana Harff, and Cairo Elio Reconceptualizing Institutional Structures: Women’s Perspectives with Dale Rio, Naroa Pérez, Susan Patrice, and Anne Eder Painting Is Dead, They Said: Analog Photography in Context by Bridget Conn History of Experimental Photography by Marc Lenot Body, Dark Camera, Uterine Device: Female Experimentation in Brazil with Ana Angélica Costa Digital Negatives: From Simple to Complex with Christina Z. Anderson Contemporary Feminist Photography with the Women Alternative Photography Group and the Feminist Photography Network Speculation on Non-Traditional Processes to Deactivate the Latent Image with Diego Haristoy, Paulina Sadrak, and Maria Solaguren-Beascoa A History of Misogyny and the Ethics of Representation with Laia April
12/10
CREATIVE TECHNIQUES
Workshop: CreativEXP. Creative Photography Workshop with SIBUX Film Bleaching: Reworking the Archive with Daura Campos Conference: Learning to See: Creativity and Divergent Thinking with Ana Becerra Researching to Create: Historical Techniques and Contemporary Creation with Rosell Meseguer "Creative" Photography in Catalonia (1973-1982) with Pep Rigol and Manel Úbeda Webinar: Exploring Creative Photography: Find Your Vision! with Lidia Vives, Irene Cruz, Nadia Bautista, Heather Palecek, Susan Burnstine, and Anne Eder
19/10
MULTIPLE EXHIBITION AND FILM SWAP
Workshop: Chance Takes Over! Double Exposure, Portraits, and Film Swap with Pablo Giori and Laura Ligari Lectures: Experimental Multiperspective: Relative Space and Cyclical Time with Ernesto Mendoza Multiple Exposure with Lena Storjohann and Kasia Kozinska Additional Material: Multiple Exposure and Film Swap
18/10
Monthly Agora Community Meeting (Live)
26/10
PINHOLE AND SOLARIGRAPHY
Workshop: Pinhole and Beyond with Heather Palecek Lectures: Pinhole Photography with Diane Bos, Justin Quinnell, and Heather Palecek Pinhole Photography and Solarigraphy with Carlos Erices, Javier Piñana, and Jordi Bofill Additional Materials: Pinhole Camera and Solarigraphy Selected Articles from AlternativePhotography.com Why You Shouldn’t Photograph a Total Solar Eclipse
02/11
FILM SOUP
Workshop: Magical Potion Cooking Class with Juliana Gagné Lecture: The Aesthetics of Expired Film with Vera and Patrice Baunov There Are No Good Dirty Negatives with Kelli Perletti Bonus Material: Film Soup
09/11
CYANOTYPE
Workshops: Basic cyanotype with Sara Poer Cyanotype: Space and Time as Photographic Negatives with Virginia Dal Magro Conference: Modern Cyanotype with Annette Golaz, Virginia Dal Magro and Fruma Markowiiz Additional Material: Cyanotype Selected articles from AlternativePhotography.com
16/11
CHEMIGRAMS
Workshop: Homemade Chemigrams! Playing with Photosensitivity at Home by Irina Chernikova Conference: Cameraless Photography with George Roast, Irina Chernikova, and Sophie Sherwood Webinar: New Visual Explorations: Photobooks, Transphotography, and Alternative Exhibitions Bonus Material: Chemigrams Selected Articles from AlternativePhotography.com ✨📷
18/11
Agora Closing Meeting
Student work presentations, viewing of reference materials, and interactive question-and-answer sessions
MORE DETAILS
ADDRESSED TO
People who want to get started in the world of experimental photography.
REQUIREMENTS
No prior knowledge is required.
APPROXIMATE WEEKLY DEDICATION
3-5 hours.
LANGUAGE
Spanish and English videos with Spanish subtitles.
ACCESS
Unlimited and lifetime access to course content.
MATERIALS
Each class explains the necessary materials. We recommend watching the class first and then deciding which materials to buy.
DO YOU WANT TO START EXPERIMENTING WITH YOUR IMAGES?
You can take this course independently or add it to the complete Diploma in Experimental Photography course.