words+pictures
an interactive four week workshop to stretch your creative muscles
Go beyond photography in this interactive, hands-on online workshop centred around creative play and experimentation.
We will explore the powerful ways images and text can co-exist together, how words can support – or alter – the meaning of a photograph (or a series of photographs) and see how all this can help us expand the possibilities of storytelling and meaning-making.
From words within photographs, to handwritten captions, unexpected juxtapositions, borrowing other people’s words and more, we’ll play, experiment, and get inspired by each other. Creative life is often solitary, but group classes offers opportunities to explore and grow beyond what’s possible on our own – and you never quite know what creative spark this will ignite.
“Antonina created such a supportive atmosphere for creativity and thoughtful sharing, and I really cherished the conversations around our work. I’d been struggling to start reflecting on the themes in my photography and this class was a perfect unblocker.”
JULIA FORSMAN
How it’ll work:
We will explore various approaches, get inspired by many artists and photographers, and, most importantly, play! Every week for four weeks, you will receive a reading and prompts to help guide you in this exploration, but you are encouraged experiment and go wherever your creativity takes you. We will gather on Zoom every week for sharing, feedback and workshopping of ideas.
My hope is that you leave this workshop inspired, playful and ready to explore these ideas further, incorporating them into your wider creative practice.
“Words and Pictures helped me get started on a series of creative mini-projects, which in turn motivated me to keep dedicating time to my personal work. I would highly recommend!”
CLAIRE ARNSTEIN
WORKSHOP DETAILS:
Starts 16th April 2026 when the first assignment is released,
with four Thursday Zoom roundtables on:
23rd April
30th April
7th May
and 14th of May
There will be two group calls on each day, a morning (11am-12.30 BST) and an evening (7-8.30pm BST) group.
All roundtables will be recorded and shared with their respective group.
GROUP SIZE:
limited to 4-6 participants in each group
there are currently spaces available in both groups
INVESTMENT:
£300
an option to pay in two instalments is available, just ask
Ready to play?
As with all my workshops and group programmes, Words+Pictures is for photographers and artists of all shapes and sizes. All are welcome, and there is rich learning to be had in exchange of ideas from different background and disciplines.
However this space is NOT for you if you are racist, ableist, ageist, Islamophobic, antisemitic, homophobic, transphobic… you get the idea.
We also won’t be using generative AI, like at all. Human intelligence, creativity and imagination only.
“Such a great course! I loved all the prompts and artists to learn more about and I will definitely let all these fantastic ideas seep into my consciousness.”
MARIA REANEY