Courses
Online Course
ICP: History of the Photobook
Location: Online Via Zoom
This course surveys the history of the photobook, from its origins-just 20 years after the invention of photography-to the present day. Alongside Parr and Badger's foundational volumes, the reading list draws on photobooks that expand the historical record to include women, people of color, and LGBTQ photographers left out of the dominant narrative. Each session pairs lecture with open conversation, tracing how these works, canonical and overlooked alike, continue to fuel the photobooks being made today. The course is designed to inspire and inform photographers who are developing, or beginning to imagine, a photobook of their own.
DURATION: M from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET
WHEN: September 14 - October 26, 2026
TUITION: $175
In Person Course
CPW: Art of the Photobook
Location: 25 Dederick St, Kingston, NY 12401
Over the course of 15-weeks, artist ADRIANNA AULT will guide students from idea to completed book dummy. Whether you are advancing an ongoing project, drawing from a forgotten archive, or initiating a new art-making practice, this class offers a rigorous approach to book-making that will significantly expand both understanding and application.
Learn the history of the photobook and its current place in the photographic arts
Participate in critiques of your work within a small cohort of photographers
Attend lectures with special guests, including photobook published artists and a publisher
Learn how to pair and sequence your work
Discover your unique language of photography through narrative
Discuss the components of a photobook: from papers to printing to binding
Utilize InDesign for your photobook layout and design
Create PDF’s and prepare files for press
Create a photobook dummy
Print 3 final books on CPW’s Digital Press. You keep 2, and 1 will be placed in CPW’s Book Press Archive!
DURATION: January 20–April 28, 2027
WHEN: Wednesdays, 6-9pm
TUITION: $2000