Documentary Photography – Course with Vincent Haiges

How do you turn what you see into a compelling visual story? Inspired by Thomas Billhardt’s humanist approach to documenting everyday life in Berlin, as well as in Cuba and Vietnam, this course explores documentary storytelling through photography. About +++ TICKETS +++ Over three Mondays, you develop your own documentary project under the guidance of Vincent Haiges, a photographer and World Press Photo Award recipient. You identify a subject, research it, approach people and situations, and photograph observations in your own surroundings. Along the way, you explore the practical, creative, and ethical questions that are an integral part of documentary work. The final module focuses on how your work reaches an audience. You edit and present your images, learn to pitch your story, and gain insights into different forms of publication and distribution. You learn how to develop an independent photographic story from an initial idea and tell it through a clear visual language. What you learn • Develop a documentary story from an initial idea • Research and prepare documentary projects • Plan and structure a photographic story • Work ethically in documentary situations • Strengthen visual storytelling through composition, framing, and light • Select appropriate equipment for different documentary situations • Edit and sequence images into a coherent narrative • Present and pitch documentary work professionally About the Host Vincent Haiges is a Berlin-based documentary photographer. His work focuses on armed conflicts and human rights issues. He holds a master’s degree in Political Science from SOAS University and received a World Press Photo Award in 2024. His work has appeared in publications including Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, The Guardian and Foreign Policy . His photographs have been exhibited at the London Design Biennale, the Artizon Museum in Tokyo and the Willy-Brandt-Haus in Berlin. Read more Toggle Photography