Welcome to the Joel Meyerowitz photography course. This award winning artist photographer’s work has appeared in over 350 exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world, and has had 25 published books.

Joel shares with you some of the significant artists who have influenced him in his 55 years as a photographer and how to begin building your own photographic library of ideas.

Find out how photographs are rich with information as Joel tells the stories behind the fantastic images taken on the streets of New York, Europe and further.

Join Joel on the streets of Manhattan. See through his expert eye how to observe seemingly mundane things and hear how you can bring them together in one unique image.

Be a magician with a camera! Learn how to stay alert and pay attention to what is going on around you; magic moments will enable you to capture incredible images on the street.

Learn how to create a meaningful project. Be inspired by Joel’s work as he revisits the site of Ground Zero and learn how to step outside the scale and scope of your ambitions as a photographer.

What are the rules of composition? Join Joel on the streets of New York City and learn how to develop more complex and interesting compositions and how to find the perfect lens to match your character and composition.

Joel discusses techniques to consider in compositions, including ‘a frame within a frame’, ‘the beautiful chaos’ and ‘the frieze’.

Join Joel as he takes photographs in beautiful Siena and learn the tactics he uses to become invisible on the street.

Seascapes, night shots and portraits. Share Joel’s journey to Cape Cod as he talks in detail about his famous book Cape Light and some of his most beautiful images.

Which is best? Joel shares some fascinating advice about making your decision to shoot in B&W or colour. Find out why making this choice is a hugely important part of your preparation.

How do I get the right exposure? Learn from Joel as he shares his ‘Joel Meyerowitz Exposure and Colour Method’ and explains how following this can help you make correct exposures every time.

How to find a subject? Do you determine the subject or does the subject exist out there that defines you? Joel discusses how to find a subject that resonates with you.

When something visually calls you, say yes! In this lesson of the Joel Meyerowitz photography course, you’ll learn to follow your curiosity and discover what might be at the other end of a street or just around the corner.

Learn how light can become your subject. Look at details. Observations give you subjects, appetite, direction – it is the guiding force behind photographs.

Be curious. Explore interesting locations all around you, Joel shows you that sometimes they are where you least expect to find them.

What is a portrait? Who is it of? Is it about the subject or photographer? Joel demonstrates how to take portraits on location and in their environment.

Olivia discusses with Joel her photography of people in solitude. Joel teaches us how to nurture our instincts.

Alex work focuses on people, particularly people in culture. Learn from Joel’s tips and advice as he looks through Alex’s work.

Joel begins his workshop modules by discussing and critiquing Rachel’s photographs and how she is inspired by nature. Listen and learn whilst Joel explores Rachel’s influences and techniques.

Joel looks at Steve’s street photography. Steve talks about his inspiration and influences and Joel discusses how for him, Steve’s photographs have a dreamlike quality.

Heather can be considered a conceptual photographer. Joel talks to Heather about conceptual photography and how she has achieved this through her portraiture and colour experimentation.

You never know what is at the end of a road. Explore off the beaten track and learn to find yourself in the landscape.

How do I avoid clichés in landscape photography? Walk with Joel through the Tuscan landscape as he demonstrates how to make a more interesting picture by avoiding the obvious picture postcard image.

What am I going to photograph and what background am I going to put it on? Join Joel in his Tuscan studio as he begins to talk about finding objects to photograph and setting up the background.

We join Joel in his studio as he creates a still life and demonstrates the relationship between objects.

We join Joel in his studio as he creates a still life and demonstrates the relationship between objects.

Throw away the rules of composition and bring the frame alive. Learn how to say things with found objects and how to create conversations between objects.

How to work in collaboration… Joel and Maggie discuss their collaboration on the book Tuscany- Inside the Light. Listen to how these two artists work on this successful collaboration.

How do we find the best picture? How do we edit down our pictures? Joel shares his advice on selecting which photograph to use, including sharing his unique method of the ‘sticky finger’.

Find out why prints are one of the most important things a photographer can learn from. Joel shares his tips on printing and how to use different types paper.

How do I make a photography book? Joel has created twenty-five published photography books, learn from him as he gives his advice on the key aspects to consider when putting together a book.

Joel shares 55 years of experience and gives his insights and advice on how to try and make a living out of your photographs.

Photography is rich mix of ideas and inspiration; it really is a gift for all of us. Joel’s leave you with some inspirational words and wishes you luck on your journey.

In the first lesson of this Joel Meyerowitz photography course, you’ll meet the award winning artist photographer himself, whose work has appeared in over 350 exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world, and has had 25 published books.

Join Joel on the streets of Manhattan. See through his expert eye how to observe seemingly mundane things and hear how you can bring them together in one unique image.

What are the rules of composition? Join Joel on the streets of New York City and learn how to develop more complex and interesting compositions and how to find the perfect lens to match your character and composition.

Olivia discusses with Joel her photography of people in solitude. Joel teaches us how to nurture our instincts.

How do I avoid clichés in landscape photography? Walk with Joel through the Tuscan landscape as he demonstrates how to make a more interesting picture by avoiding the obvious picture postcard image.

We join Joel in his studio as he creates a still life and demonstrates the relationship between objects.

How do we find the best picture? How do we edit down our pictures? Joel shares his advice on selecting which photograph to use, including sharing his unique method of the ‘sticky finger’.

Photography is rich mix of ideas and inspiration; it really is a gift for all of us. Joel’s leave you with some inspirational words and wishes you luck on your journey.