Saturday

August 29

10 AM - 6 PM

Class Size Max: 6

Spend the day exploring the art and technique of architectural photography in New York City! 

This hands-on workshop is designed for photographers who want to photograph buildings with clarity, intention, and precision. The day begins with a focused introduction to essential tools and techniques, including lens selection and use, camera setup, and understanding and controlling perspective. Then, the group will head out into the city to put these ideas into practice, working with some of New York’s most iconic architecture. Moving between outdoor and indoor spaces, participants will have the opportunity to photograph both large-scale city architecture and more controlled interior environments. In the field, participants will focus on perspective and keeping vertical lines true, framing buildings within dense urban environments, strategies for approaching both exteriors and interiors, building strong compositions using light, shadow, and repetition, and working thoughtfully and efficiently on location. Along the way, there will be demonstrations, guided exercises, and time for individual shooting with feedback.

This workshop emphasizes learning to slow down, analyze space, and make deliberate photographic decisions, while building technical skills.

Penumbra will provide 2 camera setups with tilt-shift lenses for the group to share and experiment with. Participants should come prepared with their own cameras to use for the remainder of the session.

*Please note that if the weather does not permit, this workshop will take place on Saturday, September 12.

If your desired tuition option is unavailable, please email info@penumbrafoundation.org and we will do our best to accommodate you. If the entire class is sold out, we can add you to the waitlist.

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Magda Biernat, a native of Poland currently based in NYC, is a contemporary art photographer specializing in architecture and interiors and is the former photo editor of Metropolis Magazine. She received her Masters in Marketing and Management from Adam Mickiewicz University and BFA in Photography from Wielkopolska School of Photography as well as her MFA in New Media from Transart Institute in Berlin and New York. Her photographs have been published in, among others,  The New Yorker, The New York Times, National Geographic, Interior Design, Wallpaper, Metropolis, Dwell and Afar. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally with exhibitions in Poland, Belgium, France, UK, Canada, Japan, The Philippines, Taiwan and the United States. She is a recipient of awards such as the Center 2016 Director's Choice Award, LensCulture 2015 Emerging Talents Award, TMC/Kodak Grant, Lucie Foundation Awards, Magenta Foundation Flash Forward, Reminders Photography Stronghold 2017 Grant and the 2021 Film Photo Award. Her work is represented by Robert Klein Gallery in Boston and Clic Gallery in New York City. Biernat lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

Images © Magda Biernat

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