Academy / Focused programme

Documentary & Visual Journalism

Research, ethics, fieldwork and visual storytelling for a changing media landscape.

Tell stories with photographs responsibly.

The programme focuses on the research skills, technical knowledge and critical judgement needed to work in documentary photography and visual journalism. Participants explore how social, political, cultural and personal subjects can be developed into compelling visual narratives.

Teaching combines history, field practice, ethics, editing, captions, archiving and project presentation. Discussion and critique are central, with working photographers contributing professional perspectives on contemporary visual journalism.

IntakeOpen Call — October 2026
Meetings10 + 2
Time19:00–22:00
LevelPrevious photographic experience required
EquipmentYour own camera; comfortable shoes recommended
LocationStereosis, Zefxidos 3, Thessaloniki
Syllabus

From fieldwork to publication

01Street photography, social documentary & photojournalism
02History of visual journalism
03Contemporary photojournalism
04Approach, equipment & ethics
05Working with agencies & journalists
06News and feature stories
07Editing, captions & archiving
08Project presentation
Teachers & guests

Practitioners from the field

Angelos Zymaras

Photojournalist and visual storyteller with extensive international editorial and sports experience.

Konstantinos Tsakalidis

Freelance photojournalist and World Press Photo regional winner.

Dimitris Tosidis

Photojournalist working across news, social issues, culture and visual storytelling.

Alexandros Avramidis

Reuters photojournalist and member of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize-winning refugee-crisis team.

Visual journalism

Observe, research, edit, communicate.

Develop stories that matter.

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