Workshops
We are delighted to offer some amazing workshops in 2026. Tickets are limited and early booking is advised. Tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis.
Please enquire for ticket availability on the workshop you are interested in attending. Your enquiry does not guarantee a place.
Stuart Paton
One Day Street Photography Workshop.
‘Self-Expression And The Creative Mindset.'
It would be dishonest of me to promise you the world - but I can at least suggest a different way of photographing it. Beyond artificial categories, stale formulas and surface seduction, I'll propose the development of a personal perspective allowing your photography to become an intrinsic and more satisfying part of your life. It's not an exclusively 'street photography' workshop so can benefit anyone pursuing photographic self-expression whatever their kink. The day will be a mixture of theory and practice, sacred and profane : portfolio reviews, creative mindset, optimal image construction, sourcing visual language and personal themes et cetera. And of course we'll chance our luck on the streets of Dublin.
Suitable for serious beginners and above, with the only requirements being an open mind and a semblance of enthusiasm. I promise I'll do everything I possibly can to help. If necessary I'll take a bullet for you. And while I can't guarantee it'll be 'fun', I believe it won't leave you indifferent and you'll travel home with a mild headache and a hatful of ideas.
Cost: €195
Date: Saturday, 2 May, 2026
Time: 9am - 5pm
FOR BOOKING INFORMATION:
Contact Stuart via Instagram DM: https://www.instagram.com/_stuart_paton_/
Contact Stuart via email: stuart_paton@outlook.com
Tuna Angel
Half Day Street Photography Workshop.
Dublin Flirts Back: Candid Chaos with Tuna Angel.
Dublin Street Photography Festival half day workshop. Let’s hit the streets of Dublin for close-up shooting full of character!
I usually shoot at about 1.5 meters with flash, but relax: flash lovers and/or natural-light heroes are ALL invited!
Working with flash in candid street takes a bit of courage… but the secret is simple: warm communication, genuine connection, and reading people with kindness. Once you get that right, doors open — and portraits come alive.
Believe me, Dubliners make it even easier. Last year, while working on my Dublin Series’25, I was struck by their kindness, openness, and vibrant spirit in every portrait. I left with a promise to return… and here I am, coming back again.
This time together, let’s turn Dublin into our visual playground. Glowing pub windows with people sipping beer or wine in front, the cobblestones, Georgian doors, bus stops, shop windows, posters — all of it becomes character, color, symbolism and storytelling. We’ll look for those fast everyday moments and turn them into layered, cinematic, human scenes. With the subject in front as a focal point, you will learn how to build layers for further storytelling. You will learn how to detect a promising scene beforehand and have patience to set the right moment to click.
You will learn how to approach people with confidence, build trust in seconds, and make courage feel natural — not scary.
This workshop is perfect for:
• Street photographers wanting more boldness and instinct
• Candid portrait lovers working in real, lively streets
• Anyone who wants images that feel symbolic, layered, humorous and human
• Curious photographers open to trying flash — or skipping it
This isn’t just a workshop. It’s a new way of approach and seeing. Feedbacks on your photographs will further improve your insight.
You’ll walk away with:
• A refreshed visual mindset
• Strong, layered, story-rich images
• Real confidence in photographing strangers
• A deeper sense of how symbols and iconography shapes your visual voice
Let’s flirt with Dublin together.
Let’s see the city through a mythic, playful lens.
Let’s meet — and truly greet — the Dubliners.
Beginners welcome.
Curious minds encouraged.
Brave hearts celebrated.
Flash or no flash — whatever your vibe, come join us.
Our mission is to create together.
Cost: €95
Date: Saturday, 2 May, 2026
Time: 9am - 1pm
Forrest Walker
One Day Street Photography Workshop.
‘Expand Your Eyes: Seeing More + Making More”
Join award-winning photographer Forrest Walker in Dublin, Ireland for a fast-paced, immersive street photography workshop built around his signature E.Y.E. Focus Method.
During the 2026 Dublin Street Photography Festival (May 3rd, 2026)
In one intensive day, you’ll sharpen your vision, improve your candid skills, learn to see more in chaotic environments, and refine your personal style. Forrest brings experience from photographing 130+ major cities across 88 countries, 50+ international awards, and teaching workshops in 16 countries, along with being a Leica instructor.
(Includes:
In-street shooting sessions
– Vision & layering lessons
– Candid technique training
– Image selecting
– Personal guidance throughout)
E.Y.E. Focal Points — Expand Your Eyes Through:
Discovering & Analyzing Strengths in Photos : Interactive presentations that reveal what makes a photo unique and interesting—and how to push it further.
Seeing More in the Street : Guided street photography session around Dublin with Forrest to sharpen awareness, timing, and decision-making.
Expanding & Refining Your Personal Vision : Learn to identify the themes, instincts, and visual habits that define your voice.
The Art of the Candid : Improve your observational, reactionary, and in-the-moment shooting skills for authentic street work.
The Layer Lessons : Techniques for building depth, complexity, and clarity inside the frame.
Editing Your Work : Guidance on selecting images
Cost: €195
Date: Sunday, 3 May, 2026
Time: 9am - 5pm
Chris Harrison
One Day Street Photography Workshop.
The aim of this one-day street photography workshop in Dublin is to uncover a more intuitive way of working and help you develop your own creative vision, while bringing a deeper sense of curiosity and playfulness to your practice. Of course, finding your voice is an ongoing practice – it's not something that can be cracked in a few days. But my aim is to help you take the first steps on a journey of exploring new ways of noticing what naturally captures or escapes your attention – wherever you are.
Cost: €190 - Early bird (up to 31 Dec) price £161.50 with checkout code: DUBLIN2026
Date: Sunday, 3 May, 2026
Time: 9.30am - 5pm
Sara Melhuish
Half Day Street Photography Workshop.
Join Sara Melhuish on 3rd May 2025 for a 4-hour street photography walk through the heart of Dublin as part of the Dublin Street Photography Festival 2026.
Designed to help you slow down and truly see the streets, this experience blends photography with mindfulness. Learn to make the ordinary extraordinary, elevate the mundane, tell a story and find beauty in the everyday. We’ll explore how to work with Dublin’s shifting light, rich shadows, vibrant colours, and reflective surfaces to create compelling images. We will look at how to set a scene by fishing, pre-empty and filling the frame, matching colours, gestures and layers - every click tells a story!
Catering for all skills however you need to know your camera and settings, this walk will deepen your awareness and sharpen your creative eye.
09:00 to 13:00, meeting point: Charlemont Square
Cost: €95
Date: Sunday, 3 May, 2026
Time: 9am - 1pm
Sam Ferris
“Make Better Pictures / Make Better Projects”
– A weekend of shooting and editing with Sam Ferris
Overview
Join Australian street photographer Sam Ferris (Burn My Eye Collective) for an immersive weekend of hands-on shooting and editing designed to help you elevate your street photography - from making stronger, more intentional images to building cohesive photographic projects ready for publication.
Each workshop is limited to 10 participants to ensure individual attention and feedback.
Pricing:
Saturday: Make Better Pictures (€169) SOLD OUT
Focused on observation, composition, and timing through practical shooting on Dublin’s streets.Sunday: The Art of Editing – From Project to Publication (€169)
Dedicated to developing your photographic voice through editing, sequencing, and storytelling.
Sign up for both days for €300 (save €38).
SATURDAY - SOLD OUT
Make Better Pictures
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
This workshop is all about sharpening your eye and refining your instincts in the street. Sam will introduce practical and creative strategies for seeing more clearly, working the frame, anticipating moments, and making images that resonate emotionally and visually.
Schedule:
Meet & introduction. Setting goals, expectations, and defining what makes a “good” street photograph.
Guided street shooting around key Dublin locations. One-on-one coaching in observation, light, and timing.
Group lunch and informal discussion of morning work.
Independent shooting on a guided assignment or theme. Sam will circulate to provide feedback and push your creative approach.
Regroup and debrief. Preparing images for Sunday’s optional editing session.
Focus Areas:
Observation · Composition · Light · Timing · Courage · Working a scene · Finding rhythm and flow.
SUNDAY
The Art of Editing: From Project to Publication
Time: 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
This intensive editing and sequencing workshop focuses on how to turn a collection of photographs into a meaningful project or zine. Participants bring a selection of images (from Saturday or their own archive) to edit and refine under Sam’s guidance.
Schedule:
Lecture and discussion: editing, sequencing, and visual storytelling. Participants begin editing their images down to a cohesive 5–12 photo series.
Group critique: presenting work, discussing theme, voice, and intent.
Lunch break nearby.
Lecture: building and presenting a body of work — zines, exhibitions, and self-publishing.
Focus Areas:
Concept workflow · Sequencing logic · Visual rhythm · Storytelling structure · Self-publishing strategies
Instructor: Sam Ferris
Sam Ferris is an award-winning Australian street photographer and member of the international Burn My Eye collective. His work has been exhibited internationally and published widely. Known for his dynamic use of light and colour, Ferris’s teaching focuses on helping photographers move from spontaneous street moments toward cohesive, expressive bodies of work.
Corna Fean
2 Hour Street Photography Photowalk.
Join Corna Fean for a 2 hour photowalk in the streets of Dublin, capture candid moments in a city full of character!
"I view street photography as an exploration of the city, using the urban environment as a canvas to document human connection. My work focuses on capturing candid, authentic moments, street portraits, and a visual interplay of glass reflections, where abstraction and reality merge to hone my eye for finding the hidden stories in everyday life."
The Street Soup Finalist Exhibition 2025
Pure Street Finalist Exhibition 2025/26
Street Macadam Editors Pick 2025
Rroma Street Conclave Exhibition 2025
Cost: €5
Date: Sunday, 3 May, 2026
Time: 2pm - 4pm
Phil Penman - SOLD OUT
Email admin@philpenman.com if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
Two Day Street Photography Workshop.
Explore Dublin with Street photographer Phil Penman. He'll show you techniques to help you become a better visual storyteller and great understanding of composition and lighting.
The British-born, New York-based photographer Phil Penman has documented the ever-changing scene of New York City’s streets for more than 25 years. In his career as a news and magazine photographer, with a large body of work in such publications as The Guardian, The Independent, The New York Review of Books, among others, he has photographed major public figures and historical events. In particular, his reportage following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center has featured on NBC’s Today show, as well as on the BBC, History Channel, and Al Jazeera, and his images have been included in the 9/11 Memorial and Museum’s archives.
His work covering the pandemic lockdown in New York City has been acquired by the U.S. Library of Congress, whose collection holds work by such great Depression-era documentarians as Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange. Besides showing at Leica galleries in New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, and London, Penman’s signature street photography has appeared in international exhibitions as far afield as Venice, Berlin, and Sydney.
He also tours the world teaching workshops on photography for Leica Akademie. He was recently named among the “52 Most Influential Street Photographers,” alongside such legends as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastião Salgado, Diane Arbus, and Garry Winogrand. Penman’s first book, Street, published in 2019, became a best-seller and was featured at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Cost: €1,123
Date: Saturday & Sunday, 2 & 3 May, 2026
Time: 8am - 5pm
