Photographic Storytelling by Alec Soth

Alec Soth teaches photographic storytelling
Alec Soth leads the second online course by Magnum Photos, demonstrating the different techniques and approaches he uses in his photographic storytelling. In his first ever online course, you will follow the world-renowned visual storyteller as he navigates a range of different photographic scenarios, initiated after a random act – a dart thrown at a map.

Through an engaging curriculum of 19 in-depth video lessons you will learn about a variety of topics, from building a project to creating a photobook.

19 Lessons
Covering Soth’s early career, portraiture, editing and sequencing, photobooks and much more.
5+ Hours
In-depth lessons and case studies totaling more than five hours of high-quality video content.

What you’ll learn
Overcoming creative challenges
Learn from Alec Soth’s experience juggling jobs, finding time to create work, and the ten years of development prior to his breakthrough project.

Building photographic projects
From ideas and research to shooting, creative momentum and finding meaning, Alec Soth breaks down his process of creating a body of work.

Photographing people
Discover the energy that people can bring to your work, the challenges of portraiture and the reasons to push yourself to overcome the fear of photographing strangers.

Creating a photobook
Understand the process of creating photobooks, from editing and sequencing, maquettes and book dummies, to the final publication

See Alec Soth at work
See the Magnum photographer shooting work on location using a variety of photographic approaches and equipment.

Unlock the editing process
Learn about the power of editing in photography, and how to create meaning through sequencing.