Study Guide

Objective

The students will be able to
• identify the practices and types of documentary photography
• question and analyse documentary photography
• work independently within the given limitations
• use the tradition of documentary photography in relation to their own work

Content

On this course, the students will focus on the tradition and the present of documentary photography and apply this knowledge in their own work. The students will produce their own series of work within limitations given for the assignment.

Teaching methods

Lectures, meetings, photographer presentations, everyone's own artistic work

Content scheduling

Hello everyone!

I'm Karoliina Paatos, a documentarian, photojournalist, photo artist and photo book guy. I'm coming to run a course on documentary work for you, which you will also make into a printed product. For the past ten years I have been shooting a number of interlinked long documentary projects in the US, from which I have worked on exhibitions, films and several photo and artist books. Documentary projects often take the form of books, and the making of a book supports the documentary process. If you would like to see some of my work in advance, you can find some of it on my website www.karoliinapaatos.com. It will be great to be able to follow and work together on your autumn projects. So see you in October!

t: Karoliina

(Letter translated with Deepl)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Course evaluation at the end of the course.

In addition, there will be an evaluation discussion on the artistic work and related practice: a group feedback day will be held at the end and mid-term of the course and the student's work will be evaluated whenever a natural situation arises, both between the teacher and the student and between fellow students.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Tasks not done.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Some tasks not done and lack of participation in lessons.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Assignments completed and student has actively participated in class.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Assignments completed with distinction and the student has actively participated in class and shown initiative in seeking and developing knowledge and skills.