The Poetic Photograph
© Kat Shannon
The Poetic Photograph
© Kat Shannon
The Poetic Photograph
© Kat Shannon
ONLINE COURSE

The Poetic Photograph

Dates: Wednesdays, Sept 17–Oct 22, 2025
Time: 12–2pm (ET)
Sessions: 5 (No class on Oct 1)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $405 $364
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In this five-week class, students will expand their photographic practice by working with new or existing images that respond and react to poetry, and vice versa. Through guided exercises and readings, students will explore the interplay between poetic verse and image, asking: How can we compose visually, in both language and light? Can poetry itself be seen?

As we learn to read pictures and see poems
, we will consider how both poetry and photography rely on expression and description to examine a life. In each session, students can expect to experiment with language and image in order to find deeper connections between poetry and photography. No prior experience with poetry is required.

 
I loved Kat’s class on photography as a pilgrimage. This is one of the most thoughtfully planned and presented classes I’ve ever taken. Kat brings a rich depth of materials, unique assignments, and thoughtful discussions to the classroom, and is exceptional at making conceptual ideas tangible. Kat is a fantastic teacher. She is thoughtful, articulate and poetic. I’ll take anything she teaches.
—Melissa (Chicago)
Kat Shannon did a superb job. She is an excellent photography instructor. She is thoroughly prepared and is creative in her content and assignments/prompts. She has considerable depth in her photography knowledge and is articulate and stimulating. She is kind. I will definitely consider another class with Kat.
—June (New Jersey)
I thoroughly enjoyed Kat’s class. I think she’s very personable and a good teacher. Her lessons were always interesting, and the readings and information about various photographers opened up a new area for me re: “pilgrimaging” with my camera. And her critiques were always helpful. Very glad I took the class and I’ve signed up for her next class.
—Susan (New York City)


Kat Shannon
Kat Shannon

Kat Shannon is a multidisciplinary artist, curator, and educator working in photography, text, and video, currently based between São Paulo, Brazil, and Orlando, Florida. Her work examines notions of intimacy, human connection, gender, community, and culture. She holds degrees in photography from Savannah College of Art and Design (BFA) as well as Bard College (MFA).

Kat has held teaching positions at Yeshiva University, Brookdale College, Stetson University, Middlesex College, and ICP, and previously worked for three years as the head curator at an art consultancy in New York. In 2017 Kat co-founded the collaborative artist collective Memory Foam through which she curates exhibitions, publishes and collects artists' books and zines, and produces an artist interview series called “Artists Eat Ice Cream.”

Kat teaches Ways of Seeing, Photography as Pilgrimage, and other personal vision classes for StrudelmediaLive.