Emile Kees
Emile Kees is a photographer, darkroom printer, educator, and writer living in Edinburgh, Scotland. He graduated from the International Center of Photography in 2023 and has since exhibited across the United States, Europe, and the UK. While operating mainly from his home-built studio darkroom, he continues to host workshops and classes both online and in-person.
He has taught and assisted at the Cyprus College of Art; the University of Cambridge and Yale through the International Summer Schools of Scotland; International Center of Photography (ICP); the European Capital of Culture; and now StrudelmediaLive. Kees is a member of Small Table, an international collective, and Peer Matters, an artist development group initiated by Photoworks.
Emile’s Classes
Emile teaches photography with writing for StrudelmediaLive.
The class was amazing…. Emile was incredibly insightful and had so much to share about writing, which I found extremely helpful. The readings were inspiring, and I really enjoyed the assignments and lectures. It was also wonderful to meet the other participants, and I loved getting to see everyone’s work.
—Genevieve (New York City)
I need to thank Emile a lot for five incredible workshop weeks. The way he looks at images and how sensitive and unhurried he conducted each individual session was really unusual. Also, the others in the class were very special, sensitive, and creative — I learned so much from everyone. This class opened up some new venues for me to take — I’ve also been tempted to pick up analog photography, bringing me back to my beginnings.
—Ulrike (Germany)
