Perfect for photographers aiming to elevate their portfolios and succeed in publishing, learn from Barbara Peacock to create and publish a cohesive body of work.

This workshop is for photographers who wish to develop and take their body of work to the next level – onto walls and into print. We will explore the process of developing a solid concept, and the ins and outs of shooting it, gaining access, creative and traditional funding, applying for grants and competitions, generating awareness and a buzz about your work utilizing social media, writing an artist’s statement, developing your CV, creating a book proposal, approaching galleries, and finding agents & publishers.

Hometown - Bubble Gum and Cigarettes - by Barbara Peacock
Hometown – Bubble Gum and Cigarettes – by Barbara Peacock
Hometown - Adidas & Jeans - by Barbara Peacock
Hometown – Adidas & Jeans – by Barbara Peacock
Hometown - Bunny's Wedding - by Barbara Peacock
Hometown – Bunny’s Wedding – by Barbara Peacock

Each student will share their concept or their existing body of work.  In addition to class work the students will also shoot a mini project during the week. This will keep the creativity and energy high. 

Students will walk away with the knowledge of how to reach their goals with their body of work.

Cover of AMERICAN BEDROOM - 90 photographs of Americans in their bedrooms - by Barbara Peacock
Cover of AMERICAN BEDROOM – 90 photographs of Americans in their bedrooms – by Barbara Peacock
American Bedroom - Cai & Claire - Bliss, Idaho - by Barbara Peacock
American Bedroom – Cai & Claire – Bliss, Idaho – by Barbara Peacock
American Bedroom - Laverne & James - Big Stone Gap, Virginia - by Barbara Peacock
American Bedroom – Laverne & James – Big Stone Gap, Virginia – by Barbara Peacock

What to bring

Students should bring their laptops and photographs relevant to their projects and goals for the week.

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Instructor: Barbara Peacock

Barbara Peacock is an assignment photographer living in Portland, Maine. She studied fine arts at Boston University School of Fine Arts, and photography and filmmaking at The School for the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University. She began as a street photographer and gradually became an assignment lifestyle photographer.

Commercial clients include Arm & Hammer, Coca-Cola, Disney, Toyota, Volkswagen & Nickelodeon and more.
Hometown–1982- 2015 -A thirty-year photographic project of the small town where she grew up and continued to live as an adult. Published by Bazan Photos Publishing, Brooklyn NY. Printed in the USA by Puritan Capital.

American Bedroom- Reflections on the Nature of Life – 2016 -2023 - A cultural and anthropological study of Americans in their private dwelling: their bedrooms. The project took seven years of travel to complete photographing in all fifty US states. Published by Kehrer Verlag and printed in Heidelberg, Germany 2023.

Barbara founded a non-profit organization in 2010 - ‘The Nightingale Project’ that teaches art and photography to needy children. The program travels with a mix of adults and high school students. Journeys so far have been to Haiti, Cambodia and New York.

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