Ryan Witt is an interdisciplinary contemporary artist whose work has frequently indexed a history of photography. He has participated in several artist residencies and has exhibited widely, often in collaboration. Half a lifetime ago he committed to learning the basics of B+W photography at Focal Point School in Vancouver and immediately started a darkroom in his apartment.

This 6 week introductory class for adults will introduce photo as art through a series of in class screenings, brief instructor presentations, and creative take home assignments that we will critique the following week. A variety of personal cameras is no obstacle and we will work to make the various cameras and associated shooting parameters/styles a part of our collective discussion. The primary aim of this class is to have a laugh while learning about some different approaches to photo-based image making and a few of the photographers who have helped shape contemporary…