Fotografie Forum Frankfurt
Braubachstraße 30-32, 60311 Frankfurt am Main
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Masterclass
ELINOR CARUCCI“THE PERSONAL PORTRAIT”
“THE PERSONAL PORTRAIT”
What makes a great portrait? When does an image become personal or intimate – telling more than just the obvious?
Thursday–Sunday,
June 12–15, 2025, 11 am–5 pm
Subjects
(Self-)Portraits, Living Portrait, Personal Portrait, Portrait – Environment – Still Life, Intimacy, Personal Photography, Personal Projects
Workshop schedule
Thursday/Friday, June 12/13: Meet 11 am at FFF. Participants will engage in an introduction, discussion, and portfolio review. They will present their work and receive direct feedback from Elinor Carucci. Together, they will develop concepts for their own portrait series and prepare for the practical phase.
Saturday/Sunday, June 14/15: Meet 11 am at FFF. Day 3 and 4 is dedicated to hands-on work. Under Elinor Carucci’s guidance, participants will execute their projects while receiving real-time feedback. The workshop will conclude with a review and group discussion of the final images.
Equipment
Participants are asked to submit a series of 8–10 images (JPG format, 15x10 cm at 300 dpi) by May 1st. The interpretation, genre, and concept of this assignment are open – possibilities include a series of self-portraits, an exploration of a person or family, or a focus on an event or place.
Location
Fotografie Forum Frankfurt, Braubachstraße 30–32, 60311 Frankfurt
Elinor Carucci, 2024, © Eden Bendheim, 2025
Language: English
Price members: 700 EUR
Price non members: 1000 EUR
Number of participants: Min. 8 / max. 10
Registration deadline: May 1st, 2025
Duration: Pre-assignment work plus 4 days
In this four-day masterclass with renowned photographer Elinor Carucci, we will explore these questions and develop a personal photo project on the theme of (self-)portraiture – from the initial idea to conceptualization and practical execution.
How can we use the camera to capture people and their stories? How can emotions, identity, and the invisible be made visible? This masterclass invites participants to discover portraiture as a means of expression and to use it consciously – to explore, question, and document people, spaces, and encounters through photography. By engaging deeply with their own experiences and surroundings, participants will refine their visual language and develop their photographic style.
A key objective of the masterclass is to provide technical and conceptual confidence in photographic practice. In addition to practical exercises, the program includes portfolio reviews, individual feedback, and guidance for improving one's photographic work.
Israeli-American photographer Elinor Carucci offers an in-depth look at portrait photography in this masterclass over four days, focusing on personal image series and individualized feedback.
Three generations, 2016, © Elinor Carucci
Elinor Carucci (b. 1971, Jerusalem) is an acclaimed photographer of Jewish North African and Bukharian descent. She earned a degree in photography from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in 1995 and relocated to New York City the same year. From 1993 to 2006, Carucci also pursued a professional career as a Middle Eastern dancer. Carucci’s work has been featured in prominent solo and group exhibitions worldwide. Notable solo shows have taken place at Edwynn Houk Gallery, Fifty One Fine Art Gallery, FoMU, and Gagosian Gallery in London. Her group exhibitions include displays at prestigious institutions such as The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) in Chicago, and The Photographers' Gallery in London. In 1999 she had her first European solo exhibition at the Fotografie Forum Frankfurt with her work “Closer”. Her photographs are included in major collections, including The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. Carucci’s editorial work has been widely published in leading outlets such as The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, W, and Aperture. Among her many accolades, she has received the ICP Infinity Award (2001), a Guggenheim Fellowship (2002), and a NYFA grant (2010). Carucci is the author of five critically acclaimed monographs: Closer (Chronicle Books, 2002), Diary of a Dancer (Steidl/Mack, 2005), MOTHER (Prestel, 2013), Midlife (Monacelli Press/Phaidon, 2019), and The Collars of Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Portrait of Justice (Clarkson Potter/Random House, 2023). The latter was celebrated with solo exhibitions at The Jewish Museum in New York City and Edwynn Houk Gallery. Currently, Carucci teaches in the graduate program of Photography and Lens-Based Art at the School of Visual Arts and is represented by Edwynn Houk Gallery in New York City.
Sign up now for the Masterclass with Elinor Carucci!
After the submission of your data we will send you a confirmation by e-mail. This e-mail also includes the bank information for the transfer of the workshop fee. Your payment should reach our account fourteen days before the start of the workshop and is necessary for the participation. In the event of your absence without prior notice of at least 14 days we can unfortunately not refund the fee of the workshop.
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Do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail at anmeldung@fffrankfurt.org or telephone at +49 (0) 69 291726 if you have any questions regarding workshop schedule, registration or payment.
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FOTOGRAFIE FORUM FRANKFURT
The Fotografie Forum Frankfurt (FFF) is one of the leading centres of photography in Europe. As an exhibition space, institution and event forum the FFF deals with all aspects of photography. Since its founding in 1984 it has presented more than 290 exhibitions with historic and contemporary artists. Additionally, the programme of the FFF comprises of regular workshops, talks and discussions with internationally renowned photographers, artists and experts.
