A Headstone Manor Snapshot in Time

Step back from the digital world and discover the art of architectural photography. Using a 35mm disposable camera, you’ll be guided through a fresh and liberating approach to capturing the built environment. We’ll strip away the complexity of modern cameras and focus on what truly matters: seeing and composing the architecture that is around you.

The session will begin by drawing inspiration from the history of the Museum and its architecture, introducing you to key architectural photography principles through examples. We’ll explore the dramatic differences between black and white and colour film, allowing you to experiment freely and discover how each medium transforms the images.

This workshop is a journey into analogue authenticity and a chance to embrace the unexpected. You’ll learn to trust your eye, capture the moment, and grapple with the exciting challenge of delayed gratification—no instant previews here! This is an amazing opportunity to create unique, tangible photographs in a beautiful historic setting, proving that sometimes, the simplest tools provide some really meaningful results.

No experience necessary. Just bring a curiosity to explore the built environment around you!

(Please note: Workshop participants won’t receive their images immediately, but instead they will be given to you after the workshop.)

Rory Sheridan (1996) is a socially engaged arts producer, facilitating artistic spaces and participation projects. He works with audio, video, graphic design, research methods, conversation and convenes spaces and workshops for inclusive discussion. With a background in participation, community engagement, support and disability, he explores the relationship between art and the limiting representation of communities who identify with having a communication difference.

Rory is passionate about social justice, equality and using the visual arts as a platform to stimulate dialogue and exchange. His work is focused on the process, conversation and challenging other audiences to reconsider the way that individuals and groups with communication difference are portrayed. Rory lives and works in London and was the founder of Hiatus in 2018, a cross-arts collective which had an aim to encourage and support those whose voices are rarely heard. He trained as a photographer, graduating in 2018, from University of the Arts London: London College of Communication.

This workshop is partially funded by Learn Harrow. To take part, you’ll need to enrol with them in advance – we’ll send you instructions via email.

Learn Harrow is also trialling a new Progress Portal this term, where you can see your workshop dates, times, and content all in one place. Once enrolled, you’ll simply be asked to pick a few learning goals before your session(s) which will help the tutor plan accordingly. This process secures your place and ensures we can continue to run events like this in the future.

We’d love your feedback on this process to share with Learn Harrow. If you have any questions, just drop us an email at education@headstonemanor.org