RHYTHM of
De−CONNECT
How to Make the Most of Your Membership
Sunday → Monday → During the Week → Saturday → Repeat
Photography grows through practice
Rather than trying to learn everything at once, the De-CONNECT community explores one visual idea each week.
The rhythm is simple.
Observe.
Photograph.
Reflect.
Repeat.
One idea.
One week at a time.
Slowly, it becomes part of how you see.
Why One Idea Each Week?
Learning doesn't change us simply because we've read something.
It changes when we live with it.
One week gives an idea time to settle.
You notice it around you.
You recognise it in your photographs.
Slowly, it becomes part of how you see.
That's why we move slowly.
Not to learn less.
But to notice more.
The Anatomy of Seeing
The De-CONNECT community follows a repeating 16-week learning cycle called The Anatomy of Seeing.
One week. One visual idea.
Every fourth week, we pause, bring things together, then move to a new part.
Part 1 • Learning to See
Weeks 1–4
Learn to notice what is already there.
Part 2 • Scene Construction
Weeks 5–8
See how things come together in a photograph.
Part 3 • Shaping Space
Weeks 9–12
Learn how space changes the way a photograph feels.
Part 4 • Shaping Time
Weeks 13–16
Learn to notice how things change over time.
Why This Order?
The sixteen weeks aren't simply a list of photography topics.
They follow how we learn to see.
The journey moves from recognising to understanding.
From:
What do I see?
to:
What is happening?
After sixteen weeks, we begin again.
Same ideas.
Different things to photograph.
Your photographs won't be the same.
New places.
New moments.
New ways of seeing.
That is The Anatomy of Seeing.
The Weekly Rhythm
Each week follows the same simple rhythm.
Wednesday
A short 3-5 mins video talk about the week's theme will be released.
Analysing the Artist Spotlight photo.
Get ready for the week ahead.
Thursday 6:15 am
A new newsletter arrives with one visual idea.
Carry the idea with you.
Notice it around you.
Photograph when something catches your eye.
Friday 6:15 am
Photo Plus members get the week's lesson and practice.
No need to find the perfect subject.
Just pay attention.
Saturday
Saturday is our suggested day to go out and photograph.
Go on your own.
Go with your friends for an Open Practice.
Or join a Guided Field Trip when we have one.
How to Use the Learning Studio
The Photo Plus Learning Studio works best as a place for reflection, not as the starting point.
Try this simple rhythm:
① Read the newsletter.
② Carry the idea with you.
③ Make some photographs.
④ Visit the Learning Studio.
⑤ Look at your photographs again.
⑥ Go out and try again.
Experience first.
Understanding comes later.
Learn at Your Own Pace
The community follows the same weekly rhythm.
Your learning doesn't have to.
Some ideas come quickly.
Others take weeks or months.
No need to keep up.
Stay with an idea as long as you need.
Move on when you're ready.
The Community
Photography is easier to sustain when other people are walking alongside you.
Each week, you can:
• Share photographs
• Join discussions
• Attend webinars
• Try monthly challenges
• Join field trips
• Explore the Learning Library
Join what you like. No need to do everything.
Begin Anywhere
The Anatomy of Seeing repeats throughout the year.
Same ideas.
Different photographs.
New things to notice.
No need to start at Week One.
Just begin where you are.
One idea.
One week.
One photograph at a time.
