Wednesday

Watch the 3–5 minute Spotlight Photo video.

Look at the artist’s photograph and notice the week’s idea.

Thursday  @6:15

The Newsletter arrives. Read, look and carry the idea into your day.

Photo BASIC members also receive a short practice: allow 15–20 minutes, including reading and photographing, and keep one photograph.

Friday @6:15

Photo PLUS members receive PLUS Studio and SideNotes.

Read the challenge and instructions, then explore, compare and choose. Allow 30–45 minutes in total.

Keep one connected set of three photographs, called a triptych, and one photograph. The single photograph may come from your triptych.

Saturday or when it suits you

Make time to photograph.

Go on your own, practise with friends or join a Guided Field Trip when one is offered.

Share your photographs in the Members’ Gallery.

Begin with this week

You can spread your practice across the week.

Follow the content for your membership; you do not need to complete every activity.

Begin with the current issue. Return to earlier ideas whenever you wish.

The Community

Photography is easier to sustain when other people are walking alongside you.

Each week, you can:

• Share photographs
• Join discussions
• Try monthly challenges
• Join field trips
• Explore the Learning Library

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.

Photography is a lifelong practice

There is no rush