31 Oct – 22 Nov 2025

1.⁠ ⁠Oct 31, Fri 7pm – 10pm
2.⁠ ⁠Nov 1, Sat, 2pm – 7pm
3.⁠ ⁠Nov 7, Fri 7pm – 10pm
4.⁠ ⁠Nov 8, Sat, 2pm – 7pm
5.⁠ ⁠Nov 22, Sat, 2pm – 6pm

Participants must be able to commit to all 5 sessions of the workshop.

Are you a photographer or image-based visual artist looking to tell stories with more depth and meaning? Taking place in conjunction with the 8th edition of our Women in Film & Photography Showcase, artists and experienced educators Amrita Chandradas and Aparna Nori have crafted a short and intensive masterclass programme designed to guide you through the art of visual storytelling using photography — with a focus on developing your own photo book.

Through group discussions, one-on-one feedback, creative prompts and references, participants will dive into the craft of using photography as a narrative tool, learn how to sequence their images for emotional impact, and create a prototype of their own photo book. Participants will also explore editing techniques, refine their visual voice, and collaborate in a supportive, discursive space designed to broaden their narrative and conceptual thinking.

Who can apply?

Due to the limited number of spots, interested image-based artists will have to submit an application detailing the project they would like to work on during the masterclass. This could be an ongoing body of work or a strong outline of an idea.

The workshop is open to emerging or professional photographers from Singapore who want to explore the photo book format as a medium of personal expression or documentary practice.

The proposed work must relate to the theme of this year’s Women in Film & Photography Showcase: ‘What We Carry’.

Submission deadline 10 October 2025, 2359hrs
Selection results: Submissions will be reviewed by the instructors. Participants will be informed of their successful application by 17 Oct 2025.

Participants are to bring a minimum of 40 to 50 of their own images for the workshop, along with text and any other supporting materials that are relevant to their proposed work.

Amrita Chandradas

Amrita Chandradas is a Singaporean documentary photographer who holds an M.A. in Photojournalism and Documentary photography from London College of Communications. She is also an alumni of the Angkor Photo Festival (2016). Amrita aspires to explore the intersection between changing environments and its inhabitants, where her work continues to bring forth the less-discussed issues and struggles of displacement.

In 2014, Amrita won the top 30 under 30 documentary photographers showcase by Magnum Photos & IdeasTap. She was a finalist in the Asian Women Photographers showcase and the Invisible Photographer Asia Awards. Her works were also a contender for Excellence in Digital News by SOPA News. Amrita’s work has been featured in The National Geographic, The New York Times, The LA Times, SONY, National Heritage Board, Singapore Tourism Board, Time Out Singapore, BBC World, British Journal of Photography, NPR, SWCP, Financial Times, and Dagbladet.

Aparna Nori

Aparna Nori is a photographer and visual artist based between Singapore and Bangalore, India. Aparna draws upon personal memory to have a dialogue with the quotidian. Her response is articulated through a range of mediums including alternative photographic processes, installations, video, digital photography and the book form. Aparna is a member of Women Photograph. As a pedagogic extension of her practice, she continues to facilitate workshops to teach photography, bookmaking and alternative photographic processes.