Courses & Learning
At Stills we can support you to develop your skills and practice, whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced photographer.

Courses
Stills’ tutors are experienced professionals from a variety of fields of photography, digital media and lens based arts. Our courses include all materials in the price so there are no hidden costs – just great opportunities.

Stills School
Stills School is an alternative photography school for 16—25 year olds who face barriers to engaging with the arts. Delivered in two distinct stages young people can develop photography skills at a pace and level that suits everyone.

Specialised Training
Looking for bespoke training for yourself or your team? Let us know and we can match you with a skilled tutor and design a programme of learning around your needs.

Assisted Places
As part of our commitment to the advancement, enjoyment, exploration and understanding of photography, we are offering fully-funded places on our in-house and online courses. Whether you are keen to learn a new technique to further your artistic practice, or if you would like to increase your skills for employability, apply today.

Library
For a number of years, we have been building up Stills’ Library which is now full of often hard to find volumes, including monographs, artists books and critical readers.

Fresh Focus
Fresh Focus is a community for graduate photographers where they can seek peer criticism and support for their creative endeavours. The aim of the group is simple – to bring fresh practitioners together in a focused and supportive environment with the intention of fuelling critical engagement, promoting good working practices and connecting them to the wider photographic community.

Projects
Each year we work on a variety of partnership projects, such as artist residencies and commissions, in order to offer more opportunities for those working within the field of photography.

Our Tutors
Stills’ courses are taught by a small team of freelance artists and designers, chosen for both their expertise in their respective fields and their ability to impart information.
Our tutors are experienced professionals from a variety of fields of photography, digital media and lens based arts. They are all freelance practitioners with varied and exciting practices that inform and complement the courses they deliver.
We have worked with most of them over many years and highly value the skills each contributes to Stills’ unique offer.
Read more about them here and find out what courses they teach.

Online Courses
Stills is delighted to introduce a range of online learning resources and courses so that you can continue to explore photography, learn new skills and develop your creativity from the comfort of your own home.