About this Event
WEEKEND BY MONDE is a three–day gathering for photographers, creatives, and image–makers who want to take an active role in shaping what comes next.
Across talks, panels, workshops, and informal mixers, we’ll examine how the industry is changing (technologically, economically, culturally) and build space to prototype stronger, more sustainable ways of working together.
What we’ll explore
Industry Futures
• The role of agents, gallerists and commissioners in a restructuring industry.
• How to build a creative agency that survives cultural and economic cycles.
• Traditional and contemporary ways to exhibit your work.
• Publishing models and pathways toward your first photobook.
Craft, Skill & Practice
• Alternative darkroom processes: advanced cyanotypes, natural chemigrams.
• Archiving, data management + future-proofing your body of work.
• Grip safety, finance for creatives, and workflow productivity.
Technology & AI
• What is a real image? What is a synthetic one? What does it mean for authorship, identity and future practice.
• Beyond the binary of “promise or threat” – new creative uses, new ethics, new aesthetics.
Inclusivity, Labour & Representation
• Casting, body politics, the social cost of the “return to thin” aesthetic.
• Work dignity, self-advocacy, and new frameworks for building safer creative structures.
Community & Exchange
• 1:1 portfolio reviews + peer review formats.
• Morning chat rooms, mixers, open darkroom days.
Programme
Friday: 7pm – 10pm
Saturday: 10am – 8pm
Afterparty: 9pm til Late
Sunday: 10am – 5pm
Who this weekend is for
Photographers (fashion / art / editorial / documentary / advertising), creative directors, commissioners, visual artists, producers, students, publishers, magazines, agents — and anyone who works with images and wants to be part of defining the next chapter of this field.
Why this matters now
Image making is entering a new frontier. Rather than waiting for the industry to restructure around us, we want to empower practitioners to build it — together. We share methodologies, challenge assumptions, exchange knowledge, expand skillsets, and invest in an ecosystem where craft and imagination still lead.
Concession Tickets + Volunteering
A limited number of concession tickets are available, as well as volunteering positions for free access.
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Contacts
Instagram (programme highlights): @studiomondelondon
General enquiries:
AGENDA + LINEUP ANNOUNCED SOON
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Studio Monde, Fountayne Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 20.00 to GBP 165.00
