PCS: Publishing Your Book and Funding Your Vision with Marc Asnin
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Creating meaningful photographs is only the beginning. For many photographers, the greater challenge is transforming a body of work into a published book, an exhibition, funded projects, and a sustainable creative career.
Drawing on more than four decades of experience as a documentary photographer, author, curator, publisher, educator, and grant recipient, Marc Asnin presents an intensive professional development workshop designed to help photographers better understand the contemporary publishing landscape while providing practical strategies for securing grants, fellowships, and project funding.
Using examples from his own projects—including Uncle Charlie, Final Words, and Act One: A Century in the Making—participants will gain an inside look at every stage of developing a long-term photographic project, from concept and editing to publication, exhibition, and financial support.
Marc Asnin
The streets of Brooklyn in the 1960s and ’70s shaped Marc Asnin. Growing up amid racial discrimination, but in a home grounded in social justice, taught him to look toward lives and experiences too often unseen.
Another influence was the neighborhood’s wise guy world, where gangsters and cops were both great storytellers. Asnin became a direct storyteller himself, giving voice to people living with broken dreams while still finding moments of dignity, humor, and hope. His photographs have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Life, and Stern. His honors include the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards and support from the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States and Europe.
Across his practice, Asnin explores memory, identity, family, loss, justice, and survival. Uncle Charlie, created over decades, became an intimate dialogue between nephew and godfather and a meditation on family, consequence, and the fragile bonds that hold people together. In Final Words, Asnin bore witness to the final statements of individuals executed in Texas. The work developed into We the People Confess, an interdisciplinary exhibition examining race, religion, punishment, and public memory through photography, sound, testimony, historical texts, and visitor participation. The work received support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
In Act One: A Century in the Making, Asnin serves as concept and visual director, bringing together more than one hundred photographers with scholars, writers, journalists, and public intellectuals to create a collective portrait of the first twenty-five years of the twenty-first century. Across these bodies of work, his practice asks how individual lives become part of a larger story about who we are and what we choose to remember.
Unique Photo Philly
28 South 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Unique University® is the highly acclaimed education component of Unique Photo®, NJ’s only camera and video superstore. There is over 2000 sq. ft. of learning space, including our state-of-the art, 1000 sq. ft. main presentation hall. Unique University’s mission is to help our visitors “Create Better Pictures” by providing photography education for beginners to pros. With events daily, it is the place where photography groups such as local camera clubs, ASMP, PPA and others meet. We have a full curriculum of classes and seminars from world famous speakers such as Art Wolfe, Rick Sammon, Michael Yamashita, Tyler Stableford, Lindsay Adler, and Will Crockett. We offer photography experiences to such places as the Lakota Wolf Preserve, Wolf Conservation Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rutgers Football, Longwood Gardens, Festival of Ballooning, and much more. Our technical classes include such topics as basic digital photography, lighting techniques, Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, macro photography, composition, editing and printing, wedding photography, HDR photography, working with speedlights, how to use social media, digital organization, one-on-one instruction, and much, much more.
Where are classes held?
Unless stated otherwise, most classes are held in the Unique University classroom within the Unique Photo Superstore (123 US Highway 46 West, Fairfield, NJ 07004). We also hold classes at our Philadelphia, PA location (28 South 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106).
What should I bring to class?
You're encouraged to bring your camera and a notebook and pen to most classes. Some classes will require additional equipment, so please check the class descriptions.
Will lunch or refreshments be included?
Lunch and refreshments are not provided for any classes under 6 hours unless noted.
How do I register for a class?
You can register online, in-store at the concierge, or by phone at either 973-377-6454 or 973-377-2007. Please note that you will need to provide payment information.
Can I register at the door?
For most classes, you're free to register at the concierge desk prior to the start of the class. Please note that there are some classes that offer "Early Bird Special" rates and others that have limited seating, so it would be in your best interest to register early for such classes.
I wanted to register for ______ class, but it is now sold out. Is there a waiting list?
Please contact us at 973-377-6454 or [email protected] with the following information: your name, phone number, email address, and the class name and date.
My question has not been addressed here. Is there someone I can contact?
Please contact us at 973-377-6454 or [email protected] with any additional inquiries.
Unique University Class Cancellation Policy
- Classes costing less than $99 may be canceled up to 48 hours in advance for a full refund. For classes costing $100 or more, advanced notice of seven days before the class is necessary for a full refund.
- Requests for cancellation made after these deadlines will be awarded store credit in the amount paid for registration towards a future Unique University seminar or workshop.
- Cancellations made within 24 hours of the beginning of a class will not be honored and no refund or credit will be given.
- Cancellations of any class utilizing models will be subject to a cancellation fee of 50% of the purchased price (up to $100).
- Cancellations of any class that includes an admission ticket (including, but not limited to: museums, gardens, shows, exhibits, and special events or locations) may be subject to forfeiture of the admission ticket fee.
** Attention American Express cardholders: If you cancel a registration for a class costing $100 or more, there will be a 3% cancellation fee deducted from your refund or store credit.
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Creating meaningful photographs is only the beginning. For many photographers, the greater challenge is transforming a body of work into a published book, an exhibition, funded projects, and a sustainable creative career.
Drawing on more than four decades of experience as a documentary photographer, author, curator, publisher, educator, and grant recipient, Marc Asnin presents an intensive professional development workshop designed to help photographers better understand the contemporary publishing landscape while providing practical strategies for securing grants, fellowships, and project funding.
Using examples from his own projects—including Uncle Charlie, Final Words, and Act One: A Century in the Making—participants will gain an inside look at every stage of developing a long-term photographic project, from concept and editing to publication, exhibition, and financial support.
Marc Asnin
The streets of Brooklyn in the 1960s and ’70s shaped Marc Asnin. Growing up amid racial discrimination, but in a home grounded in social justice, taught him to look toward lives and experiences too often unseen.
Another influence was the neighborhood’s wise guy world, where gangsters and cops were both great storytellers. Asnin became a direct storyteller himself, giving voice to people living with broken dreams while still finding moments of dignity, humor, and hope. His photographs have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Life, and Stern. His honors include the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards and support from the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States and Europe.
Across his practice, Asnin explores memory, identity, family, loss, justice, and survival. Uncle Charlie, created over decades, became an intimate dialogue between nephew and godfather and a meditation on family, consequence, and the fragile bonds that hold people together. In Final Words, Asnin bore witness to the final statements of individuals executed in Texas. The work developed into We the People Confess, an interdisciplinary exhibition examining race, religion, punishment, and public memory through photography, sound, testimony, historical texts, and visitor participation. The work received support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
In Act One: A Century in the Making, Asnin serves as concept and visual director, bringing together more than one hundred photographers with scholars, writers, journalists, and public intellectuals to create a collective portrait of the first twenty-five years of the twenty-first century. Across these bodies of work, his practice asks how individual lives become part of a larger story about who we are and what we choose to remember.
Unique Photo Philly
28 South 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Unique University® is the highly acclaimed education component of Unique Photo®, NJ’s only camera and video superstore. There is over 2000 sq. ft. of learning space, including our state-of-the art, 1000 sq. ft. main presentation hall. Unique University’s mission is to help our visitors “Create Better Pictures” by providing photography education for beginners to pros. With events daily, it is the place where photography groups such as local camera clubs, ASMP, PPA and others meet. We have a full curriculum of classes and seminars from world famous speakers such as Art Wolfe, Rick Sammon, Michael Yamashita, Tyler Stableford, Lindsay Adler, and Will Crockett. We offer photography experiences to such places as the Lakota Wolf Preserve, Wolf Conservation Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rutgers Football, Longwood Gardens, Festival of Ballooning, and much more. Our technical classes include such topics as basic digital photography, lighting techniques, Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, macro photography, composition, editing and printing, wedding photography, HDR photography, working with speedlights, how to use social media, digital organization, one-on-one instruction, and much, much more.
Where are classes held?
Unless stated otherwise, most classes are held in the Unique University classroom within the Unique Photo Superstore (123 US Highway 46 West, Fairfield, NJ 07004). We also hold classes at our Philadelphia, PA location (28 South 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106).
What should I bring to class?
You're encouraged to bring your camera and a notebook and pen to most classes. Some classes will require additional equipment, so please check the class descriptions.
Will lunch or refreshments be included?
Lunch and refreshments are not provided for any classes under 6 hours unless noted.
How do I register for a class?
You can register online, in-store at the concierge, or by phone at either 973-377-6454 or 973-377-2007. Please note that you will need to provide payment information.
Can I register at the door?
For most classes, you're free to register at the concierge desk prior to the start of the class. Please note that there are some classes that offer "Early Bird Special" rates and others that have limited seating, so it would be in your best interest to register early for such classes.
I wanted to register for ______ class, but it is now sold out. Is there a waiting list?
Please contact us at 973-377-6454 or [email protected] with the following information: your name, phone number, email address, and the class name and date.
My question has not been addressed here. Is there someone I can contact?
Please contact us at 973-377-6454 or [email protected] with any additional inquiries.
Unique University Class Cancellation Policy
- Classes costing less than $99 may be canceled up to 48 hours in advance for a full refund. For classes costing $100 or more, advanced notice of seven days before the class is necessary for a full refund.
- Requests for cancellation made after these deadlines will be awarded store credit in the amount paid for registration towards a future Unique University seminar or workshop.
- Cancellations made within 24 hours of the beginning of a class will not be honored and no refund or credit will be given.
- Cancellations of any class utilizing models will be subject to a cancellation fee of 50% of the purchased price (up to $100).
- Cancellations of any class that includes an admission ticket (including, but not limited to: museums, gardens, shows, exhibits, and special events or locations) may be subject to forfeiture of the admission ticket fee.
** Attention American Express cardholders: If you cancel a registration for a class costing $100 or more, there will be a 3% cancellation fee deducted from your refund or store credit.