Online mindful photography workshops
with Paul Sanders

Fifty Fifty: A year long creative challenge

Begins 9th September 2026 1830 - 1930 (UK Time)

Continuing 7th October, 11th November, 9th December, 6th January, 10th February, 3rd March , 7th April, 12th May, 9th June, 7th July, 11th August, concluding on September 9th 2027

Highlights

• Twelve live sessions hosted on Zoom at 1830 (UK Time)

• All meetings recorded and sent out by email

• Safe, supportive non judgmental workshop

• Technical guidance & support

Years ago when I started in photography every camera came with one lens; a humble 50mm standard lens. Nowadays, we are overwhelmed with choice, our bags laden with various lenses and filters, while zoom lenses have taken the place of the prime lens – loved for how easy they are. This has as many advantage as it has disadvantages, but has made us lazy and somewhat complacent.

I extend a challenge to you: to spend one year working with one lens, and nothing else to hide behind. Fifty Fifty is an online workshop built around a single question: what happens when the choice held within our camera bag is removed, and all that remains is the practice of seeing?

My latest workshop spans a whole year, and invites you to discover the discipline and craft of working with just a single lens for a whole year. We will meet online once a month, when I will offer you an assignment and guidance as to how to solve the problems created by the limitation of working with a single lens. The following sessions will be a review of the work submitted and a new challenge.

With the choice of multiple lenses stripped away, you’ll find that you lean more deeply into the craft of photography. You’ll spend more time connecting with your subject, thinking more deeply about framing and composition, and returning to the basics of how you see and how you photograph – without relying upon a myriad of lenses to do the heavy lifting for you. No more fumbling through your kit bag to find the ‘perfect’ lens. No more dashing out to buy more kit. Just you, your camera and the craft of photography.

Over the course of the year, I’ll provide technical guidance, practical support and creative feedback – in the company of a small, non judgemental community of likeminded photographers.

I do hope you’ll join me.

Fifty Fifty: A year long creative challenge

Begins 7th September 2026 1830 - 1930 (UK Time)

Continuing 5th October, 2nd November, 7th December, 4th January, 8th February, 1st March , 5th April, 10th May, 7th June, 5th July, 9th August, concluding on September 6th 2027

Highlights

• Twelve live sessions hosted on Zoom at 1830 (UK Time)

• All meetings recorded and sent out by email

• Safe, supportive non judgmental workshop

• Technical guidance & support

Years ago when I started in photography every camera came with one lens; a humble 50mm standard lens. Nowadays, we are overwhelmed with choice, our bags laden with various lenses and filters, while zoom lenses have taken the place of the prime lens – loved for how easy they are. This has as many advantage as it has disadvantages, but has made us lazy and somewhat complacent.

I extend a challenge to you: to spend one year working with one lens, and nothing else to hide behind. Fifty Fifty is an online workshop built around a single question: what happens when the choice held within our camera bag is removed, and all that remains is the practice of seeing?

My latest workshop spans a whole year, and invites you to discover the discipline and craft of working with just a single lens for a whole year. We will meet online once a month, when I will offer you an assignment and guidance as to how to solve the problems created by the limitation of working with a single lens. The following sessions will be a review of the work submitted and a new challenge.

With the choice of multiple lenses stripped away, you’ll find that you lean more deeply into the craft of photography. You’ll spend more time connecting with your subject, thinking more deeply about framing and composition, and returning to the basics of how you see and how you photograph – without relying upon a myriad of lenses to do the heavy lifting for you. No more fumbling through your kit bag to find the ‘perfect’ lens. No more dashing out to buy more kit. Just you, your camera and the craft of photography.

Over the course of the year, I’ll provide technical guidance, practical support and creative feedback – in the company of a small, non judgemental community of likeminded photographers.

I do hope you’ll join me.

The Stillness of Summer: A Mindful Photography Journey

Begins 8th July 2026 1830 - 1930 (UK Time)

Continuing 22nd July, 5th August, 19th August, 2nd September and concluding 16th September 2026.

Highlights

• Six live sessions hosted on Zoom on Wednesday evenings at 1830 (UK Time)

• All meetings recorded and sent out by email

• Safe, supportive non judgmental workshop

Summer often arrives with a sense of urgency. We are told to chase the light, to fill the long days with doing, and to bask in the high-energy fullness of the season. But for those of us who seek a deeper connection, the heat and the brightness can sometimes feel overwhelming, a storm of light that asks us to move faster than our souls want to go.

I invite you to step into a different rhythm.

The Stillness of Summer is an online photography workshop designed to help you find the quiet pulse of the season. Running from the high heat of July through to the softening light of September, this journey is a sanctuary. Whether you have practised with me before, have my book Still on your bedside table, or are picking up a camera for the very first time, you are welcome here.

Together, we will explore the concept of stillness in the midst of the heat, learning to lean into the shifting moods of the season. We will find that summer is not just one long, bright day, but a collection of subtle atmospheres. There is a specific quietude in the heavy, humid air before a storm, a sense of deep relief in the scent of rain on parched pavement, and a gentle invitation in the cool, dew-heavy mists of an early August morning. Each shift in weather invites a shift in how we feel, and how we see.

We will move away from the pressure of technical mastery and the pursuit of the perfect shot. Instead, we will practice the art of receiving.

We will look for the visual poetry that exists in the deep shadows of a July afternoon, the quiet dignity of a late-August wildflower, and the hazy, soft-focus peace of a September golden hour. This is not about the kit or the settings; it is about your relationship with the world and the atmosphere around you. It is about learning to let the photograph happen to you, rather than making it happen.

What to expect

• A Supportive Community: A small, non-judgmental group of 20 like-minded creatives where we discuss the backstory and the feeling, not just the pixels.

• Deep Stillness: Practices rooted in the philosophy of Still, helping you use your lens as a tool for self-care, presence, and weather-watching.

• The Journey of the Season: A gentle exploration of summer’s peak through to its quiet fading, finding the calm within the abundance and the beauty in the changing atmosphere.

• Fortnightly Connection: Live sessions designed to be an easeful journey, giving you the space to breathe and explore at your own pace.

Summer doesn’t have to be loud. It can be a whisper. It can be the cooling touch of a sudden breeze. It can be a soft breath. It can be still.

I would love for you to join me as we learn to see the beauty of the world exactly as it is: imperfect, fleeting, and profoundly beautiful.