FINDING THE THREAD: DEVELOPING A PHOTO BOOK NARRATIVE

How do you transform a collection of disparate images into a cohesive visual story? This intensive workshop is designed for photographers looking to integrate bookmaking into their practice. Led by artist Adrianna Ault, participants will explore how specific visual choices can evoke broad human experiences, and ultimately bridge the gap between the personal and the universal.

Participants will bring workprints of an ongoing project to be edited and refined. Through a series of critiques and hands-on exercises, we will focus on narrative building and understanding how pairing and sequencing create meaning and cadence within a book. You will learn to identify the "thread" that connects your images, culminating in the creation of a physical book dummy.

This workshop is capped at 7 participants.

About the Instructor

Adrianna Ault (b. 1972) is an American photographer and educator whose work explores the delicate intersection of personal history, grief, and the landscape. Raised in New Orleans and seasoned by nearly two decades in the New York City photographic community, Adrianna now lives and works in the Hudson Valley.

Her practice is deeply rooted in the photobook as a final vessel for imagery. In 2017, she collaborated with Tim Carpenter, Raymond Meeks, and Brad Zellar on Township, a photobook centered around the auction of her family farm. Her first monograph, Levee, was published by VOID in 2023, followed by the self-published artist books, Impeded Stream (2023) and Through a River Darkly (2024).

As an instructor, Adrianna draws on her extensive experience—from international teaching to her solo exhibitions at the Center for Photography Woodstock and Paris Photo—to help students "find the thread" in their own work. She specializes in guiding photographers through the transition from a collection of prints to a sequenced, tactile narrative. Adrianna was recently selected for the 2026 Center for Photography Woodstock in Kingston Biennale.