two-day photobook workshop

Dear friends, you’re invited to a two-day photobook workshop on May 16-17, led by photographer Ilya Rodin.

The workshop will take place over two days, from 10:00 to 16:00 at FemLibrary. To participate, please register via the following link․

https://forms.gle/mq1kEpHLdjuHoAE77

Ilya Rodin is a photographer and artist whose primary medium is self-published photobooks and zines. In this workshop, he introduces these formats as flexible tools for storytelling. Participants will explore sequencing, editing, and simple layout strategies, learning how to turn images into a cohesive narrative object. The session focuses on hands-on practice, experimentation, and accessible approaches to independent publishing without requiring specialized tools or prior experience.

The workshop is intended for those who have finished photographs and/or an idea for a photo project. To participate, you will need 50–60 images (these can include not only photographs). Please note that having Adobe InDesign and/or Figma is highly recommended for participation. For the first day, you will need to bring printed images in a small format. Please save your money and do not bring high-quality prints. These images are only needed for assembling a rough layout․

Application deadline: May 11

“tughtugir festival is dedicated to works created with limited resources, documenting, celebrating, and empowering queer and feminist forms of expression through zine-making. It is aimed at zine-makers, visual storytellers, artists, writers, illustrators, and community members. During the exhibition, you will have the chance to discover works by artists from both Armenia and the region.The exhibited works include poetry, political texts, photographs, comics, and other forms of expression created in experimental formats and with a DIY approach.