No. But you do need photographic experience. Streetwise does not start at the beginning.
Email course · Going deeper · 6 months
STREETWISE
Six months to discover what makes your photography uniquely yours
€ 49
Including 21% VAT
You will receive the first email within 24 hours of payment. Delivery starts there, and your right of withdrawal ends. How withdrawal works
You know how to make a good photograph. And still you sometimes wonder why the image could just as well have been made by somebody else. Technically it is right, but your handwriting is not there yet.
Streetwise is a six-month email course that goes deeper into the recurring themes, choices and subjects in your work. Not to invent a style, but to recognise what is already yours in your photographs.
What is Streetwise?
Streetwise follows on from Streetsessions. But you do not have to have done Streetsessions to join. You do need some photographic mileage, not necessarily technical, but you are someone who has been looking for a while and notices that something is missing. That feeling that your photographs are good, but not really yours yet.
That is exactly what Streetwise is about.
Over six months you get thirteen substantial emails. Longer than you are used to from a newsletter, with several sections, more theory, more depth. But always in the same rhythm: a story, a thought, an invitation to go out on the street. Every email also includes a recommended video that takes the subject further.
Halfway through I ask you how it is going. At the end you send me five photographs. I go through them and give you personal feedback.
At your own pace. No fixed moments. No group pressure.
What you get
- 13 in-depth emails over six months, one every two weeks
- A recommended video with every email that takes the subject further
- 2 personal check-ins along the way
- 1 email about my workshops, for anyone who wants to go further in person
- A personal feedback round at the end: send me five photographs
All automatic. All at your own pace.
Who is this for?
For photographers who notice they are going round in circles. You make good photographs, but they do not feel like yours yet. You do not always recognise your own work when you put it next to somebody else’s. You want to go deeper, but you are not sure where to start.
Streetwise is not for beginners. It is for photographers who are ready for the harder question.
How it differs from Streetsessions
Streetsessions teaches you to look better. Streetwise teaches you to recognise what you see.
The assignments are heavier. The theory goes deeper. The emails are longer. And the question at the centre is not how do I make a good photograph, but what makes my photographs mine.
Have you done Streetsessions? Then Streetwise is the logical next step. Did you start here straight away? Then it is demanding, but perfectly doable if you already have some photographic experience.
About Michiel
I am Michiel Heijmans. Portrait photographer, street photographer, author of three photography books and, for more than a hundred episodes now, co-host of the podcast 30 Minuten Sluitertijd.
I run street photography workshops in Nijmegen, Antwerp, Amsterdam and Utrecht, and masterclasses in Paris and London. Five people at most, because any more and you lose the personal contact. That same thinking sits inside Streetwise.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to have done Streetsessions?
Do I have to be available at fixed times?
No. The course runs automatically. You decide when you read the emails and go out on the street.
What if I want to do a workshop as well?
Halfway through the course you get an email about my workshops. Plenty of Streetwise participants take the step to a live day afterwards. That is no coincidence.
When do I start?
Straight after you buy it. The first email arrives within 24 hours.
How does the feedback round work?
At the end of the course you send me five photographs. I send you a personal response.
Six months. Thirteen in-depth emails. One feedback round.
And hopefully the moment you make a photograph and think: yes, this one is mine. Start when you are ready.