Greatest Hits with Leanne & Mark

Join us for an inspiring workshop built around our personal Greatest Hits. These are the images, genres and processes we return to again and again because they challenge us, excite us and remind us why we picked up a camera in the first place.

This is a series about why we love photography.

We are two photographers with different perspectives, shared obsessions and a love for helping others unlock their creative voice. We will each bring our own favourites to the table for this series, alternating sessions, celebrating your images and co leading challenges.

We will share the why behind each favourite subject. We want to show you what drew us in, what we have learned and how you can make it your own.

The Series Each class we will dive into a new favourite subject or style, from the architecture and street to moody florals and expressive collage.

• Session 1 The Linear Journey Mark Evans 11 March

  • Focus One Route One Journey

  • The Concept Mark shares his Tube and Bus methodology. This involves travelling a single line, getting off at every stop and shooting strictly within the immediate vicinity for 20 minutes before reboarding.

  • The Takeaway How to work quickly, find the local character of a local area and build a cohesive story from fleeting moments. We will cover light, shadow and the discipline of the linear journey.

  
  

• Session 2 Floral Obsession Leanne Trivett S 27 April

  • Focus Creating Blooms with the Soul

  • The Concept Moving beyond the pretty flower picture to create emotional impact.

  • The Takeaway Leanne shares her secrets for moody, soulful florals and how to turn botanical subjects into expressive art.

  
  

• Session 3 The Discipline of Patience Mark Evans 11 May

  • Focus One Stop One Location One Hour

  • The Concept What happens when you commit to a single physical spot for 60 uninterrupted minutes?

  • The Takeaway Mark breaks down the power of constraint. You will see the planning, the before and after shots and the evolution of a scene as patience reveals layers of detail most photographers miss by walking too fast.

  
  

• Session 4 Physical Collage Leanne Trivett S 15 June

  • Focus Tactile Photography

  • The Concept Combining photography with physical media.

  • The Takeaway Expanding your creative voice by getting hands on with texture, cutting and collage techniques to reimagine your images.

  
  

• Session 5 The Greatest Hits Finale Joint Session 13 July

  • Focus Celebrating Your Images

  • The Concept Mark and Leanne come together to review work created by YOU during the series.

  • The Takeaway A supportive, insightful gallery review celebrating how different eyes see the same challenges.

  
  

About the Presenters:

Leanne Trivett S Leanne is a visual artist and photographer who uses the lens for lyrical storytelling and self inquiry. With a background in theatre and vocal performance she brings a love for transformation to her work. She explores themes of self portraiture, experimental florals and abstraction, often using techniques like ICM, blur and layering to move beyond the literal. She describes her camera as a compass tracing the intricate edges of her inner world to find moments where emotion spills into form.

Mark Evans Mark is the founder of Camversation and a photographer obsessed with finding the extraordinary in the mundane. His work focuses heavily on street scenes and architecture, often utilising high contrast light and shadow to create graphic narratives. He is known for his patient philosophy, challenging himself to stay in a single location for extended periods to uncover layers of detail that others miss. He believes that creativity thrives on constraint and that the best stories are often found on the most ordinary street corners.

From Mark:

 I am absolutely delighted to be collaborating with Leanne again for this series. I have always been a huge admirer of her work and the incredible depth of emotion she brings to her images. It is rare to find a teaching partner who shares such a similar passion for the craft while having such a distinctly different visual style. Bringing her soulful, tactile approach together with my own focus on graphic light and street scenes is going to offer a fantastic balance. I really enjoy working with Leanne and I cannot wait to get started.