Chemigram Workshop: Experimental Cameraless Photography

Create unique photographic prints using light-sensitive paper, chemistry, and creative experimentation


Sophie Willison
Sophie Willison
5.0 (6)
Instagram followers 9k followers

2 hours Location Redfern Class size 1 to 12 (public classes), 1 to 20   $95 (Afterpay available)
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Join Sydney-based artist and educator Sophie Willison for a hands-on exploration of chemigrams, an experimental photographic process that combines light-sensitive photographic paper with everyday materials and photographic chemistry to create unique, abstract images.
In this workshop, Sophie will encourage you to embrace experimentation and discover what can happen when you step away from traditional photographic processes. There are no cameras or negatives required. Instead, you'll work directly with photographic paper, light, and chemistry to create unexpected shapes, textures, and marks.
You'll learn the fundamentals of the chemigram process while experimenting with different materials, textures, and techniques. From painting and drawing with photographic chemistry to using everyday objects and materials to create resist patterns, you'll be encouraged to play, layer, and develop your own visual language through the process.
Throughout the workshop, you'll create a series of one-of-a-kind photographic works, developing your own visual language through experimentation and chance.
You'll leave with a collection of handmade chemigrams to take home, along with the skills and confidence to continue experimenting with the process independently.

Upcoming dates for Chemigram Workshop: Experimental Cameraless Photography

Times are Sydney time. Dates and prices as of 22 Oct 2026, 11:32am; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

46 upcoming dates between 9 Nov 2026 and 8 Mar 2027.

  • Mon 9 Nov 2026, 10am-12pm
  • Wed 11 Nov 2026, 6pm-8pm
  • Thu 12 Nov 2026, 6pm-8pm
  • Mon 16 Nov 2026, 1pm-3pm
  • Mon 16 Nov 2026, 6pm-8pm
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  • Mon 4 Jan 2027, 6pm-8pm
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  • Mon 1 Mar 2027, 10am-12pm
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  • Mon 1 Mar 2027, 6pm-8pm
  • Mon 8 Mar 2027, 10am-12pm
  • Mon 8 Mar 2027, 1pm-3pm
  • Mon 8 Mar 2027, 6pm-8pm
What you'll get
  • An introduction to the history and process of chemigrams
  • Hands-on instruction and demonstrations throughout the workshop
  • All photographic paper, chemistry, and workshop materials
  • The opportunity to experiment with different materials, textures, and techniques
  • A collection of unique chemigram artworks to take home
  • The knowledge and confidence to continue making chemigrams independently
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly, no skills required.
What to bring
A small folder or envelope to take your prints home.
Location

2/17 Charles Street, Redfern NSW

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Sophie Willison
Sophie Willison

5.0 (6)
Instagram followers 9k followers
female Women-owned

Sophie Willison is a freelance artist passionate about teaching. She has been self publishing her own arts and photography magazine, terra firma, for almost a decade, bringing together artists from all over the world to collectively realise an annual theme.
Sophie has a keen interest in the arts including analogue photography, design, publishing, curating and editing and is always working on exciting new projects.
She has guest lectured and given workshops at a variety of institutions from Westminster University, Guildford College and Parliament Hill school. She has run and successfully delivered workshops as part of programmes based in Normandy, France and Oxford, UK. Most recently being invited to design workshops in Sydney, Australia for contemporary cultural institutions such as Mosman Art Gallery, Campbelltown Arts Centre and Bankstown Arts Centre.
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