**UPDATE: AT CAPACITY**
As of March 14, both sessions are fully booked. However, we are still accepting applications for the waitlist in case of any cancellations.
**UPDATE: SECOND SESSION ADDED**
As of March 12, the session from May 28–31 is fully booked. To accommodate the many excellent applicants we've received, we've added a second session scheduled for June 2–5, 2025. If you applied after March 12, you will be considered for the June session only.
DESCRIPTION
Join Trespasser in Marfa, Texas to cultivate your photographic work in a unique and remote high desert setting. This course will include long-form critiques of each attendee’s work, artist/publisher lectures, in-depth Q&A sessions, and more. We aim to offer insight and practical solutions tailored to your project’s specific needs. We’ll discuss process and what it takes to create a meaningful body of work. As photobook makers, we’re ultimately drawn to how photography is used on the page to relay emotional, narrative, and conceptual significance. Much of the workshop will be about photobook editing and sequencing, with further presentations on design, materials, printing, and construction. Attendees will also gain advice on how to pursue publication, whether that’s through an established art imprint or forging your path in self-publishing. In addition to the planned curriculum, during downtime students can expect to have informal yet consequential conversations over meals and drinks, gaining unfiltered access into our practice.
FEE
This four-day course costs $1500 USD. A 50% deposit is required upon acceptance to secure your spot, with the balance due by May 20, 2025. Travel, accommodation, and meals are not included.
APPLICATION
To apply, email us at trespasserbooks@gmail.com with the subject "Marfa 2025" and include:
20–30 photos of your work
a brief project statement
CV (optional)
Please use a file hosting service like WeTransfer or Dropbox to share your images. There is no fee to apply.
DEADLINE
Applications are open and will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis until full.
SCHEDULE
First session: May 28–31, 2025 (10am–6pm daily)
Second session: June 2–5, 2025 (10am–6pm daily)
LOCATION
Sessions will be held in the heart of Marfa, Texas in a historic adobe home studio built in 1920.
Please note that the closest major airport to Marfa is El Paso International Airport (ELP), approximately 190 miles away. By car, the trip takes around 2 hours and 45 minutes. We will help to coordinate carpooling among attendees.
Bryan Schutmaat is a photographer based in Austin, Texas whose work has been widely exhibited and published. He has won numerous awards, including a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, the Aperture Portfolio Prize, and an Aaron Siskind Fellowship. Bryan’s prints are held in many collections, such as the Rijksmuseum and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Matthew Genitempo is a photographer and publisher living and working in Texas. He earned his MFA from the University of Hartford. Matthew has released three monographs, Jasper (Twin Palms 2018), Mother of Dogs (Trespasser 2022), and Dogbreath (Trespasser 2024). He co-founded the imprint, Trespasser.
Cody Haltom is an art director and designer based in Santa Fe, NM. He is largely focused on book design, with a particular interest in photobooks. He works with artists inside and outside the Trespasser family, and is a partner in Trespasser.
