Workshop with Jérôme Sessini: visual storytelling and editorial design (Paris Photo)
In this fourth workshop led by Jérôme Sessini (Magnum Photo), William Keo & Yegan Mazandarani (Four Eyes Editions), we will share with you our vision of the world of photography, publishing, and the book market, as well as our skills, expertise, and experiences.
This workshop consists of two phases: the first is designed to develop your visual storytelling, and the second is designed to teach you the concrete and logical tools we use to carry out our editorial projects.
In the first immersive part alongside Jérôme Sessini (5 days, theory but above all shooting), you will discover new ways of writing your stories.
In the second part (2 days, in the studio), we will work on your sequence, your artistic direction, your technical file, and the promotion of your editorial project.
Over seven days at Studio Four Eyes (Paris), you will develop your project and work on shooting with one of the most experienced and respected photographers in conflict zones and specialists in the world of publishing.
Through discussions, constructive feedback, and personalized support, you will be guided in refining your ability to tell stories through images. The analysis of your image choices, including photos that have been left out, will serve as the basis for our methodology. Depending on the nature of your subject, we will suggest different avenues for reflection, help you identify which images work—and which don't—and encourage you to break out of your habits with short exercises that promote experimentation.
The last two days will be spent with Yegan Mazandarani and William Keo, freelance photographers and founders of the publishing house Four Eyes.
You will be immersed in the process of designing your editorial project; from design to distribution strategy, production, and budgeting, you will get a taste of the entire editorial process.
Dates —
November 10 to 16, 2025
Location —
Four Eyes Studio
10 rue Tesson, 75010, Paris
Workshop price —
€1,500 for a 7-day workshop.
Limited places, groups of 7 to 12 people maximum. For more information, contact us at contact@foureyeseditions.com
We will get back to you with more information, the materials you need to bring, and an appointment for your mentoring session or portfolio review.
Do you have any questions or special requests? We can arrange a phone call.
Jérôme SESSINI — photographer
Jérôme Sessini was born in the Vosges Mountains, France, in 1968. He is one of the world's most respected names in the field of conflict zones.
He began his career covering numerous conflicts and war zones between 1998 and 2016. He covered the Iraq War (2003-2008), Afghanistan (2001-2010), the conquest of Mogadishu by Islamic militias, the Lebanon War (2006), the Libyan conflict (2011) and Ukraine (2014-2018). He covered Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
In addition to reporting from the front lines, he has covered social issues such as drug violence on the streets of Mexico City and anti-government protests in Ukraine.
A specialist in visual storytelling , his photographs have been published by numerous newspapers such as Newsweek , Stern , Paris Match , Le Monde and the Wall Street Journal , New Yorker , Time Magazine , De Standaart as well as in several books.
After being appointed in 2012, he became a member photographer of the Magnum Photos cooperative in 2016 before becoming an associate in 2018.
The same year, his work on "The Opioid Crisis in the United States" was recognized with the Pierre and Alexandra Boulat Prize.
PROGRAM
The paths that lead to photography
Objective : meeting; presentations and discussions around your careers as photographers with the other participants and Jérôme.
Developing your personal narratives
Objective : develop and find new personal angles in your project, group reading, fieldwork in groups or individually
Develop your projects based on discussions
Objective : improve and deepen your projects through group discussions, field work in groups or individually
Find your voice and visual storytelling with a private portfolio reading with Jérôme Sessini
Objective : private exchange with Jérôme on your project while the other participants continue working on their project.
Present your project to all participants
Objective : Prepare a selection of images for the evening presentation to all Workshop participants and the Four Eyes Editions team
Creation and design of the work by William Keo
Objective : find an editorial concept based on the week's work (main idea, title, etc.), define the spirit of the publication and an artistic direction.
Materialize your publication, plan, promote and distribute by Yegan Mazandarani
Objective : to be able to put together the technical specifications of your book, to imagine a limited print run, to draw up a budget and a schedule.
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FOUR EYES STUDIO
10 rue de Tesson, 75010 PARIS
Goncourt Metro / République Metro -
FOUR EYES STUDIO
10 rue de Tesson, 75010 Paris
Metro Goncourt / Metro République
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FOUR EYES STUDIO
10 rue de Tesson, 75010 Paris
Metro Goncourt / Metro République
Is it possible to pay in two installments ?
Yes, you can pay in two installments. To do this, please contact us by email.
What level is required ?
A confirmed level, but not professional. A portfolio will be required.
Is there a selection process ?
Yes, you will be contacted once the reservation is made, we will ask you for a PDF document with images and text.