PHOTO REASON ACADEMY

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Radar Plan

Radar Plan is Photo Reason Academy's online mentorship program, launched together with three academic advisors and Magnum photographers Mark Power, Emin Özmen, and Jérôme Sessini.

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"Puzzle Plan 3.0" — Photo Reason Offline (Hangzhou) Photography Workshop Series

Season three of Puzzle Plan breaks a photographer's growth into four "puzzle-piece" modules, drawing on the long-form, project-based teaching traditions of programs like ICP and Magnum Photos, co-taught by mentors Roban and Pan. Refreshed for 3.0: full-program students receive a portfolio review with one of Photo Reason Academy's five academic advisors and may re-enroll in the next Puzzle Plan round for free.

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From Viewing to Creating — The «Arles 2026» Photography Workshop

Photo Reason Academy is running two sessions of a workshop centered on «Arles 2026» — July 11–17 and September 26–October 2, 2026 — led by Photo Reason partner Roban, moving from viewing to creating and building your own photographic methodology.

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Jérôme Sessini × Photo Reason — Latin American Soul: A Day of the Dead Workshop in Mexico City

November 3–9, 2026 — join Magnum photographer Jérôme Sessini in Mexico City for a seven-day master's workshop set in the season of Mexico's Day of the Dead.

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Exploring "Shanghai" with Magnum Photographer Mark Power

From May 18–22, 2026, Photo Reason Academy partners with FUJIFILM X-SPACE to present "City Exploration · Shanghai," a workshop with Magnum photographer Mark Power.

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Emin Özmen × Photo Reason — Istanbul Workshop

May 1–7, 2026 — join Turkish Magnum photographer Emin Özmen and senior photo editor Cloé Kerhoas in Istanbul for a seven-day master's workshop exploring the memory of a city.

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"Unknown Site" Photography Workshop 01

April 10–12, 2026 — led by Photo Reason partner and photographer Roban Wang, a real, on-the-ground shoot among the industrial ruins of an undisclosed small city in central Zhejiang.

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"Puzzle Plan 2.0" — Photo Reason Offline (Hangzhou) Photography Workshop Series

Season two of Puzzle Plan breaks a photographer's growth into four "puzzle-piece" modules, drawing on the long-form, project-based teaching traditions of programs like ICP and Magnum Photos, co-taught by mentors Roban and Pan. Full-program students also receive an online portfolio review with one of our academic advisors, all of whom are Magnum photographers.

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Magnum x PR | Summer Program: The Essence of Documentary Photography

In the summer of 2025 (July 28 - August 15), we will host a three-week documentary photography workshop in Hangzhou, led by three Magnum photographers: Emin Özmen, Bieke Depoorter, and Mark Power.

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"Puzzle Plan" — Photo Reason Offline Photography Workshop Series (Hangzhou)

The skills a photographer needs to advance, split into 4 modular "puzzle pieces." Drawing on the long-form, project-based teaching traditions of programs like ICP and Magnum Photos, and co-taught concurrently by mentors Roban and Pan — join the full program or any single module.

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Jérôme Sessini Master Workshop

From February 24-28, 2025, we are honored to host a five-day master workshop in Hangzhou, China, with Magnum photographer Jérôme Sessini, one of the most respected conflict photographers of our time.