Pre-tax total cost of workshop: $595 (includes $25 registration fee), 30% deposit: $178.50
Dates: Friday, June 12 – Sunday, June 14, 2026 (9am – 4pm)
Location: Art School, 15 NW Birch St, Coupeville
Materials: N/A
Level: All levels welcome

This workshop invites photographers who work either in color and/or black & white to explore how meaning deepens when images are seen in relationship to each other rather than one image in isolation. Through the lens of mindfulness and visual storytelling, students will learn to create diptychs that reveal rhythm, contrast, and narrative connection.

Co-taught by Robert Stahl, whose work centers on contemplative seeing and presence, and Victoria Bjorklund, whose work is known for cinematic style and photographic storytelling, this class will blend slow looking, creative sequencing, and deeper intentionality through the conversation with images.

Together, Robert and Victoria will meet with students one-on-one and guide them with Whidbey Island as the backdrop in crafting new image pairings that express emotion, passage of time, and personal vision — transforming photographs into visual poems.

Instructor Bios:
Victoria Bjorklund is a photographic artist & educator who composes her work like stills from an unwritten film. Drawing from the transformative spirit of the 1920s, she connects the past to the present, sparking curiosity and dialogue about how history continues to shape modern life. Each work becomes the subtle intersection between historical photographs, archival cinema, typography & design —a reflection on what remains timeless.
 
Victoria earned her MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her work has been exhibited at the Tacoma Art Museum and the Hickory Museum of Art, and she is a recipient of the Tacoma Artists Initiative Grant. Collections include: Tufts University, the University of Washington, the University of Puget Sound, the University of Colorado, AC Marriott Hotels, The Sequoia Foundation, and the City of Tacoma.

Robert Stahl is an award-winning photographer who is a long-time instructor at the Pacific Northwest Art School in Coupeville. He also teaches photography and poetry classes at Seattle-area colleges. He has taught and led photography trips in North America and around the world. Four of his trips were leading clients to Nepal and the Himalayas. Robert has lived and taught in Japan.