FINDING THE NARRATIVE

A Mentor Class

with SAL TAYLOR KYDD

Period: Feb. 26 to Sep. 10 (2026)

Join writer and photographer Sal Taylor Kydd for a seven month online mentor program dedicated to exploring the rich interplay between text and image within the book form.

Sal is the author of several acclaimed artist books combining poetry and photography, with work held in collections such as The Getty Museum, Bowdoin College, the Peabody Essex Museum, and the Maine Women Writers Collection at the University of New England.

This mentorship is designed for photographers who are developing a book project and wish to deepen their understanding of how language can shape, disrupt, or expand the photographic narrative.

Each participant will bring a work-in-progress body of photographs to refine over the duration of the program. Together, we’ll examine how text whether poetic, narrative, reflective, or fragmentary can interact with images to create resonance, tension, and new interpretive possibilities.

Through monthly group critiques, guided assignments, and presentations, we will explore the essential elements of bookmaking: sequencing, pacing, structure, and the conceptual and material considerations that define the book as an artistic object.

Sal will share insights from her own practice as well as from artists working across disciplines to broaden our understanding of what a book can hold and what it can become.

By the end of the mentorship, participants will have developed:
• A working book dummy integrating text and image
• A clearer sense of narrative intention and project direction
• A strengthened artistic voice within the context of the book form

SCHEDULE:

The class will meet about once a month, over a 7 month long period, beginning February 26TH and ending on September 10.

SPECIFICS:

Day: Thursdays

Time: 16:00 - 18:0 (CET) / 10AM to 12PM (EST).

Dates: Feb 26, April 2, April 30, May 28, June 25, August 13, Sept 10.

Place: Zoom - invitation will be sent to your e-mail

Max participants: 8

Language: English.

ACCEPTANCE BY PORTFOLIO:

You will receive a e-mail from NORDphotography with further inquiries after your registration. We might ask for a description of the project you want to work with in this class, and images/ sketches you have created for the project. We do this to make sure that this is the right Mentor Group for you and your project.

Read more about Sal Taylor Kydd on our faculty page.

See more of Sal Taylor Kydd work on her website.

TESTEMONIAL:

Sal is an incredibly patient and generous instructor (with a great sense of fun). She is that rare type of artist who can articulate her version and inspire others to do the same using our own voices and our own imaginations, memories and stories. The assignments are fun but also challenging. And they open up space for individual creativity. A. Selwyn

Registration Online Course

ONLINE COURSE TUITION:
NOK 26.000,- (currency converter)

The tuition can be divided in payments of 3, on request.

After registration: NOK 10.000,-

March 2026: NOK 8.000,-

August 2026: NOK 8.000,-

The amount is listed in Norwegian Kroner (NOK)

REGISTRATION ON OUR COURSES ARE BINDING!

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

Norwegian participant: we will send an invoice to your e-mail.

International students:

You have 3 option of payment - please list your preferred payment method when registering for a class:

CREDIT CARD: you can make a payment directly from our website. There is a transaction fee (4 %) charged by Stripe that will be added to the tuition.

PAY PAL: For PayPal payments there is a handling fee of 6 % of the amount that will be added to the invoice.

INTERNATIONAL BANK TRANSFER: For bank transfer there is a transaction fee. Check with your bank for the amount, and make sure the transaction fee is not deducted from the payment for the class. In our experience bank transfers have the lowest cost.

NB: Await payment until you have received a confirmation of your seat and an invoice from NORD-photography.

We need a minimum of 5 participants to run this class.

Withdrawal and refund policy:

Enrollment is limited in our classes, so once you have registered for a class – we are counting on you to attend. The registration is binding. We do however understand that sometimes plans fall trough and offer the following cancellation policies:
Withdraw more than 30 days before the start of class and we will refund all monies paid, minus an administration fee of NOK 1500,-. Withdraw 30 days or less before the start of class and we will charge you with the full workshop tuition.

NORDphotography is not responsible for cancellations due to medical emergencies.

Cancelation Rules:

For online course to run we need a minimum of five participants, unless otherwise noted in the class description. If we for some reason are not able to reach our minimum number, the class will be canceled and you will receive a full refund.

There will be a maximum of 10 students in each class, unless otherwise noted in the workshop description.