From the summer before you leave through your first Bologna year, an arc designed to take you from learning the camera to a finished body of work. Each season has a purpose.
1
June to August 2026
Master the machine at home
· Make the camera invisible: drill every setting until it is muscle memory.
· Work through Eric Kim's 31 Days to overcome fear.
· Take the 10-No challenge: collect ten rejections and learn the fear is hollow.
2
September to November 2026
Arrival: walk daily, commit to one project
· Walk every day, camera on your wrist, and build the habit and the eye.
· Commit to one year-long project from the eight ideas.
· Make Fondazione MAST a regular pilgrimage.
3
December to February
Fog, soft light, and daring
· Shoot the winter nebbia and soft light in the porticoes.
· Push your daring: get closer, work the markets.
· Start night shooting seriously with your U2 mode.
4
March to May 2027
Refine, mentor, sequence
· Refine the project: find the strongest work and what it is really about.
· Seek a mentor or community for honest feedback.
· Begin sequencing your project into an order.
5
June 2027
Portfolio, photobook, exhibition
· Build a portfolio of your twenty to forty strongest frames.
· Sequence them into a photobook, even a simple printed one.
· Show the work. Let Foto/Industria 2027 be your inspiration and deadline.
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