✨ 🌍 Join our Photo Tips - International Women’s Day Special!

🤝🏿 In celebration of International Women’s Day 2026 and its theme “Give to Gain” - a call to move away from gatekeeping and towards shared growth - this Photo Tips session focuses on advocacy, allyship, and building a sustainable creative career.

📸 Drawing on the lived experiences of our speaker, Jedidah M. this talk explores how giving knowledge, visibility, and support can strengthen not only individual careers, but the wider photography community.

This session will cover:

• Practical tips for navigating and succeeding in male-dominated creative roles (including photography)

• How to effectively platform female and female-identifying talent at any career stage

• Advice on improving allyship and advocacy within the creative industries

• Real-world insights into freelancing viability, sustainability, and long-term career growth

🎥 You can also watch recordings from our previous online Photo Tips talks, where our speakers share further insights into freelancing and creative practice.

💼 About the Organisers

Jedidah M is a freelance multidisciplinary creative, working as a Director and Video Editor. She’s worked with brands like Sony, NYX Cosmetics, Tate Britain, Nike, Converse, Estée Lauder, and more. Jedidah is the founder of CTRL+Create, a community & programme helping young women in the creative industry level up & take up space, in partnership with Sondr. TikTok & Instagram: [@jedidahm_] 

The Photography Foundation was created to provide pathways to professional photography for less advantaged young adults in London by offering education, practical experience, and routes to a career in the creative industries. The Photography Foundation acknowledges that commercial photography can be a stressful career and feel isolating at times. Our events are intended to promote wellbeing and the importance of making time for inspiration and creativity in your practice in order to maintain a sustainable career.

Our six-month commercial photography Training Programme provides a supportive and inspiring environment where people aged 18-25 years old to take their professional photography skills to the next level, develop a commercially-focused portfolio tailored to their career goals, and grow their independent voice whilst gaining practical experience. More info about the training programme here.

📸 Photo Tips Online Talks FAQs

🎯 What Are Photo Tips Online Talks?

The Photo Tips Online Talk Series is a safe learning space for photographers of all experience levels. Hosted by The Photography Foundation, these one-hour virtual sessions feature guest speakers from across the creative and photographic industries.

Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, our talks offer a chance to:

• Learn new photography techniques and career tips
  

• Understand image licensing and brand pitching
  

• Hear firsthand insights from professionals in the industry
  

• Ask questions at the Q&A session of each talk
  

📅 Topics for 2025–2026

We host six online sessions per year, each one focusing on a new theme or skill, such as Fashion Week photography, image usage and licensing, practical tips on pitching to brands and magazines, and more.

👥 Who Can Join?

• Age: Open to anyone aged 16+
  

• Experience Level: All levels welcome — from total beginners to professional photographers!

🎟️ Tickets & Cost

• Pay What You Can - Suggested donation: £3 per session
• Can’t pay right now? No problem — enter £0 at checkout to join for free.

As a registered charity, your contributions help support our mission: using photography as a tool to drive positive social change and fight poverty.

💻 How to Join

1. Book your ticket via our Ticket Tailor event page.
   

2. Receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link.
   

📹 Recording

Can’t make it? Register anyway and we’ll send you the recording afterwards. The Q&A of the session will not be publicly shared, nor any faces, or comments from the participants.

📧 Accessibility

• If you have any accessibility requirements or questions please email Events@thephotographyfoundation.org

Image credits: @JedidahM. @InternationalWomen'sDay

Jedidah M.