Naskademini
Naskademini is a Canadian born photographer and director and a first generation son of Caribbean parents. He founded Studio Espace Gris in Montreal in 2009 and is a co founder of If These Walls Could Talk Gallery. His work moves between portraiture, editorial assignments, commercial projects, and personal studies that look closely at people and the spaces they move through. He has contributed photography and visual direction to Grammy nominated and platinum selling projects, while continuing to build a body of work that pays attention to quiet moments, gesture, and the stories found in everyday settings. He is drawn to images that feel grounded and human. Studio Espace Gris remains his home base and the centre of his studio practice. From there he develops projects connected to music, culture, and contemporary life, with a continued interest in how images hold memory and carry meaning for the communities they come from. Naskademini is a Canadian born photographer and director and a first generation son of Caribbean parents. He founded Studio Espace Gris in Montreal in 2009 and is a co founder of If These Walls Could Talk Gallery. His work moves between portraiture, editorial assignments, commercial projects, and personal studies that look closely at people and the spaces they move through. He has contributed photography and visual direction to Grammy nominated and platinum selling projects, while continuing to build a body of work that pays attention to quiet moments, gesture, and the stories found in everyday settings. He is drawn to images that feel grounded and human. Studio Espace Gris remains his home base and the centre of his studio practice. From there he develops projects connected to music, culture, and contemporary life, with a continued interest in how images hold memory and carry meaning for the communities they come from.
A hands-on portrait workshop built around Naska's signature process of observation, conversation, and making people feel seen before the shutter. Participants rotate as subjects and photographers, learning how human connection drives great portraits.
Naska makes the case that great photography starts long before the camera comes out. Drawing on 15 years of portrait work and a philosophy rooted in community, legacy, and human connection, this is a conversation about why we create and what we want to leave behind.
A small group session limited to five participants. Each person takes a turn in front of and behind the lens, guided by Naska through his process in real time. Intimate, focused, and built for people who want to go deep.
Naska sets up a portrait studio at MODE and turns the lens on the photographers. Attendees sit for an intimate portrait session, experiencing his process firsthand while becoming part of a living archive of the people who showed up.
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