Werkstatt: was founded in 2023 and is a space dedicated to the appreciation, knowledge, questioning and creative discursive development of documentary + art photography and visual culture. Werkstatt: offers education, editions, exhibitions and events and through these opens a forum for dialogue about the powerful impact of photography on our complex societies. Michael Grieve is the founder and director of Werkstatt:.

Werkstatt: 12 Month Program:

Michael Grieve, Patricia Morosan, Francesca Comune & Calin Kruse teach a 12 month program with monthly weekend seminars, in which participating photographers develop a practical project, beginning with small assignments, and gain knowledge and inspiration from invited guest lecturers.

Werkstatt: 8 Month Masterclass:

Adam Broomberg in Berlin: October 2026 - May 2027

Werkstatt: organises workshops:

1. Anandi Foundation, Kolkata, India: 14-27 October 2026 Mentors: Michael Grieve and Francesca Comune

2. Peter Puklus in Berlin: 30 September - 04 October 2026

Werkstatt: Editions is a new publishing house and will begin with The Institution Trilogy by Anders Petersen in 2026.

Werkstatt: Residency in Umbria, Italy, begins in 2027. Program coming soon.

Werkstatt: Exhibitions presents a space for the range and diversity of photography, both past and present. Since 2023 the gallery has exhibited Anders Petersen, JH Engström, Bertien van Manen, Michael Grieve, Rut Blees Luxemburg, Ute Mahler & Werner Mahler, Axel Beyer, Paolo Pellegrin. Our inaugural exhibition was the seminal work, Cafe Lehmitz (1978), photographs concentrated in a bar on the Reeperbahn in the early 70’s by Swedish photographer, Anders Petersen. Werkstatt: is honoured to have Anders Petersen as a patron. His honest, sensitive and grounded approach to life via photography is the very essence of what Werkstatt: stands for.

Cover foto: Peter Pukus