29 - 30 Nov | Masterclass with Stuart Robertson: Capturing Your Essence of Street

Join renowned artist, adventurer and photographer Stuart Robertson for an immersive Masterclass. You'll delve into the art of visual storytelling on the street and the power of an idea. Acclaimed for his photographic projects Peace in 10,000 Hands and Colours of Antarctica. Stuart has travelled to over sixty countries capturing powerful images.

Stuart’s Leica Malaysia Masterclass includes various specialist topics, exclusive learnings and focus points so you can make better images that you visualise and desire. In this exclusive Masterclass, Stuart will share his insights on conceptual ideology behind his photography, the importance of narrative, the power of an idea and the techniques he uses to create compelling and evocative images.

Participants will have the unique opportunity to learn from Stuart's extensive experience, explore his creative processes from over 30 years of professional creative practice. You will gain hands-on experience capturing meaningful photographs that resonate and connect on a deeper level with the viewer. The essence of this workshop emphasises Stuart Robertson's signature approach to photography that will help others get to creative places they want.

 Date: 29 - 30th Nov  2025
Time: 9am - 5pm
Location: Leica Store, KL

Workshop Agenda:

Day One (9am to 5pm)
Introduction to the Masterclass outlining various topics and theories including Stuart’s

Adjacent Theory

• Street – The Art of Story

• Cityscape – The Art of the Frame

• Street portraiture – The Art of Feeling

• Hands-on Photo walk – Putting it all into practice, with Stuart on hand to assist and guide

• Street focus to include, light, pattern, composition, story, feeling, subject and frame.

• Portraiture. Each attendee will photograph talent holding the red rose. Participants will

work with natural light and are guided through a range of different poses and locations

to get the images they envisage.

• Real-life communication and posing of a subject for lighting and background. Making a

poem, not a picture.

• Lunch

• Image review

• Street portraiture to emulate the studio in the real world using natural light and found

talent!

• Afternoon conversation on what I pack when traveling

• Review images from the afternoon street portraiture session

• Light – The Art of Magic

Day two (9am to 5pm)

Introduction to the day’s Masterclass with recap of day before

• Street – The Art of the Moment

• Other techniques for street and wider photography practices

• Style – The Art of your Aesthetic

• Technique – The Art of Discipline

• Composition – The Art of Balance

• Lunch

• Discussion on conceptual foundation, visual balance, observation and anticipation

• Photo walk – to incorporate all new concepts and ideas

• Review images

• Wrap up and high five, things have changed for the better