A New Chapter: Joining Centro Cultural SER as a Photography Instructor

I share important news with you

Photography has never been, for me, merely a technical exercise or a pursuit of perfect images.

It has always been a way of standing inside the world. A language built from observation, empathy, patience, and presence.

That is why I am happy to share a new chapter in my professional journey.

I am officially joining Centro Cultural SER in Mexico as a photography instructor, where I will be leading courses and educational programs dedicated to photography, visual storytelling, and personal photographic development.

Teaching has been part of my life since 2011.

Over the years, I have conducted workshops and mentoring processes across different contexts, working with photographers at every stage of their journey. Some arrived searching for technical guidance. Others came carrying questions about authorship, identity, or how to transform photography into a more honest and meaningful language.

What I have learned is simple: photography education should not be reduced to camera settings or rigid formulas.

A camera can be explained in minutes.

Learning to see takes much longer.

My work as a photographer and photojournalist, developed between Europe and Latin America and rooted in documentary practice, has shaped the way I approach teaching. I believe photography is not only about producing images but about understanding relationships, environments, stories, and ultimately ourselves.

At Centro Cultural SER, this philosophy will remain central.

The courses and workshops will combine technical foundations with visual analysis, field practice, and critical reflection. Whether working with beginners or experienced photographers, the goal is not to create copies or impose aesthetics, but to help participants develop their own visual voice and strengthen their ability to tell stories with authenticity and intention.

Street photography, documentary work, portraiture, editing processes, narrative construction, and photographic ethics will all be part of this journey.

But beyond genres or categories, the real focus remains the same:

to cultivate attention.

Because photography begins long before pressing the shutter.

I am grateful to Centro Cultural SER for the trust and for opening this space for collaboration, dialogue, and creative growth.

I look forward to meeting new photographers, sharing experiences, and continuing to build communities where photography is lived not only as an image-making practice, but as a way of observing and engaging with the world.

A new chapter begins.

And I could not be more excited about it.

Alex Coghe