Master simplicity—use minimalism and negative space to create striking, timeless photographs that command attention and elevate your art.

(Recording available for 14 days)

Explore what minimalism really means in photography and how it connects to its artistic roots. Caroline will guide you through the history of minimalist art, showing how the same principles transform photographic composition and storytelling.

See how leading photographers use light, form, and restraint to produce images with clarity and emotion. Understand the common traits that define minimalist work and how to apply them in your own creative process.

The talk also dives deep into negative space — how empty areas within the frame can amplify mood, meaning, and balance. You’ll learn to recognise when to subtract rather than add, and how to let simplicity speak volumes.

Caroline will share examples across genres, from landscape to portraiture, to show how minimalist thinking sharpens vision and strengthens impact. You’ll be inspired to see differently – and to do more with less.

Caroline Preece seriously discovered photography in 2013 and quickly developed a deep connection to its expressive power. Influenced by masters such as Michael Kenna and Henri Cartier-Bresson, her work blends simplicity with emotional depth. Her images have been recognised by the Minimalist Photographer of the Year, International Photography Awards, and Landscape Photographer of the Year, and published in FRAMES Magazine. Caroline is a respected judge within SCPF and EAF circuits and a regular speaker across UK camera clubs.