Breaking Through: Overcoming Creative Blocks
with Laura Pannack
November 8, 2025
Course Description
Is your creative process feeling blocked or stagnant? When creativity feels stuck, it can be difficult to know where to begin. This engaging and interactive four-hour online workshop, led by London-based photographic artist Laura Pannack, helps you break through mental barriers and rediscover inspiration. Through a combination of practical exercises, insightful discussions, and playful challenges, we explore how to navigate self-doubt, refresh creative approaches, and overcome creative paralysis.
The workshop focuses on building a sustainable creative process, guiding you through planning techniques, mindset shifts, and creative tools that encourage artistic flow. Whether you’re developing a long-term photo essay or simply experiencing a lull in inspiration, this workshop offers fresh perspectives and actionable strategies to move your work forward. Get ready for an inspiring and dynamic experience that encourages experimentation, self-reflection, and a renewed sense of confidence in your creative journey.
Additional Information
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Special Notes:
Class will meet 9:30 am – 1:30 pm (Mountain Time) on Saturday, November 8.
Zoom Video Conferencing software (available for no charge from Zoom.com) will be used to facilitate the class sessions. Further details will be emailed to registrants.
Santa Fe Workshops always aims to produce a high-quality experience for our online attendees. That said, variables including regional and local internet provider speeds, traffic on Zoom's servers, and your own computing hardware can contribute to a less than ideal streaming event. While we do our best to minimize the impact of these variables, they are outside the control of Santa Fe Workshops.
Policies:
View Withdrawal and Transfer Policies for online programs.
For the convenience of participants, recordings of each class session are posted privately for one month after the end of each session. Santa Fe Workshops takes the recordings down after one month to protect the intellectual property of our instructors.
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Laura Pannack is a London-based photographic artist. Renowned for her portraiture and social documentary work, she explores the complex relationship between sitter and photographer. Many of her projects focus on youth and time, often working with adolescents and blending her passion for psychology and creativity through collaborations with various practitioners and academics.
Believing in a process rooted in shared experience, Laura uses the camera as a bridge, approaching her sitters with curiosity, openness, and a desire for genuine connection.
Driven by research-led, self-initiated projects, Laura seeks to grow both artistically and personally. Her long-term projects evolve organically, allowing narratives to develop naturally. By predominantly shooting on analogue film, she embraces unpredictability, inviting chance and fate into her creative process.
Website: laurapannack.com
Instagram: @laurapannack
