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Events, photo walks, talks from the masters, in-depth workshops. Expand your horizons with one of our many events across Australia.

Explore Sony’s Digital Imaging line-up, an ever-expanding range of cameras, lenses and accessories that have been developed to meet a diverse range of creative needs and technical requirements.

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Ouiang River, Lishui, China
Tom Ang
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Make Great Photobooks

Photogear, Auckland, Auckland
Sat 23 May
Tom Ang
Image: Ouiang River, Lishui, China
Surfing in central Munich, Germany
Tom Ang
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Advocate
Make Great Photobooks
Photogear, Auckland, Auckland
Sat 23 May
Tom Ang
Image: Surfing in central Munich, Germany
All you need to know to create a great photobook

About the event

This workshop is for any photographer who dreams of turning their images into outstanding photobooks  — professional, artistic, and impressive. Have you always wanted to make a photobook? Or maybe you’ve been disappointed with the ones you’ve made before?

We’ll keep it small to give time for individual ideas and practical suggestions. The format is effective and proven: learn in the morning, create in the afternoon.

This is a very good opportunity to move your own project serious steps forward.

In the morning session we’ll cover everything you need to craft a beautiful, high-quality photobook, including...

  • Iconic photobooks
  • Smart pre-production decisions to save time and money
  • Smooth, efficient workflow
  • Colour management and technicals of how to ensure top results
  • Key design, print, repro concepts to understand 
  • Preparing files for production and working with printers
  • Legal niggles

Phew! This is a masterclass in book production squeezed into a morning! There’s so much information that I will send participants a copy of the presentation.

The afternoon session will be all about bringing your book to life. This is the best bit. We'll work together to experience the magic of putting your own pictures into a design that brings out their best. I’ll handle the software, you direct the creative process. Together, we’ll build a live sketch of your book layout. By the end of the session you will have a draft design of your book. How good is that? 

What’s more you’ll get a file you can actually work on yourself. This is because we will use the Affinity app that you can download for free!
 

What to bring

  • Bring a bunch of your photos, ready for page.
  • An outline of your aims and ideas for your book, basics such as size and extent (number of pages).
  • Any inspirational or aspirational books (physical or digital).

To ensure everyone gets individual attention, the group is limited to four participants — each receiving a dedicated 20-minute personal design session (worth several hundred dollars on its own).
 

What do I know about books?

Not only have I written 40-odd books on photography, I designed several of them myself and am a veteran of industry tools such as Aldus Publisher, Quark XPress and InDesign. Unlike most photographers and authors, I work directly on the production files with publishers’ design teams. In short, I know what makes a photobook truly work — both visually and technically.
 

First three to book win a $20 Photogear voucher!

Techniques covered

  • Picture editing and preparation
  • Colour management
  • Printing

What to bring

  • Laptop with USB memory or portable drive
  • Your images for a book
  • Book ideas

Event FAQs (For general FAQs, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions page)

Sat 23 May 2026, 10:30AM - 4:00PM (UTC+12) Auckland, Wellington
Suitable for all levels
Event capacity: 5
NZ$160 per/person    Book now
2026 Alpha Awards Photo Competition

2026 Alpha Awards Photo Competition

2026 marks the eleventh year of the Alpha Awards celebrating the greatest images from across Australia and New Zealand captured on Sony Alpha cameras and lenses, giving you the chance to share in over $62,000 (AUD) worth of Sony digital imaging gear. 

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Tom Ang

Tom received the Hamdan International Photography Award (HIPA) Content Creator Award in 2019 and the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jinan Internationa...

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Tom has the a great way to explain in layman's terms technical details. Great teacher & mentor. ”

Corina Worthington, The Basics in New Light
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Great event. Tom was creatively insightful, technically very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and encouraging. We all got a lot out of the time.”

David Knight, Open Photo Clinic
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