About the Course
Mobile Phone Photography Workshop: Exploring Walsall’s Cut
The canals of Walsall – known locally as “the cut” – have always been part of the town’s identity. From the winding Curly Wyrley (Wyrley & Essington Canal) to the Walsall Cut, Daw End Cut, and Tame Valley Cut, these waterways once carried coal, goods, and working boats through the Black Country. Today, they offer hidden landscapes, reflections, wildlife, and textures that are perfect for photography.
Our six-session workshop over six weeks will use Walsall’s canals as both classroom and subject. Participants will:
• Learn how to use their mobile phone camera creatively.
• Explore the history and heritage of the cut while capturing it in images.
• Practice composition, lighting, and editing skills outdoors.
• Build confidence in storytelling through photography.
• Produce a small body of work inspired by the Walsall waterways.
By the end of the six weeks, attendees will not only have improved their mobile photography but will also see their local canals – the cut – in a new light, as a source of pride, inspiration, and creativity.
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The course is free and the participants are required to attend all six weeks . Please arrive no more than 15 minutes before session. Learn a bit of history or see some awesome wildlife which is around every turn on our waterways .
If you can no longer attend, please cancel your ticket via Eventbrite or please get in touch with us to allow another person(s) a chance to take part.
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The Canal & River Trust’s Let’s Activities are free to attend as part of our work as a waterways and wellbeing charity to help everyone get out, get active and make their lives better by water. You can now support the work our teams do and make a donation on our website here.
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