Microscopic Photography Workshop
- with Tasneem Khan

A free workshop for adults in conjunction with Kilkenny Science Festival

Step into the hidden worlds of nature with biologist and artist Tasneem Khan in this immersive microscopy and photography workshop. We’ll begin with a short nature walk, collecting textures and tiny treasures such as leaves, lichen, stones, and found fragments that often escape the naked eye. Back in the Learning Centre, participants will zoom in and out of these discoveries using a range of tools including tabletop microscopes, clip-on phone lenses, and macro photography.

Learn how to capture the elegant patterns of cells, the architecture of moss, and the abstract beauty of microscopic landscapes.

Bring your own smartphone or camera to experiment with framing, focus, and light as we explore new ways of seeing the familiar.

No previous experience is required, just curiosity and a sense of wonder. Leave with striking images, fresh skills, and a renewed appreciation for the extraordinary.

Adult workshop 18+

About the Artist

Tasneem Khan: Diver, Sailor, Photographer, Artist, Adventurer, Biologist, Educator.

Tas is happiest underwater, knee-deep in the mangroves or working under the hull of a boat. She has been designing and teaching immersive, experiential learning adventures for 18 years. As a dedicated researcher and learner, she is most often so immersed with a group of students in watery habitats. Tasneem's formal training is in marine zoology with extensive research and field-work in the areas of intertidal & mangrove ecosystems. She sees her own process of experiential learning as an evolving journey and works with a wide range of field experts in indigenous knowledge, wildlife biology, sustainable enterprise development, oceanography and education design.

The currents of her work have taken her from the equator to the artic circle: the Andaman Sea (India, Thailand, Burma) the Maldives, SriLanka, Puget Sound, fresh water swamplands in Sweden, the Norwegian Sea and now immersed in the wild coastal seascapes of Ireland. No matter the location, she is most interested in understanding how people relate to, engage with and learn from place. Tas has curated her practice to facilitate interdisciplinary initiatives in the fields of ecology, conservation, education, and art-science communication.

https://www.seaschool.ie/