Attune
AT ASA BARN
a creative exhale.
FEBRUARY 26TH-28TH 2027, IPSWICH, MA
ATTUNE
What is
at asa barn?
Three days tucked away in a beautiful old barn with six photographers, our cameras, a loose schedule, and nowhere else to be.
Wake up to the wolves howling in the distance (yeah, seriously). A slow pace, creative company, and room for ideas to surface.
Long dinners, generous pours of Barolo, laughter and conversations that continue after the plates have been cleared.
Weāll make pictures free of expectations, have time to wander off alone, and care for ourselves in ways that get lost in everyday life.
Because the photographs are only part of it.
Part of the magic is in the mystery of not knowing exactly what will happen when these six people come together in this particular place. Are you one of them?
That's Attune at Asa Barn.
ATTENTION PLEASE
your work needs it.
MAKE ROOM for what keeps you making.
I want to keep making art for the rest of my life.
And I want it to keep feeling alive. That takes tending to.
Weāre surrounded by an endless stream of other peopleās ideas, images and opinions, and it takes an increasing amount of practice to stay close to our own.
Attune is about building rituals that keep us curious, paying attention, and making work from our own perspective.
Because there is something magnetic about work that could only have come from the person who made it.
We need this. The world needs this. Iām not at all exaggerating.
āThe more I get to
know myself as
a photographer,
the more I get
to know myself
everywhere else.ā
āThe more I get to know myself as a photographer,
the more I get to know myself everywhere else.ā
really be getting intoā¦
HEREāS WHAT WEāLL
Styled Sessions
One at sunset and one indoors the following morning, plus time photographing our in-house chef, Mary at work. No expectations.
Bodywork
Rootbloom Bodywork will be with us providing everyone a 45 minute private massage tailored to your specific requests.
The Practice
Iāve collected practices, questions, books, and ideas that help me stay close to myself and my work. Iāll bring some of those to Asa and weāll explore them together, with plenty of room to think about what a creative practice looks like in your own life.
Sound Bath
This 90 minute group experience is a restorative journey and can be deeply moving.
Private Chef
Every meal prepared for us by talented local chef and restaurant owner- Mary Vyn. Every meal made with fresh ingredients, and absolutely no figuring out what to eat.
Space to Do You.
A loose schedule with actual room in it. Take a bath, go for a walk, read, write, run, sleep, chat. You don't have to maximize the weekend.
The beautiful thing about putting
six photographers in a house together is that
I can't actually plan the best parts..
The beautiful thing about putting
six photographers in a house together is that
I can't actually plan the best parts.
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I can create the container, plan for us to feast, give us opportunities to make beautiful images, and cover everything weāll need to melt into the weekend.
What I canāt plan for is the thing that only happens when all of us show up together. The energy in the room, the conversations, the friendships, whatever comes from putting these particular six people in this particular place for three days.
That's the part we make together.
some DETAILS
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Youāre not interested in just clicking the button and moving on. You care about why you make what you make. You want to trust your own eye, stay curious, and make work that actually feels like yours.
It doesnāt matter if youāve been doing this for fifteen years or fifteen minutes. If you run a six-figure business with your camera or never plan to make a dime.
You just have to care about the work.
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Kind of, but probably not in the way you're thinking.
I'm not going to teach you how to shoot like me, critique your portfolio or give you a formula for finding your style.
I am going to bring fifteen years of making photographs to the table, along with the practices, questions and lessons I've gathered through years at art school, building a business in this industry, and paying close attention to what excites me. We'll spend some time exploring those together.
And I'm sure we'll talk about technicalities and business, and all other realted topics because put six photographers in a house and obviously we f*cking will. š¤
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FRIDAY: Early afternoon arrival, welcome chat & light lunch, getting settled, sunset styled session, dinner
SATURDAY: AM styled session, breakfast, noon-ish massages, light lunch, early evening sound bath, dinner
SUNDAY: Wrap up and farewell chat, pack up & last meal together
There will be time in between for your ten minute portrait session with me.
Mary will be in-house cooking all of our meals and is open to being photographed anytime sheās working.
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Everything.
Your lodging for two nights. Three days of creativity, camaraderie, & maybe a little debauchery.
Two styled shoots with an additional opportunity to shoot with Mary while she cooks.
All meals, snacks, coffee & tea.
There will be wine.
45 private minutes with Rootbloom Bodywork.
90 minutes of a shared sound bath experience.
You get to be in the frame too. Iād love to take your photo- a mini portrait session. No timers or plans, just intuition guiding the time and place.
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There is so much going on behind every photo I take. Everything Iām doing when Iām not holding a camera- What Iām reading, what Iām noticing, the questions Iām asking, the things Iām drawn to, what Iām consuming, and what Iām protecting myself from.
Thatās the practice.
At Asa, weāll spend some intentional time with these ideas. Iāll bring things for us to read, write about, talk about and try. Some together, some on your own.
Because paying attention to yourself is part of making work that could only come from you.
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Iāll be creating two styled sessions for us- one outdoor around sunset and one the following morning. Once I know whoās coming, Iāll shape the details around the group and what feels interesting for us to explore. Weāll make use of Asa, the grounds, and of course the clawfoot tub.
Thereās no expectation for what you make. The sessions are there for us to play, experiment and create together.
āā¦there were moments I wished could have lasted a little longer because they were so impactful.ā
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āThe biggest surprise was the emotional impact of the sound bath. It helped me quiet the constant mental noise of everyday life and reconnect with feelings and parts of myself that had been pushed aside by the demands of work, motherhood, and daily responsibilities.ā
lindsayāIt exceeded my expectations! I expected beautiful imagery and creative inspiration... and we absolutely had that! I didnāt anticipate how restorative it would feel emotionally. The balance and intention of it all was so thoughtfully executed. It felt purposeful without feeling forced, which is a hard thing to achieve.ā
RACHELāHaving Mary there was such a special touch. Being able to document her process was great... the care, the colors, the smells filling the barn... it felt like an experience in itself.ā
emilyāIt definitely met my expectations. Iāve done a few of these, so my expectations were kind of high, and they were met. It was great.ā
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āThe balance of the weekend, what we were doing and the connection time, was so wonderful. There was space to step away if you wanted to, and space to connect individually if you wanted to.ā
jennifera little about your hostHey, Iām Seana.
I spent years in art school doing the assignments but not creating much of anything, if you know what I mean.
Going from the artsy girl in my small hometown to art school in San Francisco and NYC was a huge blow to my ego.
Fear got in my way of making art. Comparison got in my way of making friends. Eventually, I let it get all get in my way of building a life that actually felt like mine.
What changed wasnāt one big revelation. It was years of creative consistency and small practices that slowly taught me to trust my eye, my ideas and my judgment. From barely creating to building a career where my work is recognizable regardless of what Iām shooting.
Iām still not immune to comparison or burnout. But I now have a soft place to come back to (sometimes crawl) when I need it (and I still do).
Iāve gone from isolating myself to building real community with other creative women.
I have a close-knit group of photographer friends now, who I can text when Iām stuck, celebrate with when something goes right, and lean on when I need a sounding board.
And thatās part of why I care so much about bringing other women together too.
Iām done with the idea that we need to be against each other.
I want to see you fucking win.
Competition is make believe.
When the work comes from a true place, there is nothing to compare. You canāt do what I do, and I canāt do what you do.
Once I really began to believe that, the ripple effect was huge. My relationships changed, I cared for myself better, I became more comfortable in my own skin.
This stuff has changed my life.
And thatās a huge part of why Attune exists: a place for six photographers to practice this together.
To create, connect, share what we know, and be inspired without losing ourselves in the process.
Three days with enough space and time for all of us to just be.
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Lodging
Lodging for both nights is included. Weāll all be staying together at Asa Barn, with the whole place to ourselves for the weekend.
Rooms are shared, and beds will be assigned at random. If youāre coming with a friend and would like to room together, there will be a place to note that on the inquiry form.
All linens and towels are provided, so you can pack light and settle in.
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Six Spots
Just six of us.
Iām genuinely excited to see who this calls to. Once the inquiries come in, Iāll look at the group as a whole and bring together six photographers I think will have the best chemistry.
This is one of the best parts.
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What to bring
Bring all the camera gear you want to play with, cozy clothes for hanging around the house, slippers, and weather-appropriate clothing for getting outside.
Otherwise, you really donāt need much.
$2500
All inclusive
2 nights, 3 days
$750 deposit holds your spot
Special thanks to these gorgeous humans, friends, and photographers who said yes to this idea as a pilot last year and came open to all possibilities.
Many of the videos and photos on this page were taken by Baby Viking Photography Rachel Dampolo Photography, Emily Holt & Lindsay Burgess Photography.
Iām endlessly inspired by you all.