Sam Dameshek Academy

CLOSE THE GAP

Make your work match your vision

The community for photographers who want to actually make a living

Lessons. Live Zooms. Real audits. A community of working photographers — not hobbyists.

Take a look inside

Academy Walkthrough

A quick tour of what's actually inside the membership — lessons, community, weekly Zooms, the works.

Memberships

Two ways to join. Your price locks the day you join.

The Minimum

For photographers who want in.

$149/mo

50+ lessons, updated constantly
Working photographer community
Weekly Q&A — honest answers
Full Zoom session recordings
Preset packs + pricing frameworks
Film lab partnership (NYC + LA — 10% off)
Refer-and-earn — 40% commission
Discounted 1:1 mentorship

Join The Minimum

The Circle

For photographers who want to move faster.

$299/mo

Everything in The Minimum, plus:
Live weekly Zoom sessions
Portfolio & feed audits (weekly raffle)
Priority Q&A
Priority for member spotlights
LA-based assisting opportunities
Soap Magazine editorial consideration
Guaranteed audit slot available

Join The Circle

Your price locks the day you join. It goes up for new people.

What Students Are Saying

Took everything I learned in your class for getting noticed by brands and big companies, and booked a gig for a up and coming streetwear company in Portland. My first official gig!

@a_mwangi