Founded in 2022 by American photographer, writer & teacher Anastasia Pagonas, MEMORY CULT has been sold out since it’s inception. Our membership ranges from hobbyist to full-time professional made up of photographers from 15+ countries around the world.

Our focus is personal and exploratory photography. Our visual scope is broad, covering the vernacular documentary picture on one end of the spectrum and the conceptual, post-documentary art image on the other. Using a workshop methodology (action > learning) and a strong commitment to the individual, offerings encourage creative autonomy through “scenius” and philosophy of art. View all features of our structure here.

On December 1st, current Members are offered the opportunity to renew Active Membership or transition their Silent Seat or CLASS PASS to an Active Seat for 2025. The Member Pre-Sale lasts for ONE WEEK ONLY. If seats remain they are opened on December 8th to the public through the Email Waitlist and Instagram. During last Open Enrollment period, only 7 seats were opened to the public and sold within the hour.

MEMORY CULT is small by diligent design. Incredible things happen when people in a creative community feel they must be there and are spiritually called to their work. It is also small to ensure detailed, devoted 1:1 mentoring not found anywhere else. 80+ enrollments of our 100 Seats are typically renewals.

The best chance to get into MEMORY CULT is to enroll as a Silent Seat and transition during Open Enrollment to Active. To those who feel the call — see you in 2025.