By exploring the diverse artistic approaches of these American photographers, the workshop made an attempt to debunk the concept of “documentary” photography. It drew attention to the fact that a photographer’s every action is executed by means of expedients that have a fundamental role toward achieving a deceptively perfect result. Participants were asked to formulate an image involving the genius loci and a wide range of portrayal techniques. With the help of my assistant, the young performance artist Beatrice Zen, we constructed stage sets based on different locations and interpretations to be enacted when it was time to take the photographs.