Photography workshops
and gatherings.
Creative stays.
Starting in 2026, LaBabuch is collaborating with Empreinte Association to offer photography training programs funded by Afdas.
It is located in the Brenne Natural Park, a perfect place for walking and enjoying nature. It is known for its wealth of flora and fauna, and for being a refuge for numerous migratory birds. The house is located between the towns of Ingrandes and Mérigny, close to the cities of Poitiers and Châtellerault.
In addition to bedrooms and common areas, it has a specialised library of photobooks, work tables, an etching press, an analogue darkroom and loads of tools to create and publish art books.
The house is on a large plot of land, perfect for resting, reading and sharing. Behind the house there is a path through the woods to the nearest river: the Anglin.
WORKSHOPS
Throughout the year, we host workshops for photographers who work with a narrative, expressive approach.
These gatherings seek to encourage creativity and support people who use photography to express themselves. So, the groups are small and LaBabuch provides full room and board for all participants.
They are about learning through doing, not focusing solely on the final result, and having an enriching experience in a calm setting without distractions.
EMPREINTE FORMATIONS
Empreinte and LaBabuch are launching a collaboration to offer, starting in January 2026, photography training programs focused on storytelling, editing, and experimentation with monochrome and polychrome processes. The training sessions will take place in Paris, Perpignan, and Mérigny (LaBabuch).
OPCO Afdas enables artist-authors registered with Urssaf Limousin, as well as other professionals, to benefit—under certain conditions—from full coverage of training costs, as well as associated travel and accommodation expenses.
CREATIVE
STAYS
Our creative stays are meant for people looking for quality time and space for their art project. They take place in June, July and September.
For each stay, there are three people at the house. Each one has a large single room with a desk and they share the house’s common spaces.
EDITIONS
LaBabuch is a home/workshop. We have all the tools to create our own publications, combining manual processes in our workshop and industrial ones normally done externally.
This combination has allowed us to develop our own personal way of making books, on our own or working with other publishers.