Thirty years. Multiple recessions. Near extinction of film. Rise of digital. Rise of Social Media. Earthquakes. A pandemic, ADHD, AI, and now a War!
Every time the industry and life shifted, I asked myself — how can I survive this?
Using my own career path to narrate my presentation, I unpack the moments where timing, preparation, and chance collided — and ask how much of professional (and personal) survival is luck, or engineered.
Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding and sharper framework for navigating their own disruptors, and possibly a very different view of where their own success — or lack of success — has come from, or will come from.
What you’ll get:
Access to this workshop by Diederik van Heyningen, held in Christchurch at the venue called 25, right next to the Majestic on Durham, 189 Durham St South, Christchurch on Friday 7th August 2026 at 11am – 12.15pm.
1 entry into the draw to win a Sony prize Pack worth over $11,000NZD
See the Prize page for more details on the prize: https://nzphotoshow.co.nz/prize/
Make sure you are at the closing event, Saturday 8th August 2026 from 7.30pm – you need to be there if you are the winn
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