class by didi von boch

EGO TRIP

This class isn’t about rules: it’s about breaking them.

EGO TRIP is an invitation to create photos from your soul. Images that feel like you—unfiltered, intuitive, and alive. It’s for photographers who crave a “me-first” EGO TRIP— to fuck up, play around and make photographs on their own terms.

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COURSE LENGTH

2 weeks

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class start date

tbc 2027

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INVESTMENT

$300 / $450

Independent / Guided

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didi von boch

EGO TRIP pushes beyond assumption and expectation into the landscape of obsession, passion, and vision.

This isn’t a class about playing it safe. It’s about making the work you want to see—work that sticks, feelings that linger, images that won’t let you go. EGO TRIP —it’s an edgy, visceral adventure. A deep dive into photography as craft, passion, and instinct.

“I am far from perfect nor did I ever pretend to be and that gives me so much freedom. The freedom to fuck up. Isn’t that the best?” - Didi von Boch

EGO TRIP is for photographers, artists, and anyone who feels stuck. For those who want to feel more when they create. For the ones who wonder how to align their creative vision with client work.

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  • "You have to learn to really want something. You have to learn to not give up, to stick with it and demand your vision." Didi von Boch

    • How to connect to your creative guts & step outside the “safe picture”

    • How to make images from desire and instinct

    • Why putting your ideas and soul first is the path to discovering your own niche + owning it

    • How to have honest, “ballsy” discussions with clients & set expectations

    • To find inspiration within yourself

    • To give yourself permission to align your personal work and business

    • To be uncomfortable, weird, and in charge

    • How to find clients who love your artistic play

    • Mental preparation before the shoot

    • How to break free of self-made rules

    • And so much more…

  • This two-week interactive class will include:

    • A classroom where you are encouraged to share and ask and learn

    • Unfiltered recordings about ideas, preparing shoots, brainstorming

    • Exclusive behind-the-scenes videos- watch Didi work (creating scenes, finding inspiration, weirdness, wardrobe…)

    • Daily lessons and lots of creative exercises

    • Daily check-ins/interactions with Didi (via text, voice notes, and videos)

    • 1 x Live Meet & Greet for all students (recorded if you can’t attend live)

    • 1 x Live Q&A Session for all students (recorded if you can’t attend live)

    • An in-depth assignment that is designed to inspire you to dream big AND follow through

    • Plus all guided students get a 30-minute 1:1 Mentoring session via Zoom with Didi for assignment feedback

    Students will have access to class materials for 12 months.

  • A heart that beats 1000 times per minute when it comes to photography.

    For those who ask;

    “How the fuck can I step out of mainstream family photography?”

    “How do I get there?”

    “How do I find my dream client who wants artistic play?”

  • Interactive classes are held online and registration opens seasonally.

    Guided students can participate fully in class, by asking questions, submitting assignments, and getting personalized feedback from your teacher.

    Independent students have full access to class content and can participate in class discussions —they just don’t get teacher critique and feedback on images or assignments.

    All students will be seen, heard and have their questions answered!

“EGO TRIP with Didi von Boch was unlike anything I’ve experienced before. It wasn’t just a workshop; it was an invitation to step out of the safe zone and into raw, unfiltered expression. Didi creates a space that is wild, honest, and deeply human. It was exactly what I needed.”

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MEET THE TEACHER
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Didi

Von Boch

Hallo! I’m Didi. I don’t believe in rules or in anything that holds us back from what we are trying to do — to create with our soul, voices, and guts.

Every photographer has their own unique perspective and voice. I want to help you discover and push the boundaries of yours. 

I’m known for my unapologetic, “fuck-the-formula” approach. I revere the everyday, elevating it as art in a vivid body of work fueled by my obsession with color, movement, family, and the Mother.

I moved from Germany to Northern California 12 years ago. I live with my 2 little boys and husband Philipp. I am obsessed with photography, the image, mentoring…

My mentorships and classes are refreshingly honest, unconventional, and permissive. I’m a generous feelings-first teacher, - I will encourage you to surrender your self-made limitations and open up to fresh, always-new approaches to express your vision.  

In EGO TRIP the key is you. Free style, freely messing around, happily messing up to set yourself free. I want to infect you with my enthusiasm and my love for fucking around, for not taking it too seriously, and for trying new ideas.

The good thing about messing up is feeling free.
See you in class!

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Didi’s work has been recognised in the Fine Art Photography Awards - where she was awarded a 1st Place Gold Award in the People category. She was also a winner for her image ‘From Outside In’ in the International Photography Awards . In 2025 her work was exhibited in Australia as part of the Head on Awards.

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Any questions?

Email your teacher directly here and they will get back to you.

Alumni Student?

We’d love to have you back! Email your teacher here and they will send you a link.

Interactive Class Registration opens August 26th

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A woman with red hair holds a dry plant in her mouth while her hair is swept across her face by the wind outdoors with trees in the background.
A woman and a young girl lie on the ground underwater, with water bubbles around them, both with their eyes closed. The woman is touching her face with her hand, and the girl is resting her head on the woman's shoulder.
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What other students had to say

This course changed my life. I always thought you had to seperate your artistry from your client work and Didi showed everyone in our class how you can blend the two and create work for yourself which will open yourself to a career with the work you want to make, not the work you think you have to make! And there is NO ONE but Didi that can teach this course. I would pay for this course 5 times again.

kelsey

These last two weeks with Didi were just what I needed to ignite the spark in my creativity in a way I haven't explored previously. Didi's very giving of her time and willing to answer all questions in a meaningful way. Her personality is magnetic and her creative energy is contagious. You feel empowered to kick any insecurities you have to the wayside, and get to work making work you have been dreaming of creating. No excuses!

lisa
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What an incredible insight into Didi's world!  She's refreshingly direct and deeply caring, making sure everybody in the class is included, whether you had an active seat or a silent one.  One takeaway from the class, just go for it and make your dream a reality

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RACHAEL
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