a cloudgazers community arts project

The BeSeen Experience

coaching · photography · transformation

What if the image doesn’t match the story?

Most of us carry a story about how we look — and how we are seen. The BeSeen Experience is an intensive one-day workshop that makes that story visible, and creates space for something new. Through a combination of therapeutic coaching and professional photography, participants encounter the gap between what they believe about themselves and what the camera actually shows. That gap is where the shift happens.

the format

three phases. one shift.

small groups — 8 to 12 participants

Morning — Phase 1

name it

Each participant articulates the specific belief they carry about being seen — what they expect the camera to confirm about them.

Midday — Phase 2

meet the camera

A 1:1 session with Hendrik — therapeutic coach and photographer. The coaching and the photo shoot happen together, in the same space, at the same time.

Afternoon — Phase 3

see

The group views the photos together. A facilitated conversation explores the gap between the story named in the morning and the image that actually appeared.

who is this for

made for those ready to look

The BeSeen Experience is designed for adults in the Santa Monica / Los Angeles area — especially those from the cloudgazers community and the wider creative world — who carry internalized beliefs about their image and their visibility. No photography experience required. No performance. Just presence.

the facilitator

Hendrik Roggemann

Hendrik is a therapeutic coach and professional photographer. The BeSeen Experience grew from his work at the intersection of these two fields — the conviction that what we see when we look at a photograph of ourselves can be a doorway to something deeper, if someone is there to hold the space.

The BeSeen Experience is a project of cloudgazers Community Arts & Education, fiscally sponsored by creative visions — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization — Los Angeles, CA

ready to be seen?

Visit the BeSeen Experience website to learn more, sign up for a cohort, or get in touch.

Cohorts planned for Los Angeles, CA — November 2026