Comments on: Recommend Photography Tours and Travel Workshops

Question: Recommend Photography Tours and Travel Workshops

matildaben — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:02:01 -0800

I would like to find out about good providers of photography tours and/or travel-based photography workshops abroad. Preferably, the workshops should be pitched at the level of an intermediate photographer.

Photographic interests: nature, landscape, architecture. Geographic interests: England, Scotland, Iceland, or other places in Europe. I'd be open to other suggestions if they are really amazing (Asia, perhaps). The teacher/tour leader should have a significant degree of experience and professionalism.

Please don't tell me about your Google searches or ads you saw. I'd much rather get in-person knowledge to find out who really stands out in this field.

By: xo

xo — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:43:15 -0800

ICP (photography school based in NYC) offers week-long trips every year to various places, led by the faculty. The trips differ each year and the faculty are working artists and longtime instructors. My friend went to Morocco with the teacher who's leading this summer's trip to Mongolia and had an excellent time and returned with great photos and more technical knowledge than I had expected. The only drawback (for her) was having been in a tour group -- it was more difficult to photograph locals after descending from a bus en masse.

The Maine Workshops are highly regarded among the photography community in the Northeast (US). They get the best teachers from NYC during their summer sessions and most professionals in the area take classes there to keep up with technology. The school had financial trouble this year but seems to have been safely bailed out and is committed to the upcoming season's classes. This newsletter explains the financial situation as well as outlines the upcoming travel workshops (Rio, Venice).

I have heard great things about the Santa Fe workshops, but personally I have only taken classes at ICP and Maine.

By: xo

xo — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:48:21 -0800

Oh, and here are a few more from the Maine Workshops that weren't highlighted in the newsletter (Uganda, Prague/Budapest, Paris).

By: harrumph

harrumph — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:22:32 -0800

I have a few of Eddie Soloway prints and know someone who has taken and enjoyed his classes. Here's his workshop schedule. Looks like a few are through the Santa Fe workshop linked above.

By: orlin

orlin — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:34:32 -0800

I'd go on photo.net and contact a (foreign) photographer of your choice based on the work displayed in the "top photo's" area . Ask him, or her, a favor: a recommendation for an english speaking tutor willing to give lessons in their area. There are many GREAT photographers in China, Latvia, Poland, Russia .. on and on... Hope this helps... Orlin

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:51:34 -0800

You're looking for the shaw guides. They publish guides for all kinds of educational tourism - but they seem to have a big focus on photography.

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:56:39 -0800

My apologies - just read your more inside to see that you are looking for first hand experience. Hope it's helpful anyway.