Tours - Magic Travel

Winter Photography - Intermediate Level

Duration: 6 Days
Availability: 20 - 26 December 2010

Improve your photo skills, shoot great images, have fun and do nothing but photography!
Photothema and Magic Travel welcome you to the Peloponnese. We organize outdoor photography workshops throughout the year in the vicinity of Sparta, Greece.

Joining a workshop means working indeed. It will be photography from morning till evening with plenty of photo shoots on great locations. After the shoots, photos are viewed and discussed together and in a constructive manner. Learning from each other, while enjoying Greek culture and country life, is the key in our workshops.
All workshops have a maximum of 6 participants and are open to everyone who shoots digital. Both compact cameras and DSLRs are welcome.

Discover and photograph Greece in wintertime. The Peloponnese is a special December destination with snow on the mountain peaks, and the harvest of both olives and oranges in full swing in the valleys below.

During this 6-day workshop it will be photography from morning till evening. You improve the use of your camera and learn to evaluate your photos, so that they increasingly match your expectations. After the daily outdoor photo shoots you view and discuss the results together and in a constructive manner. Editing and presentation is also part of the programme. We end each day with a joint dinner in one of the Xirokambi restaurants.

Learning from each other, while enjoying Greece in winter is the key in this workshop. And of course we celebrate Christmas together in Greek style.

Outdoor photo shoots:
Xirokambi – Village and surrounding olive groves, local Christmas happenings
Ajios Vasilios – Sunset above the snowy peaks of the Taygetos mountains
Mani – One of the most fascinating areas in Greece, with its desolate landscape and villages dominated by tower houses
Mystras - Churches and ruins from the heydays of the late Byzantine Empire (13th century AD)
Monastery of Golas – 17th century monastery with close views of the peak of the Taygetos
Anakolou gorge with its Hellenistic bridge dating back to the 1st century BC

In each location, we take ample time to photograph.

The workshop starts on Sunday 20 December at 5 pm, and ends on Friday around noon, December 26. Workshop sessions continue on 24, 25 and 26 December.

Location

Xirokambi is a lively Greek village, nested at the foot of the Taygetos Mountains, 15 km (9,3 miles) south of Sparta in the Peloponnese.

The surrounding area of Xirokambi is paradise for photographers who love the enticing combination of nature and culture. The Evrotas Valley borders with the high-rising Taygetos Mountains in the west and the more sloping mountains of the Parnonas in the east. The gorges and the endless olive groves hide small ancient sites, Byzantine churches and monasteries, and traditional villages. Furthermore, the Byzantine cities of Mystras and Monemvasia, the tower houses on the desolated Mani, Ancient Sparta, and the lively harbour town of Gythio offer a dramatic stage for photography.

Photothema is located in an old stone house, surrounded by olive and citrus trees, and a large patio under the vine leaves. Before and after the outdoor photo shoots you gather in our workshop accommodation. Here you can use your own laptop or one of the available computers for the storage, selection and editing of your photos.

20 Dec 2010 - 27 Dec 2010