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  • exploring the medina during photography tours morocco

    PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR MOROCCO

    Away from the tourist trail, landscapes, portraiture, coastline and street photography: a mixed photography tour Morocco style SUBJECTS COVERED DURING THE WEEK   *  Wild coastline with fisherman's huts and small boats *  Small fishing communities *  Street photography with a medina wall backdrop *  Astro Photography with foreground rock formations *  Environmental portraits of…
  • Morocco photo group adventures

    Morocco Photo Group Adventures

    Autumn 2023 Morocco photo group adventures tour update Morocco continues to experience a surge in tourism and this autumn we ran four group tours covering the breadth of the country from north to south and west to east. Guests from the US, Canada, South Africa, the UK, Ireland and Switzerland made it an exciting mix.…
  • Street Photography Tips

    Street photography tips

    Street Photography has never been more popular, with aspirations to observational brilliance or the fallback of lighting, form and composition.     The former can be found in the images of Matt Stuart and Martin Parr. Both bring simplicity and immediacy to their work through acute observation and patience, a trait not everyone has the…
  • Camera Club Talks

    These 'Zoom' presentations will offer something a bit different, from a photographer based in Morocco, immersed in the light, culture and landscapes of the region.   Specialising in portraiture and landscapes using film and digital, I’ve covered many angles in finding strategies to produce visually striking imagery.   I will be offering a choice of…
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    Documentary Photography Workshops: Luxury Retreat Masterclasses

    Next year, Paul Hill and myself, will take you through a series of documentary photography workshops to expand your photographic vision, giving you new perspectives in how to approach street, documentary and more personal image-making.    Paul Hill is both a celebrated photographer and educator straddling traditions of photographic art and documentary styles. His unique…
  • What makes film photography special

    Analogue has been making a comeback in recent years and film photography is at the heart of this. Here’s a brief look at why I use it alongside digital.     Switching to Film  In 2019 I decided to return to film photography after more than 10 years. It had been my first passion, but the…

  • A wooded scene for photography ideas for lockdown

    10 photography project ideas for lockdown

    Despite the challenges of Covid 19, you can still progress artistically and keep creating, using these photography ideas for lockdown. You just need to begin with the decision of picking up a camera or phone and choosing a theme to photograph.    Photographs by Thomas Rink from his series ‘Stillgewasser‘   Alternatively you can instead work…

  • choosing a photography workshop in morocco's dunes

    10 things to consider when choosing a photography workshop

    Photography workshops are a sizeable personal investment, so it pays to know what kinds of questions you should ask yourself before signing up for one.     Firstly, the advantages of choosing a photography workshop against independent travel   1. You begin to see things differently Going out with other photographers to the same locations…

  • The Best Photography Magazines To Feature Your Work

    The Best Photography Magazines To Feature Your Work

    As much of our photographic experience is increasingly through online use, when it comes to reaching out and letting the world know about your great photography, what are the best photography magazines and websites to feature your work? The above images were taken in 1987 and have recently been published on some of the following…

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    Photography Scholarships

    Creative Camera is offering two photography scholarships for 2021.   If you are aged between 18–25, fluent in English and have a keen passion for the art of photography or its ability to tell stories, then read on to find out more.   Scholarship One   The first of the photography scholarships is an interactive…