WORLDWIDE TOURS

WORLDWIDE PHOTOGRAPHIC TOURS
Locations include Iceland, China, Italy, The French Pyrenees & the UK.

To learn more about the regular workshops held in and around the beautiful lakes, beaches and mountains near Jonathan's home in Biarritz, south west France please CLICK HERE.

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WHITE HORSES of the CAMARGUE
3 days/3 nights
4-6 June 2010
1st-3rd October 2010
The Camargue: wild, untamed lake and marshland on the coast of southern France - an area that in many ways seems to have more in common with Argentina or Spain. Famous for its beautiful wild white horses that roam the area, the Camargue is a haven for any lover of the wild. This is a 3 day photo adventure that gives you a thoroughly unique experience – photographing these wild horses running together through the warm waters of the Mediterranean, through the lakes and marshes, and nurturing their foals in fields warmed by the sun. This is not an experience you can buy ‘off the peg’, but rather one especially created for lovers of photography and wildlife, to capture these moments that will stay with you for a lifetime.
1199 Euros including 3 nights hotel & breakfast

SPECIAL WORKSHOP - STILT FISHING HUTS of the GIRONDE A very popular weekend workshop concentrating on the Charente Maritime/Gironde estuary in western France which links the city of Bordeaux to the Atlantic ocean. Along the northern bank of the estuary are hundreds of small fishing huts on stilts, a perfect opportunity for some great photography. We shall shoot these together on the first morning, close to the historic village of Talmont sur Gironde, then spend a little time looking round the village, named as one of the most beauiful in France. There are also traditional wooden fishing boats, fishermens houses in narrow streets and a mariners church to photograph. In the late afternoon we shall shoot the fabulous troglodyte cliff dwellings, once occupied by smugglers and pirates, and fishing huts with nets at Meschers sur Gironde, and stay there as the sun starts to set. We shall be staying in the very chic, boutique B&B 'The Blue Sturgeon' run by English artist and chef Robert Stansfied, who will no doubt tempt us with caviar and wine from the local area. On Sunday we will shoot wooden boats in the marshlands, rows of vines running down to the cliffs in the local vineyards, the lighthouse in the sand dunes at La Coubre, and some more of the stilt huts at sunset to round off the day. Arrival Friday/departure Monday. Pick-ups from Bordeaux airport. 5 people only.
599 Euros including 3 nights top quality boutique B&B + breakfast

VENICE WORKSHOP
19th-21st MARCH 2010
3 days/4 nights
By very popular demand I'm arranging more opportunities to photograph the iconic and beauthiful city of Venice in the north of Italy. We arrive in Venice on Thursday, staying in the historic 700 year old Hotel Cavaletto right on St Mark's Square, overlooking the Baceo Orseolo where the gondolas are moored overnight. Then from Friday to Sunday we photograph this fascinating and breathtaking city, starting early to avoid the crowds and get the best of the light, returning to the hotel to eat a hearty breakfast whilst watching the gondoliers prepare their famous vessels for the day. We then set out on a discovery of the real Venice, down the side streets and canals, where a photo opportunity is waiting at every turn. We eat lunch together, perhaps in a sun filled square accompanied by the sound of accordions, then take some free time to wander around the markets, museums and galleries. We then meet later in the afternoon and shoot together some of the famous landmarks - the Bridge of Sighs, the Rialto Bridge, or the home of Casanova. We will also visit some of the other islands - Burano with its breathtaking beauty and multi-coloured fishermen's houses, the Lido with its long sand beach and lovely old hotels. There will be time for one to one tuition and appraisals, and guidance with editing in Lightroom and Photoshop CS4 where necessary.
A trip of a lifetime that you will never forget. 8 PEOPLE MAXIMUM
PRICE 1499 Euros including hotel, breakfast and all guidance & tuition.
2299 Euros for a couple sharing a room with both parties participating in the workshop.
For extra nights, non-participating partners etc please contact me.
Flights, other meals and boat fares are not included.

NEW! CHINA Land and Light Workshop MAY 2nd - 8th 2010
5 Day/6 Night Photo Workshop & Tour. A brand new photo tour concentrating on the area around the unbelievably beautiful and atmospheric Li River in the Guilin/Yangshuo area of China. We start the tour in Guilin (which means 'forest of sweet osmanthus') in the Guanxi Province of China. After an evening briefing and meal, and a good night's sleep, we set off to Longji to photograph the incredible terrassed rice fields, with their scuplted curved banks set in misty valleys. On our return to Guilin we take a riverboat down the Li River to the mystical and incredible Yangshuo, our home for the next 4 nights. Yangshuo, nestled in a valley surrounded by the wonderfully shaped karst mountains, the Li River winding through the landscape like a serpent. Over the next few days we will shoot at dawn and dusk, the river itself with the backdrop of the mountains through the mist - the famous cormorant fishermen as they work, water buffalo paddling in the shallows, riverside villages and temples. Our hotel is situated right on the banks of the river - open your bedroom window and there in front of you is a landscape that many have said is the most beautiful in the world. Peace, tranquility, ancient ways. There will also of course be time for discussing editing, and I'll be on hand at all times to help with composition and exposure when needed. Could this be the ultimate water location?
PRICE 1899 EUROS 1 person/2999 euros 2 people sharing.
Prices include all accommodation, breakfast, transport during the tour, tuition and guidance.
Prices do not include flights, other meals, entrance fees to any tourist places not included in the itinerary.
FLY TO/FROM: GUILIN/Liangjiang International Airport

ICELAND PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE 2009
23rd-28th October 2010 - 4 Days/5 Nights 4 PLACES LEFT

An incredible opportunity to discover the southern coastline of one of the most mysterious and beautiful countries on Earth. Arrival day (saturday) you will stay in a comfortable hotel in the capital city of Reykjavik, where we shall all dine together after a short briefing. On sunday morning we shall be met by our 4x4 vehicles and leave for a 4 day photo experience that you will never forget, visiting waterfalls, ice flows, black volcanic beaches, national parks and with a little luck photographing the elusive Northern Lights! Our guides will cook for us over open fires while we make the most of the half light to capture some breathtaking images - we can bathe in hot mountain springs and walk together in the untamed wilderness, and I of course will be on hand at all times to help where necessary with composition and technique. Those who would like help with editing can bring their laptops and we can work together during our down time in the hotels.
Accommodation will be in comfortable 3 & 4 star hotels, except for one night in a log cabin lit by oil lamps and heated by geysers. On day four we shall be taken back to Reykjavik to stay in the city centre ready for our departure on Thursday. Full itinerary available on request very soon.
9 People
PRICE: 2299 Euros per person/ 3399 Euros 2 sharing
Price includes all meals, accommodation, transport, airport transfers & guidance/tuition.
Price does not include flights (& bar bills!)
Extra nights in Reykjavik possible if you'd like to stay longer.
Prices are based on single person/single room. Contact me for couples price.
Islandair fly regularly to Reykjavik from London and cities worldwide.

NEW! CARCASSONNE, THE CATHARS & THE DEEP BLUE SEA
6th-11th March - 4 days/5 nights
FULL

An exciting 4 day/5 night photo workshop/tour along the Pyrenees mountains from the stunning medieval walled city of Carcassonne, the starting point of the tour, the incredible mountain top Cathar fortress at Monsegur (believed to be the hiding place of the Holy Grail), across the sumptuous vineyards of the Corbieres, and down to the Mediterranean village of Collioure. We will be staying the first two nights in a 3 star hotel right by the walled city of Carcassonne where we will shoot amongst other things the hills, the vineyards and of course the city itself, especially in the last embers of the day when one can easily see how Walt Disney became inspired to create his trademark magic castle. Taking in some of the landscape mentioned in the best selling 'Holy Grail' books Labyrinth and the Da Vinci Code, we will work our way alongside the Pyrenees and the the Corbieres hills down to the Mediterranean village of Collioure, where many of the most famous artists (Picasso, Matisse, Dufy, Chagall and many others) set up their easels. Here we shall stay for a further two nights in a fabulour 4 star hotel with ravishing sea views shooting old fishing boats, coastal castles and fabulous seascapes - not to be missed! Then it's back to Carcassonne for your flights home (You can alternatively fly home from Perpignan, Toulouse or Biarritz). This photography tour will be a classic. For more information please email me.
PRICE 1499 EUROS including hotel, breakfast and all guidance, tuition & transport except flights.