INTRODUCTION

I am excited to announce my luxury Photo Workshop in magical Puglia, a sunny paradise of ancient olive trees, white-washed hill villages, quaint fishing towns with winding streets and limestone cliffs, and the endless turquoise Adriatic and Ionian seas. Puglia is simple, relaxed, rugged and real. This is the authentic Italy.

We have designed for you a highly curated twelve-day photo workshop with hand-picked experiences designed to give you exclusive access to some very special places and people, such as the passionate owner of an ancient olive tree estate, a master artisanal burrata-maker on his tiny farm, and expert artisans of a centuries-old religious statuary craft. We spend real time with warm and welcoming locals and experience a Puglia that you’d never be able to have on your own. This is an immersive journey that will take you deep into the heart of Puglia. Interestingly, Puglia is a place of not only very old traditions, but also dynamic new creations in food, farming and art.

We'll be there in May, one of the most beautiful times of year in Puglia, when the days are warm and pleasant, and when we aren't shooting the day's late light, we'll be dining al fresco on a perfect early summer evening.

We will start our journey in Lecce, in the Province of Salento, where we will be staying right in town at the luxury hotel of Palazzo Maresgallo.

After three days in Lecce, we will travel to the lush green Itria Valley, with its signature ancient trulli. There we will stay in our own private villa, the utterly gorgeous Masseria Petrarolo, complete with swimming pool, staff, and our own private chef, whose food is simply scrumptious. This is luxury at its finest.

Food is always an important part of travel and cuisine is an intrinsic part of the Puglia experience. There is an openness and rustic charm in Puglia that is reflected not only in the personality of the locals, but also in the sharing of food, whether a grandma’s pasta from a thousand-year-old recipe, to local vegetables, fresh fish caught daily by local fishermen and burrata cheese, one of the region’s most famous products. In this workshop, as in all my workshops, we will be eating healthy and very well!

You can expect a seamlessly-run, highly professional trip, with great attention to detail. We are based in only two accommodations, so we are not packing up and moving all the time. Our time is spent shooting and enjoying, not traveling long distances.

Our wonderful producer, Antine Meinardi, is jolly, professional, and delightful, and has an unbridled passion for Puglia. The personal connections we have fostered give our guests deep-rooted local access, which enables us to get uniquely intimate photographs.

Every day will be a photo adventure. As always, there will be real photo learning both on location and in class. You will come home with a set of terrific images and a renewed sense of adventure.

EXPERIENCES MAY INCLUDE

• Photographing 3000-year old olive trees, among the oldest in the world, on a private estate, and tasting olive oil made from these trees

• Riding in, and shooting, vintage Fiats on country roads through “trulli” country

• Strolling the white-washed hill village of Locorotondo, and photographing local characters

• Observing how burrata cheese is made and enjoying a tasting with a master cheese maker

• Spending time with fishermen in the sun-bleached fishing town of Gallipoli

• Learning about Baroque architecture in Lecce and shooting the splendid honey-colored churches in the best light of the day, and at dusk

• Photographing local artisans in their super-photogenic ateliers, in Lecce

COST

$11,875 per person
(prices subject to change)

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