Portrait photography workshops
43 workshops, each led in person by a named photographer in a small group, with published prices. Destinations: Cambodia, Cuba, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mongolia, Peru, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.
43 workshops23 organizers1–15 daysfrom €229 / $490 / £169 / CHF 1,290 / A$16,900groups up to 31checked 29 Oct 2026
Workshops
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Cambodia: Angkor & Provinces Photo Tour
Nathan Horton Photography · led by Nathan HortonCambodia · Siem Reap (Angkor) and the provincesper person, single room · lodging with breakfast includedAngkor's temples at first and last light, then village and river life in the provinces with Nathan Horton and local guides. Ten or thirteen days, six photographers, single rooms and all transport included.
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Cuba Photo Tour & Workshop: Havana, Vinales & Trinidad
Christopher P. BakerCuba · Havana, Vinales and Trinidadper person · lodging and some meals includedTen days across Havana, the Vinales tobacco valley and colonial Trinidad with Chris Baker, National Geographic's Cuba expert, staying in private B&Bs and shooting street life, portraits and set-up sessions. Seven participants.
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Signature Best of the Omo
Piper Mackay Photography · led by Piper MackayEthiopia · Omo Valley (from Addis Ababa)per person, shared room · lodging and meals included · international flights not includedTwelve days among the Omo Valley tribes of southern Ethiopia with Piper Mackay and at most seven guests: 4x4 travel, charter flights, tented camps and village portrait sessions, all in-country costs included.
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Château de Cazenac avec Tomas Van Houtryve
Chateau de Cazenac with Leica Akademie France (partner-organised) · led by Tomas van HoutryveFrance · Chateau de Cazenac, Dordogne (Perigord Noir, near Sarlat)meals included · VAT includedFive days in a Dordogne chateau with an artist-photographer known for investigative, conceptual work. Hands-on sessions on natural and artificial light for portrait, architecture and reportage.
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Classical Portraiture with Todd Hido Sold out
Eyes in Progress · led by Todd HidoFrance · Paristuition onlyFour-day portrait workshop in Paris with the American photographer Todd Hido, built on shooting sessions with models, assignments, group discussion and editing. Small group of nine, taught in English, for intermediate to advanced photographers.
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Portrait : photographiez vos proches
Nikon School France · led by Aurore DelignyFrance · Parisper person · meals not included · VAT includedOne day in Paris on photographing the people close to you, combining a reading of portraits, paired shoots indoors and outdoors and a final selection and presentation round with Aurore Deligny.
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Portrait et lumière
Planches Contact Festival · led by Frédéric StucinFrance · Deauville, NormandyThree-day portrait workshop in Deauville led by a French press and art portraitist: how to build trust, capture a presence and reveal a personality in a few frames, from the first meeting to the final edit. Tied to his 2025 residency at the festival.
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South of France Workshop 2027 - The Beauty and Soul of Southern France
Joe McNally Photography · led by Joe McNallyFrance · Gréoux-les-Bains (Valensole) to the Camargueper person · lodging and some meals included · flights not includedNine-day residential workshop in Provence and the Camargue led by Joe McNally, combining location portraiture, lighting instruction, excursions and critique sessions. For photographers who want intensive instruction from a veteran magazine photographer in a travel setting.
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Ballett-Shooting im Lost Place (ballet shoot in an abandoned sanatorium site)
FUJIFILMSchool Deutschland · led by Jens BurgerGermany · Oranienburg (Brandenburg, north of Berlin)Six-hour dance shoot in a derelict former sanatorium complex north of Berlin, learning to use the decaying location and its light for ballet portraits.
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Beach Experience - Female Edition (beach and dunes shoot)
FUJIFILMSchool Deutschland · led by Jens BurgerGermany · Zingst (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Baltic coast)meals includedSix-hour outdoor people-photography workshop on the Baltic beach and dunes with a female model, covering light, posing, model direction and spontaneous creative ideas.
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Blitzen mit FUJIFILM X Kameras (flash photography workshop)
FUJIFILMSchool Deutschland · led by Thomas B. JonesGermany · Kirchheim unter Teck (Baden-Württemberg)Hands-on flash workshop covering flash basics, TTL, manual mode and high-speed sync, with indoor and outdoor exercises and personal feedback on each participant's results.
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Blitzen mit FUJIFILM X Kameras (flash photography workshop)
FUJIFILMSchool Deutschland · led by Thomas B. JonesGermany · Düsseldorf (North Rhine-Westphalia)meals includedSame six-hour flash workshop held at the Fujifilm X-DEN showroom in Düsseldorf: TTL, manual flash and high-speed sync, practised indoors and outdoors with personal feedback.
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Die Welt der Dauerlichter (the world of continuous lights)
FUJIFILMSchool Deutschland · led by Jens BurgerGermany · Bad Gandersheim (Lower Saxony)Six-hour studio course on working with continuous light sources, taught at the instructor's own studio by a FUJIFILM X-Photographer.
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GFX Portrait-Workshop
FUJIFILMSchool Deutschland · led by Stefan FingerGermany · Hannover (Lower Saxony)meals includedSix-hour portrait workshop on the GFX system in which a photojournalist shows how he prepares and directs a shoot with a professional model, from LED and available light to location choice, model communication and feedback on participants' images.
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KREATIV EXTREM - Der zweitägige Baumarkt-Workshop (two-day hardware-store portrait workshop)
FUJIFILMSchool Deutschland · led by Jens BurgerGermany · Bad Gandersheim (Lower Saxony)some meals includedTwo-day creative portrait workshop built on continuous light: day one covers lighting and set ideas plus a hardware-store prop run, day two is a five-hour shoot with four models. Team-based format with usage rights for participants.
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Kreative Fotografie mit 2 Models (creative studio shoot with two models)
FUJIFILMSchool Deutschland · led by Jens BurgerGermany · Bad Gandersheim (Lower Saxony)meals includedStudio workshop with continuous lighting and two models across four planned sets, with time for individual questions and a sensual, creative styling approach.
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LEICA M – POESIE DES SEHENS - Den eigenen fotografischen Stil entwickeln
Leica Akademie Deutschland · led by Alexander von WiedenbeckGermany · Munich (Leica Store & Galerie Muenchen)VAT includedThree-day workshop for advanced photographers on building a personal visual style and a coherent series, shooting portraits with models and street scenes in Munich.
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Low-Budget Shooting-Ideen (creative low-budget portrait set-ups)
FUJIFILMSchool Deutschland · led by Jens BurgerGermany · Bad Gandersheim (Lower Saxony)meals includedPractice-led studio day of inexpensive creative portrait set-ups with continuous light, covering model direction, makeup basics, moodboards, composition and cropping across four unusual setups.
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Modelshooting im Automuseum (model shoot in a motor museum)
FUJIFILMSchool Deutschland · led by Jens BurgerGermany · Einbeck (Lower Saxony)Six-hour model shoot staged inside a motor museum in Einbeck, led by a FUJIFILM X-Photographer who runs people and beauty workshops.
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Modelshooting im Gewächshaus (model shoot in the greenhouses of Göttingen's old botanical garden)
FUJIFILMSchool Deutschland · led by Jens BurgerGermany · Göttingen (Lower Saxony)meals includedSix-hour model photography day inside the historic greenhouses of Göttingen's old botanical garden, working with available light, location scouting, posing direction and spontaneous set ideas. Any camera brand is welcome.
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Portrait-Masterclass - Licht. Persönlichkeit. Atmosphäre.
Fotoschule Zingst (horizonte zingst) · led by Oliver HadjiGermany · Zingst, Mecklenburg-Vorpommernper person · VAT includedTwo-day portrait and editorial photography masterclass on the Zingst beach with a professional model, focused on light, personality and atmosphere, ending with a picture review and a print.
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Street-Fashion in der Speicherstadt (street fashion in Hamburg's warehouse district)
FUJIFILMSchool Deutschland · led by Jens BurgerGermany · HamburgSix-hour street-fashion day around Hamburg's Speicherstadt warehouse district, led by a FUJIFILM X-Photographer who specialises in people and fashion work.
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Hidden Bali Photo Tour Workshop (Bali & Java)
Luminous Journeys (David Lazar) · led by David LazarIndonesia · Bali and East Javaper person, shared room · lodging and some meals included · international flights not includedTemple ceremonies, rice terraces and staged portraits of Balinese life, plus an extra day on Java, led by David Lazar with a local guide. Thirteen days, four to ten participants, almost everything included.
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Between Truth and Artifice: Crafting Visual Fictions
Venezia Photo · led by Kourtney RoyItaly · Venice (San Servolo island)lodging not included · some meals included · travel not includedA four-day workshop on staged, cinematic photography with Kourtney Roy: inventing characters and scenes and directing models around Venice. Taught in English; medium to advanced level.
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Beyond the Image (A workshop with Elizaveta Porodina and Josef Beyer) Sold out
Venezia Photo · led by Elizaveta PorodinaItaly · Venice (San Servolo island)lodging not included · some meals included · travel not includedA four-day workshop with Elizaveta Porodina, joined by her lighting designer and studio manager Josef Beyer, on building a personal visual world and producing team shoots in a studio and around Venice. Taught in English; open to all levels. Currently sold out.
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Capturing the Unspoken (Intimate Portraits)
Venezia Photo · led by Stefan RappoItaly · Venice (San Servolo island)lodging not included · some meals included · travel not includedA four-day portrait workshop with Stefan Rappo, formerly first assistant to Peter Lindbergh, on intimate portraiture: light, preparation and working with models in Venice. French or English depending on the group; medium to advanced level.
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Jerry Ghionis Multi-Day Workshop 2027
Graphistudio / Accademia Conte Ceconi (Jerry Ghionis) · led by Jerry GhionisItaly · Castello Ceconi, Pielungo (Vito d'Asio, Pordenone), Friuli-Venezia Giuliaper personThree days at Castello Ceconi in the Friulian Dolomites with Jerry Ghionis: a business day on pricing, products and in-person and virtual sales, two live shoot days at the castle, then a tour of the Graphistudio album factory before transfer to Venice. Taught in English; the fee covers transfers from Venice airport, hotel-castle shuttles and meals on the first two days, while flights and hotels are booked separately.
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Maiella Montagna Madre con Giuseppe Nucci 2027
Leica Akademie Italia · led by Giuseppe NucciItaly · Lettopalena, Maiella (Abruzzo)single room · lodging and some meals included · travel not included · VAT includedFour-day storytelling workshop in the Maiella mountains, from choosing a theme to final selection, covering landscapes and environmental portraits. Closed group of three to five.
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Photo Walk in Venice, IT — September 25, 2027
Jerry Ghionis Workshops (Jerry Ghionis); also sold by Graphistudio as the optional add-on of its Castello Ceconi workshop · led by Jerry GhionisItaly · Venice, Venetoper person · lodging and meals not included · flights not includedA one-day photo walk through Venice from daylight into the night, with Jerry Ghionis demonstrating lighting, colour and subject direction in real time and each attendee getting some dedicated time to photograph the models under his direction. Limited to 20 students; USD 490 with meals, flights and accommodation not included; it is the optional extra of Graphistudio's 21–23 September 2027 workshop at Castello Ceconi.
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Portrait and storytelling
Venezia Photo · led by RezaItaly · Venice (San Servolo island)lodging not included · some meals included · travel not includedA four-day workshop with photojournalist Reza on portraiture and visual storytelling, with portrait encounters, night walks in Venice and a discussion of ethics. French or English depending on the audience; all levels.
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Portrait of a Woman – Timeless Women
Venezia Photo · led by Lia MstislavskayaItaly · Venice (San Servolo island)lodging not included · some meals included · travel not includedA four-day workshop on portraits of women with Lia Mstislavskaya, covering presence, posture and directing models, with a shoot on the water and in a Venetian interior. Taught in English; medium to advanced level.
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Rome 2027 Workshop with Steve McCurry and Eolo Perfido
Steve McCurry Workshops (with Eolo Perfido) · led by Steve McCurryItaly · RomeSix days in Rome with Steve McCurry and Roman photographer Eolo Perfido: street and studio photography between iconic sites and hidden corners, with their digital workflow shared along the way. Two sessions in August 2027.
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Rome 2027 Workshop with Steve McCurry and Eolo Perfido (session 2)
Steve McCurry Workshops (with Eolo Perfido) · led by Steve McCurryItaly · RomeSix days in Rome with Steve McCurry and Roman photographer Eolo Perfido: street and studio photography between iconic sites and hidden corners, with their digital workflow shared along the way. Two sessions in August 2027.
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Sculpting Intimacy Through Light and Form
Venezia Photo · led by Armelle GouyetItaly · Venice (San Servolo island)lodging not included · some meals included · travel not includedA four-day workshop on dreamlike black-and-white portraiture with Armelle Gouyet, with guided shooting on the water and in a Venetian interior. French or English depending on the audience; all levels.
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Tuscan Villa Workshop 2027 Sold out
Joe McNally Photography · led by Joe McNallyItaly · Lucca (Villa Controni, Monte Pisano), Tuscanyper person · lodging and some meals included · flights not includedWeek-long workshop at a private Tuscan villa near Lucca led by Joe McNally, designed with a vintage-car touring partner, with lighting instruction, excursions and critiques. For photographers who want a residential workshop with a famous magazine photographer.
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The Art Of Being Seen: KYOTO with Todd Hido & Jesse Marlow Sold out
Leica Akademie Australia · led by Todd HidoJapan · Kyotolodging and meals includedNine-day immersive workshop in Kyoto co-led by Todd Hido and Jesse Marlow, timed ahead of the 2027 Kyotographie festival. Includes shooting, editing and sequencing, a portrait session with a maiko, a group pop-up exhibition and a collaborative photo book.
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Mongolia: Expedition into the Land of the Khans
Leica Akademie Belgium & Luxembourg (listed on the Leica Akademie France site) · led by Jeroen Hanselaer (with videographer Yoss Spencer)Mongolia · Ulaanbaatar and Bayan-Olgii (eagle hunters)per person · VAT includedFifteen-day Leica photo expedition across Mongolia, from the capital to the western Bayan-Olgii region with an eagle-hunter encounter and a night in a ger camp. Led by a Belgian portrait and documentary photographer, with a videographer on the team.
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Peru: Beyond the Ordinary - An Exclusive 10-Day Leica Akademie Photographic Expedition
Leica Akademie UK · led by Michael Robinson Chavez (with Hector Emanuel)Peru · Urubamba, Sacred ValleyVAT includedTen-night documentary expedition in Peru's Sacred Valley with a Pulitzer-winning photojournalist and a Peruvian documentary photographer. Markets, an Andean festival, pastoral communities and portrait work, with daily reviews and mentoring.
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Alan Schaller - Black and White Masterclass in Zurich
Leica Akademie Switzerland · led by Alan SchallerSwitzerland · Zurich (Leica Store Zurich)VAT includedThree-day black-and-white masterclass in Zurich on getting the full tonal range from a scene, from tonal portraits to high-contrast street work. Led by an internationally known monochrome photographer.
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Studio Portrait Workshop with Eolo Perfido
Leica Akademie Switzerland · led by Eolo PerfidoSwitzerland · Geneva (Leica Store Geneve)VAT includedTwo-day studio portrait workshop in Geneva on shaping light and directing subjects, mixing theory, studio practice with different lighting set-ups, and image review.
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An Introduction to Portrait Lighting Workshop
FUJIFILM School UK (FUJIFILM House of Photography) · led by James GreenhalghUnited Kingdom · London (Covent Garden)meals not included · travel not included · VAT includedSix-hour London portrait lighting workshop: morning theory on lighting styles, modifiers and working with models, then an afternoon practical session with a model and brief, using supplied lighting kit and loan Fujifilm gear.
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An Introduction to Portrait Lighting Workshop
FUJIFILM School UK (FUJIFILM House of Photography) · led by James GreenhalghUnited Kingdom · London (Covent Garden)meals not included · travel not included · VAT includedSecond date of the six-hour London portrait lighting workshop: theory on lighting styles and modifiers in the morning, a practical session with a model in the afternoon.
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The Headshot Intensive
Peter Hurley (Headshot Crew) · led by Peter HurleyUnited States · Houston, TX (travels to other cities)meals not included · sale priceTwo long studio days on Hurley's headshot method: lighting, directing live subjects, workflow and the business side; Peter photographs every attendee on day two. Optional third 'Intensified' day for five people.
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