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GREECE WORKSHOP

May 25 - June 8, 2010

Workshop Description

DETAILED ITINERARY

May 24 Canada/US Depart home on an overnight flight to Athens (international airfare not included in workshop fee).
May 25 Athens Arrive in Athens and make your way to our hotel. The workshop begins when we meet  as a group in the late afternoon or early evening depending on flight arrivals. After dinner together, we will have a short photography session and perhaps a twilight shoot of the Acropolis .
May 26 Athens Full day of photography in Athens. Explore and photograph some of the major sights of  Athens - all are within walking distance of our hotel. We will begin with the Acropolis and continue through the Ancient Agora (marketplace),  stop for lunch at an outdoor taverna in the Plaka, then visit Syntagma Square for the changing of  the guard and other nearby sights.  We will have another twilight shoot after dinner.
May 27 Athens - Mykonos Transfer to the airport for our flight to Mykonos. Our hotel is within easy walking distance of the town. After settling in we will take a stroll into town for orientation, photography and dinner.
May 28 - May 30 Mykonos During our 4 days on the island, we will be exploring and photographing the whitewashed main town of Mykonos, including the harbour, churches, streets, windmills and tavernas.  We will also be shooting at sunrise, sunset and twilight to demonstrate and capture the different qualities of light. There will be an optional half-day trip to the Island of Delos, one of the major archeological sites of Greece.

May 31 - June 4 Santorini

Depart Mykonos for Santorini via High Speed Catamaran.  Our hotel lies halfway between the main town of Fira (Fhee-rah) and the small town of Imerovigli (eh-meer-oh-VIG-lee), where we will be concentrating on our photography. These towns provide a wealth of photographic opportunities in various lighting situations as well as the magnificent caldera view.  A day trip has been organized to give us the opportunity to visit and photograph other parts of Santorini including some of the smaller villages and beachesof the island.
June 5 - June 7 Santorini Transfer to the north end of Santorini to the village of Oia (EE'-ah).   Oia provides the photographer with a wealth of photographic opportunities.  Our three days spent here will be filled with discovering these opportunities.  There will also be an optional boat trip to the volcano inside the caldera and the island of Thirassia where we will see and photograph Santorini from a totally different perspective, from the sea.

June 8 Santorini - Athens

On our last day you will be transferred to the airport and depart Santorini for Athens and  your connecting flights home.  Depending on flight times, there might be the necessity of an extra night in Athens

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