Italy Photography Workshop – Blog

The southeastern corner of the magical island of Sicily was the destination for 9 days of photography, camaraderie and, of course, fabulous Sicilian food and wine. We covered a lot of ground, visiting and photographing Catania, Ragusa, Noto, Scicli, Ortigia, Siracusa and Taormina, as well as visiting the Curto winery in Ispica. Winemaker Francesca Curto and I are likely not related, but…. how could we resist?

Below are the slideshows created by each workshop participant – their stories of their experiences in Italy’s big island.

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Bill | Jayn | Julie | Melissa | Nancy
Bill 2 | Bill 3 | Bill 4 | Bill 5

My second group of Puglia photographers arrived in the “heel” of Italy’s boot for a week of exploring a part of Italy that feels Italian, but carries influences from Greece, Turkey and beyond. Autumn weather had set in, producing wonderfully moody skies and occasional rain that dampened our heads but not our spirits. Our week actually started in the neighboring region of Basilicata, home to one of the most amazing places in all of Italy – Matera, a town that’s been since approximately 7000BC – over 9,000 years. From there, we moved south to Lecce, a town known for its Baroque architecture and its papier-mâché (carta pesta in Italian) artisans. The white-washed city of Ostuni was last on our visit, but in between there were the fascinating towns of Alberobello, Otranto and Locorotondo – all giving us a different view of this beautiful part of Italy. The workshoppers worked hard, producing interesting stories about their experience in slideshow format. Check out their work via the links below.

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Cindy | Greg | Roksolana 1 | Roksolana 2 | Vassyl | Becky

A small – but mighty – group of photographers made their way down to Puglia, the “heel” of Italy’s boot, for a week of exploring a part of Italy that feels Italian, but carries influences from Greece, Turkey and beyond. Our week actually started in the neighboring region of Basilicata, home to one of the most amazing places in all of Italy – Matera, a town that’s been since approximately 7000BC – over 9,000 years. From there, we moved south to Lecce, a town known for its Baroque architecture and its papier-mâché (carta pesta in Italian) artisans. The white-washed city of Ostuni was last on our visit, but in between there were the widely varied towns of Alberobello, Otranto and Locorotondo – all giving us a different view of this beautiful part of Italy. The workshoppers worked hard, producing interesting stories about their experience in slideshow format. Check out their work via the links below.

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Eric | Amanda | Ann Marie

The beautiful hill town of Spoleto was the home base for the 2021 Umbria workshop. While we photographed, we learned more about this region, often referred to as Italy’s Green Heart. We traversed rugged Umbrian landscapes and stopped to photograph the tiny villages that time seems to have forgotten. Contrasting those quiet places were our visits to more bustling Assisi and Orvieto, with their stunning architecture and repositories of art by Giotto, Cimabue and Signorelli. Each workshop student produced a slideshow story of their response to this beautiful region of central Italy. Click the links below to view them.

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Amanda | Nancy | Ann Marie | Eric