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2025 Tuscany Workshop Student Slideshows

Jeff Curto — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:30:19 +0000

The ancient hill town of Cortona was cool and rainy earlier in May, but when this group rolled in at the end of the month, they brought the sun with them. We were treated to a string of warm days and crisp, clear nights—the kind of weather that makes late spring in Tuscany feel like a gift.

It was a phenomenal week filled with photography, food, wine, and the kind of camaraderie that only seems to happen when you’re traveling with other curious, creative people. We photographed our way through Arezzo, Anghiari, Montepulciano, Pienza, San Quirico d’Orcia, and beyond—but Cortona remained our home base. We climbed its steep hills daily and gratefully wandered its one flat street, affectionately called Ruga Piana—the “flat wrinkle.”

The group produced some beautiful photographic work and one participant also brought along a sketchbook and watercolors, blending media and ideas—sometimes letting photographs act as a starting point for painted impressions. All week long, we shared thoughtful conversations about image-making, about how our own lives inform what and how we photograph, and how storytelling weaves itself into every frame.

Take a look at the participants’ slideshows below—each link opens in a new tab.

Slideshow Links

Eric | Clark | Al | Lynn | Don #1 | Don #2

The 2025 Tuscany Photography Workshop Group

Photos of this great group in action

Eric and Alan in Cortona

Clark lines up a shot in Montepulciano

Don at Sant’Anna in Camprenna

Don shooting in Montepulciano

Clark going the distance for an image of San Biagio in Montepulciano

Al at the American cemetery in Florence

Al at the American Cemetery in Florence

Don in a sea of travertine

Comparing notes in Pienza

Florence’s American Cemetery

Don at the American Cemetery in Florence

Donna sketching in San Quirico d’Orcia

Old friend and music professor Al taught me about Guido d’Arezzo and his contributions to musical notation

The most contented woman in Cortona

Mary Pat at aperitivo hour

Clark and Al find subjects in Montepulciano

Al in Montepulciano

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2024 – Cortona, Tuscany Workshop Student Slideshows

Jeff Curto — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:18:54 +0000

Cortona, Tuscany and the areas surrounding were our photographic subjects for this great workshop week. Beautiful springtime weather greeted us, with sun, dramatic clouds and the occasional rainstorm to keep us on our toes. We spent the week making photographs, developing new friendships and honing our image storytelling skills. Our base of Cortona offered countless photographic opportunities, but we spent time in nearby places like Arezzo, Montepulciano, Anghiari, Sansepolcro and the Chianti hills.

Check out the participants’ slideshows via the links below – each will open in a new tab.

Slideshow Links

Becky 1 | Becky 2 | James 1 | James 2 | Don 1 | Don 2

Jeff

Photos of this great group in action

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2019 Cortona Photo Workshop – Student Slideshows

Jeff Curto — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 17:04:31 +0000

What a week! A super great group of talented photographers spent a week in my home-away-from-home of Cortona, Tuscany. I think they fell in love with the place much the same way we have. Oh, sure… it was HOT, but we made great images and had a whole lot of fun. See below for their thematic slideshows of their work for the week.

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