Vancouver Photo Workshops proudly presents this exclusive weekend workshop, "A Natural Eye" with acclaimed photographer Eddie Soloway from Santa Fe.

In this weekend workshop, you’ll have a chance to explore photography and the natural world with master landscape photographer Eddie Soloway.

Eddie is a respected educator with a great ability to inspire and reinvigorate photographers.

His focus on an intuitive, emotional response to the landscape, paired with plenty of hands-on guidance will make this workshop a rare treat.

You’ll learn to respond to the landscape around you and to capture the essence of places as you work to translate your vision into successful imagery.

This workshop is a chance to transcend technical concerns and focus on the art and craft of fine image-making. Visual exercises paired with hands-on shooting sessions in the field will help you to look at the world around you with fresh eyes and a new perspective. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided each day.

Workshop:

Who Should Attend

All photographers are welcome in this workshop. Students should have a good working knowledge of their cameras and should be prepared to explore new methods in landscape photography. Students should bring cameras and may shoot with film or digitally. 

About

Eddie Soloway’s photographs are the expression of his passion and commitment to the natural world. His eye has developed during a lifetime of exploring the earth’s wild places. Former positions in educational workshop design, wilderness program development, and custom fine photographic printing have further honed his expertise. In 1998, Eddie was the first recipient of the Excellence in Photographic Teaching Award presented by the Santa Fe Center for Photography. Today he divides his time between making fine-art prints, teaching, speaking on creativity and the photographic life, and furthering photographic publishing projects. His first book, One Thousand Moons, was published in the summer of 2004, and his DVD, A Natural Eye: Big Sur was released in December, 2009. An impassioned teacher, Eddie brings experiences in nature, creativity, and photography to his workshops.

Friday Evening Artist Talk:

"Memories, Moons, and Imagination: Re-kindling a Passion for Photographing the Landscape"

Do you like the outdoors yet find that your images keep looking like pretty postcards?

Or perhaps you've been distracted by cameras, pixels, and software at the expense of
building your vision.

Join Eddie Soloway for a fun presentation meant to re-charge your sense of wonder and help stretch your vision into new image-making.

At the end of the presentation Eddie will take a behind-the-scenes look at fifteen photographs, giving you concrete ideas and tools to break out of your box.

Visit Eddie’s Website

Level:

Basic photography knowledge required.

Enrollment:

Maximum 16 participants.

Equipment Needed:

Please see Workshop description above

Hotels:

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If you must withdraw for any reason please be aware of our refund policy as follows:

For our Local Lectures, Seminars, and Workshops valued at or under $100, VPW is unable to provide a cash refund. Transfers are limited to one transfer to either the same event at a later date, or a different event of equal value. VPW requires 48 hours written notice in order to make such a transfer (email notice is acceptable). The event you are transferring to must occur within 6 months of the original event you registered for. A $15 fee will be applied to all transfers.

For our Local Workshops, 1 to 5 days in length and our Local 4 to 10 Week Courses, VPW requires 30 days written notice (before the event start date) of your withdrawal in order to provide a refund. (Email notice is acceptable.)

For our Master Photographer Series workshops, 1 to 5 days in length, VPW requires 60 days written notice (before the workshop start date) of your withdrawal in order to provide a refund. VPW may retain 15% of fees paid or $150 minimum in processing your refund. If the tuition is less than $500 the minimum fee drops to $75.

For our Photo Tours (both in Canada and abroad), 1 to 10 days in length, VPW requires 60 days written notice (before the event start date) of your withdrawal in order to provide a refund. VPW may retain 15% of fees paid or $150 minimum in processing your refund. If the tuition is less than $500 the minimum fee drops to $75.

Transfers (for all events over $100): If you wish to transfer to a different workshop date, VPW requires a minimum of 30 days written (email) notice. All transfers are based on availaibility, and subject to approval by VPW staff. For courses/workshops with tuition above $101, the transfer fee is $35.

Transfer Fees as based on event pricing:
Tuition of $100 and below, the transfer fee is $15
Tuition of $101 and above, the transfer fee is $35

VPW can give no refunds:

If you registered for any event valued at or under $100
If you do not show up for your registered course.
If you register for a course beyond or below your skill or ability level.

Refunds for all events valued at $101 and above (excluding Master Series Workshops):
If a student wishes to cancel their registration for any of VPW's events, and has provided written notice within the appropriate timeframe, a refund less a $50 administration fee will be provided.

Course Cancellation:

Occasionally, we may have to cancel a course due to low enrollment. In this case, we will issue a full refund of all monies paid to VPW up to that time.

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