Note: This Tour is SOLD OUT!

Join international award-winning Fine-Art Photographer Marc Koegel for this unique Photo Tour opportunity, traveling through the majestic landscape of Iceland to photograph mighty waterfalls, lighthouses and more. Marc's imagery from Iceland has received numerous international awards, most recently he was awarded 'First Prize' in the PX3 2015 Competition. The jury selected PX3 2015’s winners from thousands of photography entries from over 85 countries.

After the success of his sold-out Iceland tour in 2015, Marc is bringing it back for 2016 in an extended fromat which allows participants to visit locations all around iceland! This will be a full circle photo tour, stopping at Marc's favorite locations, including those where he took his many award winnig images!

With a maximum of 8 participants, this photo tour is small enough to guarantee you lots of personal interaction, guidance and instruction.

Iceland is only a short 3 hours from London (or 5 hours from Toronto and/or NYC, Boston). This exclusive workshop is limited to only 8 participants and includes 11 nights luxury accomodation, all breakfasts and all travel (even airport transfers).

This workshop will retrace Marc's steps and birng you to the loactions where he created his famous images, including majestic waterfalls, authentic lighthouses and other amazing sites like the black beaches in Vik and Jökulsárlón (the glacier lagoon). Since we are driving once around Iceland, we will have an ooportunity to photograph more remote locations in the north and the incredible Hvítserkur Rock (shown below) as well.

Iceland is a landscape photographers dream come true! The small group will ensure personal service and individual support and guidance of the highest level.

Marc will demonstrate how he photographed his award-winning images, and in addition to photographing during the day we"ll have time to review our images in the evenings together as well.

Partipants can choose to photograph in black and white or color, using digital or film. Marc will demonstrate his long exposure style of shooting, but images can be taken using any technique you're interested in and familiar with.

What's included in this Workshop:

• 12 days/ 11 nights photo tour
• 11 night accomodation (single room occupancy!)
• Small group tour with max 8 partcipants - lots of personal instruction and guidance
• Breakfast each day
• All transportion and airport transfers in Iceland
• Zodiac boat tour in Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon
• Expert guidance and inspiration
• All Photography instruction in the field, image reviews in Iceland as well as an additional 1 month extended 1 to 1 online image reviews and post-processing guidance

What's NOT included in this Workshop:

• Flight to and from Iceland (we meet and say goodbye at the airport in Reykjavik)
• Meals other than included breakfasts
• Travel insurance (this is highly recommended) and personal expenses
• Anything not mentioned above as included

Group Size:

• A minimum of 3 and a maximum of only 8 (!!) participants

Extend your Trip:

For those interested in staying longer after the workshop (or arriving a few days early), Marc will provide you with guidance and suggestions. Just contact Marc directly for more information and to start a conversation.

Early Bird Discount and Deposit:

The first student registered and paid in full will receive a US$300 early brid registration discount. To book your seat in this workshop, we require a (non-refundable) deposit of $1000, with the balance payment due by May 1st, 2016. You can choose to pay in full when registering (so no need to leave a deposit) and this would entitle you a $150 discount off regular tuition. You can choose your preferred payment option during online registration.

Meeting Spot:

The workshop group will meet in Iceland on June 20. We will be picking each participant up from the airport that day, so once you have booked your flight please inform us of your arrivial time. Hotel accomodation near the airport have been aranged for that day. More information and a detailed itinerary will be provided to registered participants several weeks prior to departure. Feel free to contact us for more information.

Early-Bird Discount:

Most of our courses and workshops offer a 10% discount is applied automatically if you register before the Early-Bird Discount deadline date listed in the registration table below.

Some courses and workshops offer a discount if you're among the first 3 people who register. This discount will replace the 'standard' Early Bird Discount mentioned above, and will be applied automatically during the online registration process (as long as it is available). Check the course/workshop listing page for more details.

Group Discount:

A 5% discount will be appplied if 3 or more people register at the same time for the same workshop. (All 3 tuitions must be paid for by one credit card to be considered a group registration.) Please follow the instructions on the online registration page.

In order to provide the best learning environment possible VPW keeps class and tour sizes limited to 10-15 people (depending on the workshop). This is but one reason that we count on you to attend your chosen class or tour, once you have registered for it.

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.

Within 45 days of the Master Photographer Series workshop date all fees paid are non-refundable.

For our Photo Tours (national and international), the following charges will apply:

• If you cancel up to 3 months before the tour start date and we can fill your space, your reservation (or deposit) fee will be refunded
• There is no additional cancellation fee up to 8 weeks before the start of your tour
• From 8 weeks to 4 weeks before the tour: 25% of your balance
• From 4 weeks to 1 week before the tour: 50% of your balance
• From 1 week to 72 hours before the tour: 75% of your balance
• If you cancel within 72 hours of the start of the trip, no refund can be paid
• Transaction charges incurred on accepting and refunding payments will be deducted from the refund amount
• In the (unlikely) event that we cancel the Photo Tour, all monies paid will be refunded in full

We highly recommend that you take out travel insurance to guard yourself against monies lost due to unavoidable cancellation by either party.

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.

Instructor Replacement:

In the event that a listed instructor is unable to participate because of a change in his or her professional schedule, we will replace the instructor with someone of equal or similar credentials. If we cannot find a replacement in due time before the course is about to start, a particular class may have to be rescheduled.

Liability

In the event that we cancel your course, for any reason, the extent of VPW's liability is limited to the return of all monies paid. We will do everything we can to register you in another equivalent course. VPW will not be responsible for reimbursement of travel expenses of any kind.

Please note: An administration charge of $50 applies to all refunds

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See Marc's work by visiting his website here!