The Philosophy
Core to our approach is the belief that great photography is within the realms of us all. We believe that a person can be taught to see creatively and so we attribute great importance to 'seeing' and to the significance of ideas over technical know-how. Some of our offerings deal with more mechanical skills, others more investigative. What transcends all of our workshops, is our commitment to inspire you, bring you closer to your photographic goals and play a continuing role in your ongoing photographic journey.
We find the best photographic talent in the world to teach and we bring it together with our intimate knowledge of a location to offer you a learning experience you will find nowhere else. We always aim to bring our participants closer to the place they visit - preferring often to stop and savour a place over descending in a swarm for an instant. We encourage our participants to slow-down, open their eyes and see more of what is in front of them. In teaching, our critiques are always honest but constructive. We tell you what we believe, and why, and how to improve. We aim to inspire and encourage you.
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We recognise that the world is full of spectacular locations to photograph and visit, and each year we aim to offer new and exciting destinations - but only when we know that we have a deep and intimate knowledge of the place. Light is critical to us, and our itineraries are always organised around it.
Photography is not just our business, but our passion. We hope you will decide to join us.
Jonathan Maher
In 2002, Jonathan setup The Venice School of Photography, now known as VSP Workshops. Today, Jonathan is still the Director of the organisation, and also managed to pursue his own professional work, attend every VSP Workshop around the world each year, and teach his own courses occasionally. Jonathan's work mainly encompasses street photography, people and life's unfolding events. He believes photography is a subtractive process - when we see an image - we are trying to reduce the frame down to its core. Having worked professionally for many years, Jonathan's main focus today is running VSP Workshops, and ensuring a consistent level of quality in all teaching. Every year he runs his popular 'Creative Seeing and Visualisation' Workshop in Venice.
For further information: www.vspworkshops.com
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