Photo: Thorge Berger

Travel Photography with Globetrotter

Do you love being outdoors and want to learn how to capture special moments in nature? Globetrotter's photography workshops and seminars provide you with exactly the tools you need. Whether you're just starting out or looking to deepen your skills, our workshops combine practical know-how with real outdoor experience. Together with pros, you'll learn how light, composition, and technique work together in nature photography—from sunrises in the mountains to macro shots on the forest floor. Ideal for anyone who not only wants to experience adventure but also capture it impressively.

Travel Photography Workshop with Thomas Schenker

Do your travel photos just not do justice to what you experienced? Was the moment you pressed the shutter perfect, but the photo you brought home isn't? Then join Thomas Schenker's travel photography workshop! Invest in your photography knowledge instead of expensive gear – because you as the photographer make the pictures, not your camera!

It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or advanced, whether you shoot with your phone or an expensive DSLR: After this workshop, you'll know how to take the travel photos you've always dreamed of and finally bring home images from your adventures that will amaze both you and others – and all without needing to know every single one of your camera's thousand functions in detail.

Image: Thomas Schenker

Here's what awaits you in the travel photography workshop:

  • Valuable quick tips to immediately take better travel photos, even without knowing camera technicalities.

  • Tricks to spectacularly stage good subjects while traveling: shots with that certain something that captivate everyone and should be on every trip.

  • How to take great pictures regardless of the time of day or weather – by being in the right place at the right light.

  • Tips for unforgettable vacation photos of yourself and your travel companions.

  • How to lose the fear of photographing locals : taking meaningful candid shots and portraits without anyone feeling uncomfortable.

  • The entire workflow of travel photography : planning before the trip, photographing and backing up images on the go, image selection, and editing.

  • All content will be specifically discussed for mobile phone photography as well.

  • We'll help you find the right camera mode for you and provide a step-by-step guide to make creative decisions for your photos.

  • Direct support if you have questions in a specific photography situation.

  • Connect with other photography enthusiasts in a small group for great learning success, a fantastic atmosphere, and plenty of time for individual participants.

  • The workshop script available for download and access to the highly popular travel photography WhatsApp group, exclusively for workshop participants from recent years.

Image: Thomas Schenker

Your learning success doesn't end with the workshop, as you'll always have access to your materials. And if you like, you can also join the WhatsApp group to ask questions—for instance, if you need quick help right before your trip or even on location—or you can post pictures and get feedback. All of this is constructive and appreciative, which is often not found in public groups and forums on the internet.

We'll start the workshop at the Globetrotter store, where you'll spend two hours of theory in the Club Hut. You'll learn in a clear and concise way how to quickly and easily take spectacular travel photos and discover which camera mode is right for you to elevate your photos and make more creative images.

In the subsequent three-hour practical session, we'll grab our cameras and immediately apply what we've learned on a photo walk through the city—with on-the-spot tips and feedback on the photos you take.

We'll be out during the best time of day for beautiful photos: the so-called Golden Hour, when the low, setting sun bathes the world in enchanting warm light that constantly changes its color. You'll be amazed by how many different possibilities this light offers, and you'll discover exciting facets of the Golden Hour that even seasoned photographers often don't know about.

The workshop takes place in any weather. If it rains, please bring an umbrella and appropriate clothing.

Due to the high interest from participants last year, we've extended the practical part from two to three hours this year, making the workshop a total of five hours. There will be a short break between the theory and practical sections. If an end time of 10 PM is too late for you, feel free to let us know at the beginning of the workshop, and you can shorten the practical part to any length and leave earlier.

Dates:

Price:

  • Globetrotter Club 90,00 €

  • Regular 109,00 €

Über Thomas Schenker

For his first trip right after graduating high school, Thomas quickly bought a small compact camera. It didn't survive the trip, but his passion for travel photography was born.

To capture his adventures and life in other countries in meaningful photos, he taught himself all aspects of travel photography. He knows the challenges of taking good pictures while traveling and now shares his knowledge in widely popular, practice-oriented photography workshops. Thanks to his pedagogical background, he has managed to design workshops where participants quickly achieve learning success.

Thomas still loves to travel the world and immerse himself in foreign cultures. In exciting live lectures at the Globetrotter Club Hut, he also shares stories of his adventures. Currently, he and his family of four are regularly traveling the Atlantic coast in a self-converted campervan.

Tell Stories with Photos with Thorge Berger

Learn to tell stories with pictures—an art form that takes center stage in this seminar. We'll explore the impact of individual photos as well as the structure of photo essays and series. What visual language is crucial? Which design principles and storytelling techniques play a role?

How do pictures come together to create a captivating narrative?

Image: Thorge Berger

Whether for a book, a photo book, a website, a web gallery, lectures, or travel documentaries – in this exclusive workshop, you'll develop a feel for cohesive photo series, dynamic reports, and the subtleties of visual storytelling.

Are you already working on your own project? Perfect! Here, you'll receive targeted support to transform your images into a coherent photo essay with a compelling story.

Image: Thorge Berger

Dates:

Price:

  • Globetrotter Club 10,00 €

  • Regular 15,00 €

About Thorge Berger

Thorge Berger (born 1966) received his first Nikon camera for his 16th birthday and has been passionately photographing his travels ever since. The idea to further professionalize this passion came to him in 2010 during a joint photo trip to India with American photographer Steve McCurry. Steve said of him at the time:

"Thorge has a real passion for his photography and a tireless curiosity to explore this amazing world we live in."

Exhibitions, publications, and awards followed (including "Grenzgang Photographer of the Year" in 2013). Thorge has now traveled to more than 50 countries on 5 continents and organizes his own photo tours to India, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Iran. His photos are regularly published in specialist magazines such as Fotoforum, Fotoespresso, DigitalPHOTO, or Globetrotter Magazin. His first book publications as an author with dpunkt Verlag and Verlag des Fotoforum are due out at the end of 2020.

Minimal Gear? Maximum Impact! – Travel Photography Workshop

Did you capture beautiful sunsets and breathtaking scenes on your last trip, only to be disappointed by the photos when you got home? Is that majestic big cat just a tiny dot, and the impressive alpine panorama looks utterly unspectacular?

If you've had these or similar experiences and want to take impressive travel photos in the future, then the "Minimal Gear? Maximum Impact!" travel photography workshop is exactly what you need.

Together with experienced travel photographer Bastian Maria, you'll tackle both theoretical and practical photographic challenges in this workshop. You'll analyze a selection of images to identify common mistakes and learn how to avoid them in the future.

This workshop is independent of your camera equipment—whether you're a beginner with a smartphone or an advanced photographer with a professional camera, everyone is welcome. The focus is on the image, not the technical gear.

Look forward to an inspiring workshop with other travel enthusiasts who want to take their photography to the next level.

Image: Bastian Maria

Your Benefits

  • Highly personalized course due to a strictly limited number of participants.

  • Condensed expert knowledge first-hand.

  • Exchange with other photo enthusiasts in a motivating atmosphere.

  • Handout with the most important tips and tricks.

  • Combination of theory and practice to deepen what you've learned.

  • Travel photography checklist

Schedule and Content

5 PM - 7 PM – Travel Photography - Theory

  • What defines travel photography?

  • Improving image design and composition.

  • Being in the right place at the right time for the perfect photo.

  • Seven tips for exceptional and exciting travel shots.

  • Overview of camera technology, image development, editing, and archiving.

  • Joint image analysis and discussions.

7 PM - 8:30 PM – Travel Photography - Practice

  • Joint photography session to apply what you've learned.

  • Tips for travel photography, street photography, light, reflections, and symmetry

  • How to stage friends and partners and connect with locals for, e.g., portrait shots.

  • Direct help with questions about specific photographic situations.

Please Bring

  • Camera with a fully charged battery

    (DSLR, compact, or phone camera – doesn't matter!).

  • 5-10 pictures from your last trip

    (on USB stick, SD card, CF card, or hard drive).

  • Lots of curiosity & enthusiasm!

Image: Bastian Maria

Dates:
Price:

  • Globetrotter Club 76,00 €

  • Regular 95,00 €

About Bastian Maria

With just 12kg of luggage and less than 3 Euros per day, photographer Bastian Maria got to know more than 50 countries around the world, perfecting individual backpacking, hitchhiking, and travel photography along the way. His drive comes from unique cultural experiences and photographing intense moments: from joint eagle hunts in Kyrgyzstan and the healing arts of Ethiopian shamans to traditional Punjabi weddings in Pakistan. Bastian Maria shares his experiences of documenting exciting travel photos despite minimal equipment in his workshops and seminars.

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