Courses & holidays for photographers

Want to go on holiday with fellow photographers - or learn new camera skills from a pro? A photo workshop is what you need!

Photo workshops and holidays come in all shapes and sizes to suit every type of photographer. They can be as straightforward as spending a few hours getting to know the settings on your camera with a professional photographer, before returning home with more confidence over your camera’s controls. At the other extreme, it can mean spending a couple of weeks on the other side of the world hunting down rare wildlife with an award-winning professional photographer, combining a once-in-a-lifetime holiday with some advanced photographic training.

Whichever type of course you choose, you not only get professional photographic advice, but you also create time for you to progress your photography. Holidays with the family, or days out with the kids, mean that your photography is compromised. With a photographic holiday, you can totally immerse yourself in your hobby – and be surrounded by people who are as passionate about photography as you. You can sleep, drink and breathe photography – and do this in almost any place that you fancy.

Some courses are general in nature, but there are plenty that allow you to specialise in a photographic genre: landscape, wildlife and travel themed holidays are particularly popular... But there are also workshops and courses available in photo-editing, studio portraiture, macro photography and much more besides. Over the following pages, you will find ideas for courses, and some great advice on choosing the right one for you.