Photography
Trip: PEOPLE AND PLACE with Suzanne Porter
Trip Ref:SIT3
No. nights: 7
Meal Plan: Half Board plus 4 lunches
Type of Accommodation/s:
3-star hotels (5 nights) & Desert bivouac camps (2 nights)
Group size = 4 minimum, 8 maximum
Prices from: 13,300MAD/€1,150/£1,000 pps
Single Supplement: 880MAD/€80/£75*
*accommodation is shared in desert camps
Highlights: instruction and guidance from acclaimed travel photographer, small groups limited to 8 max, private 4x4 transport with local guide, Marrakech city, High Atlas Mountains scenery, Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou UNESCO World heritage site, local souk, Sahara desert camp. Facility to hire tripod locally.
Tour Starts/Ends: Marrakech
Dates available for this trip: 3rd-10th March 2011(BOOKING CLOSED), 10th-17th November 2011
Tailor-made photography tours and Marrakech breaks for private groups/clubs upon request.
Summary:
A week-long trip from Marrakech into the Sahara desert via the High Atlas Mountains to capture landscapes, light, colour and textures. Acclaimed photographer Suzanne Porter has years of professional experience photographing documentary subjects across Africa. On this trip she instructs and inspires you on how to get the best possible pictures.
Suzanne first visited Marrakech in 1988 - she has the photo with a snake around her neck infront of the Koutoubia mosque to prove it. But she didn't return until 2006, when she was asked to photograph the new edition of Rough Guides Marrakech. She has since photographed more than six travel guide books in Morocco as well as working for local magazines and events. She has visited more than 20 African countries whilst photographing press and fund raising campaigns for international aid agencies and features for travel magazines such as Wanderlust, Travel Africa and Sunday Times Travel. Her photos have been exhibited the British Museum and are currently on display at the Café des Epices in Marrakech.
For more information about Suzanne Porter's photography and portfolio, visit her blog by clicking here.
Day-to-Day itinerary:
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Day 1
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Arrive in Marrakech and transfer to your hotel. Dinner at hotel and meet photographer Suzanne Porter to discuss the trip, view & discuss images, different styles, technical tips, briefing on etiquette and general cultural/practical issues. Collection of tripods (if hiring). |
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Morning: Photography tour of the labyrinth of the medina and its souks and spices.Led by Suzanne and escorted by Official City Guide, plenty of opportunity for portraits of people at work – cobblers, tailors, blacksmiths, bakers, butchers and merchants. Afternoon: individual free time for own assignments – unaccompanied. We recommend dinner in the bustling Place Jemaa el Fna amongst acrobats, musicians, peddlers and sooth-sayers...not to mention sizzling barbecue grills for a delicious outdoor supper. Plenty of opportunity for dusk and night-time photography. |
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Day 3
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An exhilarating drive across the Tizi-n-Tichka mountain pass in 4x4, winding and twisting at high altitudes towards the great South of Morocco. The lanscape is mesmerizing and the geology constantly changing. We’ll be stopping randomly to photograph whatever catches our eye along the way – people going about their daily lives, roadside cafes, mountain villages, wild flowers etc… Early afternoon arrive at world-famous Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, crossing the stepping-stones of the river, to reach this carefully restored fortified village. The Berber architecture, decoration, texture and rich colours of the Kasbah are a film-photographer’s treat and it’s no wonder it has featured in so many major movies. The soft afternoon light here is truly special.Dinner and relax in hotel in Ouarzazate and review the days work. N.B. This is the last opportunity for re-charging batteries and backing-up data to disc/memory card as for next 2 nights there is no electricity. |
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Day 4
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Opportunity for sunrise shots of Kasbah Touarirt near to the hotel. |
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After breakfast we head into the village to collect basic supplies for the day and visit the Monday morning souk. We will have some time to capture scenes of village-life, before heading off into the desert. Camels, windswept dunes, thorny acacia trees, strange plants in lunar landscapes – infinite abstract possibilities! Lunch in the shade of an oasis, where local nomadic families bring their donkeys to gather water. Then we continue in 4x4 to the highest dunes of Erg Chegaga in time for sunset shots of the sea of dunes that stretchs for miles. Overnight in bivouac camp and sleep in candle-lit nomad-style woven tents or under the African stars. |
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| Day 6 TUES |
Early morning shots of the dunes, the shadows and the extraordinary colours then departure before the sun gets too high to continue across the desert in 4x4, over the dried flat expanse of lake of Irikki where you may just capture a mirage. After 3 hours we reach tarmac in Foum Zguid and then continue to Tazenakht for lunch. Here we will be able to photograph the Berber carpet-weavers. After lunch onwards for a long 6 hour drive back to Marrakech. We’ll be able stop along the way whenever something catches the eye. |
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| Day 7 WED |
Free day in Marrakech for sightseeing and individual photography (unescorted), souvenir shopping or just relaxing by the pool. |
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| Day 8 THURS |
Private transfer to the airport from your hotel. |
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Photography holiday tours Morocco Sahara Desert
Photography holiday tours Morocco Sahara Desert
Photography holiday tours Morocco Sahara Desert
Photography holiday tours Morocco Sahara Desert