Photography Holiday, Morocco
Trip: PEOPLE AND PLACE with Ben Pipe
Trip Ref:SIT5
No. nights: 7
Meal Plan: Half Board plus 4 lunches
Type of Accommodation/s:
3-star hotels/riads (5 nigh
ts) & Desert bivouac camp (2 nights)
Group size = 4 maximum
Prices from: 15,000MAD/€1,350/£1,150 pps
No Single Supplement
*accommodation is shared in desert camps
Highlights: instruction and guidance from acclaimed travel photographer, small groups limited to 4 max, private 4x4 transport with local guide, Marrakech city, High Atlas Mountains scenery, Kasbah Telouet, Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou UNESCO World heritage site, local souks, Sahara desert camp.
Tour Starts/Ends: Marrakech
Dates available for this trip: 4th-11th May 2012
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 Ben Pipe (2011 Finalist Travel Photographer of the Year) has years of professional experience photographing subjects from the Himalayas to the Sahara desert. On this trip he i nstructs and inspires you on how to get the best possible pictures.
About Ben Pipe:
Photography began for Ben when he was given his uncle's Olympus OM-1 SLR for his 15th birthday. Sincegraduatingwith a 1st class honours degree in photography Ben has travelled the world shooting from the Sahara desert to the Himalayan mountains. He now uses his expertise and creative flair for both teaching others and assignm ent photography. His work has been published around the world by National Geographic, The Times, The Guardian, The Independent and many more.
In 2011 Ben was a Finalist in the Travel Photographer of the Year Awards. He also led our first "People and Place" tour and proved himself as a very professional teacher, tour leader and easy-going travelling companion.
To learn more about Ben Pipe, Click here
What our clients said about this photography holiday:
"I used to take hundreds of pictures for fun. This trip, with excellent tuition from Ben, enabled me to know how to create the picture, what works and what does not. I now know how to check the camera settings ensuring I get the best picture. Everywhere I go I am looking for the right light and location for pictures. "
Phil Wheeler (UK) November, 2011
Day-to-Day itinerary:
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Aftre the highest point of the Mountain Pas, we head off on a minor road to the restored Kasbah at Telouet, which has magnificent interiors with mosaic-tiled walls and stucco ceilings. You will get expert advise regarding architectural and interiors shooting. Early afternoon arrive at world-famous Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, crossing the Oued Melh, 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 and we will return the following dawn to capture the dramatic colours of sunrise. Dinner and relax in hotel nea Ait Benhaddou and review the days work. Questions and Answers session. |
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Dawn shoot at the Kasbah Ait Benhaddou to capture the light and colours.Then continue 4x4 drive over the arid Anti-Atlas Mountain to the market–town of Agdz, then off-road through the lush Drâa Valley oases and on towards the Sahara! Lunch stop at Kasbah Tamnougalte and time to explore the palm oases and rural agriculture of the ksars. Spend the night in Zagora and (hopefully) to dip into the back-streets of nearby Amzrou, formerly inhabited by Jewish silversmiths. 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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We will also stop to visit the pottery cop-operative at Tamegroute and the nearby Koranic library. By late morning we cross the ridge of Jbel Bani to arrive at the village of M’Hamid el Ghizlane, at the very edge of the Sahara desert. We then head off-road across stony desert to have a picnic lunch in an oasis where local nomadic families bring their donkeys to gather water. After lunch we reach the highest dunes of Erg Chegaga in time for sunset shots of the sea of dunes that stretchs for miles.
Overnight and dinner in very comfortable bivouac camp and sleeping in nomad-style woven tents or under the African stars. To see details of the Sahara desert camp Click here. N.B. Clients are strongly advised to keep camera equipment & lenses sealed in cling-film and zip-lock bags. Or else to bring non-valuable apparatus. Fine sand can easily enter and destroy shutter mechanisms. You have been warned!
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Overnight in bivouac camp as per previous day. |
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| Day 6 WED |
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 THURS |
Group may choose to go out for final meal together (not included in holiday price)
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