Few foreign travelers—and even fewer photographers—know Tuscia. Those who do return again and again. This remarkable region of central Italy remains largely untouched by mass tourism, despite its extraordinary blend of landscape, history, and culture. Traveling through Tuscia feels like stepping into a slower rhythm of Italy. Quiet villages rise…
Reflecting on Villa Balbianello Just up the road from George Clooney’s house on Lake Como is the place I found to hold our Italy Photo Workshops about 20 years ago. It’s the quiet little village of Lenno and the Albergo Lenno, right on the water. The following year to my…
Cure for the Uninspired – Sit Still & Observe Have you ever gone out with your camera but felt frustrated, not being able to find a coherent image? Ever felt completely uninspired even though you’re in a supposedly beautiful place? Here’s a cure I can guarantee. I’ve asked dozens of workshop…
September 2019 I joined the Dolomites tour of Drake Busath’s Italy Workshops, together with my mom. Despite I’m Dutch, I didn’t know Europe has such beautiful spots!!! When I say it’s a real ‘pearl of the world’, I’m absolutely not exaggerating. Drake knows how to put variety in the program,…
The first time I wandered into the region of Puglia, on the heel of Italy’s boot, I was drawn by the Trulli houses, the cone shaped stone houses and barns. I had seen pictures and just couldn’t believe this was in Italy, the home of squared up palazzi and castelli. …
I never feel luckier than when I’m walking the streets of Matera, this magical town, in the deep south of Italy. As a part of our Puglia Workshop, we include 3 days here, just over the border into the region of Basilicata. We stay in the center of the…
Rod Heiss is a prolific abstract painter. Because he had he good sense to marry our local guide in the Loire Valley, Marie Deforge, he gets to hang out with our bunch of photographers every September in France. I’m always fascinated to see where he points his camera and his…
I got to know Saul Pleeter when he came to the Portofino Coast workshop some years ago. Since then he’s become a great friend and we’ve photographed together all over Italy. On this trip, along with his wife Elizabeth we explored a ghost town in the region of Basilicata named…
Dona shows us a very personal view of Puglia with her choice of close-ups and abstractions. Her photographs appeal to me because they say a lot about Dona as an artist… the observations she made along the way that hundreds of others passed by without noticing. Bravissima!
