Because last year was such a big success, I will do the same thing again this year for Christmas.

If you know someone who would like to improve their photography and you’re still looking for a great Christmas gift, I will offer a special discount for my future workshops (up to 6 months).  If you contact me before Christmas, I will give you 25% off the regular workshop price. That’s a saving of almost $75!

Just email me or comment on this post if you would like to take advantage of this Christmas offer.

This offer will expire on December 22nd.

Finally I’m getting around to going through all those photos I took in the recent half year.
Life gets busy with stuff sometimes and the passion has to lay low, ready to get reignited at any moment.

The following three shots were all taken in Venice last Summer.
Being one of the most visited cities in the world, it is not easy to get shots there without the millions of tourists who crowd the narrow streets and the boats on the canals.

Simply allowing yourself to get lost in the maze of alleys is by far the most amazing way to soak up Venice. This is when you fall in love with it. It did not happen at Piazza San Marco, the world famous square in Venice. It was actually pretty underwhelming in my opinion.

So not being too keen to shoot the tourist stuff, I tried to convey being in Venice in other ways. The canals being the obvious choice, but also the famous condolas, and the many colourful houses.

If you ever get the chance, try to spend at least a night there. Most tourists have left in the evening to sail away on their cruise ships and the streets become almost abandoned. This is when you’ll get your best shots of Venice. Promised.

My next workshop is now officially announced. It’s going to be on the weekend of December 3rd/4th.

This is going to be my last workshop for this year, so if you don’t want to miss out, please contact me asap.

For more info on the workshop please click here.

Only recently did I get the time to process some of my shots I took during the last 5 or so months.
The following shots are all from a recent trip to Paris. Being a passionate landscape photographer, I had to find something else to shoot in Paris and I did discover a new passion. It’s cityscapes. In all shapes and sizes. So not only skylines and panoramic cityscapes but also architectural stuff.

Especially the latter sounds very boring, but I’m not going for the standard architectural stuff. More for quirky bits and pieces that you find in big cities. I like capturing parts of well known cities that the viewer doesn’t recognise, like the shot of the round about below. You wouldn’t think this is one of the busiest traffic intersections in Paris, would you? That’s because I waited more than an hour for a shot without any cars in it. It really tested my patience as there were 532622 cars in every other shot.

Also HDR plays a big role here. So it’s a mix of street photography and architecture. And I’m really enjoying it.

I will post more photos in the coming days. Any questions and comments are welcome (use form below).

This is a must watch and shows the incredible capabilities of time lapse.
Make sure you watch it in 1080p and full screen.