Life in villages

Stay: 5/6/7 days

1 person :          $ 2300/ 2750/ 3200

In single room:  $ 2800/ 3250/ 3700
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Easy payment in two installments: please contact me

Shedule

1stday

Arrival, reception at the airport, hotel, reassembling and discussion on the schedule of the workshop.

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2nd day

Greenwich tour: a literary walk, from the tavern of Dylan Thomas to the spot where Bob Dylan started, fix the myths of the American culture.

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3rd day

Harlem life: from the Apollo Theater to the gospel in churches, immerse yourself in a lively neighborhood and try to capture past and present.

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4th day

AM: Helicopter tour, special photography.

PM: A cocktail to celebrate the day at one of the highest rooftop bars in town, then a quiet walk in the historic village of Soho.

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5th day

Departure for the airport for the 5 days workshop.


For the 6 and 7 days workshops:

East Village hive: a great stroll amid a neighborhood full of life with dozens of nationalities displaying an unmatched richness, from a Ukrainian orthodox church to a Spanish bar. Embrace this energy in photos.

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6thday

Departure for the airport for the 6 days workshop.


For the 7 days workshop:

Tribeca and Chelsea elegance: let's visit this chic neighborhoods established on workers' and industrial buildings. A clash of styles, a shock to show the essence on your pictures.

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7thday

Departure for the airport for the 7 days workshop.

This workshop's goals

Manhattan, home for some of the greatest modern architectures in the world, is as well, and surprisingly, a place cosier than what you think. The legendary Greenwich village, the full of life east village, the fashionable Tribeca, the historic Harlem, the smart Chelsea, the cultural Soho, Manhattan is more than skyscrapers.


The neighborhoods are well drawn, with each of them a distinctive flavor, a specific style. Many markets, many  small streets with bursts of life to capture with your camera. This workshop will show you these varied personalities, and how to get their atmospheres in the frame of your photos.

 

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More info & booking

This workshop is a handmade product. Please, before any kind of bank transfer (if you think already about it, thank you, ladies and gentlemen), send me your dates, to know the schedules available. Use as well the form below for any informations you need.


The workshop starts on each sunday (day of arrival in NYC) of September, October and November 2012 (for a further date, please let me know).


The places are very limited, so book quickly your workshop!

About the schedule

 This schedule is just an idea for how the days are organized.


Notice that if everyone wants to add something else, it will be done. I'm not here to subjugate you in rigid rails. We will start daily with a meeting about the walk of the day, about the visited neighborhoods, about the focus on 2-3 main buildings to be gone into more deeply. We will also discuss the choice of the lenses and the possible approaches of the subjects.


The afternoons will be lighter, with a short walk around some interesting landmarks, then you will have some spare time, for you to discover some personal subjects of interests or simply to play tourists.


About the helicopter

It's a four seats Robinson R44, with only two photographers at the same time (both left side for no blind spots). The doors are removed to enhance the quality of the shooting. We will speak with the pilot to determine the flight plan to follow.

The flight is subject to re-schedule according to the weather and authorizations (impossible when the US President is in town for example).

 

I don't include here the first and last days, the arrival one usually being used for reassembling, resting and working together on the program, while the departure day is generally devoted to shopping and souvenirs.