Travel & Humanitarian Photos
With many years experience photographing for commercial and NGO clients, magazines and stock image libraries, I have found that passing the skills, techniques and lessons learned on to other enthusiastic photographers is a rewarding process. If you are interested in exploring some of Bangkok’s most photogenic locations in the company of a local photographer and you are keen to step off the tourist trail for a while, then I invite you to join me for a Bangkok Photography Workshop.
The purpose of the Bangkok Photo Workshop is to offer more than just a guided tour. The Photo Workshop is very much a practical exercise and we will spend time in some of Bangkok’s liveliest street markets. We will look at how a structured approach and I’ll share the approach that I have used for many years when photographing on location.
Bangkok is known as the Land of Smiles with good reason. Thai people are friendly and hospitable and photographers keen on improving their street photography will enjoy the opportunity to produce memorable portraits of market traders, stall holders and smiling tuk-tuk drivers. The colourful markets offer an unlimited number of opportunities to practice compositional skills and to get to grips with creative exposure techniques. Time on the workshop can be devoted to perfecting a variety of skills involving slow-shutter speeds, controlling depth-of-field and to being able to anticipate the “decisive moment”.
My aim will be to reduce the time spent playing with camera settings and to maximise the time available to experience the locations we visit, interacting with local people and discovering ways of constructing simple but effective compositions.
I have introduced over 200 photographers to Bangkok since 2008, here’s just a small selection of comments received from previous Workshop participants:
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“I cannot recommend the experience highly enough. Gavin is delightful company; incredibly experienced and your photography can only improve when you spend time with him.”
(You can read Marco Ryan’s full review of a one-day Bangkok Photo Workshop on his web site.)
“Thank you for a great day of photography. You obviously know your craft and your rapport with the folks in the market and Chinatown is to be admired. You have a real way with people. I learned a lot.” Larry Abbott
“I just wanted to thank you for a very special day. I enjoyed it immensely. I really felt I gained a different insight in photographing people and felt I connected with the people I photographed, which felt very good for me.” Julie Claydon
“Just a quick note to say thank you so much for the photo tour the other morning, I thoroughly enjoyed all of it, and learned a lot from you. Going out shooting with you has given me a lot more confidence.” Suzanne Barker
“A very generous person who shared with me a lot of things including a few of his trade secrets. Many thanks Gavin for the great learning experience
” Florian Fernando
“Thank you for an excellent day and the wonderful advice. I am thrilled with the results and feel inspired to take my photography beyond the standard portrait work I have been doing.” Raine Sinclair
How much does it cost?Half-Day Tour
1-2 people: $350 total
3-6 people: $150 per person
Full-Day Tour
1-2 people: $650 total
3-6 people: $250 per person
Pretty much everything. All transport costs for ferries, taxis, tuk-tuks and long-tail boats are included, as well as any entry fees to temples or palaces. You need only bring enough local currency (Thai Baht) for refreshments.
Your workshop check-list might include the following