ALPA Summit 2023

ALPA Summit - Appenzell 2023

SEPTEMBER 1st to 2nd 2023

“Discover the world of photography at the ALPA SUMMIT 2023 in Appenzell, Switzerland - 2 days of inspiration, passion and quality.

Be part of masterclass workshops, and visit the ALPA Academy exhibition. Experience pure photography in the picturesque village of Appenzell”

September 1st

I will give a one day Masterclass, discussing my approach and thoughts on landscape photography.

We will also visit and make work at the stunning Seealpsee Lake.

September 2nd

I will give a one day Masterclass, discussing my approach and thoughts on landscape photography.

We will also visit and make work at Hoher Kasten.

Fellow ALPA Ambassador and landscape photographer Thomas Biasotto, will also be offering two masterclasses. One at Kronberg and one making work from a helicopter.

ALPA Academy & Capture Integration - Landscape Masterclass in the Olympic National Park, WA

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, WASHINGTON STATE - CAPTURE INTEGRATION & THE ALPA ACADEMY MASTERCLASS

SEPTEMBER 17th to 22nd 2023

“Hosted by my good friends at Capture Integration, this will be my third workshop in the Pacific Northwest.

The choice of location for the workshop was inspired by the simple fact that the Olympic National Park has such a diverse range of scenery and with the added bonus of some often challenging and dramatic weather, which is something I relish when making personal landscape work.

The grand Lake Quinault Lodge is a truly wonderful place to be based. Stepped in history and surrounded by beautiful landscape, it is the perfect place to unwind, relax and immerse yourself in a week of landscape photography.

As well as guiding and taking you to some stunning locations, I will also run daily master classes on many aspects of photography.

Broadly speaking I'll discuss and explore the art, mindset and process of landscape photography”

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Below is a small selection of the locations where we will be working. You can find out more here, along with information on how I created the panoramic work.

Maple Glade, Quinault Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, WA.

Second Beach, near La Push, Olympic National Park, WA.

Merriman Falls, Olympic National Park, WA.

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Below is Lake Quinault Lodge, our home for the week. Perfectly situated on the shore of Lake Quinault and just a short drive from many of the stunning locations where we will spend time.

The beautiful Lake Quinault Lodge.

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The ALPA Academy

I’m delighted to announce that I am an ambassador for ALPA Cameras and specifically for the newly formed ALPA Academy.

I have been an ALPA owner since 2006, when I first saw one of these beautiful cameras at Photokina, in Cologne.

After switching from film to a digital Sinar MFDB in 2005, I really missed using my well made Ebony 5x4 and Mamiya RZ67 cameras and instead was pushed in to using the much smaller and more poorly made ‘plastic’ Mamiya 645.

On discovering the ALPA platform at Photokina I felt a real connection with this beautifully engineered and well thought out camera. Over the years I have bought a number of camera bodies, including the 12 SWA, the 12 MAX and the 12 STC. Each have their own useful place in my set up and each bring something unique to the table.

I have always been vocal about my love and enthusiasm for ALPA and so it was a great honour to be asked by Hans Keist, the CEO and owner of ALPA, to join the ALPA Academy as an ambassador and as a teacher, a workshop and masterclass leader, and also to lead the very first ALPA Academy workshop in Knoydart.

You can find future ALPA Academy workshops, adventures and masterclasses here. Or simply sign up to my newsletter here.

Below is Hans Keist (second from left) with the wonderful group who attended the very first ALPA Academy workshop in Knoydart, November 2022.

Finally, here are some words from Hans…

“I am proud and grateful to announce the launch of the ALPA Academy which shall be a space for bringing passionate photographers together so he / she is eventually enabled to create in essence better photographs. Whether they be landscape, urban environments or portraiture, etc.

By means of teaching, coaching, sharing, exchange and practice we want to become better seers of the world through the lens of an ALPA camera - for owners of ALPA equipment, or those interested in ALPA, or those moving across to medium format.

The ALPA Academy offers a program of masterclasses delivered by group of selected ALPA ambassadors who in turn are well recognized in their particular genre.

The classes are dedicated to landscape, architecture, arts and portraiture and are delivered in nature, or elsewhere and meet the highest standards, reflecting the design and manufacturing quality of ALPA
equipment.

Masterclasses with a small number of participants shall be enriching for each photographer. Although they feature
technical education, its main dedication is to creativity, process, observation, mindset, planning, and to post-production'“

Hans Keist, owner and CEO, ALPA of Switzerland - November 2022

Isles of Skye, Harris and Lewis Workshop

UPDATE - FULLY BOOKED

I am running an all inclusive workshop in partnership with British landscape photographer Steve Gosling in March 2019. This will be my first workshop in the UK, having lead previous workshops in the United States for ALPA and Capture Integration.

This is an exclusive and intensive workshop for intermediate or advanced photographers wanting to develop their photography in some amazing Scottish island locations, under the guidance of two experienced professional photographers. The emphasis will be on getting you to some fantastic locations and helping you refine & develop your approach to the photographic process. The workshop will provide a challenging experience, not only out photographing but also with lots of time allocated for discussions and debates on the principles, philosophy and aesthetics of photography.

To enable maximum interaction between instructors and participants numbers are strictly limited to 6 people.

Both instructors use ALPA and Phase One medium format equipment, so we are particularly interested in working with existing or potential medium format photographers. 

THE LOCATIONS

Skye is a wonderfully dramatic & picturesque island located off the west coast of Scotland that has been voted 'the 4th best island in the world' by National Geographic magazine. It's a place of extremes, from the craggy outline of the Cuillin to the sheer cliffs and imposing headlands that descend to peaceful bays & beaches. The photographic opportunites it offers are both varied and stunning.

Harris & Lewis is one island accessed by ferry from Skye. It is a location full of history - the neolithic standing stones at Callanish are older than Stonehenge - and the landscapes offer tremendous variety, from high mountains to deeply indented sea lochs, coastal islands, rocky coves and beautiful white sandy beaches. It is a wonderful location providing space, peace, tranquility and photographs aplenty.

WHEN

1st to 10th March 2019

THE COST

The cost per person is £6250.

This includes tuition, accommodation in premium hotels, all meals, dinner one evening at the award winning 'Three Chimneys' Restaurant on the Isle of Skye and transport (including from/to Inverness Airport and the cost of the ferry crossing to/from Harris & Lewis).

OUTLINE PROGRAMME

We will collect participants from Inverness airport on the 1st March and then travel to our base on Skye - the magnificent Cuillin Hills Hotel with its fantastic views across Portree Bay.

We will stay on Skye for 5 nights visiting locations such as The Quirang, Neist Point, the Fairy Pools in Glen Brittle, Sligachan and Loch Coruisk.

On day 6 we will catch the ferry to Harris and Lewis where we stay at the Hotel Hebrides in Tarbert for 3 nights. Our relatively short time on Haris & Lewis will be spent making the most of the photographic opportunites at locations such as Luskentyre, Seilebost, Traigh Iar, Huisinis and of course the historic standing stones at Callanish.

We will leave for the return ferry across to the Isle of Skye on the morning of the 9th March where we will spend our final night back at the Cuillin Hills Hotel. The following morning we will load the vehicles and take people back to Inverness Airport for their return journey home.

From Forkes to Aberdeen

A week long workshop for ALPA and Capture Integration saw us teaching, shooting and inspiring a great bunch of students & photographers, in and around the Olympic National Park. We travelled from Forkes to Aberdeen and plenty of places in-between.

Our final drive back to Seattle was blessed with some wonderful dawn fog..

ALPA Landscape Workshop in the Olympic National Park, WA

I'm delighted to announce that I'm leading an ALPA cameras landscape photography workshop in the beautiful Olympic National Park, Washington State, in September of this year. The workshop is being organised by my good friends at Capture Integration, who have years of award winning experience when it comes to offering the best in customer service and care.

I've been an ALPA user for many years and have always enjoyed sharing my experiences of working this wonderful camera system, with old and new users alike. This workshop is also a unique opportunity for clients to spend time with André Oldani, the CEO of ALPA Cameras.

The choice of location for the workshop was inspired by the simple fact that the Olympic National Park has such a diverse range of scenery and with the added bonus of some often challenging and dramatic weather, which is something I relish when making personal landscape work.

Finally the grand Lake Quinault Lodge is a truly wonderful place to be based. Stepped in history and surrounded by beautiful landscape, it is the perfect place to unwind, relax and immerse yourself in a week of landscape photography.

For the full details including booking, click here.