June 6 to June 11, 2016
Questions? send Jeff an email or give a call at 630.202.3635
Rome is a city with a story, or rather with millennia of stories, and through photography, we will concentrate on learning to tell a story of Rome – your story of Rome – with images.
I’ve visited Rome more than 30 times over the last 20 years and have intimate knowledge of what I consider one of the greatest cities in the world. From the grand fountains, the Baroque churches and the busy markets, to the quiet neighborhoods, and the beautiful Roman people… I can help you see and photograph a side to Rome that most tourists don’t get to see.
Our goal will be to figure out how to make our own images and how to take those images and create a story that gives us our own sense of what it is that Rome means to each of us.
In the field, we’ll spend time trying to find unique ways of seeing iconic sights as well as finding subject matter that is well off the beaten track. Back at the hotel, we will edit your take, working on shot selection, sequence and series to help you tell your own story of Rome. Before we depart the eternal city, you will have produced a group of your own images designed to tell a story that is yours and yours alone; your response to one of the greatest cities in the world.
We’ll be based in the Centro Storico, the historical center. Our accommodations are ideally located near the Pantheon, the Piazza Navona and the newly-reopened Trevi Fountain; it’s a “walk to” location for so many sites (including Giolitti, one of Rome’s premier gelaterie) you’ll want to photograph. The hotel also has a great rooftop terrace where we can relax in the evening and take our breakfast in the morning.
We will spend one day in Classical Rome, with a guided tour of the streets of the ancient fora where the Caesars walked. Another day will be spent in the seldom-visited neighborhood of Trastevere (“across the Tiber”) and on our way will visit the Campo di Fiore, home of the daily flower and vegetable market, passing by what is thought to be Rome’s best bakery. Our other days will be split between destinations in “our” neighborhood of the Centro Storico and off-the-beaten-track destinations like the neighborhood of Testaccio, with its amazing protestant cemetery and the Pyramid of Cestius.
I have limited this experience to a maximum of 7 photographers in order to ensure the best level of personal instructional attention.
Your Story of Rome – June 6 to June 11, 2016
Land Cost: $4595
Questions? send Jeff an email or give a call at 630.202.3635
