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Photo workshops and expeditions

For nature lovers

Photography workshops and expeditions are much more than just a training in photography. They are an experience that will stay with you for many months, years, or even a lifetime, and for the enthusiastic photographer they make the perfect holiday:-). I will take you to the most photogenic places in Europe and guide you to improve yourself in your favourite hobby (or passion). You will gain knowledge of photographic theory that you can immediately put into practice and understand the context that you may have missed before. My goal is to pass on my years of knowledge and experience to you, so that you can enjoy the landscape and photographing as intensely as I do, and be able to translate it into your photographs in a way that will thrill and capture the heart of you and everyone who sees them.

GROUP WORKSHOPS

PRIVATE WORKSHOP

PRIVATE WORKSHOP


A photography workshop with individual approach. Combine your holiday in CZ with your favorite hobby or go here for a photo workshop primarilly to make it your perfect holiday – let me guide you to the best photo spots and teach you how to capture (not only) them literally in the best light! A one-to-one workshop is probably the best way to learn photography techniques that actually work in a simple, straightforward and entertaining way.

PHOTO WORKSHOP - AN IDEAL GIFT

Do you also deal every year with what Christmas or birthday present to give your loved ones? There are a lot of things around us, and generally speaking, we already have the things we really need, or we obtain them ourselves. In the spirit of the motto “The best things in the world are not things”, experiences are thus rising in popularity as ideal gifts. What could be better, then, than a gift that allows one to immerse oneself in one’s profession or favourite hobby and improve in it? That’s why I’m taking this approach and offering a gift voucher for my workshops.

STAY INFORMED!

A newsletter makes more sense than ever in these days of overloaded social networks. This way, I will inform you about new workshops, video tutorials, blog articles, photos that I have recently published, including a more detailed description of their creation, as well as discounts, some of which I will offer exclusively to subscribers of my newsletter. Also, don’t worry about cluttering up your email inbox – it will only be an occasional newsletter (about once every 1-2 months).

STAY INFORMED!

A newsletter makes more sense than ever in these days of overloaded social networks. This way, I will inform you about new workshops, video tutorials, blog articles, photos that I have recently published, including a more detailed description of their creation, as well as discounts, some of which I will offer exclusively to subscribers of my newsletter. Also, don’t worry about cluttering up your email inbox – it will only be an occasional newsletter (about once every 1-2 months).

Customers reviews

Zdenek L.

I would like to thank you very much for the opportunity to experience the WS weekend. Perfectly prepared, precise organization and personal approach in explaining the subject. I was very impressed.

Jiri C.

So to the course – simply great!
I appreciate the friendly atmosphere, your relaxed and calm approach, yet professional. It was great that you were not alone, but Milan was with you as well. The good thing was that when I was taking photos, or anyone really, and maybe then groping for what to do next, suddenly you or Milan would appear and give advice or show how you would shoot. And that’s the most valuable thing for me, to see how a pro does it, how he thinks about it, what he notices, etc. It also changed my perspective on wide angle lenses, how to work better with foreground and not be afraid to even tilt the wide angle lens and use the “converging lines”.

Michaela H.

You’ve got it all figured out and you’ve given us 100%. I also liked how you showed how and from where exactly we should take pictures, because we would not have seen it ourselves. All in all I liked it, you are a good lecturer, you know a lot of things and you know how to pass them on in a human way. I’m glad I went with you 🙂

Michal J.

I would like to thank you for a well-run workshop, where practical and theoretical knowledge were combined and complemented each other in an interesting way. Since I know the Central Bohemian Uplands, I was not surprised by the places suitable for photography, but what was important for me was how to look at them in a new way, what to look for in the landscape and how to make a composition that makes sense and is interesting. Last but not least, the technical side of photography and camera operation was very well covered. I must also not forget the very friendly atmosphere, which added to the impression.

Olda Č.

We have found that one such workshop is many times better than a video watched hundreds of times on You Tube. We appreciate your approach, which was as individual as possible.

Inna K.

I liked the workshop, I definitely took away some new knowledge. I appreciate your individual approach to the participants and your effort to enrich everyone somehow, to help them improve their skills, which is not common in all workshops. I was glad to meet new, previously unknown places and new people.

Janis K.

It was very beneficial. It was very interesting for me, especially that I could hear everything in a coherent way, and also that some of the scenes that are difficult for me to realize are obvious to you. It makes you feel like you can actually do it.

Jana P.

Thanks a lot for WS in the Central Bohemian Uplands. I have the best feelings about it, even though the light was not so good. Lots of good advice from you, great lectures. It was a good bunch of people, it’s nice to meet other people crazy about photography :).

Viola P.

Thank you for the course in a beautiful environment. I appreciate the professional and patient approach to all of us with regard to our previous experience. I definitely benefited from the course, I discovered more features of my camera that I hadn’t used before. Hearing the experiences of the other course participants was also helpful to me.

Ivan M.

Your workshops are always inspiring for me and I take a lot away from them! Not to mention the new skills, but also the locations that would probably be harder for me to get to on my own 🙂

Milan M.

I have to say that every workshop so far has given me a lot of energy and on the drive home I always thought I had been gone for about a week before I realized it was basically “a few” hours. The atmosphere is amazing and the participants and you as lecturers are great:-).

Zlatka G.

I would like to thank you very much for your approach and your efforts to give us as much theoretical knowledge as possible, but especially practical experience. I got to know a beautiful location that I had previously only admired on the internet, nice people and most importantly I feel that it has pushed me further in landscape photography :).

Vaclava B.

I have to say that it was a very pleasant time for me. I definitely learned a lot of useful information, including about light and properly lit objects and using mobile apps for tracking the movement of the sun. So bottom line, I have a very pleasant feeling about the meeting together, I feel very happy to have met you in person and know who is behind the great photos and also have more motivation to improve.

SNAPSHOTS FROM THE PAST WORKSHOPS

Award-winning tutor - Marek Ondracek

I’ ve been photographing landscapes for more than 10 years. My photography led me to Olympus (now OM System), where I worked as a product specialist until 2020 and I am still an ambassador and external trainer of the brand. However, I am able to help set up cameras of any brand and owners of any DSLR or mirrorless camera are welcome to attend the workshop. So I have many years of experience both with photography itself and with tutoring and communicating with people. Passing on knowledge and experience to others, regardless of their current level of experience in photography, is very fulfilling for me and I am always pleased when participants leave the workshop enriched, which is my goal. For more info, see the “About Me” section:-).

Often my friend and fellow photographer Milan Strachota also accompanies me on my workshops and  attends to the participants with me at the locations and enriches my presentation with his insights.