Date and Time 10am Saturday 5th – 7.30am Friday 11th October 2024
Duration Six Nights
Price £2,295 (£200 deposit, £2,095 balance to be paid by the 5th August 2024. If booking after the 5th August 2024, full amount is payable)
Workshop Leader Melvin Nicholson
Maximum Workshop Attendees 7
Meeting Place Car Rental Area, Top Floor San Marco Airport Venice
Exertion Level Easy / Medium / Hard – All locations within a few hundred metres from the car, most much closer although the Tre Cime di Laveredo walk is 6 miles long but is completed in two stages and at leisure. Some slippery rocks near waterfalls and the odd uphill section present. A very good level of fitness and mobility is required.
The Dolomites is an inspiring place, where mountains tower at almost 11,000ft over some of the most impressive and stunning scenery in Europe. The jagged peaks, alpine hills, wooden huts and the gorgeous lakes that offer some amazing reflections of the mountains that dominate the region. Add to that the stunning changing of the colours as autumn takes hold and you have the recipe for a fantastic week’s landscape photography.
The Italian Dolomites will find its way deep into your heart, and you will be moved by the sheer scale, grace and beauty of the varied scenery. One of the most remarkable places has to be the awe-inspiring Tre Cime di Lavaredo. This amazing landscape is vast and breathtaking as you navigate your way behind and around the three spectacular monoliths of Cima Piccola (Little Peak), Cima Grande (Big Peak) and Cima Ovest (Western Peak), the highest standing at 2,999 metres. Witnessing a glorious sunset from the 2,405 metre viewpoint of the Rifugio Locatelli hut is a memory that will stay with you forever.
However, the Dolomites has many more gems on display such as the hugely impressive and distinctive 2,519 metre Seceda mountain near Ortesei, which involves a ride in two cable cars to reach the station at the summit. The famous Alpe di Siusi and its stunning and dramatic Sassolungo mountain range is Europe’s highest alpine meadow. Devoid of vehicles between 10am-5pm, this gorgeous meadow allows for a peaceful appreciation of the vast scenery while spending a few hours until sunset photographing its delights.
Then there are the wonderfully photogenic churches of Santa Magdalena, St Johann Church and Chiesa di Santa Barbara in South Tyrol. All positioned with perfection with stunning backdrops of the mountains behind. If there’s one thing the Italians do well, it is creating beautiful churches in some jaw-dropping locations.
With all that in mind, this six night landscape photography workshop will provide you with wonderful opportunities to capture and create you own images with guidance and tuition if required. Our accommodation consists of two hotels based in both Ortesei and Cortina d’Ampezzo and have been selected for their high quality, superb service and excellent convenience as they are perfectly positioned to reduce the amount of time spent driving, leaving more time for your photography.
We look forward to you joining us for an amazing week of landscape photography in some of the most beautiful scenery this side of the world.
Here is a detailed itinerary outlining our schedule. While the itinerary looks fixed, it is really only an indication of the locations we will be visiting and the decision to alter our plans depending on the weather and light will be taken if needed.
Day 1– Saturday 5th October 2024 Marco Polo Airport Venice – Ortisei I will collect the workshop participants at Marco Polo Airport in Venice on Saturday at 10am, before heading to Ortisei in the comfortable nine-seater minibus. After checking into the hotel, we will head out for a sunset shoot at St Johann Church before returning to the hotel and retiring for the evening over a good meal at the hotel.
Day 2– Sunday 6th October 2024 Seceda, Val di Funes, St Johann Church, Santa Maddalena Church Today’s locations include a mid-morning visit to the 8,000ft high Seceda mountain range via the gondola before moving onto the Val di Funes region where the quaint small mountainside church of St Johann Church awaits us once again followed by a sunset session at the iconic Santa Maddalena Church.
Day 3 – Monday 7th October 2024 Alpe di Siusi Day three starts with a hearty breakfast in the hotel before taking the ten-minute drive to the Gondola station in Ortisei. A ten-minute ride up in the gondola followed by a brief journey down into Europe’s largest high-alpine meadow, Alpe di Siusi, where we will spend the entire day wandering around at our leisure photographing the glorious sights of the rolling hills, quaint wooden huts, and the dramatic backdrop the Sassolungo mountain. We will stay and capture the sunset before our taxi returns us to the hotel to finish the day off with another fine dining evening at the hotel.
Day 4– Tuesday 8th October 2024 Passo Giau, Malga Ra Stua Waterfalls We will be up early to drive the 90 minute journey to the high mountain pass of Passo Giau where a glorious sunrise beckons (hopefully). A couple of hours enjoying the mountainous scenery as the sun rises and illuminates the peaks of Ra Gusela and the Tofane. Then onto Cortina d’Ampezzo for breakfast. The afternoon will be spent at the waterfalls of Malga Ra Stua.
Day 5 – Wednesday 9th October 2024 Lago di Braies, Rifugio Locatelli Hut Tre Cime di Lavaredo The day starts with a visit to the utterly gorgeous views of Lago di Braies, the iconic lake complete with the wooden steps down into the water and the wooden rowing boats too. Late morning we will head for lunch before spending the full afternoon taking in the outstanding and breath-taking views of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo as we embark on the six mile long track that loops around the base of the 10,000ft Lavaredo to the Rifugio Locatelli hut where sunset will be enjoyed and shot before walking back to the minibus and returning to our accommodation, stopping en-route in Misurina to eat.
Lunch will be taken at Misurina after which the full afternoon will be spent taking in the outstanding and breathtaking views of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo as we embark on the six mile long track that loops around the base of the 10,000ft Lavaredo. Sunset will be enjoyed before walking back to the minibus and returning to our accommodation.
Day 6 – Thursday 10th October 2024 Lago Misurina, Lago Antorno, Rifugio Malga Langalm Hut Tre Cime da Lavaredo Sunrise shoot at Lago Misurina to capture the reflections of the Tre Cime peaks in the still water. Back to our accommodation for a well deserved breakfast followed by visit to Lago Antorno. The afternoon will see us return to the Tre Cime di Lavaredo National Park to walk the shorter route to the Rifugio Malga Langalm hut and its two small lakes that reflect the peak of the Lavaredo in them. We will be taking in the sunset from the hut before walking back to the minibus and returning to our hotel.
Day 7 – Friday 11th October 2024 Marco Polo Airport, Venice Early check out at the hotel this morning to arrive at Marco Polo Airport for 7.30am followed by the flight home to reflect on what will be a trip of a lifetime. If you have always promised yourself a photography holiday of a lifetime, this one will take some beating. I hope you can join me.
I will collect all the workshop participants at 10am from Marco Polo Airport on Saturday 5th October 2024
Melvin Nicholson
Melvin Nicholson is the founder of Landscape Locations and a UK based professional photographer.
Melvin has been a full time photographer since 2014 and has been running photography workshops, tours and courses both in the UK and internationally since he started out.
In Melvin’s own words “I love what I do because it allows me to indulge in the very thing that fulfils my life beyond imagination. And I feel lucky to be able to share my passion, enthusiasm and knowledge with others.
There are a total of two quality hotels during our six night stay in the Dolomites. This ensures that we are as close as possible to the locations that we will be photographing meaning less time spent travelling in the minibus. You will each have your own double en-suite room. See below for a list of the hotels we will be staying in.
Click on the hotel name to be directed to their website.
You will each have your own double en-suite room. There is no single occupancy supplement charged.
Check-in on the 5th October 2024 Check out on the 8th October 2024 Hotel Luna Mondschein, Ortisei www.hotel-luna.com/en/ Three nights in this gorgeous hotel. Double Superior room with breakfast. Hotel has a spa, swimming pool, jacuzzi and pool loungers
Check-in on the 8th October 2024 Check out on the 11th October 2024 Ambra Cortina Luxury & Fashion Hotel www.hotelambracortina.it Three nights in this beautiful centrally located glamorous fashion boutique hotel in Cortina d’Ampezzo. You will each have your own double en-suite room. There is no single occupancy supplement charged.
Our mode of transport for this workshop is a nine-seat modern minibus similar to the one below. I will be collecting it from the airport in Pisa. This will ensure that there is plenty of space for us all including luggage, clothing and camera equipment.
Ford-Tourneo
Included
Six nights accommodation (double rooms en-suite, single occupancy)
Breakfast
Dedicated 1-2-1 photography tuition
Collection and drop off at Marco Polo Airport, Venice
Transport during the workshop in a modern, comfortable nine seater minibus
All toll road charges (including the toll to the Tre Cime di Lavaredo car park)
All cable car fees to Alpe di Siusi and Seceda
Excluded All meals and drinks other than breakfast
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