Lisbon 3-Day Street Photography Workshop - 15-17 May 2025 (1 PLACE LEFT)
This Lisbon street photography workshop will combine elements of street, documentary and travel photography, with an emphasis on producing creative images which reflect real life in this wonderfully characterful and varied city. You will discover new ways of telling the story of your travels through great images. There will be lots of structured shooting and you will receive coaching, mentoring and constant feedback from your course leader, Brian Lloyd Duckett.
In a small group (maximum of 6 participants) we’ll explore the old and the new, discovering the city’s photographic ‘hot spots’ and learning how to shoot striking, compelling and witty images with a professional street photographer and photojournalist.
This Lisbon street photography workshop will combine elements of street, documentary and travel photography, with an emphasis on producing creative images which reflect real life in this wonderfully characterful and varied city. You will discover new ways of telling the story of your travels through great images. There will be lots of structured shooting and you will receive coaching, mentoring and constant feedback from your course leader, Brian Lloyd Duckett.
In a small group (maximum of 6 participants) we’ll explore the old and the new, discovering the city’s photographic ‘hot spots’ and learning how to shoot striking, compelling and witty images with a professional street photographer and photojournalist.
This Lisbon street photography workshop will combine elements of street, documentary and travel photography, with an emphasis on producing creative images which reflect real life in this wonderfully characterful and varied city. You will discover new ways of telling the story of your travels through great images. There will be lots of structured shooting and you will receive coaching, mentoring and constant feedback from your course leader, Brian Lloyd Duckett.
In a small group (maximum of 6 participants) we’ll explore the old and the new, discovering the city’s photographic ‘hot spots’ and learning how to shoot striking, compelling and witty images with a professional street photographer and photojournalist.
We will be visiting a wide variety of areas of the city, each of which has a distinctive feel and its own special photo opportunities. You will learn how to . . .
Develop your own style as a photographer and how to conceive and undertake ‘projects’
Use creative techniques for exposure, focus and composition
Become invisible and shoot your environment quietly and unobtrusively
Maximise the potential of your camera when photographing buildings and urban landscapes
Conquer your fear of photographing strangers
Spot opportunities in everyday scenes; find beauty in the mundane
Understand and work with great light
Build your confidence as a street photographer
Tell the story of your travels through striking images
COSTS
The fee includes the cost of the workshop tuition and any public transport costs directly associated with workshop activities. Food & drink is not included.
We find that most people prefer to organise their own accommodation and flights; accommodation is plentiful (we usually use AirBnB) and budget airlines fly to Lisbon from most UK and European airports. Please let us know if you need any advice regarding your arrangements – we know the city very well and we’re happy to help. You are strongly advised to take out travel insurance prior to your trip.
WHAT LEVEL IS THIS?
This is an intermediate level workshop, ideal for those with a reasonable knowledge of basic photographic principles such as exposure and focusing. However, as the group is so small, there’s plenty of opportunity for individual coaching throughout the day. It would help, though is not essential, if you have completed a StreetSnappers workshop (UK or overseas) before the date of this workshop.
Fitness level: moderate. Please bear in mind that Lisbon is a hilly city with cobbled streets and we’ll be doing lots of walking.
ITINERARY
Pre-workshop supper
We will meet for a drink and a light informal supper to get to know each other on the Wednesday evening. Costs not included but it won’t be an expensive or late night!
Shooting on the streets of Lisbon
We meet at 0930hrs each day for coffee and a thorough briefing before setting off into the city.
Our itinerary will take us to some great street photography ‘hot spots’, which will include the areas of Chiado, Alfama (old town), Mouraria (Moorish quarter) and Bairro Alto.
On the middle day we will go outside the city to visit the LX Factory and also the Oriente district.
Throughout the weekend, participants will receive a significant amount of one-to-one tuition and coaching from Brian Lloyd Duckett a full-time working professional street and documentary photographer.
We’ll find somewhere quiet for a short lunch break, with a group discussion, at around 1pm, before hitting the streets again for the second structured photographic session.
We will finish the formal part of the days at around 1730hrs with drinks, a thorough debrief and a further Q&A session.
Please note: Lisbon is hilly and we’ll be doing lots of walking so this workshop isn’t suitable for anyone with mobility restrictions.
AFTER THE WORKSHOP
Individual critique for photos taken on the day is available during the week following the course; you will also (if you wish) be able to share your work with your workshop peer group, gaining wider critique.
After the course, you will be encouraged to keep in touch through the StreetSnappers Collective.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Three full days’ tuition with Brian Lloyd Duckett.
Follow-up and critique after the workshop.
You will need to pay for your own drinks, refreshments and any public transport costs during the weekend.