The programme Cultural - Photography aims at providing entertainment, developing the capacity of observation and imagination, while learning simple photography techniques. Fieldwork is divided into two parts. On Saturday we will visit some hidden places/people of Gerês, where people, culture and their knowledge are the photographic focus for the participants. These are key points for who wants to keep contact with the local culture and register it, grasping an exercise on culture and photography altogether. On Sunday we will explore hidden places within the landscape, offering an extraordinarily rich diversity of colours and environments, unique in the country. Flora, fauna and local geology, within the surrounding fields, will be the points of interest in this fieldwork phase.

Along the exploration, the participants will be guided through the photographic process, concerning composition, use of available light, as well as ways and methods of photographing to make the most of creativity and art, facing new situations. The effort and time for journeys to places is reduced, to focus on the observation of cultures and of the photographic activity.

Programme

Friday:

20h – Welcome and dinner;

Saturday:

09h – Breakfast;

09h30 – Short conversation with the participants, on the fieldwork to be held and particular points worthy of concern along the day. Clarification of doubts;

10h – Beginning of the fieldwork (Portrait of places and people, on location);

13h – Pause for lunch;

14h – Return to fieldwork (Portrait of places and people, on location);

18h – End of fieldwork and return to the camping;

20h – Dinner

Sunday:

09h – Breakfast;

09h30 – Fieldwork (Landscape);

13h – Pause for lunch;

14h – Free afternoon, or presentation and discussion of the photographic process and results (optional).

Cost: 165,00€

GENERAL CONDITIONS

1.The participation cost of the Cultural – Photography programme is valid until June 2008. We provide reduced prices for groups.

2.The cost includes catering, overnight stays, local transportation and technical guidance. VAT is included in the indicated participation cost.

3.The programme is directed by two Professional Photographers: Elisabete Maisão and João M. Gil.

4.Each participant should bring their own camera (digital or analogue).

5.The programme is available in the English language, for a single group, on demand.

6.The minimum number of participants is 8 and the maximum is 16.

7.Bookings and Reservations:

The activity is planned for the following dates, along 2008: 1-3/Feb., 25-27/Apr. For these dates, we accept bookings until up to 8 days in advance. For other dates, we accept reservations until up to 30 days before an agreed date. Reservations are always subject to availability of Bungalows and require an immediate payment of 50% of the participation cost. We accept new participants on the day of the workshop, for people already staying in the camping, being subject to a reduction of the participation cost, depending on their accommodation, and subject to remaining free places in the workshop.

8.Meteorological conditions may limit or even result in cancellation of some activities, especially in the case of risking the safety or health of the participants. This being the case, the Parque de Campismo de Cerdeira will provide with another set of activities.

PERSONAL INSURANCE

All activities on the Cultural - Photography programme are covered by a civil responsability and personal damage insurance.

TRANSPORTATION

We may provide transfer transportation between the train station in Braga and the camping, whose cost will be calculated and provided on demand.