Our eight day creative photography holiday in Turkey, including tuition with a professional travel photographer, explores the stunning Turquoise coast of Turkey.

Highlights of the Photography Holiday in Turkey:

• Excellent tuition from experienced professional travel photographer Chloe Hall.
• Magnificent coastal and mountain scenery.
• Capture the fading Lycian ruins at the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Xanthos and the ancient ruins of Patara, birthplace of Saint Nicholas.
• Bustling local market with opportunities to practise your people photography skills.
• Fine mountain light.
• Stunning sunsets over the Mediterranean coast.
• Learn how to see and use light creatively.
• Friendly and fun – meet like-minded friends.
• Small groups to allow for individual tuition.
• Over 300 days of sunshine per year make this an all year round destination.

Our photography holidays in Turkey provide a unique opportunity to capture diverse landscapes: blankets of spring flowers and rare orchids, soft morning mists in the Taurus mountains, the ancient Lycian site of Patara rising from the shifting sands, pretty fishing villages, stretches of a deserted white beach extending for over 16 kms set with a backdrop of the Taurus mountains, the endangered loggerhead turtle in Patara National Park, the perfect turquoise coloured sea at Kapatus, local rural life.

Day 1

Arrival Day: we will meet you at Dalaman airport and take you to Villa Vanilla in Kalkan or a small boutique hotel nearby.

Depending on flight arrival times we will share an evening meal.

Day 2: Village Photography

Introductory Talk: ‘Composition and Framing’.

Photographing the old fishing town of Kalkan: narrow cobbled streets, Ottoman buildings with painted balconies covered with bougainvillea, the white mosque at the harbour’s edge, ancient painted doorways or fishing boats in the harbour.

Lunch on the terrace Villa Vanilla and an opportunity to swim in the afternoon.

Talk and Practice: ‘Editing Photos’.

Dinner in a local restaurant in Kalkan. (B, L, D)

Day 3: Patara Ancient Ruins and Beach

Technical Talk: ‘Aperture Part 1 – Depth of Field’.

Capturing the ancient Lycian site of Patara with its structures emerging form the shifting sands. Patara is a National Park, is home to many bird species and is the nesting ground of the endangered loggerhead turtle.

After lunch on the beach the afternoon is spent photographing the deserted stretch of white sand which extends for 16 kms. Relax in the sun or swim in the crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean sea.

Dinner at Villa Vanilla. (B, L D)

Day 4: Market and People and World Heritage Site of Xanthos

Technical Talk: ‘Portraiture and Reportage – Taking Better Photographs of People’.

Visit the local market in the morning to develop skills in photographing people.

Lunch amongst the ruins of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Xanthos. Photograph the ancient ruins set against the backdrop of the Taurus mountains.

Dinner in roof top restaurant. (B, L, D)

Day 5: Free Day

You can relax around the pool or at the beach or we can arrange a trip for you e.g. a gullet boat trip around the islands with lunch. (B)

Day 6: Mountain Photography

AM Technical Talk: ‘Metering and Getting your Exposures Correct’.

Photographing in foothills of the Taurus mountains. Spectacular views en route over the Turquoise coastline. Ever changing light will make for some remarkable photography. Photographing rural village life.

Lunch in local village restaurant in hills.

PM Technical Talk: ‘Aperture Part 2 – Aperture and Low Light’.

Meze supper at Villa Vanilla. (B, L, D)

Day 7: Coastal Photography and Final Review

AM Technical Talk: ‘Shutter Speed and Movement/Tripods’.

Capturing the seascapes and waves at Kapatus beach lapped by the turquoise seas of the Mediterranean. This is a delightful spot at the foot of a ravine and is an inspiring place to capture the colours and beauty of this area.

Lunch in delightful family run Turkish restaurant.

We get together late afternoon for a review of the week and to share your achievements prior to our final evening under the stars of Kalkan.

Dinner in harbour side restaurant (B, D)

Day 8: Farewell to the Turquoise Coast

After a leisurely breakfast we take you back to Dalaman airport for your flight home or onward journey.

If you have a late flight departure relax around the pool or last minute shopping in Kalkan.