Greek Islands Photography Workshop

A unique Greek Islands Photography Workshop visiting Athens and the islands of Sifnos, Milos. The tour is guided by Athens native and professional photographer, Dimitris Giouvris and his local support team. Adding to the experience with private coaching, technical and creative support is Lightroom Guy, D.A.Wagner. You’ll have opportunities to expand your travel photography portfolio, gain new photography skills and learn post-production techniques that will transcend your expectations to create photos beyond ordinary.

And, with every location, we’ll be taking in Greek culture with an emphasis in the history, food culture, authentic experiences, visits to local artisans and classes. But don’t let us stop you from shooting if that’s your pleasure. We’ve scheduled time for personal exploring and relaxing as well.

Itinerary Overview

Athens Photography Tour

Welcome to Athens! You’ll arrive in Athens for our group dinner and get to know your travel partners and team leaders. The first leg of our Greece mainland photography workshop. From sunrise to sunset, you will have plenty of time to explore and capture this ancient city from Dimitris’ magical (and sometimes secret!) viewing locations. From the Acropolis to the Temple of Olympian Zeus to the world-class Acropolis Museum, you’ll experience Athens like a real native.

Athens is where we will also get a rare private tour of a folk music craftsman at work making a “Bouzouki,” a traditional Greek musical instrument. Later, you’ll be entertained with a dinner to a locals tavern. Dancing is optional!

Athens Academy building

Sifnos Photography Tour

Our next destination will be the lesser known island of Sifnos. In this hidden jewel of the Aegean, we will embark on an exploration of traditional white and blue villages, meeting Sifnos’ natives and tasting locally grown food. This quiet island is noted for its long history of exceptional pottery.

Sifnos has long tradition of pottery making, supplying Greece and the Mediterranean region with ceramics since before written history. The rich deposits of clay are still excavated from the surrounding hills and the kilns are still fueled with wood. Here, we’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at the craftspeople of traditional cycladic art in their pottery workshop.

Between exploring the whitewashed small villages of Sifnos, we will make our way to a traditional Greek farm. This experience will be as close as you can get to the rural countryside of the Aegean islands. Get ready to learn to cook, prepare and photograph Greek food! We’ll document our cooking process and completed Epicurean creations before sitting down and enjoying a well prepared meal we’ve created ourselves.

Seven Martyrs church in Sifnos

Milos Photography Tour

Take some time to reflect on our past few days and travel to the island of Milos for a traditional Greek dinner at sunset. Here we’ll explore Milos island’s white washed small houses and walk between the anarchy built roads of Plaka, Klima fishing village, and Adamas. Milos is known for its incredible geology, tasteful local Greek dishes and the incredible views of the sea. Be prepared to eat well!

Milos island, one the the hidden jewels of the Aegean islands. An island that boasts 72 beaches. Home of the most unique white stone beach formation, Sarakiniko beach in Milos, Greece. A volcanic island that we will explore for the next few days, taking photos in the characteristic white and blue small village streets. Some great sunset photos to be had from the castle that overlooks Plaka village, as well as a visit to a deserted Sulphur mine.

A destination much unknown to everyone visiting Greece, in Milos we will have a chance to photograph the uniquely colorful, beautifully handcrafted waterfront homes called “Sirmata”, the catacombs of Milos and wander inside a second world war bomb shelter.

Our first experience on this leg of the tour will be a private cruise with our own skipper and hostess. Watching the sun go down, we’ll explore the island views from a unique off-shore perspective.

“Syrmata” in Milos island

A wonderful way to conclude our Greek Islands Photography Workshop and return to Athens!

With dozens of amazing, carefully curated photo locations, private and group photography and Lightroom lessons and behind-the-scenes experiences, your curating, developing and visual composition skills are sure to improve. We guarantee this 7 day photography tour in the friendly, picturesque and deeply historic country of Greece is a once in a lifetime trip.

The only two words you’ll need to know in Greek are “Kalimera” and “Geia mas.” With these words you’ll be certain to have an exceptional time in Greece!

Greek Islands Photography Workshop

Dates

Available for your dates,, contact us for a quote

Costs and info

10 days/9 nights
Photographic and cultural adventure in Greece
5900,00€ per person in shared room
Book a single room with a surcharge of 1300,00€
A non-refundable deposit of 500,00€ required to secure your reservation
Balance is due 16 weeks (4 months) prior to the start of the tour
PayPal fees are not included

Group Size

3 – 8 Participants

Experience | Difficulty

Beginner, amateur, enthusiast and semi-pro photographers
DSLR, mirrorless, compact or smartphone cameras
Moderate schedule
Travel by airplane, ferry and car
Considerable elevation changes and lots of walking
Non-photographers are welcome

What’s Included

Professional photographer leading the group
Small group size (3-8 participants)
All hotel accommodations (4-5 star)
Breakfast & Meals
Ferry ride to the islands, local transport and related travel fees
Pre-tour advice on your travel to Greece
Detailed advice on “what to bring” to Greece
Access to our Facebook group
Greek and English speaking tour guides
Fees to archaeological sites, museums and classes

What’s Not Included?

Travel to and from Greece
Travel Insurance – we recommend Squaremouth.com, an excellent portal for comparing and choosing travel insurance.
Dinners and lunches not with the tour group, other than those mentioned in the itinerary
Personal expenses such as tips, alcoholic drinks, gifts, etc.

Fine Print

Itinerary may be subject to change due to bad weather, public transport timetable changes and other factors beyond our control. Any significant change in exchange rates (USD or Euro) and/or other factors may require a slight change in our tour price.

The tour requires a minimum of 3 participants and we limit signups to a maximum of 6 participants, so that we may provide personal attention to every photographer.