Lina Bessonova X PhotoKlassik Akademie
5 day photo tour and workshop in Florence, Italy

Five days of analog photography and darkroom printing against the backdrop of Tuscan hills and medieval palazzos.

The workshop will cover Zone System for film, processing, making contact prints, dodging and burning, toning and retouching, evaluating and scanning negatives and prints - all steps necessary to get you started in film photography or deepen your knowledge of darkroom techniques through a lot of hands-on experience.

With accommodation in a historical centrally located AirBnB, everyday meals at typical Italian restaurants, a guided visit to the world’s oldest European photo archive, and one of your final prints framed at a local family-run shop, it is designed to be a real Florentine experience.

Included in the price:

• Accommodation
  7 nights, single occupancy in a historical AirBnB from Sunday to Saturday
  (workshop is Monday to Friday)

• Daily lunch in traditional Italian restaurants (Monday thru Friday)

• Week transport tickets

• Museum tickets

• Three rolls of film (any format)

• Chemistry

• Negative sleeves

• Fiber-based matte and glossy paper

• Protective print sleeves

• Frame of choice for one of the prints
  
  

Excluded:

• Visas

• International flights, travel tickets

• Insurance

• Meals except lunch

• Photography equipment
  
  

Tutors:
Lina Bessonova (https://www.linabessonova.photography)
Marwan El-Mozayen (PhotoKlassik International)
English, Italian, and German language tuition

Price:
EURO 1599 (appr. USD 1800, GBP 1.400)
"Early Bird Special" EUR 1439 (limited, appr. USD 1620, GBP 1260)