[et_pb_vertical_timeline line_color=”#d9e4ec” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” label_font=”Playfair Display||||||||” headings_font=”Montserrat||||||||” animation_direction=”bottom”][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Day 01, March 17″ use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%237%%” icon_color=”#e09900″ animation=”bottom” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ headings_font=”Montserrat||||||||” background_size=”contain” background_position=”center_right”]Arrival in Varanasi, meet and greet, afternoon walk around the hotel   As this is an international group, participants will be arriving from everywhere in the world, typically around noon. You’ll be picked up at the airport and be taken to our hotel. As the hotel is on the shores of the Ganges, you’ll enter the city by boat, an unforgettable experience and the first of quite a number of exciting boat rides on this workshop. Depending on the arrival times of the group’s members, on this first day, we will either schedule some introductory class time or an afternoon walk in the hotel area. If we’re not too jetlagged, we might even do both! [/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Day 02, March 18″ use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%237%%” icon_color=”#e09900″ animation=”bottom” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]After a leisurely breakfast at the hotel, we will continue our exploration of the Ganges shoreline, which is where you’ll meet the most amazing characters. We might photograph children jumping into the river or getting a haircut by one of the many mobile barbers. If you’re feeling adventurous, you might treat yourself to the latest hairstyle, too! We will also get our first (and definitely not our last) chance to photograph some sadhus with their colourful and highly photogenic faces and clothes. Prior to that, we’ll schedule some formal class time on off-camera flash so that you get familiar with the gear and techniques we’ll use throughout this workshop. [/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Day 03, March 19″ use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%237%%” icon_color=”#e09900″ animation=”bottom” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]It’s time for one of the – many – highlights of this Masterclass: you will get up really early for a sadhu boat shoot on the Ganges. This is the perfect occasion to learn to mix flash and available light, as the balance between them will change as the sun rises. After that, we get back to the hotel for a well-deserved breakfast. In the early afternoon, Matt will share his course on image composition with those who are interested. After that, it’s back on track for a model shoot at a quiet Hindu temple. We might even come across a snake charmer… [/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Day 04, March 20″ use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%237%%” icon_color=”#e09900″ animation=”bottom” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]Today, we’ll leave the hustle and bustle of Varanasi behind us – at least for a while – and we’ll explore a nearby fishing village and a dhobi ghat (public clothes washing place). Very few tourists, if any, come here and as such there are great portraits to be made. The fishing village will also give us a chance to practice our street photography skills and our Instax printers will probably make over time! [/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Day 05, March 21″ use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%237%%” icon_color=”#e09900″ animation=”bottom” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]In the morning, we’ll visit Varanasi’s bustling flower market, another colourful experience. Plenty of opportunity for street-style and lit portraits or even long exposure shots transforming the business into a beautiful blur. In the afternoon we make it easier. Because you will have been shooting rather frantically for the past days, we know that by now, you might want some downtime, either to rest or to simply download your cards and process some images. Obviously, Piet and I are available to review images or give you some postprocessing ideas. And if you can’t get enough, you can obviously continue to explore the city by yourself. Feel free to use our lighting gear and our fixer will happily join you. [/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Day 06, March 22″ use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%237%%” icon_color=”#e09900″ animation=”bottom” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]Today is another early riser! But one with tremendous photographic opportunities as we’ll visit one of Varanasi’s mud wrestling schools, followed by an exploration of a huge vegetable market. Both are visual feasts: one is a harmonious and subtle game of different shades of brown, while the vegetable market is simply an explosion of colours, unless, like me, you prefer to desaturate your images a little in postproduction. It’s all a matter of personal preference, really. [/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Day 07, March 23″ use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%237%%” icon_color=”#e09900″ animation=”bottom” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”]Varanasi’s fish and chicken market are a feast for a photographer’s eyes, although maybe less for the other senses! In the afternoon, depending on the group’s interest, we’ll either explore Varanasi’s Muslim area, with the sari weaving district, or we might head out to another nearby village. [/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Day 08, March 24 ” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%237%%” icon_color=”#e09900″ animation=”bottom” _builder_version=”3.12.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]Last day in Varanasi – Outbound flights Alas, it’s time to go… but depending on your connections, there is still some time to shoot some more portraits or hunt for souvenirs for those of you who cannot return home empty-handed. After all, you would like your significant other back home to allow you to participate in future workshops, right? The official workshop program ends in Varanasi at noon on March 24th (or earlier that day, depending on your return flight). You will be brought back to Varanasi Airport and then it’s back home with a suitcase full of memories and a camera bag full of memory cards! [/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][/et_pb_vertical_timeline]