ABOUT VIERI BOTTAZZINI WORKSHOPS
WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE
A PASSIONATE, EXPERT & FRIENDLY TUTOR
Between photography & music, I have been teaching for more than 25 years now, always fostering individuality. As your tutor, I will pass my technical and artistic knowledge on to you without holding anything back. Most importantly, I’ll be working with you to help you develop your unique vision and style, not to impose you mine.
A UNIQUE TEACHING STYLE
Thanks to my unique style & approach to the sharing of knowledge, resulting from a lifetime dedicated to perfecting the art of teaching in small groups and one-on-one, you’ll learn everything I know without feeling like a student.
A TRULY LIMITED GROUP SIZE
Our Workshops have an extremely limited attendance of 3 people or less, for maximum photography, maximum comfort and maximum fun. We want to offer you the best Workshop experience on the market, and we believe that this is the only way we could do that.
A SIMPLE & POWERFUL WORKFLOW, IN & OUT OF THE FIELD
During our landscape photography Workshops, we’ll work on creating the most effective, efficient and simple Workflow both in and out of the field. During our image review and post-processing sessions, we’ll examine your work together to help you strengthen your vision, and I’ll offer you my suggestions to speed your growth as a photographer and as an artist in the fastest and easiest possible way.
A METICOLOUS ORGANISATION
Organising our landscape photography Workshops, Zeynep and I leave nothing to chance, and all our logistics have been tested time and again to ensure your safety and comfort. On all our destinations we always have a Plan B, a Plan C and often even a Plan D to prevent any possible problem.
A PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF ALL LOCATIONS
Before launching a new Workshop, we dedicate years to develop it. We know all our locations perfectly, and we move according to the best seasons and tides. The only thing we can’t control is the weather; however, exploring any location multiple times in different seasons we get as close to that as we can, bringing you to any given location at the best time of the year, and on the best day for it during each Workshop.
INSTANT COMMUNICATION
I love to hear from you, and I am proud of answering all my emails as quick as I can. Expect to hear back from me instantly, or within a few hours at most in case I am either busy leading a Workshop or if time difference is not on our side.
GREAT CAMARADERIE & CONVERSATION
During our landscape photography Workshop, we are together all day for many days, making the human aspect of a trip like this fundamental. Zeynep and I are easy going and friendly, and we are as serious while we are working as we love to have fun during our downtime. We are looking forward to meeting you and to enjoying your company and your conversation on any topic you are interested in, from photography and art to politics and economics, from literature and history to music and cinema, and more.
FREE TRIAL OF EXCLUSIVE GEAR!
As a Phase One Local Ambassador and thanks to my partnership with Phase One, I am very pleased to be able to offer to all the people booking my Workshops the exclusive opportunity to have a full Phase One XT kit available to try for the whole duration of the Workshop, completely free of charge! Please note: for logistic reasons, to profit from this unique opportunity you will have to reserve your Phase One XT kit at least two months prior to your Workshop's start. Cameras, digital backs and lenses included in the available kits will depend on Phase One and might vary from Workshop to Workshop.
UNPARALLELED COMFORT AND ENJOYMENT
We all want to enjoy ourselves doing what we love. During our landscape photography Workshops, we always make a point to find the best accommodation and food available on any given destination so that you’ll truly enjoy your time with us, whether at work photographing, reviewing images and post-processing, or during our downtime. Choosing the newly launched Prestige Workshops One-on-One, in particular, you’ll enjoy an unparalleled Workshop experience!
OUR WORKSHOPS
Explore the differences between our Landscape Photography Workshops with unique limited attendance to three participants, our custom-made Workshops One-on-One and our top of the line, extra-luxury Prestige Workshops One-on-One!
LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS
Our group Landscape Photography Workshops offer an extremely limited attendance of just three people for maximum photography, maximum comfort and maximum fun. Choosing our landscape photography Workshops, you’ll get:
THE GROUP
- No crowds: attendance limited to 3 people
- Best tutor-participant ratio on the market
- Open from beginners to professionals
- Optional non-photographing spouse
THE TUTOR
- Dedicated, passionate and friendly
- 25 years of teaching experience
- Phase One & f-stop gear Ambassador
- Tutor speaks English, Italian, French & Turkish
- Assistant speaks English, Italian & Turkish
THE WORK
- Maximum flexibility in the field
- Image review & post-processing sessions
- Support before, during & after the Workshop
THE EXPERIENCE
- Great comfort, lodging and dining
- Coffee, tea & cookies available for our sunrise session
- Inspiration, fun and great photography!
THE LOGISTICS
- All Workshop transports (incl. insurance & fuel) included in the fee
- Booking of all Workshop accommodation included in the fee
- Full cost transparency: hotel & meal costs not included in the fee
WORKSHOPS ONE-ON-ONE
Our landscape photography Workshops One-on-One are dedicated to photographers wanting my undivided attention and the extra comfort, flexibility and tutoring that only a custom-made Workshop One-on-One can provide.
Choosing our landscape photography Workshops One-on-One, you’ll get all the great features of our group Workshops, plus:
THE GROUP
- Option to book scheduled group Workshops as Workshops One-on-One at a reduced rate, or
- Your choice of group size, dates and duration
- Optional non-photographing spouse / partner at reduced fee
- Optional second car for spouse or partner
THE WORK
- Complete daily program flexibility
- Complete flexibility in the field
- Complete flexibility during our image review sessions
- Complete flexibility during our post-processing sessions
- First class support before, during & after the Workshop
- Pre-Workshop web call to get acquainted and assess your level, available free of charge
- Pre-Workshop Portfolio assessment available for a fee
- Assistant available for a fee
THE EXPERIENCE
- Larger choice of beverages on board vehicle, real espresso included!
PRESTIGE WORKSHOPS ONE-ON-ONE
Our Prestige Workshops One-on-One are dedicated to photographers wanting to combine the best photographic experience with the highest possible comfort and luxury for a truly unforgettable and unparalleled Workshop.
Choosing our Prestige Workshops One-on-One, you’ll get all the great features of our group Workshops and Workshops One-on-One, plus:
THE GROUP
- Option to book selected scheduled group Workshops as Prestige Workshops One-on-One at a reduced rate, or
- Your choice of group size, dates and duration
- Optional non-photographing spouse / partner free of charge
- Optional second car for spouse or partner available free of charge (selection of second car available for a fee
THE WORK
- Pre-Workshop Portfolio assessment available free of charge
- Assistant available free of charge
THE EXPERIENCE
- Your choice of SUV vehicle out of a list of available options (typically, Range Rover, Audi or similar)
- Your choice of accommodation out of our list of recommended 4- or 5-star hotels
- Your choice of fine dining out of our list of recommended restaurants, including Michelin starred restaurants
- Option to add your own choice of hotel & restaurant to our list
- Your choice of beverages, cookies & biscuits for our before-sunrise breakfast (fresh pastries available on selected destinations)
- Your choice of music on board the vehicle
THE STORY OF US
Vieri Bottazzini Workshops is the brainchild of Fine Art landscape photographer Vieri Bottazzini and his wife and assistant Zeynep.
Vieri & Zeynep have been traveling together all over the world since 2007, exploring and photographing the locations that are now available for you to enjoy during your Workshops. In 2010, Vieri decided to dedicate himself exclusively to Fine Art landscape photography. In 2015, after 5 years of meticulous preparation aimed at creating the best Workshops on the market, Vieri & Zeynep launched Vieri Bottazzini Workshops, offering both group Workshops and Workshops One-on-One.
In 2017, after two years of group Workshops with attendance limited to an already small number of six people, Vieri decided that to offer you the best tutoring, the best photographic experience and the best organisation possible the group needed to be even smaller. The newly launched group Workshops, with attendance uniquely limited to three people, were an immediate success.
In 2020, Vieri pushed the envelope one step further, bringing the concept of luxury, personalized Workshop to a previously unparalleled level. Siding the traditional Workshops One-on-One, Vieri’s new Prestige Workshops One-on-One combine great photography with unique, superior comfort and luxury, offering you simply the best Workshop’s experience on the market.
Between 2015 and 2020, Vieri & Zeynep led 57 Workshops all over the World, working with over a hundred photographers. A whopping overall customers’ rating of 9.89/10 testifies to the consistently high level of the Workshops.
Vieri Bottazzini Workshops now offers 15 destinations between Europe and the USA, constantly adding new, amazing ones year after year.
