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starting again January 2023​

DAY ONE
BREAKFAST included 8:30-10:30 am

• PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION  9:30-12 am light/composition/design
  
• lunch (not include)/free time 
  
• GUIDED TOWN WALKABOUT 2-4 PM 

all walkabouts include  photography instruction

• PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION
  

            5-7 pm

            questions/critiques/camera

            settings/

• SUNSETPHOTOSHOOT and
  
• DINNER at La Mesa de la Montagne (included) ​

location

DAY THREE

• BREAKFAST included 8:30-10:30 am
• PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION 9-12 am
• ​JANITZIO ISLAND 
  

           boat/islands tour                

           all entrance tickets and                      fares included 11-5 pm

• lunch at top or bottom of the island (not included)

• PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION  5-7 wrap-up
• DINNER at La Terrasa Antonia  (included)

DAY FOUR

• BREAKFAST included  8:30-10:30 am
• slideshow of participants work​

CHECK OUT 12:00

• taxi and bus back to SMA (included)

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TRAVEL FROM SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE TO PATZCUARO

• PrimaPlus Bus to Morelia

• driver to Patzcuaro

• fare included

ARRIVAL

​LUNCH (included atEl Patio)

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WELCOMING COCKTAILS 5:00

• getting acquainted

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW 

• (slideshow)

DINNER INCLUDED ​   7:00 -

            at Casa El Naranjo​

WITH INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER

sandra laurin

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPs

Registration is limited to 8 people (minimum 4) so each participant can get maximum individual attention.

 All levels of experience and all makes of cameras (including cellphones!) are welcome.  The only prerequisite is to arrive wanting to LEARN and have FUN! 

Sandra Laurin has travelled to 56 countries to photograph the people, their customs and the environment. She leads photography workshops in San Miguel de Allende, Pozos, Toronto and Patzcuaro.

about sandra

ITINERARY  Patzcuaro

The World Heritage town of Patzcuaro is a delightful small town with white buildings, red tile roofs, no stop signs, and squares surrounded by porticos and arches. It is located in the state of Michoacan and is one of 83 Pueblos Magicos (Magic towns) in Mexico that offer a “magical experience by reason of their natural beauty, cultural riches, or historical relevance.” 

MEXICO

DAY TWO

• BREAKFAST included  8:30-10:30 am
• GUIDED TOUR OF LOCAL PUEBLAS and shopping
  
• guided visit to the ruins Tzintzuntzan
  
• LUNCH AT RURAL FAMILY’S HOME in Santa Fe de la Laguna (included) 10:30-4 
  
• PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION  5-7
  
• ​intro to Snapseed editing
  
• questions/critiques/editing
  
• ​dinner (not included) /free time 
  

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REGISTER HERE

Four days of photography instruction, critique, evaluation and editing. 

Excursions to markets, rural craft villages, islands, and Tzintzuntzan Indigenous ruins.

​Users of cellphone cameras, compact cameras, and DSLR cameras are all invited to to attend.