Monthly Archives: July 2012

Rachel Bailey is a social studies teacher from Columbus, Ohio, and this was her first international travel experience. She explains: The photography workshop was inspiring. Not only did it open up my world to a new culture, I gained a new passion for photography. The experience opened my eyes to some really incredible people who are no longer “foreign” to me. Plus, I learned a great deal about my camera ISO, shutter, aperture and photographic composition. I worried I did not have enough photography experience but I felt very comfortable. Tom and Sam Robbins are excellent teachers and photographers.

Rachel’s aesthetic focused on doors, those partially open and closed. A perfect metaphor. And crosses that call to worship and connote respect atop mountains, in churches, homes and surprising places.

2012 Day of the Dead Photography Expedition at the end of October is our next cultural immersion adventure. Won’t you join us?

Be sure to click on each photo to great more detail and a full-view of what Rachel captured.

The whole experience of being in Mexico was very eye-opening and getting the chance to capture that with photography was fun.  I learned a lot about my own skills.  The assignment every morning helped my focus and I felt completely safe in the village and the city, says JoBeth Collister who attended 2012 Oaxaca Photography Workshop: Market Towns and Artisan Villages in July with her friend Itzia Rojo-Lesnick, both from Columbus, Ohio.

JoBeth captured the awesome magnificence of the 2,000 year old cypress tree at Santa Maria del Tule in the first few photos you see below.  And, of course, there are ladders everywhere since building, cleaning and fixing are constant.

Our next photography workshop is set for an inspiring, mystical cultural immersion during Day of the Dead — still a few spaces left!