Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) has announced its first Festival of Photography & World Travel at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). This is going to be a 3-day event featuring an impressive line-up of speakers from the worlds of photography, film and TV, travel and exploration. Tickets are priced at £55 per day or £140 for all three (with discounts for Society members and students). Click through / scroll down for more details.

TPOTY Press Release

TPOTY Festival of Photography & World Travel at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Three days of photography and travel workshops, lectures and entertainment

Following on from the hugely successful Travel Photographer of the Year exhibition which drew large crowds to the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in May and June, TPOTY has launched its Festival of Photography & World Travel at the Society - three days of photography and travel events this autumn featuring a fantastic line-up of speakers from the worlds of photography, film and TV, travel and exploration.

To learn ‘how to’ or ‘how did they do that’ from the leading experts, improve your imagery, look back at the early days of travel, or get a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of TV programmes that explore the wonders of this planet, the history and geography-steeped surroundings of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) are definitely the place to be this autumn.

Priced at just £55 per day or £140 for all three (with discounts for Society members and students), whether you’re an avid traveller or an armchair traveller, an experienced photographer or looking to develop your skills, these are not-to-be-missed events.

Exploring Photography & Travel Day – Sunday, 25th September 09.30 - 16.30
Travel, Antarctic, panoramic and street photography lectures & workshops
Travel lecture - Machu Picchu
‘How to do’ photographic technique workshops
Equipment & photography advice centre
Image manipulation workshops

Speakers include:
Steve Bloom - award winning travel & wildlife photographer
Hugh Thomson - explorer & writer
Nick Meers - panoramic photographer & author
Dave Rotchelle - press & news photographer
Julian Paren - photographer & former member of British Antarctic Survey
Chris Coe - photographer & founder of Travel Photographer of the Year
Jeremy Hoare – photographer and television lighting cameraman

Wild Day – Sunday, 2nd October 09.30 - 16.30
Wildlife, aerial, landscape, pinhole and adventure photography lectures
Stock photography and images for publication workshops
Equipment & photography advice centre
Image manipulation workshops

Speakers include:
David Noton - Travel, landscape & stock photographer
Jason Hawkes - aerial photographer, ‘Britain From The Air’
Caroline Metcalfe - Director of Photography, Condé Nast
Nick Livesey - photographer & film maker
Timothy Allen - stills photographer on the BBC ‘Human Planet’ series
Martin Hartley - adventure & expedition photographer
Craig Churchill – wildlife photographer

People & Cultures Day Sunday 16th October 09.30 - 16.30
Photographers @ work lectures
People, street & reportage photography lectures
Equipment & photography advice centre
Image manipulation workshops

Speakers include:
Steve Bloom - award winning travel & wildlife photographer
Philip Lee Harvey - travel & advertising photographer
Dale Templar – Series Producer, BBC’s ‘Human Planet’
Michelle Jana Chan - BBC travel presenter & video journalist (to be confirmed)
Mary Robert - Head of Photography, Richmond, the American International University in London
Alexander Maitland - writer & biographer
Amanda Marks - founder of Tribes Travel, award-winning Fair Trade travel company

Tickets and programme information are available from: http://www.tpoty.com/courses/tpoty-festival.

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