Paul Gauguin to Host Digital Photography Voyage
Paul Gauguin to Host Digital Photography Voyage
Paul Gauguin Cruises will host the 10th Annual Digital Photography Workshop Cruise, during which 20 photographers will spend two weeks capturing travel, nature and documentary images in the Marquesas, Tuamotus and Society Islands to be published in a fine arts book.
The workshop, which embarks from Tahiti on April 16, will be conducted by Arthur Bleich, professional photographer and educator, along with Adrian Coakley, illustrations editor at National Geographic, and Tim McKenna, an outdoors photographer who has shot editorial and advertising images in French Polynesia for more than 15 years.
Bleich has always been interested in a workshop book project in the South Pacific, but the logistics seemed daunting. “Our attendees are adventurous and talented, but roughing it isn’t their style. This is the perfect solution,” he said. “After a challenging day of shooting, they can return to the Paul Gauguin and unwind in luxurious surroundings. Suffering is not a prerequisite for creating great images.”
Photographers enrolled in the workshop will shoot onshore during the day and view their images during evening sessions. “In the past, this has been the most enjoyable and valuable part of the workshop,” said Bleich. “You’d be surprised at how quickly you can improve as a photographer when professionals give you instant feedback.” During the four days the ship is at sea, there will be lectures and demonstrations on technical and esthetic subjects. Toward the end of the cruise, all passengers aboard will be invited to a presentation at which the best images that have been shot will be shown.
Attendees enrolled in previous workshop cruises have had their images published in magazines, on websites and exhibited in shows. To enroll in the workshop, call 800-652-2267 or visit www.dpcorner.com/cruise.
Additional themed sailings featured in 2011 include:
• Gala President’s Cruises departing Nov. 6, Nov. 21 and Jan. 15 are hosted by Paul Gauguin President and CEO Richard Bailey for voyages to New Zealand, Tonga, Cook and Society Islands in November or to the Marquesas, Tuamotus and Society Islands in January. Each cruise will include several special events.
• Jean-Michel Cousteau Oceanography Sailings depart Jan. 5, May 25 and June 29. Oceanographer and environmentalist Jean-Michel Cousteau will join the sailings to the Tuamotus islands, one of the world’s premier diving locations. In addition to lectures with videos of his work, he will accompany several dives from the ship.
• Parisian celebrity chef Jean-Pierre Vigato will sail on the July 30 voyage. The owner of the two-Michelin-star Restaurant Apicius in Paris, Vigato will prepare gourmet dishes and offer demonstrations of his culinary techniques.
• Jesse Kalisher and Roger Paperno photography workshop sailings will depart Aug. 20 and Aug. 27. Paperno and Kalisher, both professional artists, will share their expertise during onboard lectures and hands-on photo-expeditions.
