DATES: from 20^th to 23^th February 2020

WHERE: Athens, Greece

WHAT IS PROVIDED:

Accomodation in Athens at NUBIAN HOSTEL https://www.nubianhostel.gr/
Guided Tours of Athens in English
3 Photography workshops
1 Photoshooting with local models
2 Team Leaders
International Certificate

WHY SHOULD I TAKE PART IN?

Learn to work in a team.
Lecture "How to - Retouch" lead by Aleksandra Dziadko
Workshops "Portrait Photography" lead by Aleksandra Dziadko
Workshops "Urban Photography" lead by Aleksandra Dziadko
Outdoor Photoshooting with local models
20 photos published by Let me Italian you
Attendance certificate
International Visibility
International Experience

USEFUL LINKS

To see the photos realized by the participant of last editions:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/141076565@N06/albums

To see the full gallery of the project:

https://www.facebook.com/letmeitalianyou/photos/tab=albums

To read the references of the participants:

https://www.facebook.com/letmeitalianyou/reviews

www.letmeitalianyou.com/testimonials

Partners of

DISCOVER ATHENS

Hi everyone!!!

My name is Elisabetta and I am 25 years old, I am from Rome and I have a big passion for photography and travels since I was a child. Self-taught girl, I haven't traveled a lot but I am very happy to live this new experience with you!

I participated in Discover Budapest 7 last September.

THE PARTICIPANTS

Elisabetta

First Edition

After the great successes of Krakow, Barcelona, Budapest,Sicily, Marrakech, Lisbon, Copenaghen and Prague, Let me Italian you is ready to launch the first and exclusive edition of DISCOVER ATHENS. It will be a unique and exclusively edition for this year!

DISCOVER ATHENS is an innovative project whose purpose is to make the participants live a professional experience for those who love photography and video making.

The main goal of the project is to valorise and promote the magical and ancient city of Athens, in Greece, through photos, reportage, videos made by photographers (amateurs or not) from different places of the world. DISCOVER ATHENS wants to enrich the professional and academic path of the photographer, moreover it wants to enrich his portfolio.

The two tours of the cities is organized in collaboration with Katerina, a professional local guide,who knows all the sights of Athens and will take you on a guided tour . Exactly:

1° Tour: Acropolis & Parthenon

2° Tour: The famous neighborhoods of "Plaka" & "Monastiraki"

Further, we will visit the outstanding location of: Panathenaic Stadium.The Panathenaic Stadium is the place that welcomed, in 1896, the first Olympic Games of our era. It is the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble.

In order to improve participants’ professional and academic skills, there will be several workshops and photoshooting:

Lecture" How to - Retouching" organized by Aleksandra Dziadko
Worshop "Portrait Photography" organized by Aleksandra Dziadko
Worshop "Urban Photography" organized by Aleksandra Dziadko
Outdoor Photoshoot with models at National Garden in collaboration with VN Models

Exclusively for this edition, we are going to have as the main photographer teacher: the photographer Aleksandra Dziadko will support the participant during all the days of the projects. She will offer full time availability if someone has questions or need close attention. Aleksandra is a professional photographer based in Krakow.

How is DISCOVER ATHENS organized and what is its output?

The role of participant is to take photos of Athens' beauties during each guided tours. You will work alone or in pair (your fellow could be one your friend). The project lasts 4 days.

Here is the agenda:

Thursday 20 February

09:15 – 09:30 Opening & Welcoming from Let me Italian You

09:30 – 12:00 First Tour of Athens with Katerina (see above the details)

15:30 – 17:30 Workshop “Portrait Photography” lead by Aleksandra Dziadko at Lycabettus Hill

Friday 21 February

10:00 – 12:30 Second Tour of Athens with Katerina (see above the details)

16:00 - 18:00 Workshop "Urban/Street Photography" lead by Aleksandra Dziadko

Saturday 22 February

10:30 – 12:30 Outdoor Photoshoot with models at the stunning National Garden in collaboration with VN Models

16:30 - 18:00 Lecture "How to - Retouching" lead by Aleksandra Dziadko

Sunday 23 February

10:00 – 12:00 Visit of Panathenaic Stadium

12:00 – 12:30 Issue of Attendance certificates and Good bye

At the end of the project, each participant shall receive an Attendance certificates signed by the Let me Italian you team and all its partners.

Plus, in order to bring more visibility to the work done during the project, each participant will submit 20 photos with their credits to Let me Italian you and the photos will be published by our official Flickr & Instagram (@letmeitalianyou) accounts.

Adriana

My name is Adriana; I am Italian and I come from Turin.

I participated in Discover Krakow 5 in September '16, Discover Budapest 1 last March, Discover Sicily 3 last September,in Discover Marrakech 1, Discover Lisbon 1 and Discover Barcelona 8.

I love travelling and foreign languages, and, of course, taking photos!

I can't wait to take part in Discover Athens – me and my Nikon D800.

Vanessa

Hi there. My name is Vanessa, I'm 47 years old. I’m from Italy and I’m a teacher. I have two dogs. I love travelling, discovering and exploring news places meeting new people and I like to see everything through my camera. I like reading and doing sport. I'm excited to participate in this project.

I participated in Discover Krakow 11 and Discover Marrakech 3.

Moreno

Hi Guys, my name is Moreno.

I’m so easy guy who likes mountain, sports and sometime take pictures.

Be patient with me: I don’t speak english very well. Enjoy.

Roberta

I like watching the world with the filter of my words of my emotions and with the image of my photos!

I am Roberta, I am 29 years old and I live in Milan, my city of primary inspiration. I love traveling and anywhere I bring smartphone and camera pen paper.

I've participated to Discover Budapest VI and Discover Marrakech IV: I can not wait to share my emotions and my photos with you! Thank you so much for the opportunity!

Hi! I am Silvia from Como!

I've partecipated in Discover Barcelona 1, Discover Sicily 2, Discover Krakow 9, Discover Marrakech 1, Discover Lisbon 1, Discover Budapest 6.

Looking forward to start this new experience.

Silvia

Giulia

Stefania

I'm Stefania, 36 years old, I live and work in Italy.

Photography allows me to freeze pieces of life that otherwise would probably pass unknown, forgotten. I think that everything has a hidden soul, and when I take a picture of it, a tiny part of that soul remains there, forever.

I participated in Discover Krakow 8 and Discover Marrakech 2.

Hi, my name is Bruno and I am from Spain.

I am software engineer and I like to do a lot of things. In my hobbies you can find music, reading, watch films and of course photography. I like to experiment and find the beautiful side of anything or anyone. Time ago I heard that in every place you go, there's a photo to take.

I partecipated in Discover Krakow 8 and Discover Marrakech 2.

Bruno

Mike

Hi!

My name is Mike . I'm 30 years old. I'm from New York originally but live in Ireland.

I do aerial photography with a DJI Phantom 3 and traditional photography with a Nikon D3300 DSLR.

I partecipated in Discover Krakow 5 and Discover Sicily 3.

Divia

I have always felt the need to travel, discover and be inspired by the world’s diversity. Love and emotions are much more true only when shared, so I decided to take pictures during my travels. I immediately felt in love with this art and eventually I made it became my life. My travel & photography projects are part of my journey to see the world in a new and unexpected way and I simply feel happy to share them with you. I'm lucky enough to love what I do, as well as the people and places I photograph. Each person and every place has its own soul and my dream is to save them on a picture that will last forever.

I partecipated in Discover Barcelona 3 & Discover Lisbon 1.

Hello,

I'm Veronica, I'm 23 years old and I live in Italy.

I love photography and I am so excited to participate in Discover Athens and share this experience with other people who have my same passion.

Veronica

Hello,

I'm Francesca and I'm Italian. I'm not a photographer. I didn't like taking photos but my town Urbino is so beautiful and I've started to take shots of it. I'm not good at using the camera but someone says that I put my soul into my pictures and poetry comes out from them and this make me happy.

I've learned to appreciate photograpy as a refined art and now I'm here to improve my photograpy skills.

Francesca

Rita

I am a geologist who loves beauty at 360 degrees and I try to fix it in my images.

I partecipated in Discover Sicily 5 and Discover Krakow 13.

Guendalina

My name is Guendalina and I partecipated in Discover Barcelona 2, Discover Budapest 2 , Discover Lisbon 1 and Discover Copenhagen 1.

I live in Urbino and I'm a photographer for passion, to capture the beauty that surrounds me and print it forever in a small file.

I'm always looking for stimulating projects and I love to get involved through photographic contest, travel, experiments.

Valentine

My name is Valentine I am 22 years old I come from Colombia but I live in Switzerland since my early age.

I've finished my studies as a multimedia designer. My favorites activities are taking picture, filming, editing and I am also very passionate about cinema.

I like to read and write as well and I play the piano. I like to meet new people and my favorites topic in photography is portrait.

I've partecipated in Discover Krakow 11 and Discover Budapest 6.

Flavia

Hi everyone, I'm Flavia and I come from a small town near Rome.

I study art history and work in this field. I love photography, even though I started using a digital camera recently.

It is my first experience with "Let me italian you" and I can't wait to participate and go to a city like Athens, which I dream to visit since high school.

Isabella

Hi! I’m Isabella, a 24 years-old girl, based in Genova (Liguria), a beautiful Italian city.

I began to love photography as a child. This passion allows me to escape from the everyday reality. Since two years, I decided to work harder on my skills and I would love to become a professional photographer… and maybe to travel around the world.

I partecipated in Discover Budapest 6.

Hello everyone!

My name is Giulia, I'm 23 and come from Palermo. I'm recently graduated in Management Engineering and soon I'll transfer to Bologna to continue my master's degree.

I'm passionate about photography, I love taking pictures especially during my travels. I'm a determined and sunny girl and I'm looking forward to enrich my experiences with this new journey!

I participated to Discover Sicily 2,Discover Lisbon 2 and Discover Marrakech 4.

Andreia

Hello! My name is Andreia from Porto.I'm a psychology student with a growing passion for photography. I think i can recall the time i fell in love with photography. I have been going to expositions, institutes and recently i went to the centre of photography in Porto, where i got to know how the cameras work and how they evolved through the years. Its not only having an eye for taking pictures and framing it well. I lack the knowledge and that's why, i think this opportunity is incredible. I will be able to learn more, improve my skills and of course travel and meet other people with the same passion as me. Im thrilled to be part of this project and to know you all!