After the great success of the first edition, Let me Italian you is ready to launch the second and exclusive edition of DISCOVER ATHENS. It will be the last 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:
- Workshop "Portrait Photography" organized by Foteini Zaglara
- Workshop "Architectural Photography" organized by Vasilis Liappis
- Workshop "Landscape Photography" organized by Vasilis Liappis
- Outdoor Photoshoot with models at National Garden
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 29 July
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 Foteini Zaglara
Friday 30 July
10:00 – 12:30 Second Tour of Athens with Katerina (see above the details)
16:00 - 18:00 Workshop "Architectural Photography" lead by Vasilis Liappis
Saturday 31 July
10:30 – 12:30 Outdoor Photoshoot with models at the stunning National Garden in collaboration with Fashion Cult Models
16:30 - 18:00 Workshop "Landscape Photography" lead by Vasilis Liappis
Sunday 1 August
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.