Guild Photo Tours
Thaipusam- Penang, Malaysia
February 4, 2012 - February 11, 2012
From Matt Brandon and Gavin Gough
Join Gavin Gough and Matt Brandon as they photograph this visually startling event. Every year 800,000 Hindu Tamil and Chinese devotees of Muruga, the Hindu God of War, gather in Penang to celebrate Thaipusam. On the day of the festival, devotees will shave their heads and undertake a pilgrimage along a set route while engaging in various acts of devotion, notably carrying various types of kavadi (burdens) and participating in acts of mortification of the flesh by piercing the skin, tongue or cheeks with skewers.
We will also be photographing the historic Georgetown, Penang. Georgetown is a UNESCO treasure and a sample of Colonial Asia in a time capsule.
Lhasa, Everest, Nepal Overland
April 22, 2012 - May 4, 2012
From Matt Brandon and Brian Hirschy
We like to consider this workshop as a ‘photo tour with a strong teaching element‘. Most of the teaching will be done on the field in an organic fashion – we will have some specific teaching areas we will cover as well. Also, we will have reviews and teachings most evenings to cover events from the day and to prepare for the next. However, we understand that you will want to get lost in the endless alleyways of Lhasa and wander around monasteries to find your own adventures. Their will be no ‘flag-totting tour guide following‘ whatsoever. We’ve built time in for everyone and those who want one-on-one time with the instructors will get it. Those who want to simply shoot will get it. We’ve built the tour around flexibility, community, discussion, freedom and your ability to learn what you want from our instructors while also having the opportunity to shoot what you want.
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