Photographers love life, light, and joy, and all that touches the senses! Maybe nowhere else in the world can this be found more than in Rio-and particularly at carnival time. The Rio workshop will be much more than simply an experience in photography - it will offer the students an exposure to a way of living full of energy, sensuality, outdoor activity, and humanity in one of the world's most beautiful and exciting cities during the amazing time of the Rio Carnival.

This workshop will be taught by Peter Turnley, one of the world's leading photojournalists. Peter has worked in over 85 countries around the world and discovered the soul of Brazil while making a photographic portrait of the Brazilian national soccer team, the year leading up to the 1998 World Cup. He has returned frequently to Brazil on assignment and has fallen in love with Rio and finds it to be one of the most alive and wonderfully human cities in the world. He taught the Rio Carnival Workshop 4 times since 2005.

Peter Turnley not only one of the leading photographers of his time, but a wonderful and widely respected workshop instructor. He is a master at helping students grow as observers and encouraging them to revel in the visual glory of daily life. He is also particularly adept at helping students overcome their timidity and anxiety of photographing people-and is a master editor and teacher of how to create a photo story. He will help you plug into what is wonderful about your individual vision and visual passions, while giving you important insights and tips on how to grow as a visual communicator.

The Rio Carnival will be at the center of the Rio Workshop experience. Students will visit, prior to the carnival, rehearsals of the amazing and famous Samba Schools that perform during the Carnival Parade. Here one is exposed to some of the most amazing dancing and popular spirit to be found anywhere. Students will also follow the "blocos" or itinerant carnival celebrations in the streets of Rio. Students will be pushed to spend much time walking and discovering the sensuality and contrasts of life to be found in Rio. They will be introduced to the famous beaches of the city such as Ipanema and Copacabana, to the outdoor life of great parks like Lagoa, to the rhythm and music of the samba in the City's dance halls, and to captivating neighborhoods such as Lapa, and Rio's café, restaurant, and night life. Rio is a city with great contrasts in social life. They will be pushed to discover the energy of the people of Rio, witnessing life through sport, dance, beaches, physical expression, music, and nightlife.

Much emphasis will be placed on the photographic story or essay, around a student's chosen theme of life. Students will walk the streets and beaches of the city daily, as well as participate in trips to samba school rehearsals and be present during the amazing two day Carnival Parade at the Rio Sambodrome. Each day will also include editing their "takes" choosing their best selects from each day's work for critique and sharing. The goal of the workshop is to leading each photographer toward a photographic story and portfolio.

Photographers visiting Rio most often come away with an experience memorable for a lifetime, and this workshop promises to offer lots of excitement for the senses and for visual storytelling.

Students will be encouraged to develop a photo-essay of coverage of the week of the famous Brazilian Carnival, and should use digital cameras. This is a digital class. Students will be expected to bring their own laptop and an external hard-drive for downloading images and storing them. Students should have an editing program such as Aperture, Lightroom, Photoshop or Photomechanic on their computer.

Peter Turnley encourages the students to have at least one wide angle fixed lens, i.e 28mm, 35mm, or 50mm, or wide-angle zoom lens, and he encourages students to have a lens that opens to a minimum of F2.8, as often shooting will be in low light conditions.

Rio offers amazing opportunity for visual storytelling. Because of diverse economic and security realities of the city, it is recommended that students taking this workshop have previous experience with overseas travel and street photography and a degree of "street smarts". Students with this background are encouraged to take this workshop and Mr. Turnley, with his vast experience in photojournalism, is an excellent instructor in helping students hone their street photography skills.

Carnival Tickets
The class will attend as a group during two evenings of the Rio carnival, which takes place at the Sambodrome in Rio. The first event, the children’s carnival, is free. Another evening, the class will attend as another parade, and tickets for this evening are approx. $50. Participants must purchase tickets to this evening through our travel agent, Stockler Expeditions, when you reserve your hotel room, see below.

The entire group will go together to at least one other evening of the carnival,  but tickets will not be necessary for these evenings as we will be photographing the exciting atmosphere on the outskirts of the carnival stadium.

The class will be attending, along with Peter, the Samba school rehearsals in the week prior to the main carnival, as well as street parties and some of the famous carnival parties such as the Scala party. Access to these is free.

Arrival
Plan to arrive on Feb 28th, or latest by morning March 1. The first workshop session will begin at 2pm on March 1.

Departures
The workshop ends at noon March 8, with a final show of the students’ final 15-image photo stories made during the week. Students are free to leave on that afternoon. Those wishing to stay in the region longer are free to continue their trip.

Our Hotel
We have located a comfortable hotel a few blocks from the beach, with reasonable rates. You can go on-line to inspect the amenities at The Hotel Mirador: http://www.hotelmirador.com.br all classes will be held here at the Hotel Mirador. The single room standard, with buffet breakfast daily, hotel Tax, for the seven nights is $1454.00 net per person. The price of a double room is $875 per person, should participants wish to share, or bring a companion. These rates are confirmed through the middle of December. Room rates may be high for later bookings.

Hotel and Carnival Ticket Reservations
After you have registered for the workshop, you can book your room, reserve your carnival tickets, and arrange for airport transfer through Sunie at Stockler Expeditions. Sunie can also handle your airfare.

Stockler Expeditions
10266 NW 4th Court
Plantation, FL 33324
954 472 7163
800 591 2955
E-Mail: stocklers@usa.net

Travel in Rio
Students can get from the airport to the hotel either by taxi, or by arranging a transfer through our travel agent Stockler Expeditions. Sunie Stockler will quote you transfer prices individually or as a group if several people in our workshop will be arriving on the same flight. Our hotel is a few blocks from Rio’s famous beaches, so there will be ample subject matter within a short walk. Getting to the parades will require car-pooling in a van, which Our Course Assistant, Ana, will arrange.

Meals
The first and last dinners are included in the tuition cost. There is a restaurant in the hotel and a buffet breakfast is included. Ana, will make reservations for the group at nearby restaurants and help with translations and how to get around in Rio.

Visa Information
US residents need a tourist visa to travel to Brazil. These are obtainable, before departure, through any number of visa processing agencies. Google “Brazilian Visa” and you’ll find an extensive list.

Important-make sure you request a “Tourist” visa and leave enough time as the process can take a week or more.

Additional Information
The Brazilian Consulate in Washington, DC has information on travel, visas and personal safety.

Tuition Note: Includes welcome & final dinners. Travel, lodging and parade admissions additional.