Photography Camp - Maramures - Romania

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Photography Camp – Maramures area  

Theme: The changing of the traditional village

 

What is happening to the local cultures and civilizations in the context of the European Union?
In large, it is the same process everywhere in Europe, with some particularities
depending on the features of the local culture.

Maramures is a region where the changes seem more dramatic, and are very obvious, as the civilization of the 3rd millennium is taking over a way of life which has remained the same since the 18th & 19th century.

And what a better way to capture this phenomenon than pictures?

The photography course is dedicated to beginners who are interested in improving their technique and, at the same time, in discovering a different culture and analyzing a situation present in different forms, all over Europe.
Participants will make a project on a certain theme and will prepare some
photos for the little brochure edited at the end of the course.

The program is organized in cooperation with a professional photographer: www.atelierphoton.ro            

Day 1 – arrival in Cluj and transfer by car/minibus to the small Breb village, one of the most authentic, best preserved traditional villages in Maramures.

Day 2, 3, 4 – Breb

A few hours in the morning on theoretical courses, held by our professional photographer.  Then, practical work in and around the village.

In the evening discussions and analysis of the day.

Day 5, 6, 7 – Ieud

In the morning of day 5, transfer to Ieud village. Ieud is among the biggest villages in Maramures, with 4200 inhabitants, and has been a cradle for the local culture, evidently more opened than other communities towards
the exterior. Today Ieud is facing huge changes.

The same structure for each day as in Breb.

The last day will be for summarizing & conclusions and for the selection of the pictures in the brochure.

Day 8

Transfer from Ieud to the airport in Cluj Napoca.

~ End of the program ~

We will visit:

-          The Memorial of Victims of  Communism – Sighetu Marmatiei http://www.memorialsighet.ro/

-          The Merry Cemetery in Sapanta + Stan Ioan Patras Museum

-          The traditional sculpture workshop Ioan Barsan –  Barsana village

-          The traditional complex in Sarbi village, including :  a mill and a traditional watching machine, both powered by water, a traditional hat workshop and also a local brandy
small, personal fabric

-          The blacksmith in Ieud village etc.

 

For a group of:          10 pers                      12 pers                 14 pers                  16 pers

The price is:              720 Euro                   680 Euro               580 Euro               545 Euro

 

The price includes:

• 7 nights accommodation in agro-tourist pensions & peasant houses
• Full board for all the period including beverages (water, local brandy & wine) for dinners
• Photography teacher for all the period
• The photo theory courses
• All entrances to monuments included in the program
• All necessary transfers in Romania by car or minibus
• A small brochure of the event
  

The price does not include:

• air transportation
• medical insurance
• photo or video taxes during the visits
• anything not mentioned in “The price includes”