We provide a choice of bed and breakfast accommodation included in the price of your workshop. You can choose to stay at La Seguiriya Hotel or Casa de la Sonrisa Hotel, both welcoming, family hotels. Or you can choose to stay in a beautiful Spanish town house, reserved completely for the use of our guests (we live up the road). The choice is yours. More info...

Flower field in the spring

Other Activities

As well as dedicated Photography Holidays, we work closely with other companies based nearby who specialise in walking, cycling, horse-riding, and mixed activity holidays. As we are all based in Alhama it is very easy to offer packages tailor-made to suit you. The families of keen photographers, for example, may choose other activities, while still sharing a holiday together. See our Links page for more information.

Spring sunflower

Course Information

Alex, thanks for an inspiring few days.  Your passion for photography, passion for the local area and passion for teaching was great to see in action.  Your easy going teaching style was a definite plus and helped me to learn new skills and have fun at the same time...

Karen Goddard

Andalucia in the Spring

Andalucia in the Spring

With its lovely warm and bright days, springtime in Southern Andalucia is wonderful for photography and famous for its fantastic light and display of wildflowers including poppies, gladioli, irises, lavendar, thyme, thistles and orchids. The smell of springtime almond blossom is delightful.

Southern Andalucia is also home to a host of migratory birds making their journey from Africa to Northern Europe and back again. It's possible to spot eagles and other birds of prey as well as swifts, swallows, woodpeckers, kingfishers, owls and many more.

Typical 5 day schedule for Andalucia in the Spring

  • The course begins with a group meal and discussion of the 5 day schedule.
  • We will then embark upon 3 day´s photography in and around Alhama, specifically Los Tajos (The Gorge), Lake Alhama, wild flower meadows, the National Park and Sierra Tejadas mountain range.
  • During the week we will visit Alhambra Palace and Gardens in Granada, where Alex will help you photograph this beautiful and world famous example of Moorish architecture. This part of the course will include the views of Sacromente and Granada's Arab Quarter.
  • The course will also take us to Montefrio and its stunning hillside fort and surrounding village with olive groves and rolling hills as its backdrop.

The 5 day course includes lots of one-to-one tuition with plenty of individual and group critiques. The course also features daily downloading and processing of photographs using Photoshop.

Course Dates

Wild flowers are abundant, adding lots of colour to this beautiful landscape. Excellent light.

Andalucian mountain backdrop

2010

  • Arrive: Sunday 16th May
  • Depart: Saturday 22nd May

2011

  • Arrive: Sunday 15th May
  • Depart: Sunday 21st May

Prices and Booking

5 day Andalucian Spring Photography Course: £1150 per person.

Includes airport transfers from Granada or Malaga airports and 6 nights bed and breakfast accommodation at either La Seguiriya or Casa de la Sonrisa hotels or in a 4 bedroom traditional Spanish town house.

Group Booking Discount

We offer 10% discount for group bookings of 3 or more people on any one holiday.

Equipment Hire

A Nikon D200 digital SLR (with 18-200mm lens) and tripod are available for hire at €100 per holiday.

How do I book?

Water and woodland

Booking is easy! First click here to download our booking form. Print it out, fill it in and send it to us, together with the 25% deposit payable on booking (cheques payable to Alex Wolfe-Warman please). The balance should be paid 3 months before the start of the holiday (or at the time of booking if this is less than three months before the holiday begins).

If you have any further questions, contact us using our online enquiry form. You'll also find our telephone numbers and postal addresses there if you prefer. We'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Additional Information

The minimum camera requirement for our holidays is a DSLR camera with full manual control options. Alex will help you improve your photography skills with whatever camera you bring, but please bring the cameras handbook for reference. It is advisable to bring spare batteries for your camera and a tripod would be useful if you have one.

Bring your laptop if you have one, including any necessary leads and conversion sockets for Spain (these can be bought at airports and electrical retailers). A Nikon D200 digital SLR (with 18-200mm lens) and tripod are available for hire.

Each day we break for a few hours in the afternoon and work into the evening to catch the best light of the day and also avoid the heat. This gives time to have a relaxing meal, a rest or a swim. Or perhaps you fancy a spa session in the local Arabic baths and steam rooms where relaxing therapeutic massages are available. For your evening meal, we can recommend some of our friends' bars and restaurants where you will receive a warm Andalucian welcome.

Andalucian Photography Holidays offer expert photography tuition and a chance to discover real Spain. This is not a commercialised tourist area and so, like our holidays, is popular with more independent-minded people. 

We look forward to meeting you.

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