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Six Things you might not know about Photography

(The following article was first published in Australian Photography magazine earlier this year).   Shutter speeds, apertures, focal lengths, camera brands, post processing tricks – these are all essential things to know about and understand, but, beyond the obvious, there are also plenty of aspects of modern photography that are not so well understood – […]

Cuba 2017

Join myself, Nick Rains, and my partner-in-photography, Christian Fletcher,  for a 9 night exploration of Havana and Trinidad on the Caribbean island of Cuba. The dates are October 16 – 25 2017. As with all my photography tours this is for a small group only – Christian and I take only 8 guests  – so with one instructor per four guests there is ample opportunity for […]

Leica Akademie Masterclass Review

Christmas 2014 and I was in Manilla for an Akademie Masterclass as part of a tour of SE Asia. One of the guests, Raul Echivarre, wrote an in depth review of the proceedings which I link to here because it will give you an excellent idea of what my workshop are all about. Thanks to […]

About Nick

Nick Rains is a professional photographer specialising in travel and documentary work. His work has been featured in publications such as Australian Geographic, Outback Magazine, Australian Photography and more. He is a Master Photographer of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography, the Leica Akademie Principal Instructor and helps committed enthusiasts take the photographs they have been dreaming of in far-flung locations around the world.

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What our workshop guests are saying…

“This was the best photography workshop I have ever been to…by miles.”

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“I was really blown away by the course. I was gobbed-smacked within the first hour of the workshop by Nick’s in-depth knowledge. “

Toby Nichols


“What can I say……thank you…..thank you for sharing your passion…thank you for sharing your knowledge…..and thank you for inspiring me to be a better photographer…”

Darren Devenish


“I think if you’d tried to tell me I’d come away having learned so much – and so much practical stuff that I could use right away – then I probably wouldn’t have believed you.”

Stuart Westmore

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