Marrakech Experience Photography Workshop
Documentary, Street & Travel Photography with Daniel Rodrigues World Press Photo Award Winner
Documentary, Street & Travel Photography with Daniel Rodrigues World Press Photo Award Winner
This four-day Marrakech photography workshop is designed for photographers who want to develop a documentary and street photography approach in one of the most visually intense cities in the world
Marrakech is one of the most visually demanding cities in the world. The light is sharp and unforgiving, the rhythm is fast, and the narrow streets of the Medina challenge every decision a photographer makes.
This workshop is designed for photographers who already have experience and want to move beyond strong individual images to build coherent documentary narratives grounded in real human experience. It is not a beginner class, and it is not a tour. It is a focused learning process built around real environments and real situations.
Led by documentary photographer Daniel Rodrigues, this four-day immersive programme combines fieldwork, editing, research, and close individual guidance. The aim is not to chase spectacle, but to learn how to work with intention: reading light, recognising gestures, approaching people respectfully, and constructing a visual story from the fabric of everyday life.
The Marrakech workshop has two editions in 2026, from March 19 to 22 (sold out) and from September 19 to 22 (places available). The workshop runs over four full days and is limited to a small group to ensure close guidance and meaningful development.
Maximum: 8 participants
Minimum: 5 participants
Duration: 4 intensive days
Fee: 650€ per participant
One edition available:
Workshop taught entirely in English
Why Marrakech?
Marrakech offers one of the richest environments for street and documentary photography. The city shifts constantly, deep shadows, sudden bursts of light, dense textures, layered movement, and a continuous flow of human interaction. The Medina is not a backdrop. It is a living system where everything happens at once.
This workshop does not focus on exoticism. It focuses on human presence, relationships, light, gesture, and the documentary potential of ordinary moments.
You will develop:
• the ability to read scenes quickly
• confidence in environments with strong contrast
• a respectful and culturally aware approach
• sensitivity to narrative structure
• a personal way of working in complex urban spaces
Marrakech teaches discipline, patience and clarity of intention, qualities essential for any photographer working in the field.
What you will learn in this workshop
A 25% deposit is required to secure a place
Remaining 75% due up to 30 days before the workshop
Minimum of 5 confirmed participants
Maximum group size: 8
Marrakech workshops fill quickly due to the strong visual environment and limited number of places.
Registration
Fee per participant: 650€
Includes:
Four full days of guided work
Theory, field practice and editing sessions
Individual and group feedback
Pre-workshop support (equipment, safety, cultural awareness)
Does not include:
Flights
Accommodation
Meals
Insurance
Local transport
Price & Conditions
1) Light as a narrative structure
The light in Marrakech is extreme: hard, directional, contrast-heavy.
You will learn how to:
Expose quickly and deliberately
Work with dense shadows and narrow highlights
Control complex lighting situations
Use light to guide the narrative of an image or sequence
This is one of the most valuable technical and creative skills you gain from the workshop.
2) Composition and visual organisation in fast environments
The Medina requires structure and clarity.
You will work on:
Reading visual layers instantly
Building frames within movement
Recognising patterns in apparent chaos
Timing and anticipation
3) Human approach and ethical practice
Documentary photography depends on trust and awareness.
You will learn how to:
Approach people respectfully and confidently
Understand cultural and religious sensitivity
Make informed decisions about when to photograph
Develop empathy in fast, unpredictable environments
Ethical considerations are central to this workshop.
4) Documentary storytelling in an intense city
The objective is not to collect isolated images.
It is to build a coherent visual narrative.
You will work with:
Routines and daily rhythms
Work relations
Micro-stories
Transitions between tradition and contemporary life
3) Human approach and ethical practice
Documentary photography depends on trust and awareness.
You will learn how to:
Approach people respectfully and confidently
Understand cultural and religious sensitivity
Make informed decisions about when to photograph
Develop empathy in fast, unpredictable environments
Ethical considerations are central to this workshop.
4) Documentary storytelling in an intense city
The objective is not to collect isolated images.
It is to build a coherent visual narrative.
You will work with:
Routines and daily rhythms
Work relations
Micro-stories
Transitions between tradition and contemporary life
Four-day Programme
Mornings
Short theoretical sessions
Reference studies from contemporary and classic documentary work
Planning and preparation for fieldwork
Discussions on ethics, approach, and narrative intention
Afternoons
Fieldwork in the Medina, souks, Jemaa el-Fna, Mellah, and surrounding neighbourhoods
Continuous feedback during shooting
Individual guidance and small-group exercises
Late afternoons / Evenings
Editing sessions
Rigorous selection and sequencing
Group critique
Construction of each participant’s final narrative
Late afternoons / Evenings
Editing sessions
Rigorous selection and sequencing
Group critique
Construction of each participant’s final narrative
Late afternoons / Evenings
Editing sessions
Rigorous selection and sequencing
Group critique
Construction of each participant’s final narrative
Late afternoons / Evenings
Editing sessions
Rigorous selection and sequencing
Group critique
Construction of each participant’s final narrative
Price & Conditions
Price & Conditions
Fee per participant: 650€
Includes:
Four full days of guided work
Theory, field practice and editing sessions
Individual and group feedback
Pre-workshop support (equipment, safety, cultural awareness)
Does not include:
Flights
Accommodation
Meals
Insurance
Local transport
A 25% deposit is required to secure a place
Remaining 75% due up to 30 days before the workshop
Minimum of 5 confirmed participants
Maximum group size: 8
Marrakech workshops fill quickly due to the strong visual environment and limited number of places.
A 25% deposit is required to secure a place
Remaining 75% due up to 30 days before the workshop
Minimum of 5 confirmed participants
Maximum group size: 8
Marrakech workshops fill quickly due to the strong visual environment and limited number of places.
About Daniel Rodrigues
About Daniel Rodrigues
Daniel Rodrigues is a photojournalist and documentary photographer. He won the World Press Photo in 2013, has been a regular contributor to The New York Times for over a decade and has worked in more than thirty countries, from conflict zones to isolated communities, major cities and everyday stories.
In these workshops, Daniel shares not only technical knowledge but also the way he thinks, observes, prepares and engages with people, constructing narratives that make sense to him and to the editors he works with.
Marrakech · September 19–22, 2026 · Limited to 8 participants