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Street, Travel & Documentary Photography Workshop

Marrakech

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 those who want to deepen their way of seeing and build documentary narratives that are honest, coherent and grounded in real human experience.


Led by documentary photographer Daniel Rodrigues, this four-day immersive programme combines fieldwork, editing, research, and close guidance. The goal is not to chase spectacle but to learn how to work with intention — reading light, recognising gestures, approaching people respectfully, and building a visual story from the fabric of everyday life.


Maximum: 8 participants

Minimum: 5 participants  

Duration: 4 intensive days  

Fee: 625€ 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 high-contrast environments  

• a respectful, 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

Upcoming Editions

• 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: 625€


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 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

What You Will Learn

What You Will Learn

Four-Day Structure

Price & Conditions

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


Fee per participant: 625€


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.



Price & Conditions

• 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.



Upcoming Editions
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