I am so very excited to announce I am teaming up with my dear friend and fellow photographer Hope Pashos to bring you a truly incredible photography adventure in Iceland. This trip is filled with bucket list photography moments. From waterfalls, mountains, glaciers, lagoons, beaches, churches, horses, and hopefully northern lights to name a few! Hope has been to Iceland a handful of times now and knows the area and customs well. We are heading there together in June for a planning trip.
SOLD OUT! If you ‘d like to be added to the waitlist email Beth at: beth@intothewildwego.photography
WHAT – 9 Day, 8 night photography retreat (ladies only)
WHEN – October 15-23rd, 2022
WHERE – Iceland!
COST
$5995 = double occupancy, shared room with 2 beds. (4 available)
$6749 = single occupancy, own room (6 available)
TOPICS COVERED – Manual mode, exposure, composition, light, self-portraits, astrophotography, portraits, long exposure, composites. Editing videos will be made available after the trip, along with image critiques. I will also be talking about ways to grow as artist, conquer your fears and tap into your creativity.
GROUP SIZE – 10 students, 2 instructors
EXPERIENCE – This course is for all levels. Both beginners and advanced photographers will walk away with new skills.
ENDURANCE – Students should expect moderate activity. There will be some short hikes involved with the possibility of a longer one (weather permitting).
CAMERA GEAR – Recommended gear requirements are a DSLR or mirrorless camera, camera bag, tripod, filters, wide-angle lens with a large aperture, and zoom lens. A full list with details and specific products will be emailed to you.
LODGING – Is included in the price of the retreat. We will be staying at three different places during the retreat.
Lambastadir Guesthouse, Selfoss
FOOD – Breakfasts are provided at all of our lodging options. We will also be stopping at grocery stores and restaurants throughout the trip for you to purchase any food you may need.
TRAVEL – The retreat will start late morning/early afternoon on the 15th. You will fly into Keflavik Airport. From there you take the Flybus (shuttle) to the BSI terminal. It is about a 40-50 minute ride. We can pick you up there if you are flying in on the morning of the 15th. If you choose to fly in on the 14th please book a room at Center Hotels Plaza and we will meet you there the morning of the 15th. Hope and I will be staying there on the 14th as well. We will discuss this in more detail in the Facebook group. You will be responsible for paying for lodging on the 14th if you decide to come early.
Please note that at this time Covid-19 testing is required to enter Iceland. Since rules and regulations are constantly changing, we will keep you updated on testing protocols as time progresses.
ITINERARY – While on this adventure we will stay in 3 different areas. We will kick off the trip by traveling to the Snaefellsness Peninsula. We will stay there for 3 nights and then head to the town of Vik where will also spend 3 nights. From Vik, we will head to Selfoss and spend our last 2 remaining nights there. All of the pictures below are places you can expect to see!
WEATHER – Please note that we may adjust the itinerary as necessary because of the weather and conditions. This will allow us to make the most of our workshop and travel safely.
WHAT’S INCLUDED – Lodging, transportation, Facebook Group for students, editing videos, and instruction.
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED – Food, beverages, airfare, and trip insurance.
REGISTRATION – Will open to all on February 1st at 9 AM CST .
To register email beth@intothewildwego.photography
DEPOSIT: $2,000
Emails will be answered in the order they are received. The deposit is non-refundable and non-transferable unless we are able to fill your spot.
Deposits will be taken via Venmo or personal check.
I will update this post when the workshop is sold out. If you don’t see SOLD OUT on the top of the post there are still spots open.
For questions on cancelations please review our Terms and Conditions.
About the Instructors
Beth Mancuso
Beth Mancuso is a Minnesota-based landscape and travel photographer. Beth got her first DSLR back in 2009 as a way to document her children so that they would have these memories to look back on. She fell in love with the creative process! Her love soon turned into a portrait business. She has photographed countless families and seniors over the years. She ran this business for ten years before closing up shop and starting new ventures. As her children aged and grew tired of her camera she switched subjects. It is at this time that she became obsessed with photographing this great big world. There is nothing she loves more than exploring and photographing new places. From there she has branched out into teaching landscape workshops and online courses. Beth is also the founder of Women’s Photography Circle an online community for female photographers.
She is an official National Geographic Your Shot Photographer. Her work has been featured by Nat Geo, Huff Post, Sony, Tamron, Outdoor Photographer, ABC News, Midwest Living and more! You can find more of her work on Instagram.
Hope Pashos
Hope has embraced the digital medium after shooting on film since she was a child. Her specialties are nature, landscapes, and astrophotography. She loves to photograph the world around her, but focuses on New England and its shores and abundant waterfalls.
Hope’s passion is to share her knowledge with others. A former Pro and Genius with Apple, Hope has been able to teach iPhoneography and develop techniques with the iPhone for both taking and editing photographs. She developed one of the first iPhone photography workshops, teaching her signature macro technique on an iPhone 4. As the iPhone camera developed, so too did her techniques. With the built-in capabilities of the newest iPhones and additional attachment lenses, Hope can now photograph any type of subject, under any conditions. And using a combination of the latest mobile editing apps, she is able to digitally process her images – both from her phone and from her full-sized Sony camera – while on the go. Hope was recently accepted into the Photography Atelier run by the Griffin Museum of Photography.
Hope lives north of Boston with her husband. You can see her work on Instagram at @seewithhope
