Portfolio Retreat

Dur­ing our time in these breath tak­ing sur­round­ings, you will be encour­aged to take your time and relax into the expe­ri­ence of being there and mak­ing pho­tographs that will come togeth­er as a unique port­fo­lio to you as opposed to striv­ing for an impact­ful tro­phy image to share on social media. We will not be dash­ing from loca­tion to loca­tion, but enjoy­ing con­tem­pla­tive times in beau­ti­ful landscapes.

We want to engage in ques­tions, con­ver­sa­tion and intrigue, all the time allow­ing your­self to be as cre­ative as you feel. All approach­es to pho­tog­ra­phy will be wel­comed. We want you to cre­ate a port­fo­lio that will nev­er been repeat­ed, one that is derived by a com­mu­nion between you and your cho­sen sub­ject, in what­ev­er way you choose to express your­self. This retreat is designed for you to wan­der freely and make a per­son­al con­nec­tion with how you feel about your surroundings.

Through­out the Retreat you will have Paul Gal­lagher and Michael Pilk­ing­ton on hand to share and dis­cuss your port­fo­lio guide you through any image inter­pre­ta­tion, post pro­cess­ing, and print­ing tuition. We will encour­age you to con­nect with the world about you and work slow­ly. What­ev­er your lev­el of expe­ri­ence, we will be there to encour­age and inspire in an entire­ly non-judge­men­tal way. 

We have cho­sen Augill Cas­tle nes­tled in the tran­quil land­scapes between the Lake Dis­trict and the York­shire dales in which we can immerse our­selves in a place that has been an inspi­ra­tion to artists and writ­ers for hun­dreds of years. Dur­ing our time togeth­er you will enjoy the high­est qual­i­ty accom­mo­da­tion, fine meals which are all includ­ed, and we will have our own pri­vate meet­ing room where Paul and Michael will share their expe­ri­ences of mak­ing port­fo­lios of work through relax­ing evening lectures.

Each pho­tog­ra­ph­er will return home with a port­fo­lio of three A3+ prints made on a paper of their choice and pre­sent­ed in a fine art port­fo­lio box. You will also have free life­time access to our online course ​‘Mak­ing The Print’ so you can con­tin­ue your jour­ney after the workshop.