Central Java Indonesia

Photography (study) Holiday
 
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12 months a year the views in Indonesia are stunning. Golden sunrises and sunsets, small villages, characteristic people, mountains, tea gardens, temples, rice fields, local traditional markets and many more make this holiday one not to be missed for a photographer. For sure the family or friend(s) that will accompany will have a great time as well. You’ll visit places where you normally with travel agencies never would come.
 

This photography (study) holiday is focused on beginning photographers (includes the study program), amateurs and professionals. The places we visit will be at Central Java, let’s say from Semarang, Solo to Jogyakarta and all what is between or close to.

PLACES MAXIMUM AVAILABLE: 10 
Ability: Photography for beginners, amateurs and professionals
Age: Doesn’t count at all, as long you’re motivated
Condition: No heavy or dangerous tracks
Tuition: For beginners a 3 hours of photography tuition and intensive on-location support/guidance. With amateurs and professionals I directly start hunting sessions and skip the tuition (only if the group mixture is the same).
Times: From early morning until evening. If evening shooting is desired, including the evening.

Please note: 
Most other Photography Holiday providers do not include photographic tutors or guidance. I think it’s important to offer professional tutors and guidance every day, so you leave this beautiful country feeling you have learned a great deal and received excellent value for money. If you would prefer a day off or extend, that is of course absolutely fine to me and will not be calculated. All costs in case of extension however are not included.

Photography Holiday Itinerary
– unique photographic opportunities

Day 1.Arrival and pick-up at the international airport of Solo (daily connections to Jakarta, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur).
For beginners we start with a 3 hours basic photography study followed by some shooting at photogenic locations in Solo, all depending on the arrival time.

Day 2.
Shooting on several locations in and around Solo.
This day no need wake-up very early so you can adjust from your flight. Starting at 8.30 we will visit:
- Pasar Gede (great market)
- Pasar Klewer (batik market)
- Keraton Mungkunagaran
- Keraton Kasusanan
- Antique market (Triwindu)
- A walk through ‘Kampung Batik’ Lawayan
- Desa gitar
- Waduk Cengklik (sunset shooting, if the weather is right) Evaluation of your photo’s or night shooting in the city.

Day 3.
Start at 6.30 for a trip to mount Lawu where we visit:
- Tea hills/gardens
- Cetho temple (Balines Hindu temple)
- Sukhu temple (known as porno temple for it erotic statues)
- Jumog waterfall
Evaluation of your photo’s or night shooting in the city

Day 4
Starts at 6.30 with a trip to Yogyakarta (often also called Jogya, Yogja or Jogja). At present this is a place where tradition and modern dynamics are going on together continuously. There is a palace which has hundreds of loyal servants to run the tradition. Some of its residents live in a strong agrarian culture. On the other side, there are also students who live with pop life-style. Traditional markets and handicraft centers are numerous in the city where some of them located by the malls which are no less hectic.

We visit:
- Prambanan temple
- Keraton palace
- Taman Sari with its underground mosque
- Marlioboro street
- Sunset shooting at Ratu Boko temple

Day 5.
Early morning leave at 5 for a trip to:
- Rawapening, Java's largest natural lake in Ambarawa district, Semarang regency. We go in small motorized boats and shoot locals who throw the fishing nets with beautiful mountain sceneries at the back ground.
- Old city of Semarang with it’s lovely bird market
- Gereja Blenduk (one of Semarang’ icon church)
- Lawang Sewu (ghost hunted building, old Dutch architecture)
- Viahara Watugong (Chinese Buddha temple)
Diner and back to Solo (about 2,5 hour drive)
 

Day 6.
Time to explore Solo yourself. Places that still can be visited are the old centre of Solo, just walk around and be surprised by all the traditional street selling’s of food and other thing or rent a ‘becak’ (bicycle taxi) and drive around for a few rupia’s. Be brave and try some local foods, special known from Solo, like ‘scrabi’, ‘kue lekker’ or ‘nasi liwet”.

Check out hotel.
Transport to the airport.