An Unforgettable Trip!
A Destination Photography Workshop with Joe McNally and Tamara Lackey
Produced by Annie Cahill
October 4 - October 10, 2025
Participant Price: $7,985 & Companion Price: $5,615
Looking for a unique photography workshop where you can accelerate your learning and confidence behind the camera (whether that is with camera settings, lighting, composition, posing, etc) and have a lot of fun and laughter along the way? Then join us this Fall!
- Two top, highly experienced photography instructors, Tamara Lackey and Joe McNally, return to Italy to lead the way after last year's SOLD-OUT Italian adventure
- Private excursions + Expert guides
- Top accommodations in carefully selected, great locations, in easy walking distance to major sites. Only 2 Hotel changes.
- The workshop week is expertly produced and all our staff are dedicated to making this a trip of a lifetime - for participants and companions alike!
- We make sure our companions (+1) are well taken care of so it's a great trip for ALL!
- Delicious food & wine - this is not hard...It's Italy 🙂
You might be saying..."Well, I've been to Tuscany - how is this different?"
- Unique experiences with amazing local partners. The talented people "on the ground" make all the difference, and we are working with them again after last year's success.
- Private portrait session in one of the oldest theatres in Florence with actors in period wardrobe - an amazing opportunity for portrait work!
- Private photography day at a small LUCCA vineyard with great MODELS and VINTAGE FIATS and VESPAS. Companions can head to the nearby town of LUCCA for a fun morning that is pre-arranged with a private guide and transportation.
- Pietrasanta. Maybe you've never heard of this beautiful town toward the northwest corner of Tuscany? A big challenge these days are crowds - especially during the ideal time of the fall. Where to go, especially photographers, where you will not be fighting the crowds. We chose Pietrasanta specifically since it is more tucked away and also close to the seaside and driving distance to places like Cinque Terre or La Spezia for those who want to go on exploring Italy after the workshop.
- We have a property buyout in Pietrasanta at Albergo Pietrasanta. NO OTHER GUESTS WILL BE STAYING THERE BESIDES OUR WORKSHOP GROUP. When was the last time you stayed at a hotel with just people in your group? It allows such a different level of relaxation, security, and really enhances the entire travel experience.
- Artists in Pietrasanta. We have a fantastic day lined up with private access to local artisans and sculptors to do portrait sessions.
The main reason this trip is different, even if you've been to Tuscany, is that you get to spend a week with Tamara and Joe. Both of these wonderful instructors will show you Tuscany, the culture, the people, the street scenes, the gorgeous landscapes, through their eyes.
Plus throughout the week, you can schedule one-on-one sessions with Joe and Tamara which is an invaluable part of the learning experience.
- Participant Rate: $7,985.00 USD
- Companion Rate: $5,615.00 USD (same room occupancy) +1's are Welcome and Lots to Do!
- Deposit and Registration: A 50% deposit is due upon registration to confirm your workshop spot.
- 6-nights: Workshop begins in Florence, Italy (3 Nights) and finishes in Pietrasanta, Italy (3 Nights) which is about 1 hour 15 minute drive to Florence airport.
FAQ's
Tamara Lackey is a renowned professional photographer, speaker, author and program host. Her authentic photography, from portraits to humanitarian photography, is featured in a myriad of major media outlets. As a Nikon USA Ambassador, Tamara was invited, as one of two photographers, to speak on stage and present her photography at the Nikon Global Launch Event in Tokyo, introducing a new line of ground-breaking mirrorless camera systems. Tamara teaches at quite a range of programs, seminars, and conventions, from delivering presentations at Google, Disney, and Harvard to leading mentor treks to delivering workshops internationally. She is also the author of nine books on photography and has co-produced and hosted a series of global live broadcasts, a long-running web show and is the host of Chasing Frames, a television show focused on capturing experiences and adventures through photography, found on PBS.org.
Tamara is also the co-founder of Beautiful Together, a non-profit focused on supporting children living in crisis and animals in need of refuge. Beautiful Together is currently in the process of building out 83 acres of land in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as a home for their work of connecting the vulnerable and the voiceless in ways that benefit all.
Acclaimed, award-winning photographer Joe McNally is known worldwide as the quintessential “pro’s pro;” an extremely versatile, deeply experienced assignment photographer whose jobs have brought him to over 70 countries and counting.
McNally is often described as: Authentic, empathetic and articulate, an exceptionally skilled technical photographer who pairs extraordinary camera know-how with a vivid imagination and an ongoing, vibrant creativity. Always curious, always adapting to the conditions at hand and the relentless advances in camera technology, he has photographed FIVE cover stories for the National Geographic (amongst an overall FIFTEEN coverages), and SEVEN covers of LIFE Magazine. He photographed the very first all-digital coverage for National Geographic, which was considered such a significant, watershed moment in the history of that venerable publication that the entire coverage has been incorporated into the archives of the U.S Library of Congress. In addition to inspiring editorial work, McNally has covered FOUR Olympics (with number FIVE looming in Paris in 2024) for such diverse clients as ABC Television, Sports Illustrated and TIME magazine. McNally is known for his penchant to get his camera in “a different place” and has twice climbed the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, in addition to climbing the Empire State Building four times. He is that rare photographer who has successfully made the bridge between the commercial world and the editorial world, and is highly regarded by clients for his versatility, and willingness to be a team player. Joe McNally, a proud Nikon Ambassador, has an extraordinary ability to photograph simple assignments with intimacy and grace, as well as master movie-scale productions with large crews, tremendous pressure and countless moving parts.
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