8 days
4 - 6 participants

Dates of Workshop master class photography:

23.03.-30.03.2025
16.11.-23.11.2025
22.03.-29.03.2026
22.11.-29.11.2026
+ other dates on request

Please enter your prefered date when booking.

What you will learn:

• landscape photography

• street photography

• portrait photography

• travel photography

• reportage photography /documentary photography

We will be accompanied by a local driver and guide every day, who will show us the authentic Morocco. He brings us into contact with the locals and shows us the culture and traditions of Morocco. The proximity to the culture and the people makes this photo workshop something special. On one of the days, we will have dinner at a Moroccan family's home.

Day 1:

Arrival and first meeting at the Riad in Marrakech in the afternoon. In the evening, visit to the Djamna-El-Fnaa jugglers' square with sunset and night photography.

Day 2:

We cross the High Atlas Mountains. Throughout the day, we will be accompanied by a constantly changing landscape that invites us to take photographs. On the way, we will always have the opportunity to photograph the landscape and people. At Boulmanedades or Tinerhir, we will photograph the breathtaking landscape at sunset before arriving at the Todra Gorge in the evening.

Day 3:

In the morning, we will head to the Todra Gorge. With its 300 metre high rock faces, which are cut through by a narrow valley, it is both impressive from a photographic point of view and a challenge in terms of lighting conditions. A short stop in Rissani, a lively small town, brings us back to the hustle and bustle of life after a long journey. In the evening, after a few scenic photo spots, we reach Merzouga, the desert town.

Day 4:

We start with photography before sunrise. Later we will visit Gnaoua musicians to photograph them playing in difficult lighting conditions in a short space of time. On our way to Erg Chebbi near Merzouga (sand dune desert), we meet dromedaries and travel with them to the desert camp to capture the dunes photographically. Shortly before sunset in the evening, the desert becomes a wonderful photo opportunity for us. And perhaps the starry sky with the Milky Way will spread out above us for night photography.

Day 5:

In the morning, we greet the rising sun in the desert with our cameras. The market (souk) in Rissani offers exciting lighting conditions for our photography. In Zagora, the large palm grove, date palms line up in the gardens to be photographed by us. The historic Kasbah also offers the opportunity to discover many motifs.

Day 6:

In Tamegroute, we visit the traditional pottery, where pottery is made by hand. There are many motifs for a photo reportage. In the desert camp of the small desert near Tamegroute (sand dune and stone desert) we end the day photographically at sunset in the vastness of the landscape.

Day 7:

The sand dune at Tamegroute is an impressive photo motif early in the morning. On the return journey to Marrakech, we drive through the wonderful Moroccan countryside again and cross the Atlas Mountains once more. We will again make several photo stops on the journey.

Day 8:

We say goodbye after breakfast, as today is your return flight day. If you still have time before your flight, you can use your own time to put what you have learnt into practice on your own. But please don't get lost in the alleyways, because your flight is not waiting for you.

The schedule and programme may change depending on the weather and local conditions.

We act flexibly in order to provide participants with the best photo opportunities on the routes and to stop at the most important and most beautiful photo spots.

We have long journeys on the tour and often only arrive at the hotel in the evening or at night. On the long journeys we try to stop at sunsets to photograph the landscape.

Please read the details of the workshop before registering. You can find them here.

Required photo equipment and requirements for photo workshops in Morocco

Number of participants: 4 - 6

What you should bring:

• Basic knowledge of photography and camera handling
• System camera or digital SLR camera
• Travel lens 24-120 mm or similar focal lengths
• Charged battery and spare battery, charger and empty memory cards

You can also bring this with you (optional):

• tripod (incl. remote release for the camera; alternatively, take photos with a high ISO)
• fast lens (aperture 2.8 or larger)
• Telephoto lens and wide-angle lens
• polarising filter
• graduated filter

I am supporting people in Morocco with this photo workshop. Please bring old clothes and shoes with you, which I can personally give to people in need on site.

Services and costs

Small group: 3-6 participants

7-day photo workshop Master Class Morocco:

• 7-day photo training with photographer Bettina Meister, including individual instruction, assignments and image review on travel photography: portrait photography, street photography, storytelling, landscape photography, long exposure, available light
• For 4-6 participants: 1.271,- Euro/person incl. VAT (19%).
• If there are only 3 participants, the fee increases by 508.40 euros/person incl. VAT (19%).
• If there are fewer than 3 participants, I will contact you and we will discuss whether the workshop will take place as individual coaching for an additional charge or whether it will be cancelled.
• A deposit of 20 per cent of the workshop fee is due upon booking, the remaining amount at least 4 weeks before the start of the workshop.

separate services, organised by the guide:

• 7 nights (single/double rooms) in clean riads and auberges as well as in desert camps ((in the desert camps, two participants will share a tent if the camp is almost fully booked. Single tents are only possible for an extra charge),
• Breakfast and dinner,
• Carpooling in the car incl. petrol money,
• riding dromedary, hand luggage transport in the desert
• Local tour guide/driver (English, French, Moroccan, Tamazirt) who will introduce you to Morocco's culture and traditions
• For 4-6 participants: 1.610,- Euro/person
• For only 3 participants the amount increases by 580,- Euro/person.
• These costs will be paid directly to the Moroccan guide, who will organise the trip in consultation with me. 20 per cent of his fee is to be transferred to his account as a deposit at the time of booking, the remaining amount is due on site on the first day at the latest.

Not included:

• Entrance fees (approx. 30,- to 40,-Euro), lunch, drinks are not included in the price and will be paid by the participants themselves. Please also remember to tip. The people in Morocco mostly live from this.
• Travel to and from the meeting point in Marrakech must be organised and paid for by the participants themselves.

Please note: The subject of the contract with me is only the participation in the photo workshop (lessons or coaching on the subject of photography), there is no travel contract according to §§ 651a ff. of the German Civil Code. All travel services on site (transport, accommodation, catering etc.) are offered by a local guide on his own account and are not part of the contract. Participants also organise their own travel to and from Morocco.

You are also welcome to contact me for individual photo workshops in Morocco or for individual coaching in Germany or other countries on your desired date.

If you would like to extend your stay in Morocco or book another date, or experience this wonderful country authentically again without a photo workshop, I will be happy to put you in touch with a reliable local guide who will organise everything for you, from adventure holidays to luxury holidays, and accompany you as you wish.

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You are also welcome to enquire about individual photo workshops or one-to-one coaching at other times and locations.