8 days
4 - 6 participants

Dates of Workshop master class photography:

14.03.-21.03.2027
+ 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 Marrakesh in the afternoon.
In the evening, visit to the Djamna-El-Fnaa square with sunset and night photography.

Day 2:

We cross the High Atlas Mountains. Throughout the day, we are accompanied by an ever-changing landscape that invites us to take photographs. Our destination for today is Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We will explore the city and take photographs at sunset. 

Day 3:

In the morning, we will photograph the city of Ait Ben Haddou at sunrise, before all the tourists arrive. We will then continue on to Taznakht, the stronghold of carpets from the Atlas Mountains. In the evening, after passing several scenic photo spots, we will reach Zagora.

Day 4:

In the morning, we will visit the souk in Zagora, which offers typical photo opportunities of a weekly market and locals. We will have lunch at a family's home. In the afternoon, we will visit the traditional pottery in Tamegrout. Pottery is made by hand there, offering many motifs for photo reportage. Afterwards, we will drive back to Zagora.

Day 5:

From Zagora, we continue today into the desert to M'hamid. We walk a good distance in the desert, using the dromedaries to transport our (soft) luggage or even for riding. The vastness of the desert hides some great photo opportunities, as does walking with the dromedaries. Shortly before sunset in the evening, the desert becomes a wonderful photo opportunity for us before we sit around the campfire. Later, the starry sky with the Milky Way will (hopefully) spread out above us for night photography before we sleep in the desert tents. 

Day 6:

In the morning, we greet the rising sun in the desert with our cameras. After breakfast, we set off on foot and with the dromedaries to venture deeper into the desert to reach an oasis. With a bit of luck, we will encounter desert nomads there. Before the sun sets, we arrive at the large sand dunes in a 4x4 vehicle, which provide incredibly beautiful photo opportunities. Today we spend the night in the desert camp and the starry sky sparkles down on us once again.

Day 7:

In the morning, we greet the rising sun in the desert with our cameras once again. On the way back to Marrakesh, we drive along the Draa Valley and cross the Atlas Mountains again. During the journey, we will make several photo stops to photograph the wonderful landscape. We arrive in Marrakesh late in the evening.

Day 8:

We say goodbye after breakfast, as today is your return flight day. If you have time before your flight, you can use your time independently to put what you have learned into practice. But please don't get lost in the alleys of Marrakesh.

The schedule and programme may change depending on the weather and local conditions. Please note that we only make changes to your advantage, even if this may not seem apparent at first glance.

We act flexible in order to provide participants with the best photo opportunities (including during the journey) and to stop at the most beautiful photo spots.

The tour involves long journeys and we often arrive at the hotel in the evening or at night. On long journeys, we try to stop at sunset to photograph the landscape during the golden hour.

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: 1.719- Euro/person incl. VAT (19%).

• If there are only 3 participants, the fee increases by 690,- Euro/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, typical riads and auberges as well as in desert camps ((in the desert camps, two or three participants will share a tent. 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: 1.840,- Euro/person

• For only 3 participants the amount increases by 796,- 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.

Booking

Please use the registration form and send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

When registering, please be sure to enter your preferred date and the workshop title:

14.03.-21.03.2027
and on individual request

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