VIP Festival

A workshop with
Discovering Venice Through the Lens

October 24-27, 2026 · Venezia Photo Academy

For more than forty years, Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography. Recipient of the Robert Capa Gold Medal and the Royal Photographic Society Centenary Medal, his work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures and the depth of the human condition.

This workshop is an invitation to see Venice differently. At dawn, from the water, aboard Venetian taxis, participants discover the lagoon in its most quiet and beautiful light. From Burano’s colors to the silent streets of Venice at sunrise, every moment becomes an opportunity to observe, compose and tell a stronger visual story.

Guided shooting sessions, independent shooting time, and private portfolio reviews with Steve McCurry.

Places are limited. Applications now open.
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Venezia Photo Festival 2027

April 15–18 · San Servolo · Venice

The lineup continues.

Part two.

More photographers.
More perspectives.
More opportunities to learn from the very best.

Four days of workshops, portfolio reviews, image critiques and personal mentoring.

On a private island in Venice.

See you in April.

Venezia Photo Festival 2027

April 15–18 · San Servolo · Venice

The lineup is here. Part one.

Four days on a private island in Venice.

Portfolio reviews, hands-on shooting sessions, image editing, group critiques and personal mentoring.

Learn directly from some of the world’s most influential photographers.

A unique opportunity to refine your vision, challenge your practice and take your work further.

A workshop with
Seeing Beyond the N**e.
N**e Photography Workshop

September 17-20, 2026 · Venezia Photo All Year

Former first assistant to Peter Lindbergh for eight years, Stefan Rappo has developed a deeply personal approach to n**e and portrait photography.

His work blends cinematic storytelling with intuition, creating images that resonate emotionally rather than seek aesthetic perfection.

Over four days, participants work with professional models in various locations across Venice, exploring the relationship between photographer and subject, building trust, and creating a cohesive personal series.

Registration is now open, places are limited.
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A workshop with .cupido
Photographic Haiku: Autonomy, Intuition, Presence

June 4-7, 2026 in Venice.

Two spots just became available.
A rare chance to join this workshop.

Born on a small Dutch island, Paul Cupido has built a poetic and organic body of work where the human body and nature merge. His images compose a visual exploration of impermanence, shaped by sensory awareness and deep connection to place. His work has been exhibited internationally in museums, galleries and art fairs.

This four-day workshop invites participants to approach photography as a way of entering the present moment. Through breathing, walking, listening and slowing down, each participant develops a personal visual poem of 5 to 11 images, guided by intuition rather than technique.

Registration on veneziaphoto.org.
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A festival is made as much in the in-between as it is in the frame.

In the quiet hum before a workshop begins, in a glass raised at sunset, in conversations that linger a little longer than expected.

Welcome cocktails, book signings, shared moments that turn into lasting memories.

For four days on the island of San Servolo, Bouvet Ladubay accompanied each of these moments with its Cuvée Saphir Saumur Brut Millésimé, bringing elegance to every evening.

Thank you for helping create memories that stay, long after the festival ends.

Venezia Photo Festival 2026.
Four days on the island of San Servolo.

14 internationally renowned photographers .gouyet .pascal Jean Christophe Bechet, Jane Evelyn Atwood.

Hundreds of images.

Thank you to every photographer, participant, partner and team member who made this edition possible.

The Festival is over, but the workshops continue all year. And we’ll be back next year.

Explore the upcoming programs on veneziaphoto.org.

More content from the Festival is coming soon.
Stay tuned.