Foto Video Marlin and I are proud to present the announcement of a photographic tour to South Africa. The venue will be Black Rhino Game Reserve in the Pilanesberg, 200km north of Johannesburg. Black Rhino is a privately owned game reserve in the far north of the Pilanesberg. The game reserve offers all of Africa’s big game, a great number of birds and is a malaria free area. Part of our group will be Erwin Marlin, the owner of the store in Basel and Peter Kes, a semi-professional photographer. Foto Video Marlin is professional dealer for Canon and Nikon photographic equipment. The objective of this tour is to photograph the African bush with ‘birds of a feather’.
Lodge Details
The Black Rhino Lodge consists of a large villa, with all the basic luxuries. Hot water, electricity, kitchen facilities and air conditioning are available. The lodge has two communal areas for relaxation and dining. A small pool outside provides for some hot-day relaxation. The lodge has 5 bedrooms, 2 with king-size beds, 3 with each 2 single beds. For signing participants, you will be asked to share a room with a colleague photographer. The lodge is situated on a private piece of land of app. 10.000m2 of bush field. Lots of birding and photographic opportunities !
Workshop Costs Times Dates and Participants
There will be space for 8 participants, including the organisers. Registration will be handled and coordinated by Erwin Marlin. The price of this workshop will be CHF 5.900,- per participant. This fee includes all costs from departure from Zürich (CH) until return to Zürich. The workshop is planned from 7 January 2011 until 14 January 2011. A deposit of CHF3.000,- is requested from the participant, so that flights and lodge can be booked. CHF750 is non refundable provided you find a replacement participant. Full payment of the entire workshop fee needs to be payed by 30 September 2010.
Workshop Schedule
Upon arrival in Johannesburg at 7 January 2011, you will be picked up by a a transporter that will transport you to the Pilanesberg. The daily schedule will include an early morning game drive in an open landcruiser, guided by a professional game ranger, a siësta in the hot hours, an afternoon drive and finishing the day with a bush meal. During the midday break, there will be time to discuss our photographic opportunities, discuss images, plan the next day schedule and provide education on processing images. Meals are not prepared: we as a group take care of that. It means we organise our breaksfasts all individually and will enjoy a group ‘braai’ in the evening.
The Black Rhino Game reserve is approximately 50km away from Sun City. The rented car can be used to visit this park, where you may also find the Lost City.
Workshop Hardware
Each participant will be responsible for their own equipment. This includes cameras and lenses, tripods, monopods, beanbags and necessary clothing. An information evening will be scheduled at Foto Video Marlin to discuss and inform all participants about further and final details of the tour. There are options available to arrange additional equipment through Foto Video Marlin.
Workshop Policy
This workshop is scheduled with the intention to complete it. There are however, circumstances that could force us to cancel the trip, for example if the lodge burns down. Any down-payment or reservation fee for the trip will of course be reimbursed. It is strongly advised that all participants take special care of inoculations, please consult the “Tropeninstitut” in Basel. Also, while at location in South Africa, the organisers will not vouch for accidents or natural events: an indemnity form will need to be signed.
Reservation
Please contact Erwin Marlin at +41 61 273 88 08 or Peter Kes at +41 79 238 62 05 for reservation details.