Matador U to Offer Travel Photography Course in 2010

11/12/09  Print This Post Print This Post    7 Comments      Written by Julie Schwietert
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Picture yourself here. Photo: nattu

We told you we had big plans!

Last month, when we announced the creation of the Matador Flickr pool (which, by the way, now has more than 80 members and more than 700 incredible photos!), we alluded to some big plans we’d soon be unveiling for photographers.

[Insert virtual drumroll here.]

Matador U, Matador’s travel writing school, will be expanding its course offerings in the first quarter of 2010 with the launch of a travel photography course.

Working in collaboration with some of the world’s best known travel photographers, the course has been developed by our in-house editors and professional travel photographers Lola Akinmade and Paul Sullivan. Between them, Lola and Paul have had their photography featured in Vogue, CITY Magazine, and Time Out and Hedonist’s guide book series, among others.

More details about the course will be announced here as the launch date nears. In the meantime, we invite you to download our FREE report, 15 Publications That Pay for Travel Photography to get you excited about the program.

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Community Connection:

We’re always interested in featuring Matador members’ exceptional photos in our photo essays. If you’d like to see your photos published on Matador Trips, please contact Trips’ editors, Hal Amen and Carlo Alcos: hal@matadornetwork.com and carlo@matadornetwork.com.


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About the Author

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Julie Schwietert is the managing editor of Matador Network. She contributed a chapter to the recently published book, The Voluntary Traveler, and is currently working on five features for Fodor's Puerto Rico, 6th Edition.

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  • Nate maingard replied on November 12, 2009

    woweeee! I’ve only just discovered this gorgeous website and already I can feel myself falling in Love with everything you all are up to:)
    Had added your travel writing course to my list of lessons to learn and have just appended ‘and the photography course’ onto that list!
    Thank you for your sterling work!

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  • Amiee replied on November 12, 2009

    That sounds awesome! Will definitely consider it having thoroughly enjoyed he first installation of Matador U.

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  • Candice replied on November 12, 2009

    Excited excited excited! Except I broke my camera and can’t afford a new one.

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  • Nancy replied on November 13, 2009

    This is super exciting!!! I’ve been taking photography lessons since I’ve recently purchased my first SLR and a couple of lenses. Can’t wait for the course.

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  • Mike Hedge replied on November 13, 2009

    very neat.

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  • Sej replied on November 15, 2009

    Wowww can’t wait! Feels like this was the only thing missing. I’m gonna start saving up for a camera now :)

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