SPAIN PHOTO WORKSHOP 2026

Mark Hemmings Spain Photo Workshop

Welcome to the Mark Hemmings Andalusia Spain Photo Workshop!

 

LOCATION: Andalusia region (Southern Spain) including Seville, Ronda, Cordoba, Malaga and trips to various smaller towns and Pueblo Blanco mountain villages such as Zahara, Zuheros, Priego de Córdoba and Carmona and Setinil de Las Bodegas.

 

DATE: Sunday March 22 to Sunday March 29, 2025. 

 

COST: $4,995 USD per person (the single supplement is waived for this trip). This workshop is limited to only six guests for maximum teaching time.

 

DETAILS: The price of $4,995 USD includes all in-country transportation from the evening of March 22 to the early morning of March 29, all hotels, entry fees to select historic locations (see itinerary for details), walking tours , Mark’s workshop teaching fee and all hotel breakfasts and restaurant dinners.

 

The price doesn’t include transportation to the Malaga hotel on Sunday the 22nd, or return to your departure airport from Cordoba on Sunday the 29th at the end of the workshop. The reason for this exception is because each guest has their own time of arrival and departure, and also some may find that Madrid is an easier airport to arrive at (and then a local train to Malaga). For example, Mark arrives a day earlier in Madrid, and then he makes his way via high speed train to Malaga for Sunday March 22. If Madrid is an easier arrival point, please join Mark for a pre-workshop evening street photography session in Madrid on Saturday March 21.

 

Some lunch times are free time, so even though we will eat a number of lunches together as a group, lunch fees will be the responsibility of the participant. Alcohol at meals is also the responsibility of the guests.

 

Mark will show you the best of the three major cities and smaller mountain towns, and he will teach photography during the tours. Mark is a big fan of local food, so we will also be tasting local specialties.

 

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ITINERARY (based on the 2025 workshop. A few changes/additions for 2026 may be necessary). Below is a generalized itinerary, download the detailed workshop itinerary as a Google Drive PDF by clicking or tapping here.

 

 

Sunday March 22: Welcome to Malaga Spain! This is the birthplace of the famous artist Pablo Picasso. Malaga has an impressive number of museums and monuments, as well as the very photogenic Paseo del Parque. Upon arrival in Malaga guests make their way to the  MS-Maestranza Hotel. There will be an afternoon and evening photo walk with Mark to Zona Centro, and a group dinner at a Moroccan restaurant at approximately 7pm.  

Spain photo workshop with Mark Hemmings

Monday March 23: For those who want to photograph a beautiful morning ocean scene, Mark will lead the group to the beach for an optional 7:15am sunrise photo shoot. Back to the hotel for breakfast, and then we will depart for our second Malaga photo walking tour, this time of the famous and beautiful Alcazaba Castle. After an 11am coffee or North African tea at the castle cafe we’ll make our way back to our hotel. We’ll have lunch at the beautiful Guadalhorce Lake, and then an afternoon trip to Ronda. We will photograph the famous Ronda bridge at dusk, and then a tapas dinner at a local restaurant. We will stay at the Catalonia Hotel in Ronda.

Our workshop group hiking down the path to photograph the New Bridge.
Scenic view of the Ronda fields visible on the hike downhill.
The world famous Ronda New Bridge at dusk.

Tuesday March 24: We will depart Ronda late morning after a sunrise photoshoot of the Ronda bridge. We will eat lunch at Sentinil de las Bodegas after a photo shoot in the amazing cliff-dwelling village. With a short stop at the incredibly photogenic Zahara de la Sierra, we will arrive in Seville late afternoon, and then an evening photo walk through the famous Plaza de Espana and then dinner. We will stay for two nights in Seville.

The stunning Ronda morning light view behind the New Bridge.
View of the bullring museum from the Ronda hotel breakfast restaurant.
The cliff acting as a roof over the road in Sentenil de las Bodegas.
Our workshop guests exploring the houses built into the cliffs. Incredible!
The stunning Pueblo Blanco village of Zahara.
Beautiful landscape view of the Zahara lake.
The view of La Plaza de España in Seville taken from the Hotel Melia pool. What a view!

Wednesday March 25: Optional early return to the Plaza de Espana, and then after breakfast a morning photo walking tour that includes the Catedral de Sevilla and the Royal Alcazar. Tapas lunch at approximately 1pm, and an afternoon walk through the photogenic Juderia neighborhood. Return to our hotel for our 6pm photo editing class, and then at 7pm depart for our dinner. Admission fees for today’s two interior tours are covered in the workshop price.

Maria Luisa Park, our regular walking path from our hotel to the historic center.
Photo by Francois Gagnon of our workshop guests at the Seville Plaza de España.
The stunningly photogenic Royal Alcazar in Seville.
Orange trees within the Seville Catedral courtyard, taken from the tower.
The heart of Flamenco is in Seville!
Tapas lunch out on the street! Photo by Chris Palesh

Thursday March 26: After a morning photo walk with Mark, we will depart Seville at 11am and stop at Carmona for lunch. After lunch we will reach our next destination, Córdoba. After a fantastic late afternoon/evening photo walk we’ll have dinner in Cordoba at a fantastic tapas restaurant, and then overnight at the NH Amistad Hotel

Lunch at the beautiful and historic town of Carmona.
The Cordoba Roman Bridge in early morning light.

Friday March 27: Breakfast is between 7:30 and 9:30, and then a morning photo walking tour of Córdoba, Barrio San Basilio, the City Walls, the Juderia (Jewish Quarter). Today we will visit and photograph the Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba, and a visit to the famous Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos. We will go on an evening photo walk capturing the Roman Bridge at dusk, with dinner at approximately 8:15pm.

Evening view of the Alcazar.
Rooftop drinks in Córdoba.

Saturday March 28: After breakfast between 7:30am and 9:30am, we will take a trip at 10am to the Subbética National Park, including Zuheros (a ‘Pueblo Blanco’) at 11:45am. Lunch at the Baroque town of Priego de Córdoba for 1:30pm. Return to our Córdoba hotel for 4:15pm. Free time until our evening photo walk at 7pm, dinner at 8:30pm.

Imposing mountains towering over the picturesque town of Zuheros.
Roof design in the Pueblo Blanco mountain town of Zuheros.
Detailed architecture of Priego de Córdoba
Mark Hemmings Spain Photo Workshop
Córdoba evening light photography session.
Our last photo workshop group dinner. Delicious!

Sunday March 29: After breakfast our guests make their own arrangements for departure or onward travel.

 

The above is a generalized itinerary, download the detailed workshop itinerary as a Google Drive PDF by clicking or tapping here.

 

At the end of the photo workshop on Sunday morning, Mark will be returning to Madrid for a flight home. If your flight departs Madrid feel free to travel with Mark from Córdoba on Saturday.

 

If you have any questions about this workshop please let Mark know! There are a few spaces remaining, and we hope that you can come with us. Please sign up by emailing or calling Mark.

 

Sincerely,

 

Mark Hemmings
Mark@markhemmings.com
506-898-0204 (Canadian #)

www.markhemmings.com

 

 

 

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