Explore Vienna with Pentax! Urban Photography Workshop 2025.© Bjørn Joachimsen.
Spend a long weekend in Vienna where you can immerse yourself in urban photography alongside other photo enthusiasts. This unique workshop is created for photographers who love to take photos with their Pentax cameras—whether analogue or digital. Together, we will dedicate our time from morning to evening to photographing on the streets and squares of Vienna. Bring along your Pentax camera and your photographic inspiration so we can explore the urban landscape and its people together. [Vienna, 19th-23th November 2025]
Registration deadline: 20th August 2025! Only 8 spots available.
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Photography workshop in Vienna 2024. Join us in exploring modern architecture with Pentax cameras. ©Bjørn Joachimsen.
Vienna, also described as the cultural capital of Europe, is a metropolis with unique charm, life, and flair. During this workshop, we will explore all kinds of photographic opportunities both in Leopoldstadt with its medieval architecture and city life, and in contemporary architecture and business life in Donau City. Vienna offers great contrasts and therefore exciting photo challenges. I will take you to many of the most exciting places in the city and inspire creative photographic exploration all the way.
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Explore Vienna with Pentax! Urban Photography Workshop 2025.© Bjørn Joachimsen.
The purpose of the workshop is to create an environment for developing your photography skills, which will be useful when photographing during travels—whether it's nature, people, or architecture.
The value of a workshop also lies in the community—photographing together and getting to know other photography enthusiasts. A workshop is a learning and inspiration community with unique qualities for those who want to develop their photography skills. In this workshop, you'll work in a small group—maximum 8 participants—ensuring close follow-up throughout. We emphasize professional development, mutual inspiration, and a pleasant social environment. Each evening, we gather for dinner and conversation at one of the many good restaurants in Vienna Innere Stadt.
Explore Vienna with Pentax! Urban Photography Workshop 2025.© Bjørn Joachimsen.
During the workshop, we will work on night photography, which always presents a certain challenge for photographers. Although darkness is demanding, there is always plenty of exciting light to take advantage of. I will share all my knowledge on how we can create successful photographs after dark and how we can find light that can set fascinating moods.
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Photography workshop in Vienna 2025. Join us in exploring exciting lighting setups after dark. ©Bjørn Joachimsen.
During the workshop, I will also teach how I work with street photography, which involves capturing images of people in the urban landscape. How to observe, position yourself, and capture the decisive moments? How to establish contact with strangers to gain acceptance for taking portraits? These are some of the challenges we will work on. Furthermore, we will also spend time photographing medieval architecture, as well as the most modern architecture that Vienna (and Europe) has to offer.
We will make good use of our time in Vienna and be out with our cameras from early until late. In between, we will enjoy good dinners and lunch meals that the city has to offer. Through the workshop community, we will inspire each other as well as learn technical skills and delve into composition.
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Explore Vienna with Pentax! Urban Photography Workshop 2025.© Bjørn Joachimsen.
Bring any camera—just make sure it's Pentax—to this inspiring event where you will get to experience Europe's cultural capital Vienna with others who share your passion for photography and Pentax cameras and lenses.
Explore the streets of Vienna with Pentax! Urban Photography Workshop 2025.© Bjørn Joachimsen.
Practical Information - Explore Vienna with Pentax 2025
TIME FRAME
19th to 23rd November 2025. Start: 19th November at 9:00 PM End: 23rd November at 4:00 PM
INSTRUCTOR
Bjørn Joachimsen
WORKSHOP LANGUAGE
English.
Individual tuition will be given in Norwegian upon request.
TRAVEL
Flight suggestions:
Wait to book flights until you have confirmed your spot in the workshop.
You must have travel insurance that covers the trip.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is not included in the course fee and can be booked at the Florum Hotel in Leopoldstadt in Vienna. Booking can be done on www.booking.com.
MEALS
There will be organized group lunches at cafes/restaurants in Vienna every day.
Costs are covered by the individual participant.
WHAT TO BRING
Pentax camera and lenses; analog or digital (or both)
Extra camera battery
Laptop PC/Mac or tablet
Extra memory cards if you shoot digital
Film rolls if you shoot analog
Tripod, if you prefer using that
Contact bjorn.joachimsen@gmail.com if you are unsure if your photo equipment is suitable.
COURSE FEE
EUR 650 for registration before 15th July 2025
EUR 750 for registration from and including 15th July 2025
A deposit of EUR 200 is required after registration.
The deposit and course fee will be paid against an invoice sent via email. The registration form can be found below.
Registration deadline: 20th August 2025.
Explore Vienna with Pentax! Urban Photography Workshop 2024.© Bjørn Joachimsen.
Om instruktøren
Photographer Bjørn Joachimsen.
Bjørn Joachimsen is a versatile photographer who works with people, nature, architecture, macro, and much more. In recent years, he has photographed extensively in Croatia and is familiar with many of the country's old towns. Bjørn has been working professionally in photography for 20 years, covering a wide range of genres and gaining extensive experience in various types of commercial photography. He is one of the most active photography instructors in Norway, conducting courses across the country. Bjørn teaches Lightroom and Photoshop in addition to photography courses. Over the years, Bjørn has collaborated on workshops with several photographers from both Norway and abroad, including Sandra Bartocha, Anna Ulmestrand, Otto von Münchow, Bjørn Opsahl, Bård Løken, Magnus Reneflot, David Beckstead (USA), Jens Haugen, Trine Bjervig, Lars Andreas Dybvik, Dag Nystuen, Rune Eraker, and Kate Monica Myrmellom. In the spring of 2014, Bjørn was responsible for the artistic decoration of the Clarion Hotel The Edge in Tromsø—a prestigious assignment in decoration and art photography.
Portfolio: www.joachimsenphotography.com
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Images from vienna
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