Latest information on our next PhotoWorkshop in India 2010, please note also that from now on we provide all other information on our more current Blog direct at :
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/blog.html

I am pleased to announce the final Dates for our
GD Photo Workshop in India!

February 25 - March 04, 2010

We are currently working on the final Itinerary however our PhotoWorkshop will coincide with one of the most important Festivals in India...lets celebrate "Holi" and the Elephant festival in Jaipur Rajasthan at the same time.
New Delhi and Agra with its magnificent Taj Mahal is also part of our itinerary, more information will be available very soon.

2009 © Gunther Deichmann - Colors of Rajasthan

Please note this PhotoWorkshop is for a limited number of students only; max. 8 participants.
The Workshop is filling up fast, as of today we only have three (3) vacancies left, bookings are only on a first come basis and have to be confirmed by no later than January 10, 2010. I hope you understand that due to the complexity and logistics of this workshop we can't except anymore bookings after January 10.

2009 © Gunther Deichmann - Rajasthan

I hope you can join me on this Journey through Incredible India in 2010. Please stay tuned for more details and info soon on this Blog or you can contact me direct. For additional info and testimonials from previous workshops please go to GD PhotoWorkshops or click this LINK, thank you.

Note: You can also watch a short intro (slide show) on India on YouTube, see my prevous blog post.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBdyMR8fq0s&feature=channel
GD

We are proud to announce our first GD Photo Workshop for India, first week of March 2010,
for more details and further announcements please visit
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/blog.html

There are only a limited number of participants and space is filling fast.
Limited to eight (8) persons only.
Don't miss this great opertunity and reserve your space now!

Angkor Wat & beyond
make your final bookings now!


http://www.gdphotoworkshop.com/booking.html

6 nights and 7 days from the 13th until the 19th of September, we have only 4 vacancies left, we have extended our bookings until July 25, please hurry and reserve your space now for this once in a Life Time Photo Journey in Cambodia. See above the direct LINK for the booking info:

Siem Reap, Angkor Wat and beyond...
the final GD PhotoWorkshop Dates.

We have finalized and can confirm the Dates for our GD PhotoWorkshop in Cambodia…
Siem Reap…”Angkor Wat and beyond...” besides Angkor Wat and the other nearby Temples which we are going to visit anyway, this time we travel also beyond; to the amazing Phnum Kulen area north of Siem Reap, the Tonle Sap Lake plus other seldom visited Temples and places.

6 nights and 7 days from the 13th until the 19th of September, please make sure and reserve your space now, final bookings have to be made by latest June 15, 2009.
This Workshop is filling up fast already; you can make a non-committed reservation now and reserve your space prior June 2009. For bookings: http://www.deichmann-photo.com/contact/contact.php

Final Workshop cost and all other details will be announced by latest May 31, 2009.
We have also made some changes on the GD PhotoWorkshop site, there you find some very use full and additional information.
http://www.gdphotoworkshop.com/home.html

Due to popular demand I have posted some more details on the GD Photo Workshop for this coming September in Siem Reap Cambodia, see below the details:

This workshop will include the Tonle Sap Lake and the Water Village, furthermore we be exploring some ancient Temples/Ruins seldom visited by others except you.
Of course we still visit and shoot at Angkor Wat during Sunrise and Sunset, plus a lot more during this trip.
As you know I am always good for a surprise or two...
Total lengths of the Workshop is from Sunday (exact date to be announced in May) to Saturday (7 nights in a luxury Boutique Hotel) Photography in the field, the workflow and critic after the shoot - class room sessions at the Hotel...but don’t worry we spend more time in the field and get the shot right in the first place.

More details; what to bring, cost per per person, etc., will be available in May, but participants can travel from their Home destination to Siem Reap in Cambodia direct, upon arrival we have made all the necessary arrangements for your transport to the Hotel.
You can contact me @ http://www.deichmann-photo.com/contact/contact.php
GD

PhotoWorkshop in Cambodia...Angkor Wat and beyond...
September 2009

© Gunther Deichmann - Cambodia

I am happy to announce the upcoming PhotoWorkshop in Cambodia scheduled for September 2009 exploring Angkor Wat and other seldom seeing places in the Siem Reap Area.
More details and the exact dates will be announced in May 2009. You can also go to my main Blog
@ http://www.deichmann-photo.com/blog.html for all the dates and info.

Now We Know...What is Aperture 2...
The Workshop/seminar included the ff.:

A short briefing for the participants before the actual photography, importing the images after the shoot into Aperture 2 using MacBooks, introduction into the basics of Aperture 2 including the versatile interface, tools, tips, how to produce a short slide show with Aperture 2, the integration on a Mac using iLife & iWorks including a demo how to produce a short presentation with Keynote, brief description on Pages and a live/real time demo using the .Mac Web Gallery in Aperture 2, open discussions and photo critique...plus a lot more.

Cool shot by Group 1
Photo by John

Our first two sessions at the Power Mac Center are done, great attendance, great participants and some cool images processed in Aperture 2.
Shooting around Greenbelt and later processing the images in Aperture 2 an introduction into Aperture at the Power Mac Center, the first group from 1pm until 5 pm was lucky with the weather. However the second Group from 5 p.m. until 8 pm had to deal with tropical rain and darkness, a challenge which in my opinion was well executed.

The participants and classroom sessions, the training
facility at the Power Mac Center, Makati, Manila

I like to thank all participants from today, for a job, well done, special thanks to Melvin Tosino, Andrew and E.J. from the Power Mac Centers technical staff who assisted me during these long hours.
Thanks to Mark-Lee Deichmann for helping out and Hermes Singson for shooting behind the scenes, plus to all the staff and Management from
Think Big for a great job.
Next week we show you some more images (including who took them) from these two days with Aperture 2 and Photography at the Power Mac Center.

A well executed shot during the tropical
rain storm by Group 2

Photo Workshops all over Micronesia? Lets see if we can organize them in different locations, Palau is already set for October but it be nice for some others in this great part of the world. I make a visibility study and keep you posted.The blog below was picked up from PALAUTOURS.COM a new website, information and highlights from Palau and Micronesia YOU can visit the site at: http://www.palautours.com/micronesia.html

PalauTours.com Now... Welcome to Micronesia!
The colors of the Pacific...
(FSM - The Federated States of Micronesia)


Chuuk (Truk Lagoon) - Yap - Kosrae & Pohnpei
Click the image or the link below
http://www.palautours.com/micronesia.html

As promised... we have just updated the
palautours.com site changes and NEW additions are as follow;
Micronesia section is updated see the screenshot on this blog- a Palau and Regional map has been added - in the Photo Gallery we have now provided caption on all the images for easy identification - Getting here is been updated - some pages have additional text - plus we have changed some photos in various categories.
More to come by this weekend and an incredible update is in progress for the Dive sites of Palau, we will feature most of the dive sites and not only the popular ones, a big undertaking but I am sure you enjoy it once that is done.We try very hard to have our first listings up also by Sunday, please stay tuned or start subscribing.
Your Palau Tours Team

Tags:Palau Micronesia, Hot News, Explore Palau, Underwater Photography, Digital Photography, Aperture 2

I have just picked up this article from the latest Blog Post from the NEW Palau Tours Website, which just been launched.

WELCOME TO THE PEARLS OF THE PACIFIC
...one of Natures best kept secrets.



© Gunther Deichmann - special thanks to Palau Helicopters
and Matt the Pilot, view at the 70 islands.

Click on the Images and go to our completed
Photo Gallery on Palau
http://www.palautours.com/gallery.html

The official launch of the PALAU TOURS Website…
some more fine tuning has to be done and a few glitches
have to be ironed out, however our Blog is out to keep
you posted and informed around the clock.

The Palau Tours website is totally independent and
neutral, conceived more than 12 month ago with the
aim in providing YOU up to date information
on Palau and Micronesia. Information on the Environment,
Hotels, Resorts, Diving, Tours, Shopping and much more.
Soon we provide you with a complete list of Establishments,
Government Services and local Operators.



© Gunther Deichmann - Palau Pacific Resort,
PPR, Your place in Palau.
http://www.palautours.com/gallery.html

At present we are going through our test phase and work
around the clock improving the site as we go…
The site will also be in different languages once the
English part is all finalized and has been approved by
the management.
Our aim is to show YOU Palau like you have never
seen it before, not only with stunning images but also
with good and informative text, so that when you
arrive in Palau you are all set to go, be it under or
above the waves.

We are AWARE of Palau’s fragile Environment and
support the Palau Conservation Society for it’s never
ending efforts in preserving Palau’s natural resources.

The Editor

Tags:Sam's Tours, Diving, Adventure, Discovery, Aperture, Survivor Series in Palau, Photography

With regret I like to inform you that the GD Photo Workshop in TIBET has been canceled due to the unrest in this part of the world.
The timing would coincide with the Olympic Games starting in August 2008 in China.

© Gunther Deichmann - aerial view near Lhasa Tibet, July 2006

A lot of us have been looking forward to this truly amazing Photo Workshop however this is beyond my control…my heart and soul goes out to the People of Tibet and I sincerely hope the situation can be resolved peace fully.
My wishes and thoughts go to my Guide and the many great Tibetan people I have met during my visit in 2006, the finishing chapter of my now published book “A Journey Through Color and Time.”
I am working on a new exotic location and post the dates and venue once it has been finalized.
For the latest images from Mumbai India and 48 hour updates please visit my Blog at: http://www.deichmann-photo.com/blog.html

Buddha bless.
GD

© Gunther Deichmann - the Palau
Rock islands after sunset

The Reflection of Excellence continues...

Great NEWS! Soon to arrive...Aperture 2 at Sam's Tours Palau Micronesia...stay tuned for more updates from Sam's Tours Digital Photo Center.
Surviving for our underwater photographers has just become a lot easier in Palau, Aperture 2 is on it's way ready for you to use.
Sam's Tours Digital Photo Center is the only one of it's kind in Palau, Micronesia and in the Pacific, check out my previous blogs or go direct to Sam's Tours DPC site
click this link Sam's Tours DPC.
Watch out for Monday the 3rd of March...a truly amazing story, images and another very cool tip on Aperture 2, but now I take the weekend off,
For all the latest Blogs and News go to: http://www.deichmann-photo.com/blog.html
Cheers until Monday
GD

If you like to read the first part of this very exciting new setup in Palau please go to: http://www.deichmann-photo.com/blog.html
Remember our first workshop with Tony Wu will be held at Sam's Tours in April 2008, specific details be announced very shortly.


As I promised, here is part two (2) of the Digital Photo Center at Sam's Tours Palau, Micronesia.
I am now in Chuuk Micronesia, but where is Chuuk? More very interesting news from this remote part of the world in a few days, we are having a real problem now with our connection, sending a Blog out from here is just about impossible, but don't worry after the 27th of January I get it out.
Before I give you some more details on the setup at Sam's Tours, you'll be amazed what I have come across in Chuuk, totally surreal and unique, sorry, for this story you have to wait until the 27th.

From left to right: Rhea Richardson newly trained and now in charge of operation,
Arnold Munoz, Sam Scott, Dermot Keane and Gunther Deichmann the first day of operation.
All Photos: Hermes Singson

Now back to Sam's Tours:
When we arrived we had to unpack, install and fine tune all the six iMac's including the installation of the additional RAM, oh boy... we though all of it had been done prior shipment but to our surprise well... we had to do it.
Installation of the RAM was easy and went through without a glitch, then we upgraded all the iMac's to Leopard since the operating system was all on Tiger, now that was fine too, however we encountered some real problems in upgrading all six(6) iMac's due to the internet connection, that took us about 3 days to finish.
Then we setup all the external hard drives for a perfect back-up system, not to forgot upgrading Aperture to 1.5.6 which was a little cumbersome, the latest update does not work via the 'Software Update', due to a glitch, we had to get it direct from the Aperture site, and after hours of downloading we were finally up and running.
Sam's Tours made available two staff for the training, Rhea a Filipina and Alex a Polish divemaster are now running the Digital Photo Center, after receiving a crash course on the operating system we went straight to Aperture for the remaining days.
The system at Sam's Tours was set up in such a way that customers can give the Compact Flash (CF) cards after the dive to the DPC and the staff will import the images direct into the database of Aperture.

Setting up time- left : GM Dermot Keane, Sam Scott and Arnold Munoz,
right: Gunther Deichmann and Sam Scott
All photos Hermes Singson, thanks Hermes

Since most of the diver photographers come to Palau for about a week or two, the images are uploaded every day and by the end of the week the staff will prepare a CD/DVD for them to take home.
But now comes the good part, if for what ever reason the customer looses his or her CD/DVD up on returning home, they only have to send an email and request a copy.
This is where Aperture comes in very handy, all images are stored as a project (the project name in this case is the name of the Customer/Diver) as reference files and further backed up again to another drive which is independent.
Customer files are usually kept for about 60 to 90 days, but upon request special arrangements can be made for longer storage, in the DPC two iMac's are set aside for photographer who like to use Aperture themselves, a similar back up and storage system is in place.
All six (6) iMac's are connected in the same network via the Airport Extreme Base Station for file sharing, perfect for photo workshops, we put a lot of emphasis on the back up system, so no matter what happens to your great underwater shots they'll be safe even after you leave Palau.

Aperture installed including your own back up X2
All Photos Hermes Singson, thanks Hermes.

All iMac's are wi-fi connected and have dedicated access to the internet, thanks to Arnold our I.T. guy making the DPC a virtual internet Cafe as well, a Video station is soon to be implemented as well, separate printing via an Epson printer is also available plus external CD/DVD burner with labeling ability.
But there is a lot more... small Canon digital cameras with underwater housings are for rent and some new video cam's are available also, there you have it, diving with Sam's Tours has just gotten a lot better, thanks to the new Digital Photo Center, now you can leave your laptop at home, you are in good hands at Sam's Tours.
To round it up, this is the most complex and efficient Digital Photo Center in Palau, Micronesia, the Pacific and I believe a first in the diving industry, in this part of the world.
Stay tuned for this real great news and info, you won't believe the one from Chuuk Micronesia, the things I came across during my travels....
the title will be "The forgotten ones"
GD

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© Gunther Deichmann, Palau... pearls of the pacific

Just picked up this Blog from our friends at Fins Magazine.

Photography Workshop in Palau

Join FiNS Magazine Associate Editors Gunther Deichmann and Tony Wu from 22 to 27 April 2008 for a fun-filled, action-packed and unique photography workshop in the Micronesian paradise of Palau.
This special event will be hosted by Sam’s Tours, and will include opportunities to learn about both topside and underwater photography.
Palau is world-renowned for its spectacular scenery both above and below the waves, so there’ll be no shortage of subjects to pick from, and both Gunther and Tony will diligently devote all their attention to addressing your questions. :-)

More details on the workshop to come shortly. In the meantime, email Dermot Keane of Sam’s Tours for booking information.

__________________________________________

The GDPhotoWorkshop site has now all the latest info on up coming Photo workshops in 2008, for Cambodia everything is in place, Palau and Tibet will follow shortly, just go to the link and make your reservation if you interested. http://www.gdphotoworkshop.com/home.html
Thank you.

We have also up dated our Blog page on the GDPhotoWorkshop site and this one, we made it easier for you now to search and navigate through articles and information, just check below the YouTube Logo and you see the changes. You might have noticed also that Gunther Deichmann's main site and the GDPhotoWorkshop site have now been cross linked, you go to either one of them and you can get to the other direct from the front page.


For Gunther's Bio and main website please go to:
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/

Important Photo Workshop updates and information.

© Gunther Deichmann, Palau, Micronesia
the Pearls of the Pacific

© Gunther Deichmann, Tibet 2006,
more images on Tibet at:
www.deichmann-photo.com

I just like to remind everyone that we are taking bookings NOW for the workshops in Cambodia (February) and Palau (April)at Sam's Tours please make sure you book early there are only limited vacancies available, which brings me to the workshop in Tibet (July/August) if you interested in joining this one please advise us by no later than April due the complex travel arrangements, we post all the final details by end of January, however you can fill out the booking form provided on the GDPhotoWorkshop site without any obligations now, this will secure you a place for Tibet. The cost for the Cambodian workshop is approximately the same as the one we have conducted earlier in September 2007, you can use this as a good guide, again you can do some pre-bookings now, we will be using the same Hotel, The Heritage Suite Hotel in Siam Reap.
All the details for the workshop in Palau will be posted by latest December 2007.
Due to a major international conference on environmental issues and poor bookings unfortunately we had to cancel the Bali Workshop, sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused.

For Information from my last trip to Palau, Micronesia please go to my Blog at: http://www.deichmann-photo.com/blog.html

© Gunther Deichmann, Stock Photography

All future workshops include from now on the use and implementation of external image storage, using Aperture and PhotoShelter, keep your images away from home and safe without spending a lot of money, the future is here with companies like PhotoShelter and others, but more on this subject later, other subjects include marketing and selling of your images and creating cool looking websites with your own Blog and Podcast.
For example... I have returned from Palau only four days ago, but have edited, corrected (very little) prepared the images for shipping to my client and uploaded all the latest images, nearly done, on my PhotoShelter archive, oh I forgot, had an Aperture Web Gallery up and running right after the day I got back, not bad if you consider I had to go through 1500 different images, inclusive of captioning and keywords which I guess takes up most of the time.

© Gunther Deichmann, Palau, Micronesia
I found myself one night at the Palau Basketball court,
supporting the team of Sam's Tours, "The Sharks"
This little girl was running in circles on the matt next to
the court, by the way the Sharks won the Game that night.


© Gunther Deichmann, Palau, Micronesia
the Pearls of the Pacific,sunset at the
Palau Pacific Resort


© Gunther Deichmann, Aperture the software
for professional Photographers

In travel photography keywords are a lot more difficult to apply, well Aperture makes it easy, but it is not like in a studio environment, in travel photography there are so many different subjects and situations almost every shot is different, but you need keywords if you want to sell them later, this is a necessary evil if you like it or not, In any case it is a lot easier now with Aperture, before It would have taken me a week or more to go through all of this pile, not to mention the mounting and getting sore eyes from the light-box, besides they do help you a lot in finding things in a hurry, when ever you looking for that particular shot.
Like to know how to create some cool looking slide shows and Keynote presentations, well I can run that by you too, check out the most recent Podcast
created in GarageBand please click this link.

Cheers GD

The winning shot and Aperture

Luis is the one who came up with the winning shot during our recent
GD PhotoWorkshop, in Cambodia, Siam Reap.
Now back in Manila, we made arrangements to meet with Lawrence C Sison from the Power Mac Center to claim his prize, the Apple Aperture Software, for more information on Aperture please click here

I like to thank Lawrence C Sison from the Power Mac Center for all his support and sponsor ship, also my gratitude to Apple Singapore for their support.

We have now started our Gallery with images from the participants, have included a new feedback page and more up dates on other up coming events check it out at:
http://gdphotoworkshop.com

During all workshops we collect more images from the participants and after 12 month choose the top Photos for our grand prizes, however there is always one winner in each workshop at the current location, just like the shot we choose from Luis.

A new and interesting up-date on my main website has just been activated check it out at:
http://www.deichmann-photo.com

Now you find an additional button at the bottom on the left hand side at the Home page "GD New Images”, this new page will be updated every time I return from one of my Workshops or other destinations. Featuring a small selection from each recent trip, all others images are featured on my PhotoShelter site usually about a week after I have returned.
http://www.photoshelter.com/c/gdeichmann

Cheers GD

Luis’s winning shot on the 30-inch screen at the Power Mac Center.
Congratulations to Luis from the Power Mac Center,
Greenbelt, Makati.


The winning shot, by © Luis Harder, Cambodia 2007


From left: Lawrence C Sison, Gunther Deichmann, Luis Harder and
Maleng Raysag at the Power Mac Center, Greenbelt 3, Makati, Philippines

I am writing this blog from Cambodia, the group has left and I stayed behind for a few extra days, I have provided a direct link to my Aperture Web Gallery of images behind the scene. Images of the participants in action, our Hotel and rooms plus a Buddhist blessing right at the Hotel for the whole group on our last day.
I have to say this group or I call them just a great bunch, have been real cool and some of them booking for Tibet already, we are also planning some more Workshops in Cambodia and of course stay at the Heritage Suite Hotel, again my special thanks to the management in particular to Sylvie and Fabrice for arranging a real Buddhist blessing on our last day.
Many thanks to all and see you soon again for some great Photography, Aperture of course made my life easy during the editing and going direct to the Web Gallery without any problems.
For more images, go to my Aperture Gallery, just click here.


© Gunther Deichmann, after the Workshop,
the things you see on the road

Well, time has come, we are all set for our Cambodian Workshop, a few more days and then I try to report from Siam Reap, Angkor Wat, provided I get a good connection. We are leaving this coming Friday and our first shoot is on Saturday early morning, all the participants are very excited about this trip, including myself, even I have been there many times, but there are always some great and new opportunities In Siam Reap, a Photographers paradise.
The shooting is our top priority but seeing all the images later in Aperture on our Computer is going to be really exciting, as mention I try my best to do some blogs direct from the location, however our Gallery with the best images will be up on the GDPhotoWorkshop site up on my return.
Of course I am also looking forward to see my old friends and my guide Savuth again who is guiding us through this unique place, and having the Heritage Hotel as our base is just fantastic.
Thanks to our supporters/sponsors: Apple Singapore, the Power Mac Center in Makati, Manila, Sam's Tours Palau and the Heritage Hotel in Siam Reap we make this Gallery very interesting and a challenge for our participants, we have a lot of surprises in stall for the best images but more on these later.
My gratitude to Jun Miranda from the Philippine Center for Creative Imaging for all his support and hard work.
Reporting soon from Angkor Wat, Siam Reap, Cambodia,
All the details for Bali, Palau and Tibet workshops will be posted on the GDPhotoWorkshop site up on my return, Tibet is becoming very popular you can make some temporary reservation on the reservation page now, just to make sure, of course this is non committal.
Cheers Gunther or GD

Big thanks to Jun Miranda from the Philippine Center for Creative Imaging, for organizing and making the GDPhotoWorkshop possible.
If your interest is Photography, if you an amateur or a pro, learn how to design, work with photoshop, or you like to become an expert on Aperture then you have to check out the great courses offered by the Center. For all the info please go to: http://www.pcci.com.ph/

The only one of its kind in the Philippines, if you like to know more about Photography than this is the place!

The workshop to Cambodia is now fully booked! Details of the current Cambodian Workshops are below posted by the PCCI.
For all future GDPhotoWorkshops in cooperation with the PCCI please check on the Calendar at the GDPhotoWorkshop website, up coming workshops are Bali in November, early next year Cambodia, Palau in April (with a marine Biologist and photography, this one is great for our underwater photographers) and Tibet in July/August 2008 please book very early for this one, limited number of participants only and due to the location we have to prepare well in advance.

Very soon we have all the details on the Calendar at the GDPhotoWorkshop website, other announcements will be made by the PCCI, we are looking forward to have you on one of our workshops. To view some of the images from these destinations please go to: www.deichmann-photo.com
Thank you GD.

in cooperation with

GDPHOTOWORKSHOP

invites you to

Cambodia

A Photo Safari/Travel Photography Workshop

September 7-11, 2007

by Gunther Deichmann

This workshop is open to all serious amateur and professional photographers who want to explore Cambodia’s Angkor Wat while learning the complexity of travel photography.

This four-day workshop will focus on Angkor Wat of Cambodia. While it will cover the place, its people and culture, the course will also be a learning experience from one of the best travel photographers—Gunther Deichmann. He will cover all aspects of shoot: solving technical problems, working with the locals, gaining access to certain places, the digital workflow, etc. He will also discuss what makes a successful travel photography. In addition, he will also lecture on post-production workflow and techniques using Apple Aperture. Aside being a well-respected travel photographer, he is also an Apple Certified Instructor in Aperture.

The workshop will be preceeded by a cocktail at PCCI, two weeks before departure, to brief the participants and to give them the opportunity to know one another. The evenings of the workshop will be spent in sharing, critiquing of the day’s shoots and planning of the next.

At the end of the course, each participant will receive a Certificate of Completion from both PCCI and GDPHOTOWORKSHOP and a copy of Gunther’s book, Journey Through Colour and Time. Their photos will also be exhibited in the Participant’s Gallery in the GDPHOTOWORKSHOP website. Exhibited photos will automatically be entered in the Cambodia Photo Contest to be displayed at the PCCI Gallery. Winning photos will win major prizes like free trip (including accommodation) to Cambodia for two.

The total package price is US$1,625 (or peso equivalent) which includes airfare transportation from Manila-Siam Reap-Manila; 4 night-/5 day-accommodation at the 5-star Heritage Suites Hotel, breakfast, ground transportation and guides; Angkor Wat Heritage site permit fee and visa fee for Camboida; lectures at the Heritage Suite Hotel conference room; and a signed copy of Gunther Deichmann’s book Journey Through Colour and Time. For details, please visit www.gdphotoworkshop.com.

Gunther Deichmann is one of Austral-Asia’s most accomplished travel photographers. Of German birth and a paleontologist by vocation, Deichmann settled in Australia when we was 21 years old where he got exposed to the beauty of the country. This led him to his current preoccupation, photography. His photographic opus appeared in different magazines such as the cover of Time Magazine (USA), Bulletin (Australia), Der Spiegel (Germany), Bunte (cover), National Magazine (South Africa), National Geographic, New York Times (USA), Sued Deutsche Zeitung (Germany), Grand Reportage (France), VSD (France), GEO (France), Terre Savage (France), and Figaro (France), and in other major book productions such as The Racing Game, National Geographic, Time-Life, Reader’s Digest, BBC (London). He recently published his own book entitled Journey Through Colour and Time— a 30-year collection of photographs on Australia, Europe, Asia, and Micronesia. For more information on this multi-talented and multi-awarded photographer, visit www.deichmann-photo.com.

Call PCCI now at (2) 759-3087 or send us an email at registration@pcci.com.ph. Limited to only twelve participants.

© Gunther Deichmann, Cambodia 2007
Our Workshop to Cambodia, Angkor Wat is now very near, we are off on the 7th of September, fully booked and we are ready to go for some very exciting photography and exploring the great world heritage sites in and around Siam Reap. For those who could not make it, dont worry we are already scheduling another one for Cambodia soon, just keep checking the GDPhotoWorkshop website and under the Calendar you find all the up coming events. The next workshop is going to be in Bali, Indonesia in November, all the details for this one will be on our site shortly. If I have a good connection I be sending out blogs from the Heritage Hotel in Siam Reap our base during the workshop, for more info on the Heritage Hotel please go to: http://www.heritage.com.kh


© Gunther Deichmann, Tibet 2006
By the way I am getting a lot of interest for the workshop next year in Tibet, (July/August 2008), make sure you contact us soon, since this one has only a limited number of participants (10 max), preparations and bookings have to be made early for this one. Again, for more information and details check our website, stay tuned or subscribe to our blog for the latest NEWS and up dates. For Images on Cambodia, Bali, Palau, Micronesia and Tibet please go to:
deichmann-photo.com
Palau, Micronesia is scheduled for April 2008, with a Marine Biologist and underwater photography in one of the best dive destinations in the world.
Thank You,
GD

Hi everybody, in particular to all the participants who will join me on our Cambodian Photo Workshop, I have just received this very interesting information
from my "information friend" Walter Ty, thank you Walter, for bringing this to my attention, please read on below to view the maps and other info go to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6945574.stm


Photos: © Gunther Deichmann

Map reveals ancient urban sprawl Angkor Wat
The researchers disovered at least 74 new temples

In pictures: Angkor Wat
The great medieval temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia was once at the centre of a sprawling urban settlement, according to a new, detailed map of the area.
Using Nasa satellites, an international team have discovered at least 74 new temples and complex irrigation systems.
The map, published in the journal PNAS, extends the known settlement by 1000 sq km, about the size of Los Angeles.
Analysis also lends weight to the theory that Angkor's residents were architects of the city's demise.
"The large-scale city engineered its own downfall by disrupting its local environment by expanding continuously into the surrounding forests," said Damian Evans of the University of Sydney and one of the authors of the paper and map.

Urban complex
Working with researchers from Australia, Cambodia and France, the map was produced from ground surveys, airborne photography, and ground-sensing radar from Nasa's AIRSAR satellite.
Cambodia map
"The radar can sense differences in plant growth and moisture content that result from topographical variations of less than a meter," Mr Evans said.
The data allowed the researchers to peer through the vegetation that now shrouds the World Heritage site.
It suggests that the medieval settlement surrounding Angkor, the one-time capital of the Khmer empire which flourished between the ninth and 14th centuries, was at least three times larger than previously thought.
The team believes it could have covered 3,000 sq km (1,150 sq miles), the largest pre-industrial complex of its kind.
Its nearest rival is Tikal, a Mayan city in Guatemala, which covers between 100 and 150 sq km (40-60 sq miles).
The detailed survey also allowed the researchers to map at least 74 new temples as well as more than 1,000 manmade ponds.

Water works
They also discovered that the city's water supply probably relied on a single complex channel that extended 20 to 25km out from Angkor city.
Radar allowed the team to peer beneath the vegetation

The researchers say that the system, until now thought to be purely decorative and ceremonial, was probably used to support farming, in particular intensive rice agriculture.
In all, the newly mapped terrain could have supported half a million people, the researchers believe.
The new analysis of the irrigation system also sheds light on the civilization's collapse in the 14th century.
"We saw signs that embankments had been breached and of ad hoc repairs to bridges and dams, suggesting that the system became unmanageable over time," Mr Evans told the AFP news agency.
In addition, deforestation, over population, topsoil erosion could have contributed to the population's sudden disappearance.

"Angkor was extensive enough, and the agricultural exploitation intensive enough, to have created a number of very serious environmental problems," he said.

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Photo © Gunther Deichmann, Angkor Wat, Cambodia 2006

CAMBODIA
A Photo Safari/Course on Travel Photography

The Philippine Center for Creative Imaging (PCCI), in cooperation with GDPHOTOWORKSHOP, invites you to a photo safari/travel photography workshop on one of the most popular destinations in Asia: Cambodia. To be conducted from September 7-11, 2007, this workshop is opened to all serious amateur and professional photographers who want to explore Cambodia’s Angkor Wat while learning the complexity of travel photography.

This four-day workshop will focus on Angkor Wat of Cambodia. While it will cover the place, its people and culture, the course will also be a learning experience from one of the best travel photographers—Gunther Deichmann. He will cover all aspects of shoot: solving technical problems, working with the locals, gaining access to certain places, the digital workflow, etc. He will also discuss what makes a successful travel photography. In addition, he will also lecture on post-production workflow and techniques using Apple Aperture. Aside being a well-respected travel photographer, he is also an Apple Certified Instructor in Aperture.

The workshop will be preceeded by a cocktail at PCCI, two weeks before departure, to brief the participants and to give them the opportunity to know one another.  The evenings of the workshop will be spent in sharing, critiquing of the day’s shoots and planning of the next. 

At the end of the course, each participant will receive a Certificate of Completion from both PCCI and GDPHOTOWORKSHOP and a copy of Gunther’s book, Journey Through Colour and Time. Their photos will also be exhibited in the Participant’s Gallery in the GDPHOTOWORKSHOP website. Exhibited photos will automatically be entered in the Cambodia Photo Contest to be displayed at the PCCI Gallery. Winning photos will win major prizes like free trip (including accommodation) to Cambodia for two. 

The total package price is US$1,650 (or peso equivalent) which includes airfare transportation from Manila-Siam Reap-Manila; 4 night-/5 day-accommodation at the 5-star Heritage Suites Hotel, breakfast, ground transportation and guides; Angkor Wat Heritage site permit fee and visa fee for Camboida; lectures at the Heritage Suite Hotel conference room; and a signed copy of Gunther Deichmann’s book Journey Through Colour and Time. For details, please visit www.gdphotoworkshop.com.
 
Gunther Deichmann is one of Austral-Asia’s most accomplished travel photographers. Of German birth and a paleontologist by vocation, Deichmann settled in Australia when we was 21 years old where he got exposed to the beauty of the country. This led him to his current preoccupation, photography. His photographic opus appeared in different magazines such as the cover of Time Magazine (USA), Bulletin (Australia), Der Spiegel (Germany), Bunte (cover), National Magazine (South Africa), National Geographic, New York Times (USA), Sued Deutsche Zeitung (Germany), Grand Reportage (France), VSD (France), GEO (France), Terre Savage (France), and Figaro (France), and  in other major book productions such as The Racing Game, National Geographic, Time-Life, Reader’s Digest, BBC (London). He recently published his own book entitled Journey Through Colour and Time— a 30-year collection of photographs on Austrialia, Europe, Asia, and Micronesia. For more information on this multi-talented and multi-awarded photographer, visit www.deichmann-photo.com.

Photo © Gunther Deichmann,
Tonle Sap, Cambodia 2006

Thanks to the committee and all the members of the Camera Club of the Philippines for inviting me to give a short presentation on Cambodia.
Many thanks for food and drinks, the monthly meeting of the Camera Club was held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Makati, Manila, Philippines.
A very nice evening and I run into some very old friends again, I had not seen for a long time.
The Camera Club of the Philippines is the longest established one in the Philippines with over 150 members, comprising out of Hobby and Pro Photographers.
Special thanks to Jun Miranda from the PCCI (Philippine Center for Creative Imaging) for organizing this presentation on Cambodia.
I just used the Aperture slide show with some pre set music, created earlier in GarageBand.

For more images on Cambodia and other destinations, please go to: http://www.deichmann-photo.com

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