ABOUT US



Richard Martin - Instructor
A long time contributor to Photo Life magazine, Richard pursues photography as a medium of visual expression. Well known for sharing his enthusiasm, creative vision and passion for the medium, Richard has been leading annual workshops on photography and visual design in his native Kingston, Ontario for fifteen years. He also conducts workshops, tours and seminars around the world, including Cuba, Sicily, Venice, Tuscany, Provence, Seattle, San Francisco, Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. He is best known for his unique vision, with a personal style characterized by a strong sense of composition, color and the use of light -combining an architectural love of geometry, pattern and texture with a painter ’s sensitivity to color, light and composition. Images by Richard have appeared in numerous periodicals, with portfolios, essays and articles published in Camera Canada, Photo Digest, Photo Selection, Photo Life, Best of Photography Annual, Wood Le Bois, Wood Design &Building, Canadian

Elisa Paloschi - Resourse Guide
Elisa’s life is much like the yoga she practices - she is always finding opportunities to stretch in new ways. She has lived and travelled overseas for the past twenty years, which has allowed her the opportunity to share with many people and to explore diverse lands and cultures.

Elisa lived for ten years in Italy, five of those in Sicily. She has worked as a photographer, video maker, multimedia designer and last but not least, tour co-ordinator . While living in Palermo, Elisa had the opportunity to explore the Island extensively whilst working on documentaries about the history of Palermo and on TV series about the culture and nature of Sicily. Since leaving, she has returned every year - often spending several months at a time. Elisa is fluent in Italian, has a deep understanding of the Sicilian dialects, the nuances of the southern culture and in particular knows when yes means no and that a green light does not always give you right of way.