The Sicily Photo Masterclass is a great opportunity to sharpen your photographic storytelling and enjoy the beauty and local culture of Sicilian countryside. Conducted by documentary photographer Mimi Mollica with Special Guest Tutor Martin Parr who will join us for two days, the week long workshop will focus on helping you to develop your current projects and contribute to the FRACTURE collective project on the Belice Valley in West Sicily.

Away from the everyday pressures and indulging in the idyllic Sicilian countryside you’ll have the unique chance to critically advance your photographic skills, shoot new photographs off the beaten track of tourist trails, examine in depth your work, master the editing process and assess viable outlets for your story. 

You will create sequences, draft narrative layouts and put together the basis for a successful pitch to editors, publishers, galleries and more. A Special Guest tutor will join the group on selected dates offering exclusive insights on the participants work and will share his/her knowledge of the industry.

Both San Giovanni Vecchio Farmhouse and The Country House it’s located near the breathtaking Segesta archeological site and the village of Calatafimi-Segesta. Its beautiful and quiet location is immersed in lush vegetation, olive groves, a biodiverse orchard that overlooks the wonderful panorama of the surrounding vineyard and cultivated hills.

Only a short drive from some of the richest and culturally engaging places in Sicily, the farmhouse stretches over two floors with airy and comfortable rooms. It features a swimming pool and has plenty of space to work and relax both indoors and outdoors.

During the workshop we, as a group, will be working on a collaborative project called FRACTURE on the Belice region in West Sicily, an area affected by a devastating earthquake in 1968 that caused tens of thousand of victims and has been challenged by a lengthy and controversial reconstruction. The project will grow over the years and will include the work produced by the workshop participants with inputs by Mimi Mollica and the Special Guest tutors.

The participants will look at exploring and photographing topics  related to reconstruction, trauma, separation, regeneration. The group will identify different aspects that define the complexity of the region in the architecture, nature, people, social and economic dynamics and the dialogue between urban and rural context.