NEW VENICE ACQUA ALTA TOUR IN NOVEMBER

Following my trip to Venice during the Acqua Alta Floods in December last year, and owing to a rather large demand, I have added at very short notice a special 3 day photo tour there this November, specifically to shoot the high water and the effects it has on this incredibly iconic city. So if you fancy joining me in photographing Saint Marks Square under 3 feet of water then get in touch quick!
VENICE ACQUA ALTA TOUR 22-25 November 2011
1599 euros per person/2499 euros 2 sharing

TALL SHIPS IN THE SHETLAND ISLANDS

I have just returned from the very lovely Shetland Islands where I was shooting the start of the second leg of the 2011 Tall Ships Races. The rugged coastline of these fabulous islands provided the perfect backdrop to these magnificent sailing vessels, and the weather - windy, stormy and foggy, was absolutely perfect - for me anyway! The adverse conditions meant that the race start was delayed by 24 hours - a good excuse to get on board the boats, chat to the crews, and of course try out the local pubs and restaurants in the northern most town in the UK. When things finally got going it was well worth waiting for, and while the sports photographers I met were all understandably moaning about the conditions, things couldn't have been better for me!. I shall be adding new photographs from the trip on the website soon - there will also be an article and photos in the November edition of Black and White Photography Magazine.

WINNER OF 'WIN A WORKSHOP' COMPETITION

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Ocean Capture competition to win a 3 day workshop on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset in England is SUSAN FURBER of PORTSMOUTH. Congratulations Susan!!! Thank you so much to all who sent in their entries - keep watching as there will be another competition soon.

To book a place on an Ocean Capture Photography Workshop in Dorset with Kathy White or Jonathan Chritchley in Biarritz and worldwide, please see the Ocean Capture website at www.oceancapture.com.

From 2012 Kathy will be running photo tours in China, Cuba and other exciting water destinations - details on the website soon!

WIN A WORKSHOP ON THE JURASSIC COAST!

9TH-11TH SEPTEMBER 2011, JURASSIC COAST, ENGLAND.
Starting this Autumn we at Ocean Capture are offering a series of photography workshops aimed at all levels of photographer on the very lovely Jurassic Coast in the south of England. I shall be leading the first one at the beginning of September which is a specialist black & white and long exposure workshop. Subsequent courses will be led by the very talented Kathy White - see her work here. Kathy lives in Dorset and knows the secret spots better than anyone. She is also a skilled teacher both in photography and editing/post processing and she and I have worked together on many occasions. We have put together a series of workshops aimed at different skill levels - beginner, refresher and advanced - throughout the autumn and early winter - please see www.oceancaptureadventures.com for more details.

The first of these is a 3 day general landscape and seascape workshop 9th-11th September 2011. I shall be there for a chat and the first shoot, then Kathy will take you under her wing for the next three days, working on location and in the digital darkroom to enhance your images.
TO WIN A PLACE ON THIS WORKSHOP!
Email info@oceancapture.com and tell us what would be your MOST favourite water location to photograph, anywhere in the world.
Winners will be announced on this blog on Saturday 14th May.
The winner will benefit from a 3 day workshop led by Kathy White concentrating on seascapes in Dorset. The prize includes transport during the workshop, all tuition and guidance, hot and cold drinks. Acccommodation is not included.
GOOD LUCK!
Above photo: Kathy White

RAFTS AND BOATS AND PLANES....

The last 3 weeks has seen me travel from France to Italy then over to China and back to France again. Quite a surreal feeling to be speeding across the Venetian lagoon in a vintage wooden speedboat one day, then up the Li River in China on a bamboo raft a couple of days later. But of all the modes of transport recently experienced, the most adrenalin inducing, buttock clenching ride was without doubt the motorbike taxi across Paris between the two major airports on my way to China. 160km per hour through the traffic jams on the peripherique was certainly an unforgettable journey, and one I shouldn't have been in a hurry to repeat, and yet for some very strange reason I found myself jumping on one on the way home..... well you just have to, don't you...... New photographs from Venice and China will be on the website soon. Above: 'Bamboo Jetty, Li River, China March 2011'.

COMING TO A HOSPITAL NEAR YOU........

The UK National Health Service, or NHS as they are better know, have invested in several of my prints for display in various hospitals and clinics throughout England and Wales. This image, Silent Shore, shot 4 years ago on a beach near my home in France, is one of the images chosen. 'We hope the ethereal quality of Jonathan's work will have a soothing effect on visitors to these centres' a spokesperson said.

EXHIBITION IN STUTTGART, GERMANY

Various photographs of mine will be on display in large format at the Lumas gallery in Stuttgart, Germany in an exhibition entitled 'The Romantic Landscape'. Here are the details:

Opening: Thursday, February 17th, 19.00 -21.00
Exhibition: February 18th - March 22nd.
Lumas Gallery, Königstrasse 26, Stuttgart