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Photo Walk | Karama: People & Places

As one of the oldest residential areas of Dubai, Karama is the destination to visit for a wide array of culinary offerings, retail bargains, and those irresistible classic neon lit signs. While practicing your street photography, you’ll learn techniques for difficult lighting conditions, all while taking in the history of Karama from your guide and your surroundings.

What's Covered

This Photo Walk runs from pre-dusk until the night⏤an opportunity to learn how to take successful street photographs that work with the available light, regardless of your camera or mobile phone. But there’s more to a successful photograph than a correct exposure⏤as one of GPP’s photography instructors, Raz will teach you the process behind taking images that go beyond the snapshot, sharing the technical skills and interpersonal techniques for working with your subjects and the environment.

 

In addition to the focus on photography, you’ll experience a route that is is laced with culture and history of this community, and learn how it has changed throughout the decades.

 

You will learn:

  • How to overcome technical obstacles when working in unfavorable lighting conditions, regardless of the camera or mobile phone in use 
  • What to seek out when composing images that go beyond a ‘snapshot’ 
  • How to navigate asking ‘strangers’ to pose for a photograph, and how to take portraits that do justice to the subject 
  • The history of Karama, from the building of the Sheikh Hamdan Colony in the 1960s until today

This Photo Walk runs from pre-dusk until the night⏤an opportunity to learn how to take successful street photographs that work with the available light, regardless of your camera or mobile phone. But there’s more to a successful photograph than a correct exposure⏤as one of GPP’s photography instructors, Raz will teach you the process behind taking images that go beyond the snapshot, sharing the technical skills and interpersonal techniques for working with your subjects and the environment.

 

In addition to the focus on photography, you’ll experience a route that is is laced with culture and history of this community, and learn how it has changed throughout the decades.

 

You will learn:

  • How to overcome technical obstacles when working in unfavorable lighting conditions, regardless of the camera or mobile phone in use 
  • What to seek out when composing images that go beyond a ‘snapshot’ 
  • How to navigate asking ‘strangers’ to pose for a photograph, and how to take portraits that do justice to the subject 
  • The history of Karama, from the building of the Sheikh Hamdan Colony in the 1960s until today
what's included
  • 3.5-hour photo walk 
  • Technical photography instruction 
  • A local tour, highlighting important historical landmarks and notable moments from Karama’s cultural history
  • 3.5-hour photo walk 
  • Technical photography instruction 
  • A local tour, highlighting important historical landmarks and notable moments from Karama’s cultural history
who should attend
  • Suitable for all. This workshop assumes no prior knowledge of photography. 
  • Note: Those who have attended our Photography Level 1 and/or Photography Level 2 workshops prior to attending will benefit most fully from this workshop, as you will be better equipped to inject your storytelling with creative photography techniques. 
  • Please note that photo walks are done on foot, so expect lots of walking.
  • Suitable for all. This workshop assumes no prior knowledge of photography. 
  • Note: Those who have attended our Photography Level 1 and/or Photography Level 2 workshops prior to attending will benefit most fully from this workshop, as you will be better equipped to inject your storytelling with creative photography techniques. 
  • Please note that photo walks are done on foot, so expect lots of walking.
What to bring
  • A camera with a fully charged battery - whether it’s a mobile phone or a DSLR. All are welcome. 
  • If you’re shooting with a camera, we recommend you bring 1 lens with a focal length of around 35mm. If you don’t have a lens that wide, bring one that you do have⏤your instructor will teach you how to work with it. 
  • A spare battery, or battery pack charger if you’re shooting with your phone. 
  • A thirst for adventure. 
  • Please pack light and bring all of your belongings and gear in one small camera bag. We will be moving around constantly and thus large camera bags and lots of gear will be cumbersome. Leave your tripod at home! You’ll learn how to take long exposures using the legs you already have.
 

Please note: Due to traffic and very limited parking, we strongly recommend that you do not drive to the meeting point and take the metro instead. We start promptly on time and highly recommend getting to the meeting point 15 minutes early. Once the walk begins, we will not be reachable by phone and we won’t be able to coordinate with latecomers.

  • A camera with a fully charged battery - whether it’s a mobile phone or a DSLR. All are welcome. 
  • If you’re shooting with a camera, we recommend you bring 1 lens with a focal length of around 35mm. If you don’t have a lens that wide, bring one that you do have⏤your instructor will teach you how to work with it. 
  • A spare battery, or battery pack charger if you’re shooting with your phone. 
  • A thirst for adventure. 
  • Please pack light and bring all of your belongings and gear in one small camera bag. We will be moving around constantly and thus large camera bags and lots of gear will be cumbersome. Leave your tripod at home! You’ll learn how to take long exposures using the legs you already have.
 

Please note: Due to traffic and very limited parking, we strongly recommend that you do not drive to the meeting point and take the metro instead. We start promptly on time and highly recommend getting to the meeting point 15 minutes early. Once the walk begins, we will not be reachable by phone and we won’t be able to coordinate with latecomers.

Cancellation Policy
  • If you cancel your photo walk a minimum of 7 days in advance of your photo walk, you will be issued a 90% refund or may be rescheduled to another date(s).
  • If you cancel your photo walk a minimum of 5 days in advance of your photo walk, no refund will be issued but you may be rescheduled to another date(s).
  • If you cancel your photo walk less than 5 days in advance of your photo walk, no refund and no reschedule is possible.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

  • Photo walks can be rescheduled within 1 month of the original booking and within the same photo walk type, only if there is availability on the new date requested. 
  • Bookings can only be transferred ONCE. If you transfer your photo walk booking and later wish to cancel it, we will not be able to refund or reschedule you under any circumstances. 
  • You must be 18 or older to attend this photo walk. If you are younger than 18 or booking for someone under 18 years of age, please contact us first and we will be happy to advise you.

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