Italy
Southern Sardinia
4 – 8 December 2026Sold out
The wildest coast of Sardinia in December, when the sun stays low all day and the beaches are empty. Unsettled weather is the point, not the risk: it is what gives us skies worth photographing.
Places we may go
Red rock, turquoise water and old watchtowers on the headlands. We move along the south-western coast according to the wind and the light, choosing each location the evening before.
This list is not exhaustive and it can change. A swell that arrives early, a road shut by the weather, or a sky clearly worth chasing somewhere else are all good reasons to spend a morning in a place that is not on this page.
This date is full, but the requests are what shape the calendar: tell me if it interests you.
Join the waiting listThere is no day-by-day itinerary. There is a rhythm.
We don’t publish a fixed day-by-day programme, because the weather decides where we should be. What stays the same every day is the shape below; what changes is where we point the cameras, and we choose that together the evening before.
Dry
High pressure and a clean winter sky. The sun stays low all day, so the light is usable far longer than in summer — and the middle of the day is short enough to spend on the island itself.
| 07:20 | Sunrise | In December the sun rises late: no brutal starts |
| 09:30 | Breakfast | We go through the morning’s files together |
| 11:00 | Theory | The topics of the week, at the table |
| 13:00 | On the road | A nuraghe, the salt pans and their flamingos, a village |
| 15:30 | Post-production, forecast or planning | We choose the evening together |
| 16:55 | Sunset, then dinner | The low winter sun stays warm for a long time |
Wet
Rain coming off the sea. Winter here gives skies you never see in August, and they are worth getting wet for: we go to the wide viewpoints, where the sky is half the frame.
| 07:20 | Sunrise under cloud | The colour arrives before the sun does |
| 09:30 | Breakfast, dry off | Dry off, first look at the files |
| 11:00 | Theory | Reading a moving sky |
| 13:00 | On the road, out of the rain | A nuraghe, the salt pans and their flamingos, a village |
| 15:30 | Post-production, forecast or planning | The evening is decided here |
| 16:55 | Sunset where it opens, then dinner | Ten good minutes are worth the whole day |
Stormy
Mistral and rain. The wind is the story, but not from an exposed cliff: we watch the sea work against the rock from solid ground, and give the long middle of the day to the desk.
| 08:00 | A later start, breakfast | Salt spray is the real enemy here |
| 10:00 | Theory, long session | Long exposure, filters, protecting the camera |
| 12:30 | Post-production, forecast or planning | The best afternoon of the week for desk work |
| 14:30 | On the road | Out of the wind: a village, a museum, a long lunch |
| 16:55 | Out if it opens | The light after a mistral is the cleanest of the year |
What we work on
- Scouting and planning: reading maps, tides and forecasts
- Weather: reading the cloud, and making the most of what the day gives
- Composition, and the discipline of seeing the frame before shooting
- Exposure with the histogram, in light that changes fast
- Filters: graduated, polariser, ND
- Advanced long exposure
- Post-production, on your own files, during the week
- Image review, one to one
This date is full, but the requests are what shape the calendar: tell me if it interests you.
Join the waiting listIn the field
What a week actually looks like, past the finished pictures: the waiting, the walking, and the people doing it with you.
Your teachers
Alessio Andreani
NiSi Ambassador
His work has been published by The Times, Digital Photographer Magazine, Traveler, NPhoto and Digital Photo.
Francesco Gola
ZEISS, BenQ, NiSi, f-stop Gear and Calibrite Ambassador
Based in Milan, he works with companies, magazines and photography schools across Europe.
What is included
Included
- Tuition from two professional photographers
- Single room in hotel, 4 nights
- Transport on the island, fuel and tolls
- Photographic and logistic planning
Not included
- Travel to and from Cagliari
- Food and drink
- Travel and medical insurance
- Anything not listed under Included
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This workshop is full. Leave your details and you will be the first to know if a place frees up, or when the next date is set.
Good to know
Accommodation
A hotel on the southern coast is our base, with a single room each.
Fitness level
Easy. Short walks on uneven ground to reach the shooting spots.
Experience required
All levels.
Equipment
Camera, tripod, wide and medium lenses, filters. A full list is sent once you are enrolled.
Weather
December in Sardinia is mild but unstable, which is exactly why we go then. Bring a shell and warm layers for the evenings.
Getting there
We meet at Cagliari Airport in the late morning of the 4th.
Payments and cancellation
A 30% deposit confirms your place, the balance is due 60 days before departure.