our retreats..
the classic
Over the course of four nights and five days Chantal and Lena invite you to a thriving communal creative space where you can learn, share knowledge and experience and come away with new ideas and a fresh approach to your photography.
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Our retreats offer a fully immersive experience from morning to night that has magic in the air wherever you look!
Our programme includes three masterclass sessions which include practical portrait shooting, demonstrations, activities and exercises which focus on the technical side of photography as well as how to find inspiration and delve deeper into your practice.
For those who want to learn more about shooting film as well as self-portraiture, we have a dedicated Fundamentals of Film session & a selfportrait masterclass where we teach you everything we know about getting the most out of film and everything we know about the art of self-portraiture.
We also cover topics such as how to work with models, how to use lighting to create specific effects, perfecting exposure and how to use props, space and style to create the photographs you want.
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The retreats are designed for all photography levels, film and digital - whether you are a complete beginner looking to learn the basics or you are an advanced photographer looking to find new inspiration and meet likeminded people.​
​find out what we're up to in 2026 here.
women's only
For a long time we have felt called to create a retreat just for women. Having explored our own femininity and the relationship with our bodies through photography for over a decade, these topics fascinate us and the connection we feel when creating with other women is something very close to our hearts. So the idea to teach, collaborate and share these experiences with a group of just women came very naturally to us. After hosting our first women's only retreat in Greece in 2025 and having found it the an incredibly magical experience, we decided to host one every year alongside our classic retreat, with a vision to focus more deeply on intimate portraiture and the opportunity to explore our inner divine feminine.​​
We are very much looking forward to creating an expansive and kind space where we can allow ourselves to slow down, connect, get in touch with our true inner inspiration and dive deep into what we seek to create as women in a modern world.
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This retreat will have plenty of free time to create alongside advanced guided sessions where we will try to connect more intentionally to our own work and encourage you to think about the next step in your photography journey.
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find out what we're up to in 2026 here!
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your hosts and teachers
Hi, I'm Lena!
I'm a photographer living and working in London in the UK. I create solely through the wonderful medium of film and enjoy making photographs that blur the line between realism and fiction. My work centres around portraiture, still life and documentary imagery. I love to photograph people in a natural and candid way with an element of fictional story-telling. In 2024 I released my first book and have been working on several personal projects with an aim to make more. Alongside photography, I love poetry, film and exploring the natural world with my camera and my dog Hazel.
Lena Aires
Chantal Convertini
Hi, I'm Chantal!
I am an artist and photographer born and based in Switzerland.
Photography is my 'one and only' medium, but I do love to explore different aspects of it: be it analog all types of analog or digital photography.
Almost exclusively I create around humans. I love to shoot selfportraits, document the closest people around me or work with other artists. My work is found at the intersection of documentation and staged imagery, always with an artistic and abstract touch.
I'm also very passionate about movement; dancing and yoga being my go-to things and I love hiking or generally spending the day in nature.
