{"id":112,"date":"2008-08-15T23:59:19","date_gmt":"2008-08-16T03:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/wordpress\/?p=112"},"modified":"2008-08-15T23:59:19","modified_gmt":"2008-08-16T03:59:19","slug":"focus-on-nature-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/112\/focus-on-nature-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus On Nature Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/focusonnature.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n15 years ago, Einar Erlendsson had a dream. Start a photographic workshop program in Iceland. Offer people from all over the world an opportunity to experience a unique land. Immerse them in its culture, history, geology, climate, and biology. Help them make more compelling images. Inspire them to share their experiences with a wider audience. Tonight that dream came true. The first workshop began. (Vincent Versace and I coteach a special weekend workshop before my weeklong workshop Illuminating Creativity &#8211; Icleand starts.) It was an emotional moment for all of us &#8211; but, of course, particularly for Einar who navigated over a decade of obstacles to make this a reality. He&#8217;s got a lot of great ideas for unique workshop experiences that will develop rapidly next year. Driving on glaciers? Exploring ice caves? Diving in underwater caves? Walking in volcanoes? It&#8217;s all coming soon.<br \/>\nFocus on Nature has a\u00a0 dual meaning and a dual purpose. It&#8217;s not just designed to promote photography. It&#8217;s also designed to promote the environment and sustainable land use practices. It&#8217;s a message in line with the spirit of the Icelandic nation &#8211; the largest exporter of geothermal technology in the world. There&#8217;s a lot more that can and will be said on this subject. Stay tuned to the Focus on Nature website.<br \/>\n15 years ago, Einar Erlendsson had a dream. Start a photographic workshop program in Iceland. Offer people from all over the world an opportunity to experience a unique land. Immerse them in its culture, history, geology, climate, and biology. Help them make more compelling images. Inspire them to share their experiences with a wider audience. Tonight that dream came true. The first workshop began. (Vincent Versace and I coteach a special weekend workshop before my weeklong workshop <a href=\"http:\/\/focusonnature.is\/id\/1000027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Illuminating Creativity<\/a> &#8211; Icleand starts.) It was an emotional moment for all of us &#8211; but, of course, particularly for Einar who navigated over a decade of obstacles to make this a reality. He&#8217;s got a lot of great ideas for unique workshop experiences that will develop rapidly next year. Driving on glaciers? Exploring ice caves? Diving in underwater caves? Walking in volcanoes? It&#8217;s all coming soon.<br \/>\nFocus on Nature has a\u00a0 dual meaning and a dual purpose. It&#8217;s not just designed to promote photography. It&#8217;s also designed to promote the environment and sustainable land use practices. It&#8217;s a message in line with the spirit of the Icelandic nation &#8211; the largest exporter of geothermal technology in the world. There&#8217;s a lot more that can and will be said on this subject. Stay tuned to the Focus on Nature website.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/focusonnature.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find out more about Focus on Nature here.<\/a><br \/>\nNew dates for 2009 are now available.<br \/>\nVincent Versace August 10-14<br \/>\nJohn Paul Caponigro August 17-21, 2009 Iceland workshop here.<br \/>\nStephen Johnson TBA.<br \/>\nNew instructors and dates will be announced soon.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/focusonnature.is\/id\/1000201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get Priority Status for all Focus on Nature workshop here.<\/a><br \/>\nOr, get Priority Status for all 2009 workshops now by emailing einar@focusonnature.is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15 years ago, Einar Erlendsson had a dream. Start a photographic workshop program in Iceland. Offer people from all over the world an opportunity to experience a unique land. Immerse them in its culture, history, geology, climate, and biology. 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