We decided to work our way through the things that happened this year.

People have been very good in supporting us and many have asked how they can help.

'Come to our seminar!' is the answer.

We need help but we want to be able to give something back for it. So here it is

'The Disaster Relief Master Class - Everything we know for 300 bucks.'

The Disaster Relief Master Class

We want to do Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

We also wil be speaking in Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin.

Dates to come after Easter

Come along and learn.

I'll put up some more information very soon.

Cheers

Jvk

We are disappointed that it isn't happening but we understand that there have been far too many speakers coming through Australia hoping to cash in on photographers with a thirst for knowledge, leaving behind them a now disillusioned group of photographers who are still looking for the holy grail.

At the end of our talk for the AAPP we will be selling holy grails for those that need them ... just kidding. In fact we have nothing to sell you ... we want you to get what you need from our talk not a flash DVD of almost answers.

Its difficult to tell you what you will learn because we have so much to give. If you are hesitating about coming now is the time to commit. and if you are still hesitating this is what Roger Clark said about our last event

"20 years in the industry so it takes a bit to impress me these days, but it was so refreshing to talk and listen to a couple who have "done it all" but do not strut around like the "rock stars" we see so often. One of the best two days workshop/seminar I have ever spent and you CAN "teach an old dog a few new tricks"

I will be speaking with the support of Queensberry.

Steve Saporito is presenting on the second day. I am looking forward to hearing his approach to business.

The whole event is aimed at members of the AAPP but is open to other photographers as well. I hope we get to see some of you.

Take care

Johannes

It was an intimate event with 16  photographers. We shared our experiences and spoke with our hearts. We revealed our personal philosophy and spoke about portraits, weddings, albums, and being in business.

In the end there was still so much more to share. We want to thank those that made the effort to be there (several travelled huge distances to attend)

There seems to be almost too many talks on currently, making it difficult to choose . Speakers promising the answers and delivering a formula for success are becoming more and more evident. We wanted to be unique and shared our lives, not as a set of instructions, but as a stimulus for possible change and growth. We wanted to inspire people not to be more like us but to be better at being themselves.

Des Birt said this.

"Hi Johannes & Jo.

Just wanted to let you know how inspiring, informative and `exquisite' you were during your seminar in Perth. You are both delightful, talented, passionate, business savy and `real'.

The two days were jammed packed with so much info to absorb (I think my brain started to hurt towards the end)."

I have  three more speaking engagements at the end of the month with the Image College  in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne, followed soon after by an event that Jo will be joining me at in Adelaide. Then that's it for me speaking this year. Jo has a gig in New Zealand in November.

Again we would like to thank the people who came, the people who organised it, and the ever helpful Saul Frank from Camera Electronic Sales and Service who rescued us from a technical glitch involving projectors

We had a great time and thanks again for the hospitality.

Johannes

In conjunction with the West Australian branch of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography we will be presenting a personal insight into our photography, our business, our development, our philosophy and our albums. We want to inspire, provoke and encourage other photographers to best themselves.

This is a unique opportunity for us to speak in tandem. We never do this. Its easy as photographers to become self centered so having the two of us creates a balance of 'selves'. We want this to be interactive and informative. Its two days on growing, surviving, nurturing, and why coffee is important.

We have nothing to sell but so much to give. We have won too many awards to worry about, we have shot in many amazing places, but when it comes down to the everyday truth of being a photographer for the people, we are singly most motivated by striving to give our best to the ones who gave us the trust to be their photographer.

We look forward to seeing you in Perth

Johannes Jo and Ida