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On 9^th – 11^th in Ventspils took place annual international creative camp for photographers Art Camp 2013. The event is very remarkable and interesting – about 300 photographers gathered out there. We have visited festival for the fourth time in a row (didn’t miss a time since first Art Camp 2010). Traditionally Art Camp took place on Baltic seacoast in Ventspils. Part of the event was organized in Piejūras kempings this year, what is very convenient and gave atmosphere of comfort.

Lections were organized in the house of theater Jūras vārti – great place for such an event. Every Art Camp there were lectors, who impressed at most, this time favorits  – Gunars Binde (Latvia), Olersandr Lyapin (Ukraine), Martin Vrabko (Slovakia) and Svetlana Petrova (Russia). There was Igor Sakharov (Russia) as well (created absolute furor last year), but he was unavailable for the most of the participants because his lections were organized for very small amount of people. I know photographers in person, who didn’t visit Art Camp 2013 because of this. Anyway, this year Igor Sakharov’s wife (Svetlana Petrova) got laurels of glory. Actually, there were not many people from previous Art Camp, mostly came new participants. Was expected two times more people than arrived this year. There was enough time for informal dialogues with photography masters between lections and master classes. Lectors were open for chats and answered the questions we asked.

At the same time with Art Camp 2013 took place first Fusion Bodypainting Festival.

While Art Camp were represented drones for air shooting. Sony Latvian branch has organized photo contest with main prize Sony NEX-6 camera with two lenses. By the way every contest participant got small prizes as well. It was not the only contest while Art Camp – I’ve got as one of the winners flash light soft box for cocktail preparation shooting (every participant got coctail for free), curated by Spot studios.

Here are some photos from Art Camp 2013

Sony photo contest while Art Camp 2013

Fusion Bodypainting Festival

Camp-fire with guitar

Lector and photographer Martin Vrabko while informal chat. Martin knows exactly how to put a man into emotions.

(from left to right) Fjodor Romanov, Oleksandr Lyapin and Gunar Binde on Art Camp 2013

Svetlana Petrova after her lesson while Art Camp 2013

Discotheque on Art Camp 2013

Svetlana Petrova workshop

Svetlana Petrova workshop while Art Camp 2013

Lectors and organizators while closing ceremony of Art Camp 2013

In Art Camp 2013 organization took part a lot of people and it was at proper level. Will see what bring us Art Camp 2014.

Want to see even more - watch entire Art Camp 2013 gallery ---> here <--- (as far as possible I'll process photos and put them on our Facebook and Google+ pages, priority - photos you liked at most).

Konstantin

P.S. I am not native English speaker, so really do apologize for the text mistakes in advance and will be grateful if You'll correct me. Thanks.