Hello!

We decided to do not one, but two photo workshops in Canada to support art and creativity in the Great North. And we decided to offer a 3-day workshop to you for only $1,498.00 CAD as an introductory price (normal price is $4,000 CAD).

These tickets will go fast, so act now: Simply reply to this email for reservation and signup, or sign up right now using this payment link for Toronto October 18-20, 2025 or this payment link for Montreal October 23-25, 2025 (PayPal, Visa, MasterCard and more accepted).

You can read more about the workshops and their program in these links:

Toronto October 18-20, 2025

Montreal October 23-25, 2025

 

 

Questions?

Ask Adam, who's in Vancouver, email: am@overgaard.dk, or Thorsten at thorsten@overgaard.dk

 

Do I have to be Canadian to participate?

No, if you are human and is an enthuastic photographer eager to learn new things and hang out with a small exclusive group of likeminded for three days, you'll fit right in. In fact, if you are from anywhere else than Canada, you might find it really intersting to visit.

 

 

Do I have to use Leica to participate?

Any brand of camera is welcome, digital and film. You might be smitten by the idea of using a Leica during the workshop. No pressure, just lots of fun.

 
 

 

A photograph is the world seen through the artist's soul

There is something only you have, and I am on a worldwide trail to help you find it. If Toronto or Montreal works for you, that is where it happens. 

What you have, and only you, is you. Through the Overgaard workshop we explore and dig out the uniqueness of being you, and the result will be good art that could only be made by you. As simple as that. You will get a living proof that even the others in the workshop have many things in common with you, none of them are like you, and none of them are the same.

The Overgaard Workshop is a mix of street walking, cozy moments hanging out on street corners, having a coffee break and talk about life, enjoying quiet places in the city, indoor photo editing, critique, portrait photography on location – and the always unexpected that occurs when you meet life and people in a city.

To sign up now for the workshop, using Use this payment link for Toronto October 18-20, 2025 or this payment link for Montreal October 23-25, 2025 (PayPal, Visa, MasterCard and more accepted).

 

     
 

Famtastic Workshop Montreal

"Thanks again for a fantastic workshop – it was a highlight of my summer. An exciting adventure."
J. S. (Montreal 2016)

 

The Overgaard Workshop Experience

"At first I didn't realize what I had learned. The editing, and especially the portrait shooting, brought me a lot. In addition, the workshop gave me something new. I dared to submit a picture to a street art contest! The picture has now been chosen for an exhibition along with fourteen others. Thank you for your influence and the inspiration of your books."
M. K. (Berlin 2022 class)

 

In the footsteps of a Master of photography ...
"A common mistake when you fall in love with photography, is to think that buying gear will bring you talent. Not so. When you're serious about photography, you need to devote quite a few hours, a couple days, to learn the craft by observing from someone who has honed his own craft for decades, like Thorsten Overgaard.
I had the chance to be in the footsteps of Thorsten, during a street photography workshop he organized in Paris, and it really opened my eyes on how to have the proper look through my freshly bought (used) Leica. 
It is the kind of experience that "sticks" with you later, for hours of photographic pleasure. Not only did I learn about the technique but I was able to pick up almost on a philosophical level, an appreciation of life & light that is part and parcel of the craft of true Masters."
R. S. (Paris 2021 class)

  
     

 

One of the exciting things in an Overgaard Workshop (that you didn't expect) is the portrait photography part. A few hours where you get your personal crash course in working close with a living person in front of the camera, and how to master the technical perfection of a photo using reflector, light meter, color meter, and how to time the exact right moment to capture the soul of another person. You might also get to experience being in front of the camera, if you like.
One of the exciting things in an Overgaard Workshop (that you didn't expect) is the portrait photography part. A few hours where you get your personal crash course in working close with a living person in front of the camera, and how to master the technical perfection of a photo using reflector, light meter, color meter, and how to time the exact right moment to capture the soul of another person. You might also get to experience being in front of the camera, if you like.

 


You may also approach strangers in the street to take their photo. Starting with the smaller ones can be a strategy.

 

"It was really great getting together with you and be in the Leica-bubble for a few days. I liked the relaxed atmosphere and learning from the group". Bengt Kallenberg by Thorsten Overgaard.
"It was really great getting together with you and be in the Leica-bubble for a few days. I liked the relaxed atmosphere and learning from the group". Bengt Kallenberg by Thorsten Overgaard.

 

Toronto or Montreal not your thing?
Check out the other workshops at workshops.thorsten-overgaard.com

 

"Reading your books and attending your workshop has truly inspired me". There is always the coffee breaks. Thorsten Overgaard and David Suchet (Photo by Rob Farrands).
"Reading your books and attending your workshop has truly inspired me". There is always the coffee breaks. Thorsten Overgaard and David Suchet (Photo by Rob Farrands).

 


Night in Montreal . © Thorsten Overgaard.