I was not the first ( second actually - Etienne told me) to attend tour using an iPhone. LOL though I felt like the 'elephant in the room' amongst the others with their 'biggies' and bags of camera gear. Nonetheless Etienne was still able to give me some pointers on using my camera app. Definitely worth the early morning wake... More

Very informative and interesting. Did the sunrise tour and loved it! More

My husband and I took this tour and really enjoyed it. We met at a cafe and talked about camera setting, experience level, and better ways to use the camera. We then took a boat ride to a nearby village and rice fields. We met some locals and took photos of the locals harvesting rice. We saw water buffalo and... More

Tours start with a well-thought through introduction to exposure, composition and quality of light. All participants in tours I took who were previously using the automatic setting on their cameras ended up comfortable with manual settings. And this after only a few hours! The opportunity then to accompany a gifted photographer to villages near Hoi An is priceless. Etienne is... More

I did the evening tour. After meeting in a local cafe and going through the workings of the camera, we headed off in a boat to a local village. There we were able to mingle with the villagers as Ettiene knows them well, and as a result got some photos that would have been impossible. 3 hours well spent. More

We had visited Hoi An in 2010 and picked up one of Etienne's brochures on the last day of our trip. So when we returned to Hoi An in 2011, it was on the list of things we definitely wanted to do. We booked a workshop with Etienne. We can't recommend this highly enough. Not only did we learn so... More

Picked up at 04.45 at Hotel for the sunrise tour by Etienne,the next 4.5 hours was a fantastic experience.We began with a sunrise crossing of the river by local ferry with Etienne offering advice and demonstrating technique and camera settings in a personalized friendly way.For the next 3 to 4 hours we had the freedom of the village to shoot... More

I have enjoyed these workshops so much that this is my 3rd time in 12mths that I have gone along on one of these tours. Everytime I go I learn something know. My impress me the most though is the respect that Etienne has for the locals and it shows in the way which he is greeted and our only... More

This tour is great for all photographers, whether amateur or professional. Etienne, who runs the tour, is a passionate photographer living in Hoi An who is encouraging and helpful throughout the tour. He gives great advice and provides a fantastic place to practice your skills. His relationship with the villagers is wonderful to see as they were all happy to... More