Friday March 13th, 2009

Amy Wenzel: Down Under

When I was a kid I couldn’t imagine a place that could possibly be any more magical than the land of Australia.  No offense to my mother land, but I remember daydreaming during Geography class that I could live down under and have a kangaroo for a pet.  To this day if I hear anyone speak with an Aussie accent my heart melts into a puddle around my feet. Sigh.  I’m enamored, infatuated and mystified by this breath-taking far away place I’ve never seen.  I’d probably jump through flaming hoops in a gasoline doused night gown for the chance to be able to spend some time there.

And that’s why I went full-on crazy pants when an Australian photographer unexpectedly wrote one day and offered to be an event coordinator for an Amy Wenzel workshop in Melbourne.  My heart stopped. My eyes glazed over. Drool started running out the corner of my mouth.  The closest I’d ever come to Australia was an Outback Steakhouse, and suddenly I was being offered the chance to come teach there???  After considering the number of emails I receive from Australian photographers asking for help or advice, and the amount of blog traffic from there as well, I decided to take the plunge and make my wildest elementary school dreams come true. So David and I will be packing our bags and spending a few weeks in Australia.  That is if I can manage not to pee my pants with joy in the process.  (Oh, and if someone could please arrange for me to pet a Koala bear while I’m there I’d be eternally grateful!!)  Now I know I’m probably supposed to act all cool, calm and collected over this, you know, like thats just how I roll, dog.  But truthfully I’m in a state of dorkitude happiness over this opportunity.  And much like the Pointer Sisters, “I’m so excited and I just can’t hide it.”

So without further ado,  I wanted to get this info circulating regarding the Melbourne workshop we’re planning for next year.

Workshop: 2 Day focusing on creative kids photography

Date: January 13-14, 2010

Location:  Melbourne, Australia

Event Coordinator:  Jessie Broome of J {Studios}:  studio@j-studios.com.au

I’ve opened up registration at amywenzelworkshops.com where you can read all the details.  Please contact either myself or Jessie if you have any questions!

Yahoo!!

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