Meisterkurs in Fotografie in Kyoto – Privatunterricht in Fotografie

Thomas is an outstanding guide! His personal knowledge of Kyoto, shrines and temples provided an excellent introduction to Japan. He took us to locations that provided many photo opportunities. The tour with Thomas significantly exceeded our expectations.

Not just a photo session, but a truly immersive walk through some of Kyoto’s hidden spots. It felt more like exploring the city with a local than posing for pictures. Thomas was very professional, friendly, and made me feel completely at ease, even in front of the camera. He had a great eye for locations and light, and took the time to guide me while still keeping things natural and spontaneous. The whole experience was relaxed, enjoyable, and never rushed. In the end, I didn’t just get beautiful photos — I also got to experience Kyoto in a more intimate and authentic way. Highly recommended!

Had a fantastic photo tour with Thomas in Kyoto. He showed us hidden gems of Kyoto - we had a blast!

Tour in Osaka was great ! If you like to take Photos this is a must ! Nice and professional, Irvin will guide you and help you taking probably the best photos … Thank You for this great experience…

I am relatively new to photography and largely self taught. This was my second one to one tour with an Aperture photographer, aimed at building my ability and confidence using manual settings. My guide in Kyoto was Thomas K, and what a pleasure it was. His patience and thoughtful guidance helped me further develop better settings, composition, muscle memory to adjust settings on the fly and more. Thomas has in depth knowledge of the region, as well as Japanese history, culture, and Buddhism, which added real depth to the experience and beauty of Japan. Whilst my photographs aren’t exceptional, I’ve been given sound, memorable advice and practical guidance that will help me continue improving my use of manual settings. Thank you, Thomas. I’ll continue these early steps on my journey to develop my photography.

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Review is for Thomas Kimmerlin who took me on a photo tour of Kyoto. Best part of the tour was that he knew where to find Geishas to photograph and real Geishas are notoriously difficult to find and photograph.

Had an amazing time learning from Thomas photography but more importantly explored Kyoto and learned its culture, background behind shrines and temples and related rituals. He took me through alleys perfect to photograph, that I would have no way found on my own. Thomas was great providing background on everything we saw, while injecting photography techniques throughout. Was a great learning experience and I would do it again during my next visit. Thank you, Thomas.

Informative but casual walk through the Gion area of Kyoto with a local photographer who manged to inspire us to use our phone cameras most effectively.

I wanted to learn more about nighttime photography. Irven took me to great spots, and he brought a tripod for me to use. He was very patient. I liked reviewing the shots during class and resetting for better and better shots. He was very generous with his time.

Another fabulous Aperture experience. Irven took us to spots that we never would have found even at the most popular tourist sites. With his patient instruction, we left with shots that will be the highlights of our albums. And learned plenty that we'll use in future trips. You can visit any of these places on your own. But you won't find the locations, angles, lighting and so on that Irven helped us find. !