Hiking in Europe

I would like to invite you to my Zoom presentation at the Pointe Claire library on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 7 PM 

To receive the Zoom link to join the conference write email to  bibliotheque@pointe-claire.ca

Combination of fine culture , hospitality and breath -taking beauty   makes Europe a fantastic destination for walkers and hikers. Trails are well maintained and unified. There is plenty of excellent information on the Web freely available in English and  French.
I will share some tips and apps on walking and traveling in Europe. 

The presentation is about my trips in the summer 2018 and 2019.

Join me for a journey across gentle hills and honey-colored stone villages of Cotswolds (England), 

rocky peaks 

in Tatra Mountains,

Slovakia

                                                                                                                         

majestic mountain landscapes in Dolomites ,Italy

coastal path in traditional and modern Basque country

Trekking in Europe

POSTPONED until further notice 

Wednesday March 18th at 2 pm 

free conference at the Beaconsfield Library (303, boulevard Beaconsfield, Beaconsfield, QC H9W 4A7)

Join me for a journey across gentle hills and honey-colored stone villages of Cotswold (England), coastal path in traditional and modern Basque country and majestic mountain landscapes in Dolomites ,Italy.

I will also share some tips and apps on walking and traveling in Europe.

“A Photographic Journey: Fragrant Spruce and the Voice of First Nations”

Wednesday, November 11th at 7 pm , Karnak, 3350 Sources Blvd., DDO

I am honored to be speaker for MLUWC (https://www.mluwc.com/events.html)

This is member’s meeting but guests are welcome.

 

Photo by Zuzanna Kubica

I invite you to join me on a hiking and canoeing journey through the unspoiled paradises of Adirondacks and several Quebec parks (including La Maurice, Gaspésie, Bonaventure Island, Mingan Islands).

Learn about efforts being taken to protect and restore these natural habitats. Meet Quebec Indigenous artists and leaders; listen to beautiful poetry and music which reflects deep connection between First Nations culture and the Nature.

Trekking in Europe

SORRY all tickets are sold out !
Discovery Series at the Dorval Library: 514-633-4170, 1401 Lakeshore Drive Dorval, Québec

Wednesday, February 6 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free for Library members and costs $3 for non-members. Spaces are limited. Registration required. 

Join me for a journey across gentle hills and honey-colored stone villages of Cotswolds (England)i, rocky peaks in Poland and Slovakia, and majestic mountain landscapes in Dolomites ,Italy. 

Visit charming huts in Tatra and Dolomites, learn about customs and historical influences in these mountain regions.

“A Photographic Journey: Fragrant Spruce and the Voice of First Nations”

Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 7 pm, free admission

Pointe Claire Library, 100 Douglas-Shand ,Pointe-Claire, Qué.  H9R 4V1

Join me on a hiking and canoeing journey through the unspoiled paradises of Adirondacks and several Quebec parks (including La Maurice, Gaspésie, Bonaventure Island, Mingan Islands).

Learn about efforts being taken to protect and restore these natural habitats. Meet Quebec Indigenous artists and leaders; listen to beautiful poetry and music which reflects deep connection between First Nations culture and the Nature.

Talk is in English, poetry and songs in French, English, Cree, Innu, Micmac.

http://biblio.pointe-claire.ca/home/librarie_services/programs-for-adults.dot

Invitation for photography exhibition "Old & New Architecture"

I'm a member of the Montreal Lakeshore University Women's Club where I lead a photography group. We would like to invite you to our photography exhibition and vernissage.

Canada fragrant with spruce

I would like to invite you to my presentation at the Polish Consulate on Tuesday, November 21^st 2017 at 7 PM. 

3501 Avenue du Musée, Montréal, QC H3G 2C8

My presentation is about natural paradise of the Quebec parks, about hiking, canoeing and connecting with nature. This time presentation is in Polish but Native poetry and songs, enhancing the magnificent nature, in French, English, Innu and Micmac

Canada, fragrant with spruce

I would like to invite you to my presentation at the Beaconsfield Library on Tuesday, November 7,2017 at 1:30 PM.

My presentation is about unspoiled natural paradise of the parks around us, about hiking, canoeing and connecting with nature. It also includes poems, music, stories of few Native people from different Nations who belong to these lands and are working for their people and culture.

 

Creative Photography Course July 17-21, 2017

I will be teaching again 5 days long Intensive Photography Course at the 1000 Islands Summer School of the Arts in Brockville, Ontario 

http://www.stlawrencecollege.ca/programs-and-courses/con-ed/ssoa-main/

Go beyond the “snapshot” level in photography. Previous students began with very little knowledge of their cameras and are now creating awesome photographs and are inspired to use photography as a creative outlet. Learn the technical basics of your camera, including shutter speed, aperture, exposure, and focus, followed by the elements of composition and the essentials of quality images. In the latter part of the course, you will be encouraged to follow your individual interests in photography.

This course is designed for beginners and intermediate with any type of camera.

Each day includes presentation, shooting, image evaluation and fun.

Extra field trip for night and architectural photography and 1-1 help with your camera is included.

Tuition 202$ for 5 days x 6 hours per day and discount on campus residence.

Tuition discount for seniors,

for registration check the link

http://parttime.stlawrencecollege.ca/stlaw/course/course.aspx?C=80919&pc=428&mc=&sc=

Contact me if you have any question or need more information on the course.

Invitation for photography exhibition "Garden"

I'm a member of the Montreal Lakeshore University Women's Club where I lead a photography group. We would like to invite you to our first photography exhibition.

EXOTIC INDONESIA

I would like to invite you to my presentation at the Pointe Claire library on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 2 PM

I will share with you photos, videos, music and stories from a very special trip to less known islands of South-East Indonesia.  So beautiful, diverse and interesting country… and smiles of the Indonesian people are absolutely unforgettable!

“Off the beaten track in south-east Indonesia: Buton, Lombok and Komodo islands"

I would like to invite you to my presentation at the Westmount library on Wednesday  December 2nd, 2015 at 2 PM
I will share with you photos, videos and stories from a very special trip to less known islands of Indonesia.

In June 2014 at the invitation of the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, I was honored to join (as a delegate from Canada), extraordinary photographers from Australia, USA, Italy, Finland, Turkey, Thailand, Myanmar, Bahrain, China, Sweden, Serbia, the UAE, Tunisia, Egypt, France, Sri Lanka, England, Morocco, Belgium, Norway, Spain, Ireland and Russia for a photographic trip.

Thank you so much to Agatha Bunanta and all organizers, guides and participants to make this trip a wonderful and inspiring experience.

So beautiful, diverse and interesting country… and smiles of the Indonesian people are absolutely unforgettable!
Terima kasih banyak!

Photo credit: Edwin Djuanda

MLUWC photo club weekend

I'm a member of the Montreal Lakeshore University Women's Club's where I lead a photography group. We just had a wonderful weekend at the cottage of Dianne Robinson on Lake Memphremagog.

Thanks Dianne for opportunity to spend time in your beautiful place, for hospitality and an interesting tour of the area. We had a great time, and lots of good food and fun. 

Photography opportunities were countless.

Here are few of my photos: You can check also Dianne blog 

The Group

Maria R.

Pamela

Around

Stanstead

Opera House

Library

Church

Boat houses at the end of Fitch bay

what a place!

The Quiet Side of Ireland

I would like to invite you to my presentation which will take place on March 4^th at 7.30 pm at the Dorval library 

(Free for members. $3 for non-members. Space is limited. Advance registration required 514-633-4170)

Presentation includes photography of Western Ireland, local music, historical and environmental background information, as well as some less known facts and legends.

You will see unspoiled villages, rugged ancient abbeys, broad peat lowlands, and the dramatic coastline of Western Ireland- places where I will be leading photography trip from August 30 to September 9, 2015

For details about the trip visit Strabo Tours 

“Off the beaten track in south-east Indonesia: Buton, Lombok and Komodo islands”

I would like to invite you to my presentation at the Beaconsfield library on Tuesday February 17  at 1.30 PM
I will share with you photos, videos and stories from a very special trip to less known islands of Indonesia.

In June 2014 at the invitation of the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, I was honored to join (as a delegate from Canada), extraordinary photographers from Australia, USA, Italy, Finland, Turkey, Thailand, Myanmar, Bahrain, China, Sweden, Serbia, the UAE, Tunisia, Egypt, France, Sri Lanka, England, Morocco, Belgium, Norway, Spain, Ireland and Russia for a photographic trip.

Thank you so much to Agatha Bunanta and all organizers, guides and participants to make this trip a wonderful and inspiring experience.

So beautiful, diverse and interesting country… and smiles of the Indonesian people are absolutely unforgettable!
Terima kasih banyak!

Photo credit: Edwin Djuanda

If you are reading this 

you are invited!

"The Quiet Side of Ireland" exhibition will takes place in January 2015 at the Beaconsfield Library .

Vernissage: 

Thursday January 8 

from 7 PM to 8.30 pm

You will see calm, green Irish scenes as well as dramatic black and whites.

The photography is from the Western Ireland where I will be leading photography trip from August 30 to September 9, 2015

For details about the trip visit Strabo Tours 

Intensive Photography Courses

This summer again I will be teaching Photography Courses
at  the 1000 Islands Summer School of the Arts (Brockville, Ontario)

Tuition 299.70$ for 5 days x 6 hours, discount for seniors.
Field trip and evening consultations free.
Convenient and affordable on campus residence.

Each day includes presentation, shooting and image analysis or postprocessing.
There will be an evening field trip to downtown Brockville for low light photography.
You will be given a project to complete during the week.
Small groups allow individual approach and help with particular needs of the participants.

Beginner/Intermediate July 21-25

For more info and to register

http://www.stlawrencecollege.ca/programs-and-courses/oce/ssoa-main/week-4/

This course focuses on understanding basic concepts; exposure, light, creative use of aperture and shutter speed. Introduction to postprocesing and architectural photography will be included.

Prerequisites: camera with interchangeable lens (if you own only point & shoot contact teacher), tripod, remote control or cable release (good to have)

Intermediate July 28-August 1

For more info and to register

http://www.stlawrencecollege.ca/programs-and-courses/oce/ssoa-main/week-5/

The intermediate course focuses on postprocessing and more advance techniques: flash, close-ups, HDR etc.
Raw processing will be covered and you will have choice of using Lightroom, Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.

Prerequisites: Camera with interchangeable lens, tripod, remote control or cable release, flash (ideally external). Understanding of relation between ISO, aperture and shutter speed, experience using manual setting on your camera.

Western Ireland

It is hard not to fall in love with this country.

Vibrant, happy people, unspoiled villages, rugged ancient abbeys, broad peat lowlands, and the dramatic coastline.

Join me and the local guide and musician on a photographic and cultural adventure
June 1-12 2014.
Here is my slideshow from June 2013 trip..

For itinerary and registration visit  Strabo Tours site:

http://phototc.com/leaders/maria-korab-laskowska

http://phototc.com/tours/details/the-quiet-side-of-ireland1

Intensive Photography Course July 22-26

I will be teaching 5 days long Intensive Photography Course at the 1000 Islands Summer School of the Arts in Brockville, Ontario

This course is designed for beginners and  intermediate.

Each day includes presentation, shooting, image evaluation and fun.

Extra field trip for night and architectural photography.

Tuition 291$ for 5 days x 6 hours per day and discount on campus residence.

For more info and registration check the link http://www.stlawrencecollege.ca/parttime/SummerArtsSched04.htm

Kazimierz

Town of Kazimierz was founded in 1335 by King Casimir the Great. Before World War II lived here 65,000 Jews. Only few thousand of Jew survived the War. Most of them were killed in the Krakow Ghetto (1941-1943), in the Nazi concentration camps.

In recent years, the Jewish Quarter has become very popular. Attract not only the sights but the atmosphere of this place. There are many galleries, small shops, coffee shops with interesting decor and menu card. Almost every evening in the numerous restaurants Klezmer music concerts are held.

In addition, annually organized Jewish Culture Festival attracts enthusiasts from all over the country and abroad.