Provence Photography Tours & workshops

Beautiful lavender fields and villages

A 6-day Provence photography tour and its stunning landscapes

Join me in the summer for a Provence photography tour and workshop with its beautiful lavender fields and pretty villages.

The tour will be based in two separate areas so that we can maximise the photo locations of this beautiful area of southern France.

We start in the Plateau de Valensole area, then we move westwards to the beautiful city of Avignon, whose historic centre is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Trustpilot Review

I joined Julian Elliott's Provence photography tour in late June and early July 2026, during an unusually early and intense heatwave across much of Europe, and would happily book another tour with him without hesitation. The tour was timed around the lavender season, and the timing proved excellent. Despite the exceptional heat bringing the harvest forward by around two weeks that year, we were still able to visit and photograph numerous lavender fields before they were harvested. Julian also checked locations shortly before our visits, helping to avoid unpleasant surprises and ensuring that we made the most of the rapidly changing conditions. The tour was very well organised from beginning to end. Pick-up and drop-off arrangements were easy and stress-free, and we always arrived at our locations with enough time to prepare and make the most of the light rather than rushing from one place to the next. The small group size also worked extremely well and meant that Julian was available throughout the shoots whenever someone wanted advice or feedback. What I particularly appreciated was the flexibility of the itinerary. With temperatures reaching around 41°C during our week in Provence, Julian adapted the programme to the conditions rather than simply sticking to a predetermined schedule. Of course, I would have loved to spend more time exploring places such as Avignon, but in that heat I was very happy not to! He also arranged special early access to one location, allowing us to photograph before the crowds arrived. Despite being a photography tour with early mornings and evening shoots, the schedule built in enough time to rest. We weren't expected to return at 1 a.m. only to be back on the road again at 4 a.m. Individual needs could also be accommodated easily without disrupting the rest of the group. Photographically, Julian was always approachable and happy to give constructive feedback while we were shooting. He even trusted me with his precious tilt-shift lenses, which allowed me to try something different and get even more from some of the locations. I also appreciated that the photographic guidance was about photography itself rather than being used as an opportunity to sell presets or a particular processing style. The practical side of the tour was equally well judged. Julian's fluent French was another real advantage throughout the trip, whether we needed help translating a menu or wanted to ask a market trader for permission to take a photograph. Lunch and dinner stops were at pleasant, reasonably priced restaurants – neither fast-food chains nor places where you felt you ought to change clothes before being allowed through the door. Travelling alone also didn't mean paying a single-room supplement or being relegated to the hotel's broom cupboard. Overall, the tour offered very good value for a small-group photography trip. Julian combines excellent organisation and local preparation with flexibility, photographic knowledge and a genuine willingness to listen to his participants and learn from their experiences as well. Would I book another photography tour with him? Absolutely – without hesitation.

Wiebke PROVENCE 2026 with Julian Elliott

Tour details

Basic information

Group size

Max 5

Duration

6 nights / 7 days

Price

€3495 / €300 deposit

Fitness Level

Low to Medium

Our accommodation

Ibis Manosque
Mercure Cavaillon Hotel

Lavender fields

During the summer months in early July, the lavender starts to come into full bloom and this is especially so on the Plateau de Valensole where we will begin the photography tour. These fields are filled with lone trees and farm buildings which make the perfect backdrop for our photography.

Picturesque villages

The Provence photography tour will also include some of the surrounding villages as well. The Luberon area of Provence is noted for having five Beaux Villages de France or Beautiful Villages of France.

To be part of this prestigious accolade, a village must have a rural nature and have at least two national heritage sites or monuments historiques. This combined ensure we’ll always have plenty to capture on the Provence photography tour and workshop.

You’ll have a chance to capture the architecture in these villages of the south of France, as well as still life scenes and lifestyle images.

Sunflower fields

Provence isn’t only lavender fields. In July, farmers are also cultivating sunflower fields. If we’re lucky, we’ll be able to photograph not only the famed lavender fields but also the bright yellow sunflower fields, too.

Follow in the footsteps of Vincent Van Gogh and photograph these magical, endless fields of beautiful flowers in bloom on the Provence photography tour.

Avignon

The Provence photography tour is based across two different parts of the region. The second half sees our accommodation near Avignon.

This stunning UNESCO-listed city is famed for its stunning Palais de Papes, along with the famed medieval bridge, Pont Saint-Bénézet, which stretches across the river Rhone.

One of our evenings will be dedicated to capturing the bridge as dusk falls across the city.

Outrside of the city, we’ll also endeavour to visit places such as the Pont du Gard.

Colorful markets

Provence, and France in general, is famed for its colourful markets.

We’ll look to visit at least one market during the Provence photography tour. Don’t worry about the French language, as I’ll be on hand to help navigate us through these close-up situations with the market sellers.

Photography techniques covered during the workshop

Out in the field
Processing

Exposure and understanding of how to get the best out of the light
Composition techniques to create balanced images
Lens choice and focal length. Typically, people head for the wide-angle in a landscape, but up in the mountains, telephoto lenses are also heavily used.
Panoramic photography. How to best compose the beautiful panoramas that we’ll see during the photography tour

Using Adobe Lightroom or Camera Raw to process our images
Using luminosity masks in Adobe Photoshop
Colour correction
Stitching panoramic images

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