The twenty third annual Photo Training Overseas course will take place in the beautiful cosmopolitan resort area of Hurghada in Egypt. Course dates: Friday 28th January – Friday 4th February 2011. A return to Egypt was the overwhelming choice of delegates in a poll taken amongst all those who attended Turkey in January 2010.

This promises to be even more stunning than the previous location that PTO visited in Egypt in 2009. Set centrally along the west coast of the Red Sea and directly opposite Saudi Arabia. Hurghada is a former fishing village which is rapidly becoming the most popular tourist resort along the entire Red Sea coast. The town is buzzing at night and it is acknowledged as the leading area for diving, snorkeling and in fact all water sports. It also boasts the finest underwater garden in the world and of course a superb year round climate!

The selected hotel for the 2011 conference is the Sunrise Mamlouk Palace - a large five star rated Egyptian property - well equipped, luxurious and modern with interesting architectural features. All the sumptuous bedrooms have either sea, garden or pool view they are all generously proportioned and decorated in traditional Egyptian style. To see the hotel and read customer reports go to www.sunrisemamloukpalace.com then click onto trip advisor.

Everyone who attends will be on “all-inclusive” which means you can effectively eat and drink as much food and alcohol as the body can absorb in a week or even two weeks if that is your wish!

The speaker line-up is an interesting mix of well known practitioners from both the UK and overseas interspersed with some exciting new talent. One thing is guaranteed – delegates will be considerably more knowledgeable at the end of the training week than when they left these shores.

Sophisticated photography of children in the great outdoors will be covered by the outstanding BELLA WEST. The Guru of Photo Shop - Mr. Actions Man himself - GUY GOWAN will again enlighten delegates on the finer points of workflow at an understandable level. JOE SMITH from Malta will enthrall delegates with his award winning black and white documentary and pictorial images – kindly sponsored by the SWPP. KEVIN WILSON will take wedding photographers back to the world of beautiful classical wedding imagery at the highest possible level whilst SARAYA CORTAVILLE will enthrall you on her take on modern artistic portraits following her time managing a ‘Venture’ studio. CRASH TAYLOR will have a different slant on wedding photography using digital art to enhance every image. Last - but by no means least LLEWELLYN ROBINS will provide his own take on photographing the unseen image - objects, shapes and just about anything for pleasure and additional income.

Regular features, such as evening seminars with different speakers on business related subjects, the popular digital photo-competition with superb trophies presented at the Glittering Gala Awards Dinner - where beautiful prints supplied by - One Vision - will be on display all week before being presented to the finalists. The lively trade show remains in place. All this will combine with opportunities to shoot images using PTO models throughout the week in a fantastic resort location.

What does all this cost a remarkable £950 which includes return flights, transfers, in-flight meals, seven nights accommodation in a five star Egyptian hotel on “all-inclusive”. Seven leading practitioners will be conducting Master Classes. Plus four different evening seminars - a great location - superb weather and the best possible networking opportunities anywhere. Accompanying non-delegates pay £750 which include evening seminars and the Gala Awards Dinner.

To ensure your place book now on this advance booking form or visit the PTO website at - www.pto-uk.com Due to the popularity of this resort/hotel we have limited availability

Monthly payment facility available at no additional cost.

Daytime flight available from Gatwick and Manchester.