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BLOOM
Creative Retreat
Join me, Eva Kosmas Flores, and the incredibly talented Bea Lubas for a 5-day retreat at Eva's homestead woodlands in the Columbia River Gorge. The retreat is about creating art through visual storytelling, honing your photo + video skills, making things with your hands, and helping you set and realize personal & professional goals in order to create the life you want.
As spring symbolizes growth, awakening, renewal and possibility, the theme for our springtime retreat is BLOOM. We’ll focus on slowing down, engaging our senses, immersing ourselves in the community of like minded creatives, letting our ideas sprout and our inspiration and creativity bloom.
Come prepared for beautiful spring scenes ready for you to capture, whether through photos or video. Eva and Bea will be there to provide guidance and hands-on support for any questions you have. We'll also create different scenes together as a group, so you can learn from others while sharing your own insight. There will also be both guided and free-form shooting periods, as well as local guided excursions and spring-centered activities. You can refer to the schedule further down for a more structured breakdown of the retreat.
Our workshop will be nourished via woodfire cooking by the profoundly gifted chefs Mona Johnson and Jaret Foster of Tournant. Their outdoor cooking style will bring extra beauty and richness to our time together, and it's a joy to watch them create their dishes (and eat them!) Your journey here is about being present, not holding back, and finding sustenance of every kind—physical, mental, and creative.
We ask that you come with a creative goal in mind for the retreat that's feasible to accomplish during our days together. It can be a style of image you'd like to create, it can be a video technique you'd like to master, or simply an emotion you want to evoke in your work but have been struggling to convey.
It's my hope that those who join us will walk away with fresh eyes for seeing the world, a mind brimming with ideas, a heart filled with creative courage, lasting friendships, and memories to tide them over until we meet again.
May 26th 30th, 2025
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Monday May 26th
Late afternoon welcome drinks + homestead wander + woodfire welcome dinner at 7 pm
Tuesday May 27th
Visual storytelling demo around the woodland, hands on shooting & styling, video editing session, scenic woodfire lunch + dinner
Wednesday May 28th
Styling with flowers, free-form shooting with flowers + seasonal dishes, picnic lunch outing (expect water views), photo editing session, woodfire dinner
Thursday May 29th
Hands-on shooting + styling at the homestead, forest adventuring (short easy hike) + picnic lunch outing, group feedback + business discussion, woodfire dinner
Friday May 30th
Farewell breakfast at 9 am, mini-passion project chat, guests depart by 12 pm
THE SCHEDULE
Your Journey Begins Here.
"My expectations were totally exceeded"
There is something to say for when you get the opportunity to be in the midst of someone you admire in your field. To spend a few days watching how they work, listening to their advice and soaking up as much information as you possibly can that leaves you feeling blessed.
I had the pleasure of attending my first workshop with Eva two years ago, held in Iceland. My expectations were totally exceeded.
Besides the wonderful food & beauty that surrounded me daily I was amongst some of the most amazing ladies. The talent, joy, enthusiasm, passion, and drive that sat around the table daily was the biggest reward of this workshop. Coming from all over the world, with different levels of experience, we came together and shared our passion for Photography."
Andrea Coan
"We were chatting & telling each other stories like we'd known each other forever"
The days I spent with Eva & company in Istria were truly glorious. I learned a lot about food photography and styling and feel confident now to get to the next level. I also got to know a bunch of fabulously interesting women from all over the world. We were chatting and telling each other stories like we'd known each other forever. This kind of connection feels very special to me. I went home with a head full of inspiration and ideas and a heart full of gratitude. Thank you Eva and team for creating a truly unique, creative and amazing experience.
"It was the best days of my life!"
Those days were so relaxing and full of good memories, so warm (because of the people!), inspirational and, of course, sooo tasty! The food was really incredible!...To be honest, it was my very first trip outside of Russia, and it was the best days of my life! I got much more than I expected.
Notes from previous attendees
Dasha Ustinova
Jozefien Ryckx Goestjes
"They are passionate about sharing their love and knowledge of the creative industry"
I am so happy to have discovered these all encompassing photography workshops. Every workshop is a unique opportunity to rub shoulders and learn from the best professionals in the industry. They are passionate about sharing their love and knowledge of the industry and have perfected the workshop adventure by finding fantastic villas or historic homes to occupy while they dive in and create an experience (and food) in amazing settings. Magic happens when you spend four concentrated days learning from them; two top notch professionals that graciously share their individual artistry through stylized meals in beautiful settings. I have made great strides in my own photography!
Beryl Striewsky
...all you need to do is pack your bags, grab your digital camera or iPhone and show up. We’ve got the rest covered! All delicious meals, beverages, and excursions are included in the workshop. Just relax—focus on learning, having fun, eating well, connecting with others, and creating in your stunning surroundings!
It's time for your adventure.
Relax, let go, + let us immerse you in the magic of the wild
“It was all heartfelt, delicious, unforgettable, and an experience that has changed me for the better.”
- Mimi Moutafchieva, Marie Lou Photography
This was the workshop of my dreams! Meeting some of my inspirations come to life and to work side by side with them is something I can now check off my Wishlist. When you combine a beautiful view of only French vineyards, daily gourmet food, passionate individuals, and an old house filled with stories to tell, you have a recipe for a lifetime experience to remember! When I look back at all the photos I took, each day is relived in my head like a movie on film, dreaming I could wake up to the view of green hills and the fig tree just under my bedroom window.
I was one of the youngest participants there and therefore, I didn't really know what to expect other than from what I had seen in the pictures from previous workshops. It was definitely all very new to me, exciting, and has made me a more mature photographer through this experience.
Everyday was just a joy to be part of such a lovely group of ladies, working together, making new friends from different points of the world, exchanging ideas, engaging in conversations over a glass of Bordeaux wine under candlelit dinners, what more could you ask for! Thank you to Eva for putting together such a wonderful experience I will treasure forever! It was all heartfelt, delicious, unforgettable, and an experience that has changed me for the better.
“Not sure if workshop is the right word to describe this event. It is more of a lifetime experience and a unique journey...”
- Joelle Kanaan, Photographer
My dream came true when I joined one of Eva's workshops in October 2016, in Istria, Croatia. Not sure if workshop is the right word to describe this event. It is more of a lifetime experience and a unique journey.
I found myself sharing these ladies passion, learning from them in the most natural and fulfilling way, exchanging ideas and thoughts with a group of participants from each and every corner of the globe. It is all in the little details that they transmitted to me that made a huge difference in my food styling and photography career. It is all these meals and gatherings we shared together that enriched my soul, in such a short time.
Whenever I have the time and means, I will surely not hesitate twice about joining these ladies events again and again and again, because I'm pretty sure that the more time I spend around them, the more I will learn and grow.
