Neon & Brutalist Editorial in the heart of berlin

Cyberpunk, Neon & Brutalist Editorial - 3-Day Photography Workshop - 27th - 30th of august

Master off-camera flash, colour gels, and cinematic environmental portraiture across Berlin’s most iconic Cold War ruins, brutalist concrete, and neon-lit streets.

Main Event Overview

Join me in Berlin for an intensive, small-group (15 Tickets MAX) creative weekend designed to push your lighting, composition, and visual storytelling to the next level.

Berlin’s raw brutalist architecture, abandoned Cold War listening stations, and gritty neon underpasses offer a playground you simply cannot replicate in the UK. Over three days, we’ll pair these environments with experienced alternative models, bespoke cyberpunk/techwear styling, and dynamic strobe and continuous RGB lighting setups.

Limited to just 15 photographers so everyone gets plenty of 1-on-1 time, hands-on lighting guidance, and unhurried shooting rotations.
What You’ll Learn

• Balancing Ambient & Artificial Light: How to meter for moody blue-hour skies and harsh sodium streetlamps while sculpting your subject cleanly with off-camera flash.

• Colour Theory & Gel Work: Using CTO, CTB, and saturated theatrical gels alongside RGB tubes to create cinematic colour contrast without muddying skin tones.

• Directing in Public & Gritty Spaces: Working fast, directing models for dynamic editorial poses, and turning raw concrete or graffiti-covered ruins into cohesive visual narratives.

• Atmosphere & Environmental Effects: Incorporating haze, smoke, and wet-surface reflections safely and effectively on location.

Weekend Itinerary

• Friday Evening — Blue Hour & Neon Warm-Up: Welcome meetup at Oberbaum Bridge / East Side Gallery. A relaxed 2-hour twilight shoot focusing on ambient-to-strobe balance and urban reflections with our first model.

• Saturday — Cold War Ruins & Cyberpunk Production: Full-day editorial production at an undisclosed location. Two models in full techwear and cyberpunk styling across dramatic geodesic domes, brutalist stairwells, and vibrant street art.

• Sunday — Brutalist Concrete & Night Neon: Afternoon architectural portraiture around Berlin’s stark concrete underpasses, rolling into a high-impact night shoot using RGB tubes, gels, and off-camera strobes.

Ticket includes

• Entry fees into any studios

• Shared Accommodation 

• Model Fees

Flights need to be booked separately