Reset
Learning to see differently
What if you left everything behind for two days and got lost in a city you don't know, without your daily routine, without your usual routes, without the voice in your head telling you what to do? Just you, your camera, and a city that doesn't expect anything from you yet.
I believe that the best photos are taken when you get lost, when you literally lose your way in a strange city and suddenly start looking at things again as you did when you first started taking photos. Full of curiosity, without judging what is good enough.
That's what happens when you spend two days with me in Zurich, Paris, Hamburg, Prague, or London. From the moment you set foot in that city, your RESET begins.
The hustle and bustle of the city quiets down and you observe, document, and see things you would normally walk past without noticing. With every step, you get closer to why you started taking photographs.
In two five-hour sessions, we will search for that RESET together. I am your compass in the city and your sparring partner. We will talk a lot about photography, about what you want, and where you are headed. There will be plenty of room for questions. I will map out the route; you will make the journey.
Whether you prefer photographing buildings or people, seeking composition or contrast, these two days are guaranteed to slow you down and make you look more consciously. You will learn to read the city as you would read a book, layer by layer, page by page.
Paris 2 places left
Hamburg
Prague
London 2 places left
June 5–6
August 28–29
September 25–26
November 20–21
“Michielis a very talented and passionate photographer. It was a wonderful experience to accompany him on a trip through London, where we engaged in street photography.
The workshop felt more like a natural collaboration than a purely educational program. I learned more than ever before and found true joy and inspiration during two intensive days. I will definitely join him on more photographic adventures in the future.”
I walk through cities, not to document what is happening, but to understand how a city moves. How light falls between buildings, how people find their own rhythm in the hustle and bustle, how silence sounds in a crowded square.
I have written three books on the subject: Street Photography Bible, The Law of the Street, and The Observer. I write columns about my own photographic quest for Focus Magazine and Photofacts, and in 2025, I had the opportunity to help candidates sharpen their gaze on Het Perfecte Plaatje (The Perfect Picture).
Photography is not about technique, ISO values, or shutter speeds. It's about looking, about seeing what was always there but what you overlooked because you were walking too fast, thinking too much, or too busy trying to do everything right.
I bring my experience to RESET, not as a teacher who tells you how to do things, but as someone who has been searching for the same thing as you for miles: that moment when you forget you're holding a camera and just look.
In these workshops, you won't learn how to operate a camera; you'll learn how to read a city. How to find rhythm in chaos, how to see silence in movement, how to learn to look again at what has always been there.
The first photos we take are tentative, perhaps cautious, while the last ones are more confident, clearer. The same city, the same streets, but your perspective has shifted. What was once noise has become rhythm, what was once chaos suddenly has structure, and you take that home with you. It's a new way of seeing, and one that sticks.
RESET is for photographers who want to move forward, who feel stuck, who are looking for a challenge, who know they can do more but don't know how, who want to rediscover their passion. Who want to lose themselves for two days in order to find their way again.
But RESET works just as well for novice photographers. Especially at the beginning of your photography journey, it is valuable to reset early on, to discover what kind of photography suits you before you develop habits. You don't build a style that you have to unlearn later, but immediately discover what moves you.
Paris is elegant and raw at the same time, light breaking through narrow streets, contrasts that force you to choose. The city of photographers, and rightly so.
Hamburg is tough, water, metal, bridges, ports, industry alongside old warehouses. A city that demands structure in chaos, to see lines where others see only bustle.
In 2026, I will organize RESET in five cities, each with its own character, its own pace, its own light. Choose the city that appeals to you or visit several; each weekend brings new insights.
Prague is mysterious, with dark alleys, warm light, and history that you can feel without anyone explaining it to you. It is a city that forces photographers to be patient, to wait for the right moment.
London is pace, hustle and bustle that you learn to read when you know what to look for, movement that gains rhythm. A city that keeps you sharp.
Whichever city you choose, the aim of the workshop remains the same: two days of getting lost in order to learn to see again.
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Cost of this RESET
The two-day workshops cost €698.
The groups remain small, so once they're full, they're full. I never take more than five people with me, which keeps it personal and gives me the space to really look things over with you.
Ready to learn to see again?
Two days of getting lost. Giving your photography a new impulse, or that first impulse if you are searching for what suits you.
I look forward to seeing you in one of these cities, with your camera, your curiosity, and the space to start afresh.