There is a kind of time that still breathes gently across the hills of Siena.
From the cypress-lined ridges of the Chianti, through the clay waves of the Crete Senesi, down to the misty valleys of the Val d’Orcia, this land does not rush. It listens.
It waits. And it invites you to do the same.

This is not a workshop. Not a masterclass.

It is an experience.
A moment apart.

An introduction to large format photography, practiced outdoors, in the open beauty of the Tuscan countryside — and developed slowly, back in the quiet of a darkroom.
You will not take dozens of pictures.
You will take two, maybe three — and you will take them with all the attention you can gather.

Through the ground glass of a view camera, the world turns upside down.
Light flows in softly. Time slows. Focus bends.
You place the tripod in the golden grass, watch the wind pass through olive trees, and frame not just a scene — but a feeling.

Then, in the darkroom, we bring that light back.
Bathing the film in chemistry and silence, watching your image emerge slowly, as if waking from a dream.

You leave not with a memory card full of images — but with a few photographs, and a sense that you’ve truly seen something.

This is The Still Frame.
And this is Siena, through silver and light.

Ready to slow down and truly see Siena through the lens of large format photography?

For more information and to reserve your place in this unique experience, write to us at:
info@matteocastellifotografia.com

We look forward to welcoming you to a moment apart.