“Taking part in a SLPW photo workshop with tour leader Riccardo Improta was a breathtaking adventure, a unique and extremely funny experience, a discovery trip both inside and outside of me. Riccardo speaks to his students looking straight into their eyes, making it easy to start a creative dialogue between photographer and light, places, landscapes, elements and cultures. He has a well-planned itinerary every day, yet with a new intuition and taste all the time. Pics are taken in the silence, surrounded by the whispers of nature. You look; you think; you laugh; you get to know others; you get to know yourself; you get to recognize yourself; you learn.”

"The adventure ended: it was beautiful. Nine willing and enthusiastic apprentices, led by a talented landscape photographer, animated by the desire to know and explore but, above all, to experience and express ourselves with our photos. I have personally experienced the thrill of living and immortalizing a place of unreal beauty, before which one remains dumbfounded, enchanted, enraptured. Riccardo brought us to the White Sands desert. He found this place of wonders for us; he showed it to us and patiently suggested how to portray it to the fullest. Two days that will remain forever in my heart. And then, burst photos in a thousand other locations, laughter, barbecues in the desert, frisbee games, visits to museums, on the road photo classes ....... In short, do not just read these comments. Do not go on the web to look for the (few) images of the White Sands National Monument to get an idea: AT THE DESERT OF WHITE SANDS IN NEW MEXICO YOU HAVE TO GO WITH SLPW!"

“I have attended several SLPW, since this initiative started. Those who choose to take part in these stages on the field will find out how a photographic experience with Riccardo can make a difference. With a fast pace, everything was very intense. The itineraries were studied to seize the best nature can offer us, blowing us away and moving us at every shooting. To this, you can add Riccardo’s deep knowledge of the places, his professional skills, and his great communicativeness. All these are precious elements, if you want to learn and live breathtaking situations with a group of people who have the same passion for photography as you.”