WIN a Golden Ticket to the Venture Folk Retreat 2025 🎟️.
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BYRON BAY 6-8 AUGUST 2025
i attended the ventrue folk retreat last year and it changed the trajectory of my work and business.
- Nicci @niccikphotography
For the wildly creative. The dreamers. The ones ready to rise.
One lucky photographer will join us in Byron Bay for a 3-day, all-inclusive retreat where connection, creativity, and cinematic storytelling collide.
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Say Yes — and Watch It All Shift
There’s something electric about being in the same space as people who are already living what you dream of.
At Venture Folk Retreat, you won’t just be taking notes — you’ll be breathing in the energy, the wisdom, and the lived experience of some of the best in the game.
Our guest educators aren’t just teachers — they’re trailblazers, artists, business builders, and storytellers who’ve carved their own wild paths.
You’ll get to sit at their table — hear the real stories behind their success, the mindset shifts that changed everything, and the creative sparks that turned into fires.
You'll see firsthand how they think, create, adapt, and stay true to their vision.
This isn’t textbook learning — it’s heart-to-heart, soul-to-soul, the kind of insight you feel as much as you hear.
One conversation, one idea, one breakthrough moment could shift everything for you.
You just have to say yes — and step into the room.
Master the Art of Storytelling — For Every Kind of Love
Create a Portfolio That Demands Attention
At Venture Folk Retreat, it’s about more than crafting beautiful images — it’s about capturing the beating heart of a story.
You'll learn to photograph couples with honesty, intimacy, and depth — celebrating every kind of love, including LGBTQ+ couples, without clichés, without walls, without limits.
Create work that isn't just seen — it's felt.
Work that moves, that lingers, that matters.
Forget ordinary.
Out here, surrounded by wild skies and real connection, you'll create cinematic, soul-driven work that reflects the photographer you are becoming — work that stops dream clients in their tracks and whispers, "this is the one."
➳ Step Into the Wild Unknown — and Grow:
Growth doesn’t happen in the safe spaces.
It happens under vast horizons, in unfamiliar light, when you chase the shot you’re not sure you can catch.
Whether you're just finding your feet or sharpening your craft, Venture Folk invites you to break the mould and claim your next level.
➳ Find Your People — and Fuel Your Fire:
Photography is a journey, but no one said you had to walk it alone.
Here, you'll be surrounded by other dreamers, makers, and adventurers who speak your language — people who believe, like you do, that art has the power to change everything.
➳ Reignite the Spark That Got You Here:
If you've felt stuck, uninspired, or disconnected from your work — you're not broken. You're just ready for a new flame.
At Venture Folk, you'll remember what it feels like to create with your whole heart again — messy, real, alive.
➳ New to the Game? We've Got You:
Whether you're holding your first camera or booking your first weddings, you belong here.
Venture Folk Retreat isn’t just for the seasoned — it's built for the brave.
You’ll walk away with real skills, cinematic images, deeper confidence, and the momentum to propel you from dreaming into doing.
This is your starting line — and it's wilder and more beautiful than you imagined.
➳ Build a Brand That Stands for Something:
When you leave, you won’t just have breathtaking images.
You'll have the skills, the vision, and the courage to brand yourself as the storyteller who doesn't just take pictures — but captures the true pulse of a couple’s story, wherever their love leads them.
