Barcelona: Thursday 25th - Sunday 28th September, 2025

Once you have paid the initial deposit (£500.00), you can then pay the remaining balance in monthly instalments.

Please get in touch with us to discuss your tailored payment plan.

Deposit of £500.00 to secure your place then 10 x monthly payments of £185.00.

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is home to the Spanish F1 Grand Prix and you will get to experience Motorsport just like the pros. You will get to shoot from various locations across the circuit in the company of Mike Widdowson.

You will get the opportunity to photograph a variety of touring cars including GT3, GTX, Porsche 911’s and more.

With qualifying sessions along with a night time practice session, you will get the opportunity to really practice and hone your Motorsport photography skills and techniques throughout this workshop.

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is a motorsport race track in Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain. With long straights and a variety of corners, it is seen as an all-rounder circuit

The Full Weekend VIP hospitality packages includes:

Access to the Endurance Lounge at all times.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner on all days. Lunch and dinner will be offered as a varied buffet, which includes salads, main courses, desserts, snacks and a variety of hot and soft drinks. Plus the best ice cream machines!

Midnight snack on the Saturday night during the race also included.

Mike Widdowson is a very experienced motorsport photographer, covering events trackside for 10 years.

Mike has covered from Grass root National series all the way up to World Endurance Championship races around the world.

Sports cars is really Mike’s speciality, where he really looks to bring the viewer in and put them beside him with his images and live the race through his eyes.

Mike has worked with clients such as McLaren, BMW, Aston Martin, as well as many other teams and drivers. These world leading brands have all worked with Mike over the years so it’s safe to say you will be able to learn a lot from Mike’s experience of photographing the world of motorsport and especially endurance racing, such as the Barcelona 24 Hour Race.

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GT3

GT3 cars abide by a set of regulations mantained by the FIA for grand tourer racing cars, designed for use in various series throughout the world.

GTX

GTX is a group of cars which have been added to create a wider variety of cars.

Porsche 911

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) cars.

GT4

In the GT4 class, the specific GT4 regulations are applicable. Same as GT3 cars, these cars must be based on mass production road cars.

TCR

TCR-homologated car which is based on 4 or 5 door production cars, and are powered by 2.0 litre turbocharged engines.

TCX

Special Touring Cars and some GT-cars with approximately the performance of TCR cars.

TC

The performance guideline of the TC class is: Cars that are slower than class TCR and TCX

Full media accreditation is provided for this workshop.

Experience life on the other side of the fence with an all access media pass. Photograph from prime trackside locations, within the pit lane plus access to the media centre.

Training on pit lane safety along with the do’s and dont’s and requirements of working trackside will take place on the Thursday PM in Barcelona.

Get hands on professional photography tuition from Mike Widdowson (MJW Media).

Learn motorsport composition skills, working with different lighting conditions including nighttime photography sessions, the best camera settings for fast moving action, different techniques such as panning and motion blur, capturing creative silhouettes, focusing techniques and editing advice, working on the media side of the fence.

Group and 1-2-1 photography tuition throughout the weekend.

Experience the full weekend VIP hospitality package including food, drinks and snacks all weekend long.

Access to the Endurance Lounge at all times including for breakfast, lunch and dinner on all days.

IBIS Barcelona Montmelo Granollers

IBIS hotel in Granollers, situated north of Barcelona, boasts an excellent location opposite the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya racetrack. Just 1 minute away from the circuit, this is the ideal hotel.

Our comfortable rooms are equipped with air conditioning, heating, TV and WIFI.

Airport transfers included both at the start and end of the workshop. If staying in Barcelona for an extra night (Sunday) then transfer to your hotel is included from the circuit.

Travel between the hotel and circuit provided each day via taxis (except on race day when walking is possible)*.

*The hotel is within walking distance however the nearest gate into the circuit is only open on race day (Sat-Sun). During this time, you will have easy access and flexibility to go between the race circuit and hotel as much as you wish.

On the other days, taxis will be provided to travel between the hotel and circuit (a journey time of about 5 minutes).

Breakfast included at the hotel or circuit each day.

Lunch and dinner included at the circuit as part of the hospitality package on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and Sunday.

Experiment using equipment from our photography partners.

2 x A4 prints of your favourite photos from the weekend.

Discounts from our corporate and photography partners.

Group size of just 4 people.

Flights to Barcelona.

Any food outside of the hospitality package.

Personal spending money.

Personal public liability insurance.

Personal travel insurance*

Equipment insurance.

Alcoholic drinks.

*Please ensure that you have the appropriate travel insurance in place at time of booking in order to cover yourselves in the hopefully unlikely circumstance that you find yourself unable to attend the workshop.

Camera Equipment:

DSLR or Mirrorless camera system ideally with a choice of lenses. We suggest a decent telephoto lens such as a 70-200mm as a minimum, 24-70mm or equivalent and if you have one a 16-35mm. Also an extender if you have one. We also suggest a longer lens, 300mm+. This could be either a prime or zoom lens.

Prime lenses are also a lovely addition if you have them both telephoto and wide angle.

A monopod.

Filters - NDs and Polariser.

Plenty of fully charged camera batteries and plenty of SD cards.

Other accessories such as: Rain cover, chargers, battery power bank.

A decent camera rucksack is recommended.

Please get in touch prior to booking to discuss your equipment if you are unsure. We can always try to help you out with some of the photography equipment should you need it.

Outdoor Clothing:

Waterproof jacket, waterproof trousers, fleece, comfortable tops, comfortable shorts / trousers, comfortable trainers, flask, water bottle.

Please bring appropriate clothing for long hours spent outdoors at the race circuit. The weather may change multiple times during the day.

Please get in touch prior to booking to discuss anything if unsure.

We will send out a full detailed kit list nearer the time.

Arrive in Barcelona from 12pm.

Transfer from airport to hotel (included).

Meet & greet at the hotel followed by a weekend briefing.

Pit lane and media accreditation safety training at circuit.

5-7pm - Dinner at circuit and then return to the hotel.

8am: Breakfast in hotel or at circuit.

9am: Head to Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

12:45: Free Practice photography sessions.

16:30 - 18:30: Qualifying sessions.

19:00: Dinner at circuit.

20:45: Night time practice session.

8am: Hotel breakfast or breakfast at circuit.

9am: Head to Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Photograph the support races and sessions.

12:00: 24hr race start

7am: Breakfast at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

12:00: 24hr race finish

2pm: Finish and head home. You may wish to stay in central Barcelona for one night or you may choose to fly home Sunday PM.

There are multiple flights between the UK and Barcelona.

You should aim to arrive no later than 12pm on Thursday 25th September, 2025.

Flights from London Gatwick Airport (LGW - BCN):

Flights from London Luton Airport (LTN - BCN):

Flights from Birmingham Airport (BHX - BCN):

Flights from Manchester Airport (MAN - BCN):

Flights from Bristol Airport (BRS - BCN):

Flights from Glasgow Airport (GLA - BCN):

Flights from London Heathrow Airport (LHR - BCN):

Dep 06:10 / Arr 09:20

Dep 07:50 / Arr 11:00

To get the most out of this photography workshop you should have at least a basic level of photography knowledge along with being comfortable using your camera.

You should also have a strong interest in motorsport photography and be looking to learn and improve on specific skills relating to motorsport photography.

There are a number of insurance companies who will provide cover for public liability insurance.

We suggest PhotoGuard as they are a partner of ours and subsequently aware of our photography workshops and can provide a package to suit.

Please get in touch with us if you are unsure and we will be more than happy to advise.

You can secure your place on this motorsport photography workshop today with a £500.00 deposit.

The balance payment is due 8 weeks prior to the workshop start date.

An email will be sent out 2 weeks prior to this reminding you of the balance payment date.

If you wish to discuss paying in instalments, then this can be arranged.

Yes, you can pay in instalments. You will need to place the initial deposit (£500.00) but then the remaining balance can be paid in instalments. The plan can be tailored to suit you.

The balance must be paid in full 8 weeks prior to the workshop start date.

Please get in touch with us if you wish to pay in instalments.

A good level of fitness is required for this photography workshop. We will be spending long hours outdoors at the race circuit with a lot of walking between trackside locations. You can do upwards of 15K steps a day!

You will need to be capable of plenty of walking around the race circuit whilst carrying your photography gear (two bodies, monopod, telephoto lenses etc).

This is also a 24 hour race so you will need to be prepared for this.

We will ask you to confirm at the time of booking that you have the appropriate level of fitness to take part. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us to discuss.

The hotel is within walking distance of the circuit however the nearest gate into the circuit is only open on race day (Sat-Sun). During this time, you will have easy access and flexibility to go between the race circuit and hotel as much as you wish.

On the other days, taxis will be provided to travel between the hotel and circuit (a journey time of approximately 5 minutes).

Yes, we are! We have financial protection in place through an ABTA approved provider.

In fact, we are one of the only providers of photography tours and workshops here in the UK that financially protects their customers in line with the Package Travel Regulations 2018.