Beatrice Newman brings the counterpoint: refined, visionary, and deeply attuned to the language of image and identity. As Head of Fashion, Art & Media at the University of East London and the creative mind behind Korlekie, she carries a presence that is both intellectual and intuitive. Her teaching is sculptural, structure and fluidity in perfect balance. Under her direction, you learn to see more clearly, to edit with purpose, to direct with confidence. She draws out your creative identity with the precision of a designer and the sensitivity of an artist. Time with her feels less like a workshop and more like an awakening.

Salvatore, born in Pachino and shaped by the luminous coastline between Marzamemi and Portopalo, embodies the quiet luxury of Sicily itself. His movements carry the rhythm of the island: salt air, childhood summers, unhurried days where beauty was found in simplicity. He left this landscape to build a life in London with nothing but determination, rising from the back of a kitchen to its centre, and later earning academic distinction with the same devotion he brings to hosting. Warm, gracious, instinctively protective, he doesn’t guide you through Sicily, he opens the island to you, as if revealing a secret.

Together, Salvatore and Beatrice create a rare alchemy: Sicilian warmth intertwined with world-class creative leadership. Their retreat is not built around trends, but around soul, slow mornings by the sea, golden light over Baroque stone, intimate conversations that shape new ideas. What they offer is not simply a fashion photography workshop in Sicily, but a curated journey of culture, craftsmanship and self-discovery.