WORKSHOPS

WELCOME

This year’s Spring in Sicily Creative Workshop is a special edition.

For the first time, I’ll be hosting the workshop together with Bea Lubas, whose visual sensitivity and creative eye I’ve long admired.

Together, we’re creating four very special days in Sicily and we will guide you through a carefully curated programme focused on food, interior, still life, styling, photography, video, creativity, talks and laughter - all rooted in the rhythm and richness of beautiful Catania and surroundings. We’ll visit markets, an organic wine producer up on the Etna mountain - and even see a few old, patinated palazzos for sale - to take in the atmosphere, to shoot... and to dream.

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE - LA DOLCE VITA

Catania is not just a location to me. It’s a place I’ve returned to again and again over the last 25 years. I have family here, I speak the dialect, and I know the small streets, the patinated palazzos, the markets, rhythms, the hidden corners, the light and the vibrant Sicilian life that just fills you up on so many levels.

This workshop is my way of inviting you into that world. Not as a tourist, but as someone who gets to experience Sicily from the inside. Embark on this photographic journey with us and discover why Sicily has been inspiring artists for centuries.

We will talk about working as commercial and editorial photographers, about entrepreneurship, about AI, how to find your creative voice and we’ll share our experiences as self-employed with you. We will gather and learn about each other and our paths in life.

WHO IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR

This workshop is for you if you’re curious, creative and drawn to visual storytelling - no matter if you work professionally with food, photography, interiors, branding or simply feel a strong pull towards creating.

Maybe you’re self-employed.
Maybe you work with food, flowers, design or communication.
Maybe you’re simply someone who wants to explore your creativity in a deeper, more intuitive way.

You don’t need to be ‘at a certain level’.
You don’t need to have everything figured out.

What matters is that you’re interested in getting inspired on all levels and learning through experience, atmosphere and presence.

We’ve had participants who shoot with professional cameras, others who work with their iphone or sketch ideas on paper. What they all have in common is a love for aesthetics, storytelling and the wish to grow creatively.

If that sounds like you, you’ll feel right at home.

What former students said

“I’ve participated in several of Signe’s workshops in Sicily. Why? They are so talented in so many ways and the time spent in these workshops is immersed in beauty from start to end. New experiences, new friends, more knowledge and wonderful food. So, I recommend to everyone: Go!!! “ - Kajsa

“To say that it is a photography and videography workshop is a huge understatement. It is an experience for all the senses and you return home enriched both professionally and personally on so many levels.
Thank you for sharing your passion for light, art, food, beauty, wine, people and life with us.’ - Sara

WHEN

Tuesday 19th - Friday 22nd of May, 2026

WHERE

The workshop palazzo is a very short trip from the airport of Catania (Fontanarossa), approx. 15 min. by car. You can take both taxi or bus or Uber. So very easy!

The workshop venue is an antique palazzo with the most amazing ceiling frescos in the middle of the old and beautiful historic centre of Catania. The whole palazzo is exclusively for our group during the 4 days. Some of you will sleep in the palazzo and some will sleep in a nearby apartment, and teachers and assistants are staying in a nearby apartment too. Part of the workshop-palazzo is with original interior, part is with modern furniture. We will teach our classes in the old part. The palazzo is located in the middle of La Pescheria, the antique food market of Catania and right around the corner we’re at Piazza Duomo.

More practical info will follow one month prior to the workshop.

THE PROGRAM

The workshop runs over four days and is built around an inspiring rhythm, with space for both learning and immersion.

Day 1 (May 19th)

Arrival at the palazzo in Catania in the late afternoon (check in 17-17.30 o’clock). We begin with welcome aperitivi and snacks, at the palazzo, and together we can get to know each other a little better and share who we are and what expectations we have for these days.

In the evening we have a delicious welcome dinner made by our in house chefs and create wonderful memories, new contacts and the beginning of new network. We will sleep well in either double or single rooms at the palazzo or in the next door apartment and wake up well rested and with new ideas.

Day 2 (May 20th)

We will have a wonderful breakfast at the palazzo. After breakfast, we head to the local markets to explore colors, produce and atmosphere - and to shoot and gather inspiration along the way. We’ll have a few tastings, of course.

Back at the palazzo, we’ll work with still life, styling, photography: Composition, colors and light. How to set up a small scene and capture the best light in even small surroundings.
We’ll photograph, experiment and create imagery together.
After lunch, it will be time for a small siesta.

In the afternoon, we’ll dive into food styling and storytelling, followed by dinner and inspiring conversations around the table.

Day 3 (May 21st)

This day is dedicated to inspiration, creation and refinement.

We’ll go on a tour up on the Etna Mountain to visit small villages and see a few beautiful and patinated palazzos for sale, then visit a local wine producer and taste and explore Sicilian food and wine culture. Along the way we will work with both photo and video.

In the very late afternoon, after siesta, we’ll focus on editing - how we shape our images in Lightroom and how to edit videos (reels) in Edits. We will also come around editing apps for both still and video. while talking about how to keep your style consistent in portfolio and grid. For those interested, Signe will show how she designs and makes videos in AI.

The day ends with a farewell dinner and time to reflect, share and connect.

Day 4 (May 22nd)

We will have our last breakfast together at the palazzo for this time, and it’s time to say goodbye.
Check out at approx. 10 o’clock.

What former students said

“Thank you for sharing your creativity and expertise in a fun way, watching you was a dream come true” - Renee

’Thank you for this amazing experience! Lovely days and evenings with a ot of laughter, good talks, colorful creativeness and beautiful people (in every way). And the food and wine!’ - Lotta

PRICE

Price for the workshop in double accommodation (two seperate beds): 2150 €
Price for the workshop in single accommodation: 2450 €

If you would like to pay in two installments, 50% when signing up, and 50% March 1st, then select that option from the drop down menu below.
If you have any problem, or prefer to pay via bank transfer, write us at: info@signebay.com

VAT notice:
Danish VAT (25%) is added at checkout for customers based in Denmark.
EU business customers will be invoiced without VAT.
If you are an EU business, please enter your VAT number at checkout or contact us if in doubt.

INCLUDED

3,5 days all inclusive workshop with the best food (from local produce).
The workshop is a complete experience from arrival to departure and seats are very limited. The enrollment fee includes single or double occupancy in the beautiful workshop palazzo or the nearby apartment, right in the historical centre of Catania, all meals, drinks, snacks, classes, training, workshop materials, excursions, and transportation during the retreat + a goodie bag on arrival.
Not included: Airplane ticket, transportation to and from the airport to the palazzo.

LANGUAGE

The workshop language is easily understood English, but we also speak Italian, Danish, French and quite a bit of German, so everyone is welcome.

You will receive welcome letter with all workshop info and tips on Sicily and Catania one month prior to the workshop.

BRING

Bring the device you shoot on; Whether it be your DSLR, compact camera or iPhone. If you’d like to edit photos during the workshop, you can bring your laptop. if you prefer to shoot on a tripod, you can bring that as well. We also have a couple to lend out.

QUESTIONS

We can assure you that we do out very best to give you a unique experience that will give you so much on many levels. Both professionally and personally. If you have any question prior to booking your spot, please don’t hesitate to contact us: info@signebay.com

Programme may be due to smaller changes. More accurate programme and info letter will be sent to attendees one month before the workshop.

OUR TEAM

As always we bring our talented cook and food stylist Louise Bondebjer to the workshop and alongside our Italian assistants, she will create and make sure that everything looks and tastes like a dream! Our nonna will cook for us as well, from her own kitchen, and our local assistant and family member Francesca will take care of us all and everything logistical as she has done now on all our retreats in Sicily together with Claudia.

YOUR HOSTS & TEACHERS

Bea Lubas
Bea Lubas is an internationally recognised food photographer, author and Lightroom Ambassador, known for her eye for detail, deep passion for light exploration and creating story-driven imagery.

Bea’s work has appeared in a variety of magazines, food brand projects,
and exhibitions in New York, London, and Italy.
Her creative talent has earned her numerous accolades, including recognition
in the BBC Fresh Talent Award, Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year,
and UK Blog Awards.
Through her educational content Bea shares her passion with creatives around the world,
encouraging them to notice the extraordinary in the everyday and approach food photography with creativity and intention.

Signe Bay:
Signe is a photographer, stylist, designer and creative director with a deep love for atmosphere, storytelling and natural light.

She works with international brands like Georg Jensen, Handvärk and WMF. Her work has been featured in VOGUE, New York Magazine, and numerous other international publications.

With years of experience as a stylist, photographer and creative director, and always has been drawn to the art of composition, light and atmosphere, Signe now also does AI-designed visuals, concepts, videos and stills for brands and design studios.
Signe is an educated teacher and worked as such, before she went fulltime as a single mum into styling and photography 10 years ago to decide the pace of life herself. Being able to create atmospheres and working with natural light is her passion, as well as connecting with other creatives. Thus Signe organizes a couple of exclusive workshops a year to gather likeminded and to inspire. These workshops are about stepping away from the everyday, finding new perspectives and building a community of creatives who lift each other up.

Terms:

CANCELLATION BY YOU AND REFUNDS
Due to logistics and all our partners involved, the workshop is non refundable. However, if you should be prohibited from attending, we will do our best to help find another participant, but unfortunately we can not guarantee it. We recommend to get a travel insurance in case of flight cancellation or other unforeseen events.

Launching soon. Very limited seats!


8th - 11th of June 2026
Isle of Møn, Denmark

WELCOME

We’re very happy to invite you to Midsummer on Møn - a four-day creative workshop-retreat held during the most beautiful time of the Danish summer.

This year, the workshop is hosted by Signe Bay together with Laura Muthesius, photographer and co-founder of Foodstories. Laura’s work is known for its strong visual language and deep understanding of food and storytelling.
Bringing her into this setting on Møn feels both natural and very special.

Our base is Signe’s historic Merchant’s Farm on the island of Møn - a place surrounded by open fields, gardens and long summer evenings, just 75 minutes south of Copenhagen. Møn is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, known for its calm, light and nourishing nature.

This workshop is designed as a fully immersive experience.
Over four days, we’ll work closely together and explore creativity in a grounded, generous, nourishing way.

What we’ll work with

During the workshop, we’ll dive into:
- Food & still life styling
- Photography, videography and visual storytelling
- Developing a personal visual language
- Working intuitively with light, materials and atmosphere
- The realities of working creatively and independently

We’ll set long tables together, cook and eat beautifully prepared food, photograph and film throughout the days, and create hands-on scenes indoors and outdoors. The house, the garden and the island itself become our backdrop - full of textures, flowers, produce and light.

A day out exploring Møn is also part of the program, including visits to local ceramicists, small shops and inspiring places across the island.

Who this workshop is for

This workshop is for anyone who feels drawn to creativity and visual storytelling.

You might work with food, flowers, interiors, branding or communication - or you might simply feel the need for a creative pause and new inspiration. All levels are welcome! Whether you shoot with a DSLR, your phone, or work more intuitively, you’ll meet the workshop where you are.

We don’t believe in “being good enough”.
We believe in curiosity, presence and learning together.

A complete experience

We put much heart, soul, energy and work in these workshops to make our students feel welcome, seen, inspired and have the best times of their lives!
The workshop is a complete experience from arrival to departure and seats are very limited. Everything is included; all meals, drinks, snacks, classes, training, workshop materials, excursions, and transportation during the retreat + a goodie bag on arrival.

You will receive welcome letter with all workshop info and tips on Møn and Copenhagen, including Signe’s long prop shop lists, one month prior to the workshop.

We’re looking forward to welcoming you!

Love, Laura & Signe

WHAT OUR FORMER STUDENTS SAID

Thank you - what a fabulous workshop you ladies put together! I miss everything about it! You and all the other cool, talented women. The inspiration. The absolutely beautiful location on Møn - I LOVE your house!! And of course - all the delicious food Louise spoiled us with. Thank you!! /Kate, Sweden

Absolutely amazing week! I almost have words to describe it. But I feel like a new person in better creative balance. So rewarding! So thank you!
/Rie, Denmark

The most beautiful trip and experience ever!
/Laetitia, France

What a fantastic experience it was, with the greatest group of ladies! I’m so grateful I got a chance to learn from you.
/ Diana,Canada

Such an eye opening experience for me, so grateful, and what a way to spend the last days of summer… thanks for everything!
Hazel/USA

FOR WHOM

The workshop is for anyone who wants to learn more about creativity. Maybe you are self-employed, working with food, flowers, interior, branding and PR. It could also be that you are a cook, blogger, dietician, graphic designer and want to upgrade your visual expression or need a creative and inspiring boost. Whether you capture with DLSR camera or phone or even draw on paper. We’ve had photographers, painters, communication experts, stylists, florists, teachers, cooks, SoMe managers, architects, ex corporates wanting to become full time creatives - everyone is welcome.

WHEN

Monday 8th of June to Thursday 11th of June 2026

WHERE

Signe’s merchants house, Hjelm, Møn, Denmark, which offers a beautiful setting with endless view over fields and to the Baltic Sea. The workshop venue is Signe’s historic house, where we’ll do all the activities and classes, have our meals, both indoors and in the beautiful garden. Some will sleep here, and some will sleep at the yoga farm just down the street, as well as at other B&B in the small village.

HOW TO GET THERE - PICK UP AND DROP OFF

It is a 75 minutes drive from Copenhagen Airport. Either you can rent a car or you can take the train from the central station of Copenhagen directly to Vordingborg Station (it takes one hour). PICK UP by us at Vordingborg Station at approx. 16.05 at the arrival of the train from Copenhagen. The station is a 35 minutes drive from the merchants farm. From the airport you just get on the metro that takes you to the central station.

And DROP OFF again at Vordingborg Station on the 11th of June, so you can catch the train back to Copenhagen at 10.55. It usually works smoothly!

PROGRAMME & YOUR EXPERIENCE

DAY 1

We will show you your rooms, and you’ll have some time to get settled after your travels, you can go to the kitchen to chat with the chefs, or you can sit in the garden and have a cup of tea. Just feel yourself at home!

At 18 we begin with lovely welcome bubbles and appetizers at the merchants house, together we can get to know each other a little better and share who we are and what expectations we have for these days. We will then start a discussion about entrepreneurship where we share our experiences as self-employed.

Then follows a delicious welcome dinner made dy our brilliant workshop cook and foodstylist Louise Bondebjer, who have been with Signe at her workshops in Denmark and Sicily for some years now. We’ll create wonderful memories, new contacts and the beginning of new network. At the old schoolhouse just across the small village street all the attendees will sleep well in either double or single rooms and wake up well rested and with new ideas.

DAY 2

We will have a wonderful breakfast at the merchants house. We will then immerse ourselves in abundant flower and stillife settings, experiment with manipulating light and show how you easily can set up a small home studio and work with different backdrops and lighting scenes. We will set the table for lunch and document all the lovely dishes and do some beautiful tablescape photos and videos.

In the afternoon and after a break, we will focus on creating different table settings and stories in the garden, taking you through how to build a storytelling in images and video.

A lovely dinner, followed by talks and stories around the campfire in the garden will end this inspiration packed day.

DAY 3

We will head on a journey on beautiful Møn right after breakfast. We will visit a nearby antique farm shop, a thrift shop and several of the island’s ceramists. We will of course also go the beyond stunning White Cliffs of Møn. When it is time for lunch, we’ll have a delicious picnic.
In the late afternoon we will focus on editing, showing you our different styles and techniques in Lightroom Classic. We will also come around several efficient editing apps for both still and video., while talking about how to keep your style consistent in portfolio and grid. We will have time to talk and ask questions.

We will have a scrumptious farewell dinner and finish the day with much meaningful connection.

DAY 4

We will have our last breakfast together at the merchants house for this time, and we will say goodbye. Drop off at the Vordingborg Station for those who need to go back to Copenhagen.

INCLUDED

3,5 days, 3 nights all inclusive workshop with the best food (primarily vegetarian, from local produce). Room and meals, wine, snacks are included as well as classes and class materials and tour. All transportation during the workshop as well as Pick up and Drop off at Vordingborg Station at certain hours.

Not included: Airplane ticket, transportation to and from the airport to Vordingborg Station.

INVESTMENT

Price for the workshop in twin room accommodation, seperate beds: €2250

Price for the workshop in single room accommodation: 2550 €

If you would like to pay in two installments, 50% now and 50%May 1st, then that’s no problem at all, just select the split payment option below from the drop down menu.

VAT notice:
Danish VAT (25%) is added at checkout for customers based in Denmark.
EU business customers will be invoiced without VAT (reverse charge).
If you are an EU business, please enter your VAT number at checkout or contact us if in doubt.

BRING

Bring the device you shoot on; Whether it be your DSLR, compact camera or iPhone. If you’d like to edit photos during the workshop, you can bring your laptop. if you prefer to shoot on a tripod, you can bring that as well. We also have a couple to lend out.

QUESTIONS

We can assure you that we do out very best to give you a unique experience that will give you so much on many levels. Both professionally and personally. If you have any questions prior to booking your spot, please don’t hesitate to contact us: info@signebay.com

YOUR TEACHERS

Laura Muthesius

Laura Muthesius studied photography and is working as a photographer, interior design consultant and runs a holiday and retreat space called St. Oak in collaboration with her business partner Nora Eisermann. In her photography work for clients her focus is on food and interior. Her work is featured in magazines like Elle Decoration, Vogue Living, Milk Decoration and AD Germany.

Signe Bay:

Signe does commercial styling, photography and creative direction within food, flowers and interior for various International brands such as Georg Jensen, Handvärk, WMF.

Signe is an educated teacher and worked as such, before she went fulltime as a single mum into styling and photography 10 years ago to have more time with her kids and to decide the pace of life herself. The light in the Danish master’s work as well as nature and its changing seasons are her daily inspiration. Signe’s work has been featured in VOGUE, New York Magazine and numerous other International magazines. Being able to create atmospheres and working with natural light is her passion, as well as the business side of being self-employed and connecting with other creatives. Thus Signe organizes a couple of exclusive workshops and retreats a year to gather likeminded and create growth for creatives.

Images 12, 13, 15 & 17: By Malin Mörner

Terms:

CANCELLATION BY YOU AND REFUNDS
Unfortunately due to the involved logistics & upfront costs of the workshops and retreats, we have a no-refund and no-cancellation policy regardless of circumstance. No refunds will be provided for any reason for the unused portion of a trip once the trip begins, including if you leave a trip for any reason. We encourage you to purchase independent travel insurance. Read more about terms here.

The trip price is a package cost and refunds are not available for services not used. If you need to cancel we will happily try to help find a replacement traveler for your spot, but we can not guarantee it.