Photo tours -
exclusive & extraordinary

Experience places and people like a National Geographic photographer

Fotografin Isabela Pacini auf dem gefrorenen Baikalsee – während einer ihrer Fotoreisen im sibirischen Winter mit Eislandschaft und einzigartigem Lichtmoment


Hello, I am
Isabela Pacini!

I am a travel and photo journalist with over 20 years of experience, including for GEO Saison, Merian, stern, Zeit Reisen and many others.
and today hosts extraordinary photo tours that tell stories.

Come on tour with me!


More than just a destination: every tour is a narrative adventure.

photo journey India
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Holi Festival

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In the Rhythm of Water & Light

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IIreland
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Light Whispers & Wild coasts

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Iceland
2026
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Between Glaciers, Lava and Midnight Sun

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2026
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Magic between a cookshop and the sound of prayer

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Pushkar Kamel Market

What you can
expect from our photo tour

Do you love photography? Do you want to see more from your trip and develop your own visual language?

Teilnehmer Philipp von Haugwitz einer Fotoreise nach Lappland in Schweden mit Husky Safari in der Wildnis

Small groups
Completely individual

Participants of a photo trip on the frozen Lake Baikal in Siberia in the evening light - photographic adventure in winter with ice landscape and golden hour

personal support

Accordion player next to a Siberian train - authentic street scene with participants of a photo tour in Russia

for beginners
to professionals

Your experience

Every photo tour is unique - but they all have a few things in common:
personal guidance, small groups and many unique encounters.

Do you have any questions or want to know if the tour fits you?
Let's find out together. I'd love to tell you more about the tour, the
learning concept and how I respond to you individually.

Isabela Pacini travels the world as a photographer - 9-part picture collage with moments from international photo trips, adventures and reportages in Asia, Europe and South America.

ABOUT ME

I am a travel and photo journalist - with over 20 years of experience and publications in
Magazines like GEO Saison, Merian, Zeit Travel and many others.

My passion? Capturing people, places and stories with the camera - documentary, up close, vivid, with emotion.
Storytelling is the focus for me.

I would like to show you how you can not only "photograph" with the camera, but also express something.
How you tell what touches you through your gaze - and develop your own visual language.
I will accompany you personally - with technical know-how, creative impulses, tasks and space to try things out.
Tasks and space to try things out

Real impressions. True stories.

What participants say about their photo tour experiences with me.

Teilnehmerin einer Fotoreise nach Virginia, in den USA
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Meine erste berufliche Reise für die Zeitschrift „Brigitte“ mit Isabela als Fotografin hat uns zwar nur nach Dänemark geführt, war aber trotzdem eine Herausforderung: Zusammen mit mir, die sie nicht kannte, und meinen beiden damals noch sehr kleinen Töchtern musste Isabela eine Woche in einem Wohnmobil verbringen, ohne jede Rückzugsmöglichkeit. Auf dieser Reise habe ich ihre wunderbaren menschlichen Qualitäten kennengelernt: Sie ist so unkompliziert wie zupackend, kann sich auf jedes Gegenüber einstellen (egal, ob es vier oder vierzig Jahre alt ist) und ist vor allem eine sehr angenehme und fröhliche Reisegenossin. Wir haben danach noch viele gemeinsame Reisereportagen gemacht, Isabela war immer meine Wunsch-Fotografin. Immer habe ich ihre große Professionalität geschätzt und wie sie es schafft, Menschen mit ihrem freundlichen Wesen für sich einzunehmen. Gleichzeitig tritt sie nie jemandem zu nahe und bleibt immer respektvoll. Und am Ende haben alle Spaß bei der Sache gehabt.
Stefanie Hentschel
Editor Hamburg University of Technology
Redakteurinnen und Inhaberinnen von plazy travel Inka Schmeling und Kathrin Sander
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Traveling with Isabela is a great experience that we can only recommend. Thanks to her open and friendly manner, Isabela manages to find a very special approach to people. This leads to exciting encounters that provide new insights. Whether in Germany or on international trips: Isabela is perfectly organized and arranges her travel plans to strike just the right balance between a well-filled programme and enough time to relax and process the new experiences. As a photographer, Isabela impresses with her talent for scouting suitable locations, finding the right perspective and passing on her knowledge in a pleasant and warm manner. Under her guidance, even photography amateurs succeed in taking great pictures. In short: it's a pleasure to be out and about with Isabela.
Inka Schmeling & Kathrin Sander
plazy.travel
Teilnehmer Philipp von Haugwitz einer Fotoreise nach Lappland in Schweden mit Husky Safari in der Wildnis
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Im Herbst 2020 hat uns Isabela auf unserem Trip nach Schwedisch Lappland begleitet und diese einzigartige Reise in tollen Bildern festgehalten. Für mich als begeisterter Hobbyfotograf war es zum einen klasse, auch selbst vor der Linse zu sein, zum anderen aber auch ein riesiger Mehrwert, einen echten Profi an der Seite zu haben. Viele Bilder der Reise wurden sind als Reportage aus dem Hintergrund entstanden; Isabela versteht es, als Teil der Reisegruppe perfekt zu integrieren und so die „echten“ Momente einzufangen. Aber Isabela kam auch mit tollen Ideen für Motive um die Ecke. So entstand ein toller Bilder-Mix von der Reise nach Schweden.
Philipp and Birte von Haugwitz
Management consultant and logistics planner

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

Here you will find answers to what many people want to know before the photo trip.

No, not at all. My tours are open to everyone - from intuitive smartphone snappers to experienced amateur photographers with full equipment. The only important thing is photography! Because in the end, we all learn from each other anyway - and that's what makes the trip unique.

What you have is enough. Whether smartphone, compact camera or DSLR - I'll show you how to get the best out of your equipment. If you're unsure, I'll be happy to advise you in advance.

Very small - usually only 4 to 6 participants. This allows me to respond to each participant individually and we remain flexible, personal and close to each other

Very relaxed and practical:
We take photos together "on the road", discuss pictures, collect ideas and I give you tips, feedback and tasks directly on location. There are also short joint sessions for image selection and post-processing

- Small groups, lots of personal support - Extraordinary destinations and encounters - Photography as expression - not just technique - Space for your own visual language and creativity

Before each trip, we meet online 1-2 times to get to know each other and coordinate our wishes. This creates a suitable concept - with the right mix of technology, storytelling, challenges and creative impulses.

I only offer 3 to 5 selected tours a year - deliberately exclusive. Because they should not only "run", but also remain special - for you and for me.

With pleasure!
Many participants travel alone - and enjoy the group, inspiration and real
connections.