Travelmarks-photography

Placement organization

Name of organization: Travelmarks-photography
Town/city: Venlo
Country: NL – Limburg
Website: https://travelmarks-photography.com/

Student

Name of student: Jonathan Henricus
Specialist area: Tourism Management (EN)
Placement period: 2020-2021

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Photography travel company
Organization’s activities: Organize travel photography trips. Guide customers at the destination. Teach photography during the trip. Give photography workshops
Target group of the organization: Mostly age 40-60 with interest in photography
Company culture: Informal
Number of employees: 1
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?

Research and product development

Brief description of your daily activities: Research new photography destinations. Market research. Create photography workshops in Netherlands. Create international photography trips. Help with social media marketing. Scout locations in Netherlands for workshop (includes doing photography)
Brief description of your company assignment: Research Iceland and Georgia for future photography trips. Find locations good for photography, how to get there, prices, accommodation etc. Create the trip for Iceland that will be 8 to 10 days.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Due to covid it was not a daily supervision. Agreements to meet once a week via zoom to discuss plans for the week and progress of the previous week were made.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Photography enthusiast, researching skills, content creation, marketing.
Additional company requirements for this placement? Office, Lightroom or other photo editing program
English: Advanced
Spanish: Basic
French: Basic
German: Basic
Italian: Basic
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Train and bus

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? No
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? No

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: 132530@buas.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Be open and honest including if you’re struggling. Don’t hide things, don’t be afraid to ask for help. Be comfortable
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Maastbos

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link