The Ballan Photography Retreat
📍 Ballan, Victoria
🗓 21 & 22 March 2026
The Ballan Retreat is a two-day immersive photography retreat set inside a breathtaking historic Ballan property. Textured walls, wooden floors, dramatic natural light, and multiple styled rooms make this an unforgettable place to create.
This is not a fast-paced workshop environment. It’s a retreat-style experience designed for photographers who want time, space, and guidance to create cinematic, story-driven images.
The retreat includes four curated creative sessions:
• Gothic & Hollywood Glamour, with Skye and Holly - Sat 9:30am - 12:30pm
• Gatsby Glamour, with Skye and Holly - Sat 2:30pm - 5:50pm
• Vintage Glamour, with Jesi and Nicola - Sun 9:30am - 12:30pm
• Marie Antoinette Inspired Grunge, with Jesi and Nicola - Sun 2:30pm - 5:30pm
You can attend one session, multiple sessions, or stay for the entire retreat.
Come for a day or make a full weekend of it.
Please note priority will be offered to full retreat attendees.
What’s included
– Small groups capped at four photographers per model
– Two models per session, working across separate rooms (we will have 4 professional models - line up below)
– All models, props, styling, and creative direction provided
– Hands-on tuition throughout each session
Investment
• Full Retreat Pass (all 4 sessions): $950 - 1 spot available
• Single Session: $295 (limited sessions)
Payment plans will be available for those booking the full retreat pass.
Numbers are strictly limited to keep this experience intimate and hands-on.
BOOKINGS now open
Booking the entire retreat;
– Priority access before tickets go public
– First access to the full schedule
– The opportunity to help shape session groupings and other special events
Our models below are Skye Medusa and Holly McKenna on Saturday 21st March, Jesi Faun and Nicola Paige on Sunday 22nd March.
Ballan Noir is designed as an annual retreat, and this first year will be something special.
I’d love to have you join me. Click on the BOOK NOW button below to register your interest. Just let me know if you are interested in the Full Retreat or single sessions.
Julie