Screaming from the Rooftops with Paul Reiffer

The Unwritten Rules of Cityscape Shooting

Most cityscape photographers shoot the same five locations from the same three viewpoints with the same “standard settings” up high. This talk is about how we capture everything else. Paul has spent years getting to places that don’t appear on any location list. From the top of the Shanghai Tower before the safety glass went in, to rooftop access that technically didn’t exist, to hotel relationships that opened doors no amount of Google or LinkedIn research ever could. In this session, we’ll discuss how access actually works at the highest level: the two-tier world that’s hidden from many photographers, how to read a new city before you touch your camera, what to say (and what not to say) when you’re asking for something unusual, and why incredible access still means nothing if you blow the shot when you get there! Practical, honest, and built entirely on real stories (including a few that didn’t go quite as planned, along with the one where he fell off…) We’ll take you behind the scenes on campaign shoots, show different perspectives, and talk through the recipes behind shooting some of the world’s most iconic cities.

What you’ll get:

Access to this workshop by Paul Reiffer, held in Christchurch at the Majestic on Durham, 189 Durham St South, Christchurch on Friday 7th August 2026 at 2.15pm – 3.30pm.

1 entry into the draw to win a Sony prize Pack worth over $11,000NZD

See the Prize page for more details on the prize: https://nzphotoshow.co.nz/prize/

Make sure you are at the closing event, Saturday 8th August 2026 from 7.30pm – you need to be there if you are the winner!