Collage of photos from a 2025 workshops, showing people crafting, arranging flowers, and socializing in a workshop setting.

Welcome to The Woods, an exclusive food and lifestyle photographic and styling studio in the heart of Victoria. Located in the central highlands, a stone’s throw from Daylesford and just over an hour from Melbourne, join renowned stylist Deborah McLean and photographer Colin Doswell in an idyllic setting that cultivates and encourages collaboration and fosters creativity and innovation.

‘I’ve attended their workshops for nearly a decade, and each time it feels less like a class and more like therapy.’ — Sandy Cummins, Acre of Roses

Badge for the Spotlight Awards, Shortlist 2025, Fashion.
Badge for the 2025 World Food Photography Awards, recommended by Tenderstem broccoli, sponsored by Bimi.
2025 World Food Photography Awards badge for Colin Doswell being shortlisted in Innovation category
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