Photography Workshops & Tours

Note: The events listed here are subject to change without notice.  

Year-round
Online Daytime & Evening Photo Workshops
​Barefoot Contessa Photo Adventures
We meet three times a week (2 hours each session) on Zoom plus an additional one-hour-or-so introductory gathering to start it all off.
There are assignments, group critiques, and extensive discussions on photography to further your knowledge of this art form.
Botswana Photo Workshop - Mobile Safari
hosted by WildFoot Travel
A classic Botswanan Safari itinerary with a twist. Travelling in the company of an expert photography guide you will journey in authentic safari style, visiting the fantastic destinations of Chobe National Park, Moremi Game Reserve and the Khwai Community area and camping each night in comfortable tented accommodation. 
Learn about both technical and compositional aspects of photography which will enable you to perfect those “classic” wildlife portraits and also open the door to more creative techniques.
Annually - October to July
Botswana
Basecamp Antarctica
hosted by WildFoot Travel
This unique Antarctica cruise combines spectacular scenery, excellent wildlife encounters and a thrilling range of adventure activities and photography workshops so you can get those wildlife and landscape pictures just right. All activities are included in the price of your voyage, allowing for kayaking, mountaineering, hiking and overnight camping on the ice excursions.
Annually - November to March
Antarctica
Yosemite Photo Workshops
with Phil Hawkins
Learn landscape photography from a 37 year veteran of the park, leading workshops in Yosemite for 14 years. Workshops in Fall, Winter and Spring.
Throughout the year
Yosemite National Park
ICM Photography Workshops in Morocco
hosted by Rosa Frei Photography
​​Are you looking to take your photography in a new creative direction? 
Join me on an exciting, immersive workshop creating beautiful, expressionist ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) and multiple exposure images.
Half-day, 1-day, 2 days workshops available.
All year round
Marrakech, Essaouira, or another location of your choice in Morocco
​Photography Workshop in Marrakech, Morocco
hosted by Rosa Frei Photography
You will enjoy a photography workshop in Marrakech, the most famous city in Morocco, which holds a powerful fascination and magic for visitors. The so-called ‘red city’ is considered a paradise for photographers. Colorful gardens, magnificent palaces, the bustling medina, and the famous place Djemaa el-Fna, with its snake charmers, storytellers, and acrobats, offer limitless photographic opportunities for narrative images.
Year-round
Marrakech, Morocco

May 2023
North Carolina Waterfalls Photo Workshop
hosted by Rod Barbee Photography
Western North Carolina is a land of vast and verdant hardwood forests. and hundreds of waterfalls. Some falls are grand and easily accessible. Others are surprises off the beaten path.
Spring is the perfect time to experience this region. Waterfalls are full and flowing and the forest floor is alive with lush undergrowth and the last spring wildflowers.
Our main focus will be on waterfalls. Along the way cascading streams, towering trees, tree-covered ridges and details ferns and moss-covered boulders.
May 1-5, 2023
Brevard, NC, USA
Texas Birds in Spring
Tom Bol Photo Workshops
​Photographing birds from a blind may change the way you plan your future photography trips. By setting up perches and using bird food to lure them in, the birds will come to you. South Texas is a mecca for bird photography blinds. On this trip we will spend several days learning to photography exotic South Texas species from some of the best bird photography ranches in the country.
May 2-7, 2023  
Laguna Seca & Santa Rita Ranches
Texas 
​Olympic National Park Photo Workshop
hosted by Rod Barbee Photography
I live on the Olympic Peninsula. I love it here. Some of my best memories come from backpacking, exploring, and photographing in Olympic National Park.
Mid-May is traditionally the best time of the year for greens in the rain forest, waterfalls, and interesting sunsets on the coast. For this reason, we'll spend our time visiting the rain forests, coastal beaches, Lake Crescent and the Sol Duc area. It can also be a time of rain, so be prepared!
Limit: 7
May 16-21, 2023
Forks, WA USA
​Kenyan Photo Safari with Kelly Fajack
Please join us on this ten day journey with eight full days in the parks, “on safari.” After a night in Nairobi, we'll travel to Samburu National Reserve and then fly to the world famous Maasai Mara National Reserve. You will see and photograph Cape buffalo, Somali Ostrich, Reticulated Giraffe, Gerenuk Oryx, Thomson’s gazelle, topi, baboon, zebra and elephants in abundance. Every part of your trip has been planned in detail so you can relax and enjoy your African experience.
Only $5999 per person double occupancy. Airfare, insurance, alcohol not included.
May 18-30, 2023
Kenya, Samburu and Maasai Mara National Parks

June 2023
Rolling Hills of the Palouse
hosted by Rod Barbee Photography
THE PALOUSE is a photographer’s dream. Graphic landscapes, character-filled barns, a fence made of metal wheels, and more. And of course, Steptoe Butte.
I've been visiting the Palouse for over twenty-five years and leading photo workshops here for almost twenty, and the Palouse is still one of my favorite places to photograph.
In the field I’ll be there to help: from seeing in graphics and fine tuning your compositions, to planning shots with the digital darkroom in mind.
Limit: 7
June 19-24, 2023
Colfax, WA, USA

July 2023
Alaska Bear / Whale and Glacier Photo Tour
Join professional Alaska photographer Ron Niebrugge on an all-inclusive, 9 day / 8 night photo tour on a private yacht in Alaska's Inside Passage.
We will visit 3 bear viewing areas including the famous Pack Creek Bear Observatory. In addition, we will visit some of the most active whale waters in the world where we anticipate seeing breeching and bubble-net feeding humpback whales. Plus, stunning scenery, tide-water glaciers and so much more!
July 12-20, 2023
Southeast Alaska
Mongolia - The Great Eagle Hunters and more!
hosted by McKay Photography Academy
Mongolia is amazing! Add the fact that we have built a relationship with these amazing Eagle Hunters, and we work with them with our photography tours in a way that is exclusive for our group!
Check out web site for videos of our last tours to this incredible land with incredible people!
July 17-26, 2023
Mongolia

August 2023
Sitka Whales and More Photo Tour
hosted by Rod Barbee Photography
If you like whales and otters, sea lions and seals, rain forests and harbors and fishing boats, Sitka is the place for you. And early August is a great time to photograph humpback whales, salmon running up Indian Creek, fishing boats, rain forests, and sunsets from Harbor Mountain or from nearby harbors.
Daily boat trips will each last up to 3 hours, with three trips planned and an extra day just in case we need a rain make-up day.
August 4-9, 2023
Sitka, Alaska
Monsoon on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
hosted by Adam Schallau Photography
Experience the beauty of the monsoon season from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Dramatic thunderstorms and intense bursts of rain create dramatic and moody skies, providing photographers an excellent opportunity to capture stunning images of the canyon. The monsoon also brings the possibility of lightning storms. The dramatic bolts of lightning can illuminate the canyon and provide a unique and unforgettable photographic opportunity as the landscape transforms into a vibrant and dynamic display of nature's power and beauty.
August 11-14, 2023
North Rim of the Grand Canyon
Harpy Eagles ~ Photo Tour & Workshop
hosted by Explore in Focus with Jeff Parker
This Harpy Eagle Photo Tour 2023 will focus on the apex avian predator of the neotropical rainforest — the Harpy Eagle. In addition, we'll photograph other wildlife in this Amazon basin.
At up to 20 lbs., these birds are by far the largest raptor in the Americas.
ALL-INCLUSIVE - Max 8 photographers
August 15 - 20, 2023
Amazon Basin near Alta Floresta, Brazil
​Jaguars of the Pantanal ~ Photo Tour & Workshop
hosted by Explore in Focus with Jeff Parker
If you’ve yet to photograph a wild jaguar, make 2023 the year to do so when you join Jeff Parker for his Jaguars of the Pantanal Photo Tour ~ 2023.
At up to 350 lbs., the jaguars you’ll photograph here are about double the size of an average Amazonian jaguar. These felines are also the 3rd largest cat in the world (after the lion and tiger). It’s typical for us to enjoy — and photograph — more than one sighting a day while in Jaguar Country.
August 21 – 31, 2023
Pantanal wetland, Brazil

September 2023
Impression of France Photo Workshop
hosted by Tom Bol Photoworkshops
The area surrounding Paris made a lasting impression on Cree Bol from her time working and studying there. This tour has been specially designed to capture the best parts of the greater Parisian area including French château’s, Monet’s gardens, quaint villages and the most photographic spots in Paris itself – what better way to capture the Impressions of France.
Loire Valley, what better place to stay for a sense of place, breathtaking landscapes compete with the opulence of those that built their amazing homes in traditional French château style.
Ten days of photography and instruction with accomplished photo and tour leaders Tom & Cree Bol.
September 9-19, 2023
Paris, Honfleur, Loire Valley
Auroras of the Northwest Territories
hosted by Rod Barbee Photography
Without a doubt, the most incredible display in nature has to be the auroras. Twisty green ribbons crawl across the sky, occasionally bursting open like a hand reaching down from space, with hints of pink and red, moving as if under a will of their own. And the resulting pictures are ones you'll treasure and want to share. You'll find that seeing and photographing auroras will be one of most exhilarating experiences of your life.
September 10-17, 2023
September 18-25, 2023
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Elk Rut in the Rockies ~ Photo Tour & Workshop
hosted by Explore in Focus with Jeff Parker
Witness one of the West’s best wildlife events during Jeff Parker’s all-inclusive Rocky Mountain ELK RUT Photo Tour 2023.
You’ll be there in the early mornings to photograph the bull elk bugle emerging through the mist to make declarations of dominance. From the unique bugle sound to capturing the action when these big boys battle over “harems” of females, the elk rut is an experience like no other.
September 19 - 23, 2023
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Colorado Autumn Aspen ~ Photo Tour & Workshop
hosted by Explore in Focus with Jeff Parker
Capture the stunning fall color of the San Juan Mountains during Jeff Parker’s Colorado Aspen Photo Tour 2023. 
During this 2023 autumn landscape photography workshop you’ll photograph the dramatic fall color within the jagged, photogenic peaks of the San Juans (often called “The Switzerland of America“).
September 28 - October 2, 2023
San Juan Mtns. near Ouray, Colorado

October 2023
Colorado Fall Color Photo Workshop
hosted by Rod Barbee Photography
​Colorado’s Rocky Mountains in October are the definition of autumn. Hillsides and valleys filled with fall color spread out below jagged snow-capped peaks. The San Juan Range of the Rockies is southwestern Colorado’s most dramatic example of this landscape. The graphic scenery around Ouray offers abundant photo opportunities at every turn from dawn to dusk.
Co-led with Cliff Zenor, our small group size of eight photographers and two leaders means you'll get plenty of individual attention.
October 1-6, 2023
Ouray, CO
Photography Workshop Venice 2023
with Master Photographer Yervant
2 days live shoot around Venice with professional models in designer editorial gowns.
2 days in class practical and theory tutorial.
Intro to 4K video/cinematography
Small group hands-on masterclass with one of the most accomplished photographers of the world Yervant.
Monday 2nd to Thursday 5th October 2023
4 days
Classroom at Palazzo Ca Zennibio
Location sessions in and around San Marco and picturesque areas of Venice
All the Magic of Morocco 14-days Photo Tour
hosted by Rosa Frei Photography
A fantastic, unique photo tour where you will see and photograph the most fascinating cities of Morocco, magical desert landscapes, sand dunes, and desert life. 
You will experience the culture and people of Morocco, guided by Rosa Frei, a photographer based in Morocco since 2007.
October 8-21, 2023
Morocco
​5 days Portrait Photography, Meditation and Qi Gong Retreat in Tuscany
The Portrait Photography Retreat is an immersive experience of self-discovery designed to bring deeper awareness to the way we photograph.
Get to know yourself better by photographing others in a beautiful historic residence in the heart of Tuscany.
Fattoria Di Camporomano is a historic residence where you can relax and live comfortably and authentically, waking up to the birds singing, eating vegetables from the garden and walking among the centuries-old olive trees, far from the hustle and bustle.
October 11-15, 2023
Fattoria Di Camporomano, Italy

November 2023
Capturing India's North Land
hosted by The Compelling Image
As culturally diverse as the subcontinent is large, India's northern realms offer stunning opportunities for beginners and seasoned photographers alike. Join award-winning professional photographer and anthropologist, Dr. David Bathgate, for this very special photographic exploration of the varied cultures, landscapes, towns and villages, which together make this friendly and unhurried part of India so unique.
November 3 - 14, 2023
Himachal Pradesh, India
Bosque del Apache ~ Photo Tour & Workshop
hosted by Explore in Focus with Jeff Parker
During this Bosque del Apache Photo Tour 2023 we’ll photograph the thousands of Snow Geese and Sandhill Cranes that fill these beautiful New Mexico skies and Rio Grande waters.
The final shoot of the tour takes place at a nearby canyon where we’ll do landscapes, night photography, and light painting.
November 16-19, 2023
Bosque del Apache NWR, ​New Mexico
​Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
hosted by Rod Barbee Photography
Immerse yourself in a great gathering of waterfowl in their wintering grounds. 
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge offers dawn-to-dusk opportunities among thousands of snow geese, sandhill cranes and other migratory birds.
Our days include daily sunrise/morning and afternoon/sunset field trips. 
Expect a few midday classroom sessions and image reviews as well as field lessons on location.
This trip is limited to twelve participants and includes two instructors. 
That means you'll get all the help you can possibly stand.
November 29 - December 3, 2023
Socorro, New Mexico

December 2023
​Antarctica Photo Tour 2023
hosted by Photo Tours and Expeditions
Antarctica is one of the most remote yet fascinating places to visit in the world. Join us on an adventure like never before in this incredible photo tour to Antarctica aboard the Greg Mortimer.
December 4-15, 2023
Antarctica
​White Sands National Park
hosted by Rod Barbee Photography
Explore the graphic landscapes and intimate details of White Sands National Park. 
December offers the low-angled light that reveal the dune’s simple beauty. 
Yuccas provide a sharp contrast to the dunes and make for a great anchor point in your compositions.
Days include early morning and late afternoon field trips with midday classroom sessions and image reviews.
This trip is limited to only eight participants and includes two instructors. 
That means you'll get all the help you can possibly stand.
December 5-9, 2023
Alamogordo, NM
​Costa Rica Photo Tour
Join professional photographer Ron Niebrugge on this 9 day, 8 night all inclusive photo tour on Osa Peninsula.
We will be staying at a beautiful air conditions resort where we will spend out days photographing monkey's, sloths, colorful birds and even reptiles. We will be accompanied by amazing local guides as we travel to the far reaches of the Osa Peninsula, a place National Geographic called the most biologically rich place on our planet!
December 6-14, 2023
Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

January 2024
Oaxaca: the Colors of Mexico
hosted by Tom Bol Photoworkshops
Experience the colors of Mexico as you travel with Tom and Cree Bol through one of Mexico’s most colorful regions. Oaxaca is one of the cultural hubs of Mexico with a rich history of art, food, tequila and the famous Day of the Dead celebrations. This travel photography workshop will include portraits with live models, a visit to a mescal farm and some of the best fine dining and food photography of Southern Mexico. The colors and tastes are vibrant and we will use creative photography techniques to capture it all.
January 20-27, 2024
Oaxaca, Mexico

February 2024
Tanzania Photography Safari
hosted by Nature Photography Adventures
If you only visit sub-Saharan Africa once in your life – this is the adventure we would suggest. Or your very first visit.
This adventure is timed around the great migration reaching the rich grasses of the southern Serengeti – and giving birth to a million baby wildebeest. This is also our favorite time in Tarangire National Park, and the Ngorongoro Crater is great this time of year.
Lots more details and images on the link.
February 14-25, 2024
Tanzania
Starts and ends at Kilimanjaro National Airport
Safari moves around

March 2024
​All the Magic of Morocco 14-days Photo Tour
hosted by Rosa Frei Photography
A fantastic, unique photo tour where you will see and photograph the most fascinating cities of Morocco, magical desert landscapes, sand dunes, and desert life. 
You will experience the culture and people of Morocco, guided by Rosa Frei, a photographer based in Morocco since 2007.
​March 3-16, 2024
Morocco
Costa Rica Rainforest Photo Workshop
hosted by Tom Bol Photoworkshops
Adventure with Tom and Cree Bol to Costa Rica to photograph the colorful mammals, birds and plants of the rain forest. Expect to wake up each morning listening to scarlet macaws in the almond trees near your room, and howler monkeys ‘howling’ in the distance. The resort grounds include an estuary with breeding snowy egrets, green herons, green kingfishers and boat-billed herons. Other trails lead to the beach and through the forest where you will see toucans and perhaps a sloth hanging in the trees. Golden-headed Caracaras and roadside hawks are common, and you can practice your panning technique as they fly past your room.
March 23-30, 2024
Botanika Hilton Resort in Puerto Jiminez

April 2024
All the Magic of Morocco 14-days Photo Tour
hosted by Rosa Frei Photography
A fantastic, unique photo tour where you will see and photograph the most fascinating cities of Morocco, magical desert landscapes, sand dunes, and desert life. 
You will experience the culture and people of Morocco, guided by Rosa Frei, a photographer based in Morocco since 2007.
​​April 14-27, 2024
Morocco
​Rafting the Grand Canyon Photography Workshop & Expedition
hosted by Adam Schallau Photography
Explore the Grand Canyon on this 10-day expedition as we raft 225 miles of the mighty Colorado River. Your photography guide and instructor for this journey of a lifetime is Grand Canyon expert and professional photographer Adam Schallau. The trip is open to guests of all levels, and you do not need to be a photographer. We will photograph the hidden wonders deep within the Grand Canyon, including waterfalls, slot canyons, and ancient Native American archeological sites.
April 29 - May 9, 2024
Grand Canyon National Park