Bird Photography
Dates: March 8-12 from 3-4:30 pm SMT – 3 Spaces Available
Location: Online
Details: If you have traveled with us in the field before, you know that Tom and Cree have a life long fascination with birds. We have been photographing birds ever since we first picked up a camera. We want to share with you what we have learned through the years about photographing birds from the Arctic to the Antarctic and all points in between.
New this class: each night you will receive a video from a field session that we will discuss the following day in class. This will help you understand the strategies we use while out photographing birds.
Cost: $349. Read more
Travel Photography
Session 1: March 15-19 from 5-6:30 pm SMT – 1 Space Available
Session 2: March 8-12 from 5-6:30 pm SMT – 1 Space Available
Session 3: March 15-19 from 10-11:30 am SMT – 2 Spaces Available
Details:
Ready to take your travel photography to the next level? Can’t wait to hit the road this summer? Join Tom and Cree for five days of creative ideas and techniques for travel photography-all online. After photographing over 80 countries and frequently shooting assignments for tourism bureaus and travel publications, we have some tips to help you learn new techniques.
Cost: $349. Read more
Adobe Portfolio
Dates: March 13 and 16 from 2-3:30 pm SMT
6 Spaces Available
Details: Are you an Adobe Lightroom or PhotoShop user? Did you know you have a free portfolio program included in your subscription? Cree will work with you to create quick and easy Adobe Portfolio website to highlight your best photos. There are no hosting fees and this template based program makes it simple to build a multi-page portfolio in just a few hours. This class will cover everything you need to know including writing an artist statement, creating galleries, setting up a contact form and choosing an overall theme. We’ve limited each session to six people to make sure you get plenty of individual attention.
This class is perfect for anyone who has attended several workshops and wants a way to organize and show their best images. In addition to group meetings, each participant has two 30 minute sessions with Cree to discuss and work on your new site. Click here to see Diane’s Portfolio from our last class, or here to see Lindsay’s. Sign Up Cost $249
Utah Landscapes – 1 Space Available
Locations: Bryce and Capital Reef National Parks –
Dates: April 21-25, 2021 Read More
Cost: $1399
Description: Join Tom and Cree in Southern Utah to photograph stunning red rock landscapes. We have chosen Bryce and Capitol Reef National Parks for our destinations to avoid the crowds and make the most of our time in the field. We will look for golden light at dawn and dusk and head out again at night for sessions under the stars.
Yellowstone in Spring – SOLD OUT
Locations: Gardiner, Montana and Yellowstone National Park
Location: Gardiner, Montana
Session 1 Dates: May 12-16, 2021 – SOLD OUT
Session 2 Dates: May 16-20, 2021 – SOLD OUT
Cost: $1399
Details: Established in 1872 as our first national park, Yellowstone is a natural wonder and photographer’s paradise. Encompassing more than 3500 sq. miles, Yellowstone is the biggest national park in the lower 48. The photography opportunities are stunning; turquoise thermal pools, geysers, roadside wildlife and towering waterfalls make this one of our favorite parks. Yellowstone is special for its wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves and the largest herd of bison in the US.
Brown Bears and Glaciers – SOLD OUT
Location: Lake Clark National Park Cost: $6200
Dates: Thursday, June 17 – Tuesday , June 22, 2021
Details: Join Tom and Cree for a photographic adventure in Alaska with two icons: Alaskan brown bears and tidewater glaciers. We start in Anchorage with a trip to Prince William Sound to photograph glaciers. These isolated fjords and remote bays have numerous glaciers, and many actively ‘calve’ into the ocean. If you want to photograph massive towers of ice plunging into the icy water, this is your chance. Our private boat will get us in the right position, as well as be able to land onshore for unique landscape photo opportunities. Prince William Sound is rich in wildlife and we often see whales, seals, sea otters, puffins and porpoise.
Next we fly to our comfortable lodge at Silver Salmon Creek in Lake Clark National Park to photograph coastal brown bears as they graze on sedge grasses and dig for clams in the mud flats. The bear density in this area is remarkable; we will spend our days photographing bears as well as other wildlife including red fox and eagles. We may also spend a morning photographing puffin by small boat. This tour offers six days of photography instruction in two of the most unique, exciting destinations in Alaska.
Brown Bear Safari in June – 1 Space Available (male roommate)
Dates: June 23-29, 2021 Read more
Lake Iliamna in Alaska
Cost: $8500
Details: Photographing brown bears in Alaska is a bucket list trip for wildlife photographers. Bristol Bay hosts one of the largest salmon runs in the world. The Sockeye salmon attract bears….and the number of bears are staggering. On this trip we photograph boars, sows and plenty of cubs….often chasing bright red salmon up the streams.
On this trip we fly into a remote lodge on Lake Iliamna and have access to bush planes each day to transport us to our shooting locations. Our lodge is located between Katmai National Park, Lake Clark National Park, and Bristol Bay. Each day we can plan our destination based on where the bears are congregating: Katmai National Park, Brooks Falls, Lake Clark National Park or Bristol Bay.
Slovenia with Strabo Tours – 6 Spaces Available
Dates: July 15-25, 2021 Read more
Cost: $4595
Location: Slovenia – Eastern European Alps
Details: Slovenia is one of Tom’s favorite places in Europe…..and most people know very little about it! Imagine a country with vineyards like Tuscany, Mediterranean beaches, Alps like Austria and high alpine lakes like Switzerland. The best part: they are all only a few hours apart. It is the best of Europe without the crowds and the driving.
Brown Bear Safari in August – SOLD OUT
Dates: August 13-19, 2021 Read more
Lake Iliamna in Alaska
Cost: $8500
Details: Photographing brown bears in Alaska is a bucket list trip for wildlife photographers. Bristol Bay hosts one of the largest salmon runs in the world. The Sockeye salmon attract bears….and the number of bears are staggering. On this trip we photograph boars, sows and plenty of cubs….often chasing bright red salmon up the streams.
On this trip we fly into a remote lodge on Lake Iliamna and have access to bush planes each day to transport us to our shooting locations. Our lodge is located between Katmai National Park, Lake Clark National Park, and Bristol Bay. Each day we can plan our destination based on where the bears are congregating: Katmai National Park, Brooks Falls, Lake Clark National Park or Bristol Bay.
Galapagos – SOLD OUT
Dates: August 26-September 5, 2021 Read more
Quito, Ecuador & Galapagos Islands
Cost: $7989 double and single occupancy (very limited); $1800 non-refundable deposit due upon registration.
Description: We are very excited to offer an incredible trip to the Galapagos in 2020. We looked at many boat options (we have done Galapagos cruises before) and wanted something different. A unique trip designed for a small group with tons of deck space (better photography) and an itinerary that focuses on the amazing wildlife of the Galapagos. We found it with the Mary Anne, a 216 foot 3-masted sailing boat. The Galapagos is a bucket list trip for any photographer, and traveling through islands on this boat will be a remarkable voyage.
Lofoten, Norway, – 3 Spaces Available
Dates: September 12-19, 2021 Read more
Location: Lofoton, Norway
Description: Join this 8 day arctic adventure in the Lofoten Islands of Northern Norway. The Lofoten Islands are located north of the Arctic Circle. The archipelago consists of seven principal islands with only 24,000 inhabitants. Highlights of the trip include autumn landscapes, jagged mountains, colorful fjords and possibly a chance to photograph the Aurora Borealis aka Northern Lights.
Cost: $5899 double occupancy, $6499 single occupancy
Ouray Fall Colors – SOLD OUT
Dates: September 29-October 3, 2021 Read more
Location: Ouray, Colorado
Cost: $1399
Details: Western Colorado in the fall has one of the most vibrant displays of autumn color in the United States. Home to the densest groves of aspen trees in the country, brilliant gold and orange aspens saturate the valleys below the jagged snow-capped peaks of the San Juan Mountains. The air is cool, the elk are bugling in the forest, and the night skies are great for star photography.
Route 66 Road Trip – SOLD OUT
Location: Albuquerque and Tucumcari, New Mexico
Dates: October 13-17, 2021 Wednesday at 6:45 pm (after dinner) – Sunday morning after morning shoot
Cost: $1399
Details: Come join Tom and Cree on a classic road trip; Route 66. Steeped in history and Americana, Route 66 was one of America’s first highways stretching from Chicago, IL to Santa Monica, CA. During the dustbowl of the 1930s thousands migrated west on Route 66 looking for jobs and a better life. In later years Route 66 was replaced by the interstate highway system, but many segments were preserved and are still drivable today. More recently many classic neon signs, diners and hotels have been restored, and we plan to photograph some of the best sights along Route 66.
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Australia & Tasmania – 6 Spaces Available
Dates: October 25 – November 5, 2021. Read more
Location: Melbourne & Hobart, Australia
Cost: $7899 Double occupancy, $8899 single occupancy
Description: Join Tom and Cree for a fabulous adventure Down Under. This 12 day photography adventure will explore the dramatic seascapes of the Great Ocean Road and the pristine wilderness areas of Tasmania. Along the journey we are likely to encounter iconic wildlife such as koalas, kangaroos, wombats, and pademelons. Birdlife is also prolific in Tasmania and Southern Australia including Sulphur Crested Cockatoos, kookaburras, Fairy Wrens and Wattle Birds. This photo tour will start in Melbourne and end in Hobart, Tasmania. Closest Airport:Melbourne International Airport Hobart International Airport
Bosque and White Sands – SOLD OUT
Session 1 Dates: Nov 30-Dec 5, 2021 SOLD OUT
Session 2 Dates: Dec 6-11 2021 SOLD OUT
Location: Soccorro and Alamogordo, New Mexico
Cost: $1499 Read more
Details: Bosque del Apache in New Mexico is one of the best places in the world to photograph sandhill cranes. The cranes fly into Bosque’s “Crane Ponds” each afternoon, sometimes silhouetted on a blood red sky. This is the perfect time to photograph the birds parachuting into the ponds…..they look like they are suspended in air. During the morning first light, the Bosque “blast off” provides the chance to shoot thousands of snow geese all taking off at once.