Tucson and Saguaro National Park – 6 Spaces Available
Locations: Tucson, Arizona and Saguaro National Park
Dates: April 12-16, 2023 Read More
Cost: $1559
Details: Come photograph one of the most iconic landscapes of the West, the Sonoran Desert at Saguaro National Park. Tucson is the perfect location to fully explore and photograph this mountainous desert environment. We’ve designed this workshop to be loaded with special photo opportunities, and timed to catch wildflower blooms in the desert. We’ve spent many years photographing in this area, and a blazing orange sunset framed by a towering saguaro cactus is an image every photographer should capture.
Utah Landscapes 2023 – 3 Spaces Available
Locations: Bryce and Capital Reef National Parks –
Dates: April 19-23, 2023 Read More
Cost: $1499
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.
Texas Birds in Spring – 4 Spaces Available
Dates: May 2-7, 2023 Read More
Location: McAllen, Texas
Cost: $2899
Details: If you are looking to take your wildlife photography to the next level, we have the trip for you. Come join us for warm weather bird and wildlife photography from the amazing ranch blinds of South Texas.
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. On our last trip there we shot thousands of images in only a few days. We will have exclusive use of the ranches and multiple blinds each day.
Tanzania with Strabo Tours – SOLD OUT
Dates: May 20-June 3, 2023 Read more
This is Africa as you’ve always imagined it to be: the magic of a Serengeti sunset, the teeming wildlife of Ngorongoro Crater. A safari to Tanzania is a special adventure into the premier game-viewing country of Africa. Tanzania’s great game parks and reserves are unsurpassed anywhere in the world. We’ll see all of the major plains animals, zebras, giraffes, impalas, gazelles, and other herbivores. There will be baboons and monkeys, herds of elephant and buffalo, and some of the most wonderful bird life you will ever see.
We have planned this safari during this period for a special reason — the Serengeti migration, the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth. Our trip is timed to coincide with the annual migration of thousands of animals through the central & southern corridor, and with luck we will witness the herds as they travel across the region to the Maasai Mara in Kenya.
Redwoods and Rocky Coastlines – 1 Space Available
Dates: July 5-9, 2023 Read More
Location: Crescent City, California and Bandon Beach, Oregon
Cost: $1499
Details: Of all the wilderness areas in the US, Redwoods National Park may be the most awe-inspiring. It is home of the world’s largest and tallest trees. Walking through the redwoods in coastal California envelops the photographer in foggy, other-worldly terrain. The giant trees lumber toward the sky in a palette of chartreuse moss and deep red bark which contrast with the dark conifers. The Oregon coast is the second destination on our journey, a beachcomber’s paradise with layers of sea stacks. We chose the month of July for our workshop because it is the driest month of the summer. This offers the best chance to photograph beams of sunlight filtering through the fog.
Impressions of France – Coming Soon
Dates: Sept 9-18, 2023 With Strabo Tours
Location: Paris, Amboise, Giverny in France
Cost: Coming Soon
Ouray Fall Colors – 10 Spaces Available
Dates: Sept 27-Oct 1, 2023 Read More
Location: Ouray, Colorado
Cost: $1499
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.
We have been leading trips to this area for over a decade, and will take you to some of our favorite spots. We will photograph classic areas like Dallas Divide and Mt. Sneffels, explore the incredible groves along Last Dollar Road, and head up into the high country for beautiful orange aspens near Owl Creek Pass and Chimney Rock. Above Ouray we will photograph more stands of aspen and deserted gold mines. In addition to the grand landscapes, macro photography is excellent. We also plan to light paint and photograph the stars one night.
Route 66 Headed East – 2 Spaces Available
Dates: October 25-29, 2023 Read More
Location: Albuquerque and Tucumcari, New Mexico
Cost: $1499
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.
Chilkat Eagle Workshop – 3 Spaces Available
Dates Session 1: November 5-10, 2023 SOLD OUT
Dates Session 2: November 12-17, 2023 2 Spaces Available
Location: Haines, Alaska
Cost: $3399, single supplement $400
Details: Every fall in Haines, Alaska bald eagles congregate along the Chilkat River. A fall salmon run attracts these magnificent birds, resulting in the largest gathering of bald eagles in the world. Their numbers are staggering. More than 3000 eagles arrive, and it is not uncommon to have 10 eagles lined up on one log with hundreds of birds in nearby trees. This is a bucket list trip for wildlife photographers. Imagine listening to the constant chattering of bald eagles while viewing multiple birds in your camera viewfinder feasting on salmon. Amazing!
Bosque and White Sands – 10 Spaces Available
Dates: November 29-December 3, 2023 Read More
Location: Socorro and Alamagordo, New Mexico
Cost: $1499
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.
Tom and Cree have been photographing at Bosque for years. During their visit in 2018, there were 10,000 sandhill cranes and 30, 000 snow geese at the refuge. There are also frequent sightings of Gambel’s Quail, Hooded Mergansers and Bald Eagles.