This intensive workshop in travel photography is a lively blend of lectures, discussions, and outdoor assignments in which participants tackle the challenges of photographing on the move with a digital camera. We discuss ways to approach and photograph people, cross-cultural considerations in foreign countries, tips on equipment and digital concerns in different travel and outdoor environments, and the use of natural light as well as fill-flash. The week includes group and individual critiques, personal assignments, and one-on-one meetings with Nevada.

The emphasis is on expanding your creative vision in the realm of outdoor and travel photography. The historic town of Santa Fe and the surrounding countryside provide a spectrum of environments that serve as photographic backdrops.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is for advanced amateur and professional outdoor and travel photographers. Participants must use digital capture in this workshop. A working knowledge of your SLR camera and digital workflow is essential. Please see General Information. A sample of recent photography is required for admission.

Accomodations Available

On-campus housing available.

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Meals

Meal plan required

Breakfast available

Tuition and Fees

Tuition: $1,095.00

Location Fee: $50.00

4 Day Workshop: $925

Photographing on the move in foreign places requires the combination of technical expertise, culture competence, intuitive awareness, curiosity and a dash of panache. Nevada Wier, a specialist in adventure and travel photography, will discuss how to combine these technical, practical and creative aspects of travel photography in order to get an image that elevates itself above the usual travel clichés.

Ah, Thailand! It is a jewel in Southeast Asia. The exotic surroundings of Bangkok and its environs provide a spectrum of environments and activities for our photographic workshop. While traveling, the advantages of using digital cameras are abundant and exciting. This intensive workshop is a lively blend of lectures, discussions, outdoor assignments, and field trips while tackling the challenges of digital photography, including group and individual critiques, personal assignments, and one-on-one meetings with Nevada. We discuss ways to approach and photograph people, cross-cultural considerations in foreign countries, tips on equipment and digital concerns in different travel and outdoor environments, using natural light, fill-flash, as well as digital capture and workflow practices. . (Note: This is not a workshop on Adobe Photoshop techniques.)

We will be based in the exquisite Shangri-La Hotel on the banks of the Chao Phya River, Bangkok. As well as our daily assignments and critiques in colorful Bangkok we will have a fantastic field trip south of Bangkok to Petchburi, Hua Hin, and Ampawa.

We'll plunge into rural Thailand, by a funky local train, cruise by long tailed boat up a beautiful winding river, and ride to the hilltop palace of the monarch of The King and I. Few journeys provide us with such scenic variety. We'll photograph a market, the train and its passengers, rural scenes along the tracks, windmills in salt flats, the Mahachai market to watch a magical transformation that's a challenge to capture, fishing boats, river life, medieval ceramic workshops, We overnight in Ampawa so we can photograph the very fun weekly floating market. We will edit our images and stay at the lovely Bann Amphawa Resort. From there we will travel towards Hua Hin and spend a night in the elegant Fisherman's Village hotel on the Gulf of Thailand which has facilities for editing and reviewing our images.

Then we drive to Hua Hin, a charming fishing town further down the Gulf of Thailand, where we will photograph the endlessly fascinating Khao Wang hilltop palace. We will also have time to continue and have a bit of relaxation at the stunning Veranda Resort and spa. We return to Bangkok for our final assignment, classroom time, and farewell dinner.

Who Should Attend

Package Price

Package price: 8-10 pax $5200 per person; 11-15 pax $4575 per person, based on double occupancy. Single supplement $1080. Participants requesting double occupancy will be notified if a suitable roommate is not available, in which case the single supplement must be charged. Package price includes tuition, accommodations, meals as noted on the itinerary, and internal travel for field trips and Bangkok assignments.

Additional information is available on the Photo Workshops page on the Santa Workshops site.

Improve your photographic skills with guidance from Nevada Wier at this National Geographic On Assignment Photography Workshop. Learn how to take National Geographic-quality photographs through critiques of your images, examples of the instructor's work, and expert guidance on field trips.

Santa Fe provides an ideal setting, with its stunning scenery, vibrant cultures, rich history, and radiant light. Daily critique sessions, assignments, and location shoots are designed to help you learn to create great photographs. These workshops are geared for digital photography and include additional instruction on downloading, saving, organizing, and archiving images, and on cropping, sizing, and manipulating images on the computer. Digital photographers should bring their own SLR digital camera, laptop computer, and editing software.

Package Price

Additional information is available on the National Geographic Expeditions site.