For the fourth year in a row, I’ll be running my Autumn in Acadia photography workshop this October. This is always a highlight of the year for me and I can’t wait to do it again in less than six months.

Allow me to back up a few years and explain why I do this workshop…. Twenty years ago, I wanted to go to Tuscany (Italy) and photograph the beautiful landscapes I’d only ever seen pictures. But I had a few problems to overcome– I’d never been to Tuscany before, I don’t speak Italian and I knew I would spend the whole time trying to find my way around. So in the end, I booked a trip with an established British photographer who knew the area and had experience running photography workshops in Tuscany. I flew over in 2004 and had the time of my life– it’s still one of the favorite things I’ve ever done in my photography career. The instructor was very personable, he knew where to go and what to photograph at all times of the day. We had a week of all-out photography, leaving the hotel at 5:30am and taking pictures until after the sun had set. Then afterwards, we enjoyed a great Italian dinner at one of the local restaurants. The camaraderie of fellow photographers was a highlight of the trip.

That experience taught me a lot, but most of all it taught me how enjoyable several days of landscape photography with a group of like-minded photographers can be. So that’s my goal in all my workshops– that you have fun, get to take pictures all day long in beautiful locations, learn from me and others on the trip, enjoy the company of fellow photographers and enjoy a well earned meal at the end of the day, not to mention that you leave Acadia with several images you can be really proud of.

So who is the workshop for? Basically, anyone with an interest in photography, whether amateur or professional. It doesn’t matter what camera you have; I only ask that you use a ‘real’ camera and not just a phone, though if that’s your thing, I won’t stop you! I’ve had photographers in my workshops with $400 cameras, up to one who came with a $50,000 camera, plus $30,000 worth of lenses. Photographers have come from all over the US to join me, and I’ve had some come from as far as Mexico, Ecuador and Argentina. I’ve had seasoned photography veterans who have just made the switch to digital after a lifetime of film photography, but on average, most are amateurs who have a passion for photography and want to be taken around to some awesome locations to shoot. I’ve never had anyone tell me they regretted being on the workshop; on the contrary, several have told me they can’t wait to do it again, and I’ve had some come back two years running to do it again.

You can read about the 2020 workshop here; despite the pandemic, we played it very safe and kept the numbers low (only four photographers and me). You can also read about the 2019 workshop to give you more a sense of a ‘normal’ year.

One last thing… the cost for the workshop includes your hotel accommodation and transportation. I’m one of the only workshop leaders to include both of these. By traveling together, we get a better sense of community, no one else has to worry about driving, and we only take up one parking space in an already crowded park.

If you’re interested in joining us this October, click the button below, enter your email address, and I’ll send out a registration form right away. The workshop is first come, first served, After I reach the maximum of eight participants, I will put you on a waiting list.

Questions? Contact me here and I’ll answer you right away.

Hope to see you in October!