Autumn in Acadia Workshop 2023
Get ready for the 2023 Images of Acadia photography workshop! This is always a highlight of the year for me and I can’t wait to do it again this October. The dates will be October 10-15th- prime time for the Autumn foliage.
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 in 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 much of the 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 my fellow photographers was a highlight of the trip that I hadn’t even thought about.
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 the other photographers on the trip, enjoy the company of your fellow photographers and enjoy a well earned meal at the end of the day, not forgetting that you will leave Acadia with a lot of 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 even had some come from as far as Mexico, Ecuador, Canada 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 the next year to do it again.
Last year (2022) was one of my best workshops ever, and you can read about the workshop here; you can also see pictures taken on my 2022 workshop by Alan, one of the participants last year.
One last thing (and this is really important)… the cost for the workshop is $2500 and includes your hotel accommodation, your park entrance fees and transportation during the workshop. 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 sometimes crowded park.
If you’re interested in joining us this October, enter your email address, then click the Submit button, 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. As of today (February 14), I have three spots left. I may do an additional workshop if the 10-15th dates fill up and there’s enough interest.
Questions? Contact me here and I’ll answer you right away.
I hope to see you in October!
