"It was a grand learning experience,
and your teaching is exceptionally well organized, supportive and well presented.
I got more out of it than even my greatest expectations." —S.P., Vermont

Yosemite (winter, spring, fall)
Whether you want to photograph dogwood and rainbows, moonlight and moonbows, fall color and sparkling reflections, or Horsetail Fall and winter snow, there's a Yosemite photo workshop for you here. Led by Gary Hart and assisted by Don Smith or Doug Otto.

Eastern Sierra, September 29-October 3 or October 4-8
Mt. Whitney, the Alabama Hills, the bristlecone pines, Mono Lake, and amazing fall color makes this Eastern Sierra photo workshop a photographer's dream. Photograph sunrise alpenglow on Mt. Whitney, the Alabama Hills beneath the stars, the White Mountains' ancient bristlecone pines at sunset, first light on Mono Lake's tufa towers, and vivid fall color blanketing mountainsides and reflecting in countless streams and lakes. Led by Gary Hart and assisted by Don Smith or Doug Otto.

Death Valley
In the Death Valley workshop we’ll spend three days photographing all the amazing Death Valley locations, including Zabriskie Point, Dante’s View, Badwater, Devil’s Golf Course, Mosaic Canyon, and the graceful arcs of Death Valley’s ever-changing dunes. As a bonus, our workshop concludes in Lone Pine, with night photography in the Alabama Hills and a sunset/sunrise shoot of Mt. Whitney. Led by Gary Hart and assisted by Don Smith.

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About the Workshops

I am a fulltime professional nature photographer with over 30 years photography experience. Unlike many workshops, my workshops are only in locations I have photographed for many years, in all seasons, and in every possible weather condition. And also unlike many workshops, you will not be assigned a leader from a stable of photographers who has little involvement with the process until he or she arrives for the workshop. Rather, you'll deal only with me from your first inquiry all the way through the workshop, and after.

All workshops feature small groups, with no more than 12 participants. To ensure individual attention and maximize your learning, I am always assisted by a second, qualified nature photographer. The priority is always on getting out in the field to shoot, shoot, shoot, but there is always time made for training and image review. And, weather permitting, most workshops include a nighttime moonlight or star trail shoot.

Digital or film, 35mm or medium format, beginner or expert, these workshops are for you if you like the idea of dedicating several sunrise-to-sunset (and sometimes later) days with experts who know the area and love photography as much as you do. Not only will you come away with great pictures, you'll also return home a better photographer. You'll also have a lot of fun.