In partnership with
Cloud Ridge Naturalists, Wendy Shattil and Bob Rozinski offer three workshops in 2012. Each provides a very different experience in nature and wildlife photography. Included in these workshops is a photo book that we'll collectively create as we travel.
June 2012 - Alaska Inside Passage
In June, we travel Alaska's Inside Passage in first class style on the M/V Pacific Catalyst, a 12 passenger boat, floating through spectacular fjords, tidewater glaciers, and old-growth forests. We'll photograph whales, sea lions, tidal pools and bears while observing environmental changes affecting that corner of the world.
September 2012 - Namibia and South Africa
September offers a 16 day adventure in Namibia and South Africa exploring the nature, wildlife and geology around the Etosha salt pan, the Namib desert and other regional sites.
(FULL. Please contact us if you're interested in future trips)
October 2012 - San Juan Islands
The first week in October we'll be aboard the Pacific Catalyst again to cruise the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington state. We'll look for river otters and photograph harbor seals and Steller sea lions as we float by. Night will find us in a cozy anchorage among the islands, sharing our observations and photos while we savor a fine dinner and a glass of wine.
All three trips are part of our CONSERVATION IN FOCUS: PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS WITH A PURPOSE trips through Cloud Ridge Naturalists, one of the oldest and most respected nonprofit field schools in the United States. Says founder and Director of Cloud Ridge, Audrey Benedict, "Our commitment to providing the finest in natural history education and environmentally responsible travel remains the cornerstone of our program. Not surprisingly, more than 80% of our participants each year have traveled with us before."
In contrast to the traditional "how-to" workshop, these unique excursions are designed to help participants tell a conservation story with their camera. Whether they are knowledgeable about cameras or novices eager to learn, the trip leaders guide participants to mastering the creative and technical skills helpful in making visual media a more powerful conservation tool. Following these trips, participants will be prepared to use what they learn to be actively engaged in their own conservation stories.
Photographers of all levels will benefit from this workshop. Workshop activities will emphasize image context, perspective, originality, composition, the use of light, and technical quality - honoring photographic integrity and the environment throughout the creative process.
Working singly and collectively, each workshop group will contribute to a custom photo book that truly captures the trip's observations and discoveries. The production of a photo book provides each participant with a workable template suitable for other conservation projects. The only "prerequisite" for these workshops is a strong desire to use photography as a tool for achieving your own conservation goals. Don't miss these rare opportunities to refine your skills and make a difference with your images!
