Mount Rainier National Park is the epitome of landscape truth and beauty. From the ice caps resting on its mountain top to the ribbons of streams and rivers that cut down the slopes, ‘Rainier’ is a landscape photographer’s dream location.  Each waterfall has a character, visual message, and even an audible tone that stimulates and inspires. When these flowing bodies of water reach a pocket, they form ponds or lakes of sheer amazement. These crystalline water bodies can be alluring…

Capture the Beauty of the Night Sky at Joshua Tree National Park with professional adventure photographer and Sony Ambassador Stan Moniz!This event will be held in Joshua Tree National Park, home to some of the darkest skies in Southern California.STAN WILL TEACH YOU THE FOLLOWING: All of the factors necessary to capture sharp stars including proper exposure times and image balance.Creative compositions with the Milky Way and surrounding landscape.The use of external lightning to enhance shadows and highlights to a…

This is a perfect workshop for any photographer who is interested in the art form of astrophotography! This weekend workshop will begin with a sunset shoot in the Alabama Hills located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Alabama Hills is known for its stunning rock formations, rounded contours and natural arches. One of the most famous arches, Mobius Arch, almost perfectly frames Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous USA. As darkness descends, Sony Ambassador Stan Moniz will…

Sequoia National Park is a dramatic landscape of giant Sequoia Trees, rugged foothills, deep canyons, and thundering waterfalls that spill off the glacial rock. For the landscape photographer, this a land of majestic scenes that provides a plein air classroom for a visual study of light and shadow among the big trees. You will learn exposure concepts to create photographic art from the lay of giant fuzzy shadows among the halos of twinkling sunlight. Short hikes will position you to…

Lassen Volcanic National Park is perhaps the crown jewel of America’s national parks. It is a remote, nearly hidden land of jaw-dropping alpine lakes, steaming volcanic vents, splattering mud pots, boiling springs— and as you experience them, you will know that the earth is not quiet. In Lassen, you will experience Bumpass Hell and Boiling Springs volcano sites and filled with the soft edges of sulfur clouds. Photography, a renaissance landscape as new growth, overtakes the stark Redding Burn and…

Glacier National Park the Crown of the Continent, a land of sheer beauty with stunning photographic locations from every angle and light flow. The Glacier Master Class Workshop will immerse you in over 1 million acres of towering, jagged peaks, cascading waterfalls, wild meadows, and sparkling waters. The raw splendor of glacial-carved terrain is unlike any other place on earth, and when you photograph that kind of vastness, it’s not something you’ll soon—or ever—forget. You will capture dramatic dawns along…

The National Park Service uses the term “Mountains of Imagination” to describe The Grand Teton National Park. Indeed, few landscapes in the world are full of thrust, striking the sky with chiseled pinnacles and perhaps as visually overwhelming as this national park. Unencumbered by foothills, the Teton Range rises with an imperial grace, nearly 7,000 feet above the valley floor, marking this land as one of the boldest geologic statements in the Rockies, as well as an endless opportunity to…