Colby Brown Photography

Welcome to

I became a photographer back in 2006, rapidly rising in the ranks of the photo industry. I created my company, Colby Brown Photography, to offer my services to the public and corporations. I spent countless hours studying the latest photography techniques, exploring camera technology and photo editing. This learning curve opened my eyes to the world of photography education by exploring the world and using these techniques in the field.

I was leading photography workshops for National Geographic in South America, further spurring my love for both travel and photo education. Over the years, I have developed photography workshops that take you to wondrous locations around the globe while teaching the different disciplines of photography. Each workshop is carefully planned to offer the best scenic locations to create memorable adventure while allowing me to share my knowledge and experience.

Today, I am a professional photographer, photo educator and author living in Eastern Pennsylvania with my family. The meticulously researched photography workshops I created, specialize in landscape, travel and wildlife photography, I am fortunate to work all over the globe, across all 7 continents, documenting various cultures, environments and species in pursuit of capturing life on this planet. Following my heart and my passions, I dedicate a lot of my time to working with small NGOs, charities and initiative programs while on the road. If you have been looking for a way to give back, check out my NGO, The Giving Lens. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out and contact me. Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy!

Photography Workshops

Each year I run photography workshop adventures around the globe in some of the most incredible locations on the planet such as Patagonia, Iceland, Norway, Cuba, Africa and much more…

Online Classes & Tutorials

Throughout my career I have created a number of tutorials, video courses & e-books that cover everything from social media and business to post-processing (Adobe, Capture One & On1 Photo RAW). You can find these in the Photography Education section of this website.

Marketing Campaigns

With a social media following that reaches into the millions, I help create & help run social influencer marketing campaigns for some of the biggest companies and destinations in the world, including; Iceland Naturally, Jordan Tourism Board, Australia.com, Sony, Dell, Google and others…

“The true voyage of discovery is not found in seeking new landscapes, but having new eyes!”

~Marcel Proust

Upcoming

Colby Brown Photography Workshop Adventures

- Norway -
Northern Lights Tour

February 22nd – March 1st, 2025
(2 Spots Left)

- Iceland-
Winter Wonderland

March 3rd – 10th, 2025
(2 Spots Left)

- Kenya -
The Great Migration

August 10th – 21st, 2025
(3 Spots Left)

Client Testimonials

Marianne

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Brazil – Kingdom of the Jaguars

My First Trip with Colby!

I saw his name on the internet, took a leap of faith, & immediately sent my deposit for the 2023 trip to Brazil. I had never met Colby before this trip but, wow, did I luck out with meeting him, traveling with him, learning from him. Luckily, most of the guests shoot with the same camera(s) (Sony) & even though I have been able to get decent shots before Brazil, Colby taught me how to get so much more out of(…)

Robert Green

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Fall in the Dolomites

Expectations need to be managed

Attending a photography tour can be a momentous experience. When you live on the opposite side of the world as I do, the expense and hours of travel mean that a lot is expected from a week on location. When the weather works against you, it’s hard to get up each day and try to find interesting compositions in the restricted conditions – particularly when you know that hiding behind the clouds and rain is(…)

some glorious scenery that you may never get the chance to be near again. Unfortunately, this year’s Dolomite photo workshop was very affected by the weather and my expectations for a week in the Dolomites were nowhere near realised.

Managing expectations against reality is an important skill for all photographers – so that challenge, I accept. There were though, other challenges to expectations that required managing that I did not expect. The advertising for the workshop as a “Colby Brown photo tour” implied that Colby would be one of the leaders. In reality, this tour was led by his delegates. Having long admired Colby’s work, I was looking forward to spending time with someone of his experience; so, this was the first change to be navigated. Now, another person whose work I have long looked-up-to is Ugo Cei. A week with Ugo, who knows the Dolomites like the back of his hand, seemed a fantastic opportunity. My imagining was that his intimate knowledge of the Dolomites would afford participants an opportunity to explore and discover unique compositions, using his specialist experience. However, it turned-out that Ugo was largely the ‘bus driver’ following a pre-planned itinerary that seemed to be set by someone else. It may suit beginner photographers to be taken to as many “Instagram-famous’ sites as possible. For me, I was not so interested in taking the same photo as a million other people. I think we saw more dramatic scenes along the way that were worthy of a photographer’s eye than rushing on to a crowded attraction. Nevertheless, I did get a dozen new images of the Dolomites. As I edit them, I’ll upload them to my website

Having been on a few really excellent photo tours, I have come to expect that time is spent getting to know what each participant wants from the experience and how they want to grow their skills and vision. On this tour, there was no group discussion to start the workshop, and no attempt during the workshop to foster collaboration, review and education. This left a vacuum that vocal individuals of lesser experience tried to fill. For me, there was a lack of leadership that resulted in few opportunities for learning. Certainly though, the leaders put time into helping people with only basic post-processing skills to get better results from their images.

My expectations weren’t met. But I take it on me to do more homework to ensure I know exactly what I’m signing-up for. Colby Brown workshops seem likely to be valuable experiences for the beginning photographer, or someone who wants to be taken to the popular spots.