Photography Workshops
Colby and his team teaches a wide variety of photography workshops around the globe that offer real-world hands-on experience in a creative learning environment while out in the field. They are designed for photographers of all skill levels and aim to help you take your photography and digital editing skills to the next level. If you do not see a workshop that you are interested in, you can have a Private Workshop customized to your needs. For all of your Post Processing needs, please visit the Photo Education section of this website. If you have any questions, please consult the F.A.Q. section of this website.
If the workshop you are interested in is not currently live or has sold out, add your name to our waiting list by clicking HERE.
2024 Photography Workshops
January 7th – 15th, 2024 (SOLD OUT)
January 22nd – 29th, 2024 (SOLD OUT)
Both of our 2024 Costa Rica workshops have sold out. Please click on the above image or the title of this workshop to be taken to our 2025 Costa Rican Wildlife Adventure page.
February 24th – March 2nd, 2024 (SOLD OUT)
Our 2024 Lofoten Islands workshop has sold out. Please click on the above image or the title of this workshop to be taken to our 2025 Lofoten Islands of Norway Photo adventure page for more info.
March 4th – 11th, 2024 (SOLD OUT)
Our 2024 Iceland Winter workshop has sold out. Please click on the above image or the title of this workshop to be taken to our 2025 Iceland Winter Wonderland page for more info.
March 8th – 14th, 2024 (SOLD OUT)
March 16th – 22nd, 2024 (SOLD OUT)
Both of our 2024 Bolivia workshops have sold out. Please click on the above image or the title of this workshop to be taken to our 2025 Bolivian Astro Workshop page for more info.
March 27th – April 5th, 2024 (SOLD OUT)
April 8th – 17th, 2024 (1 Spot Left)
Patagonia is one of the wildest, most beautiful & dramatic mountain ranges on the planet. Our main focus will be exploring the incredible National Park of Torres del Paine in Chile as well as Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina. Home to some of the most impressive mountains in all of the world, let alone in all of Patagonia.
April 18th – 27th, 2024 (2 Spot Left)
Join us on this once-in-a-lifetime experience as we spend 10 days exploring the Argentinian side of Patagonia. Basing out of the town of El Chalten you will have plenty of opportunities to hike the trails between Mt. Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre to find all of the best vantage points.
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May 2nd – 13th, 2024 (SOLD OUT)
We have sold out of our 2024 India Tiger workshop, but you can click on the above image to be taken to our 2025 Tigers of India workshop page for more information.
July 13th-18th, 2024 (SOLD OUT)
Come join us in Greenland for a once in a lifetime bucket list experience as we explore the waters around Ilulissat & Disco bay during the midnight sun using the famous red sail boats you have seen photos of. This is truly the land of fire and ice!
July 20th – 27th, 2024 (3 Spots Left)
When it comes to remote landscape destinations, it is hard to find a destination wilder than the Faroe Islands. With its incredible vistas, sheer cliffs, towering mountains, and impressive waterfalls, the Faroe Islands are a relatively untouched part of the world that is worth exploring before it becomes too popular. Come join us on this adventure of a lifetime!
July 27th – August 3rd, 2024 (SOLD OUT)
Uganda is home to some of the most incredible wildlife on this planet, including the endangered Silverback Gorillas. Join me on this incredible adventure through Uganda as we photograph Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Rhinos, Elephants, tree climbing Lions and more!
August 9th – 20th, 2024 (SOLD OUT)
Join us in Kenya for a bucket list experience you will never forget as we explore three incredible National Parks as we set our eyes (and our cameras) on witnessing the great migration of wildebeests throughout the Maasai Mara.
September 3rd – 15th, 2024 (SOLD OUT)
Join us in Mongolia for an incredible adventure to one of the most open and vast landscapes on the planet. Here we will not only focus our attention on the fantastic Eagle Hunters of Western Mongolia but also explore sand dunes, look for wild horses and learn more about Astro/night photography in one of the darkest sky locations in the world.
October 19th – 26th, 2024 (2 Spots Left)
The Italian Dolomites are one of the most impressive and photogenic mountain ranges found in the European Alps. As photographers have continued to look for new landscapes to explore, the Dolomites have quickly risen to the top of many landscape photographers’ bucket lists in recent years.
November 17th – 26th, 2024
Japan is one of the most incredible countries in the world, with its mixture of futuristic cities like Tokyo, incredible landscapes, and captivating cultural history. Join Andy Yee and me as we explore Japan at the peak of fall color in the region. The above link will take you to Andy Yee’s website to sign up for this trip.
Join the Photography Workshop Waitlist to learn more about any upcoming adventures...
Join the Workshop Waitlist to learn more about any upcoming adventures...
2025 Photography Workshops
January 6th – 14th, 2025 (2 Spots Left)
Join us for an incredible adventure to Costa Rica, one of the most biologically diverse locations on the planet. Here we help teach you all there is to know about wildlife photography as we explore jungles, forests, beaches, and much more in our pursuit to photograph all of the incredible species found in this amazing country.
February 1st – 8th, 2025 (2 Spots Left)
Our focus will be on capturing the beauty of the Cuban people, culture, and architecture throughout the Island of Cuba. From the classic cars and oceanside highways in Havana to the cobblestone streets of Trinidad and everything in between. With so much uncertainty in the US/Cuban relationship, NOW is the time to go!
February 22nd – March 1st, 2025
Join us this February as we explore this impressive series of Islands located above the Arctic Circle. While we will work hard to get you in the right spot for both sunrise and sunset, with over half the day steeped in darkness, our main focus will be to chase any Aurora activity possible throughout our time in the Lofoten Islands.
February 26th – March 3rd, 2025 (4 Spots Left)
With one of the darkest skies on the planet, the Salar de Uyuni salt flats of Bolivia are arguably the best place in the world to photograph the Milky Way and experiment with astrophotography. In February, the salt flats often fill up with a thin layer of water, allowing for incredible reflections with the night sky above.
March 3rd – 10th, 2025
Winter in Iceland is one of those unique experiences that everyone should have at least once in their life. With this workshop, we will focus our time on the South of Iceland, focusing our time on Ice Caves, Northern Lights, and glaciers, but we will also photograph several waterfalls such as Gullfoss, Bruarfoss, Seljalandsfoss, Skogarfoss and more.
April 1st – 10th, 2025 (3 Spots Left)
Patagonia is one of the wildest, most beautiful & dramatic mountain ranges on the planet. Our main focus will be exploring the incredible National Park of Torres del Paine in Chile as well as Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina. Home to some of the most impressive mountains in all of the world, let alone in all of Patagonia.
March 20th – 31st, 2025 (SOLD OUT)
Join me in India for a trip of a lifetime to India to photograph the incredible and elusive Bengal Tiger. We will focus our attention on two of my favorite National Parks in the country, Bandhavgarh & Ranthambore as we maximize our time between the two parks to come away with the absolute best tiger photos possible!
The Polar Bears of Svalvard
Summer 2025 (COMING SOON)
Join us for an incredible adventure to Svalbard, Norway where we photograph one of the most endangered mammals on the planet, the Polar Bear. When it comes to bucket list destinations, this should be at the top of every wildlife photographer on the planet.
May 2025 (Coming Soon)
Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime experience to photograph Proboscis Monkeys & Orangutangs on the island of Borneo before we fly to Komodo National Park in Indonesia for a 3-day live-aboard adventure to experience the world’s largest lizard, the Komodo Dragon!
Alaskan Brown Bears
July 2025 (COMING SOON)
Join us for an incredible adventure to Alaska as we explore the area around Lake Clark National Park on a private concession to photograph a wide variety of Alaskan Coastal Brown Bears. This is a trip you don’t want to miss!
July 31st – August 7th, 2025 (2 Spots Left)
Join us for an incredible wildlife photo adventure to Brazil to photograph one of the most elusive and powerful big cats in the world, the Jaguar. Our core focus is on the Pantanal region of the lower Amazon Basin, easily one of the most biologically diverse regions on the planet!
August 10th – 21st, 2025 (Open Now)
Join us in Kenya for a bucket list experience you will never forget as we explore three incredible National Parks as we set our eyes (and our cameras) on witnessing the great migration of wildebeests throughout the Maasai Mara.
THE ISLAND OF MADAGASCAR
October 2025 (COMING SOON)
Join us on this spectacular photographic adventure to the Island of Madagascar. It is truly one of the most biologically unique locations on the planet. This wildlife photography workshop will focus not only on covering general wildlife photography of the incredible bird and mammal species on the island but also cover the use of flash with the unique frogs, snakes, and chameleons we find as well.
October 2025 (COMING SOON)
Join us for this once-in-a-lifetime trip to Ethiopia as we explore all that this country has to offer. From the ancient Christian churches found around Lalibela to the Gelada Monkey’s of the Simien Mountains to the unique and incredble Omo Tribes found in the rift valley. This adventure has it all!
Possible Future Photography Workshops
MYSTIC MYANMAR
TBD 2025
Myanmar is one of the few mysterious and exotic locations left on the planet. After opening up its boarders a little over six years ago, it has quickly become a hot spot for travels and photographers. We visit Bagan, Yangon, Inle Lake and more as we explore this incredible Buddhist country and all it has to offer.
TBD 2026
Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to South Georgia Island, located near the Falkland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula for one of the largest wildlife spectacles on Earth! Visit areas full of hundreds of thousands of King Penguins, Elephant Seals, Fur Seals and much much more!
AntarcticA - The Deep South
TBD 2026
As one of the last truly wild places left on this planet, Antarctica is home to some of the most amazing landscapes on Planet Earth. This adventure will contain massive icebergs the size of cities, penguin colonies with 20k+ inhabitants to the rare experience of dipping below the Antarctic Circle.
TBD 2025
Join us in New Zealand for an incredible photography workshop experience as we explore the South Island of one of the most beautiful countries in the world. A lot more details to come!
Summer 2025 (Coming Soon)
While Alaska often gets much of the focus when it comes to photographing Brown Bears, the Lakeland district of Finland, on the border with Russia, is home to a sizeable population of incredible Brown Bears. In July, you have the chance to not only see them with Cubs, but you will be able to photograph them throughout the night as the midnight sun helps to provide incredible opportunities to photograph Brown Bears in action!
Workshop Testimonials
What a great experience! Our cabins were situated along the rocky shoreline and we could easily reach many locations for photographing Northern Lights and wild beaches.
Traveling with people having similar interests is fun and helpful. We spent two nights photographing the incredible Aurora.
Pedro and Stan both have helped me on technical sides of Northern Lights photography. Also have assisted me on camera settings for regular and slow motion video photography.
Photographing Northern Lights within the Arctic Circle, Lofoten Islands was one of my dreams. Now I have done it... thanks to Colby Brown Photography Workshop!
Many "Thank Yous!" to Pedro and Stan for everything!!!
The sounds, the colors and the tastes of India and an opportunity to participate in a photography workshop focused on Bengal Tigers! What’s not to like? I couldn’t wait for my opportunity to set my lenses on the eye of a tiger.
When Colby posted his plans for workshop in India, I was eager to sign up! This was my 4th workshop adventure with Colby, so I already knew that he will have thoroughly researched the best places to go with the highest probability of tiger sightings! I also know that even in the most challenging locations, he has seen to all the logistics that make the trip run smoothly. A terrific network of contacts who have local knowledge makes navigating throughout the trip seem simple. We traveled to Tadoba and Bandavgarh National Parks located south of New Delhi. Our safaris were very productive. Colby is a great person to travel with and an outstanding coach. No matter where you are on the photography continuum, Colby has insights on techniques, technology, and software that make you a better photographer. On each trip, I come away looking forward to applying newfound skills and to the next adventure!
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I had no expectations as I prepared for Colby's workshop in Myanmar. What I wanted the most from this trip was the experience of exploring an ancient culture and the opportunity for an amazing adventure, but what I walked away with was so much more.
One of the things I really appreciated the most about working with Colby is the way he pushes you beyond your boundaries in photography. Until this workshop, I spent most of my time photographing in aperture priority mode with auto-focus. This workshop encouraged me to explore and embrace my camera's manual mode. Now, I'm not new to manual mode--I spend every Milky Way season in manual mode and manual focus--but shooting the night sky in manual isn't really a challenge. However, when you're in conditions with fast-changing and dynamic lighting, you really need to think about how each setting affects your image. Colby's deep technical knowledge and his ability to teach will leave a lasting impression on you as a student... no question is too simple nor too complex.
Thank you Colby (and Erin and Koye!) for an amazing but exhausting trip in Myanmar. This was an experience I will never forget and l'm looking forward to my next adventure with Colby.
We had a very productive workshop in the Lofoten Islands chasing the Aurora Boreales and shooting sunrises and sunsets at stunning seascapes. Pedro Kin and Stan Moniz did a great job finding locations where the Aurora was visible and active. The workshop logistics (transportation, lodging, grocery shopping, ..) ran very smoothly. The group text setup by Pedro was a plus keeping everyone in sync and communicating next shoot instructions. The cabins were clean, comfortable and roomy. The kitchen was reasonably stocked, but the refrigerator was small and had no freezer, which made food prep a bit of a challenge. All in all, it was a fantastic experience with awesome images and new friends!
We had a small group of really great people. Our guide (Pedro) really knew his shit. He knew the when and where to make amazing photos. Not since the birth of my children have I been as awestruck as when I witnessed the northern lights! This was a trip of a lifetime. I can’t say it loud enough.
Colby,
I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the trip to Alaska to photograph the eagles. The accommodations and everything else were fantastic. More importantly, the eagles couldn't have been better. Steve and I enjoyed our time with you and thanks again for a fantastic trip.
Jim