I've led this trip for three winters now, and I still get a little giddy thinking about it — silent Great Grey Owls appearing out of the treeline at dusk, boreal chickadees working the feeders, and hours spent shooting from the warm comfort of a car while northern Minnesota does its bitterly cold thing outside the window.

This winter, I'm heading back to Sax-Zim Bog — one of the best winter birding spots in the Lower 48 — for a small-group photography workshop. Boreal chickadees, Canada jays, grosbeaks, and (if the bog is feeling generous) that elusive Great Grey Owl are all on the list.

Days start early with sunrise. Owl searches, roll into a hearty lunch at the beloved Wilbert Cafe (the desserts alone are worth the trip), and wind down with golden-hour owl hunting as the light fades early in the afternoon.

I'm keeping this one intimate — just 3 spots — so it stays personal and flexible in the field.

If you've been wanting to photograph the birds of the North Woods in winter, this is the trip.

4 days/5 nights

Limited to 3 participants

January 22-25, 2027

In this outing, I'm heading to Florida's Space Coast — Merritt Island, Orlando Wetlands, Sebastian Inlet, Blue Cypress Lake, and more — with a week of pre-trip scouting to make sure we're on the birds before we even arrive.

I'm also thrilled to have Laurie Pocher joining as co-guide. Laurie's VP of the York County (Maine) Audubon and co-coordinator of the Maine Young Birders Club — she knows bird behavior inside and out, and she's a sharp photographer herself. Between her field knowledge and my eye for light and composition, you'll have two people in your corner helping you anticipate the shot before it happens.

Days start early for golden light, shift locations as the light changes, and end with a relaxed group review of the day's images.

Spots are limited to keep the group small and the guidance personal.

If you've been wanting to photograph spoonbills, herons, and egrets in some of Florida's best light — come join me on this trip.

6 days / 7 nights

Limited to 6 participants

February 21-26, 2027

This 5-day workshop is really three trips in one. We shoot the quiet Dutch countryside — the beautiful tulip fields, old windmills, dikes, and canals in soft morning and evening light. We take the train into Amsterdam to work on street photography, panning, and motion blur among the canals and bicycles. And we spend a half-day at Keukenhof Gardens, home to over 7 million tulips — so vast that our 4-6 hours there barely scratches the surface.

It's a workshop built around variety: landscapes one day, street life the next, floral macro the day after that.

Spots are limited to keep the group small and the guidance personal.

If you've been wanting to walk tulip fields at sunrise and chase reflections along Amsterdam's canals — now is the time to decide to go.

5 days / 6 nights

Limited to 4 participants

April 18-24, 2027

Here's something a little different — although I've been to Paris a few times for business, this will be my first time photographing the city. I decided to turn this outing into a workshop rather than a solo trip. We'll be photographically discovering the city together, with fresh eyes, rather than me leading you through a route I've already shot a dozen times.

Over 5 days and 6 evenings, we'll use Paris' public transit to get beyond the postcard shots — the Eiffel Tower and Montmartre, sure, but also the quiet alleyways and neighborhoods most visitors never find. We'll work wide and mid-range compositions for the grand boulevards and café culture, with a short telephoto for isolating details and candid street moments.

This one's really about slowing down — seeing deeply, composing with intent, and coming home with photographs that feel like Paris, not just pictures taken there.

Spots are limited to keep the group small and the guidance personal.

If you've been wanting to fall in love with Paris through your camera — we can discover together.

5 days / 6 nights

Limited to 6 participants

April 26-30, 2027

If you've never been to the Palouse, picture Tuscany — but eastern Washington, in June, with bright yellow canola and rolling wheat fields turning green as far as you can see. Old barns, windmills, lone trees and weathered grain silos dot the hills like they were placed there by a painter.

This 4-day workshop is built around soft light and quiet beauty. We'll rise early and stay out late chasing golden hour from high points like Steptoe Butte, explore back roads for hidden compositions, and spend time on minimalist and abstract work using the natural lines of the land. Rural Americana — barns, rusted trucks, small towns — rounds it all out.

It's suited for all skill levels, with personal, hands-on guidance built into every outing.

If you've been wanting to slow down and photograph one of America's most painterly landscapes — let's go explore some back country roads.

4 days / 5 nights

Limited to 4 participants

June 13-16, 2027

I'm heading to Newfoundland for a 3rd time in July, and it might be my favorite wildlife trip on the calendar (but don't tell Kodiak that). Nearly 16 hours of daylight, puffins actively tending their burrows, and one of the most accessible gannet colonies in the world — tens of thousands of birds nesting on sea stacks just a short walk from the cliff's edge. It's sound, motion, and sheer numbers all at once.

Over 7 days, we'll work the Avalon Peninsula's puffin colonies up close — flight shots, portraits, birds coming in with beakfuls of capelin — then head to Cape St. Mary's for the gannets. We'll also watch for whales feeding offshore, plus razorbills, murres, and kittiwakes working the cliffs, all against a backdrop of colorful row houses, old lighthouses, and rugged coastline.

With daylight running long, we'll have real shots at both golden hour and blue hour, often in the same day.

This one's capped at just 5 attendees to keep the field time personal.

If you've been wanting to stand at the edge of a gannet colony and watch puffins come in low over the water — this is the trip.

7 days / 8 nights

Limited to 5 participants

July 11-17, 2027

This one's a dream trip if you love wild places and the creatures in them. Rugged coastlines, mist-draped forests, soaring eagles, and Kodiak's mighty coastal brown bears — it's nature at its rawest and most beautiful.

The centerpiece is a two full-day trips into Katmai National Park, reachable only by floatplane. After a stunning hour-long flight, we land in a remote stretch of Alaska where grizzlies fish for salmon in clear rushing streams, just yards away. Watching them snatch, chase, and feast is something you don't forget — and armed, experienced guides are with us the entire time, so you can stay focused on your camera.

Back on Kodiak Island, we'll walk wild beaches and tidepools, photograph bald eagles over the harbor, and catch sunrise spilling across the mountains from our base above Women's Bay.

There's also a half-day boat excursion for whales, puffins, sea otters, and seals hauled out on the rocks — guided by an experienced local captain who knows exactly where to find them.

If you've been wanting to photograph brown bears fishing salmon and eagles soaring over Alaska's coast — this is the trip.

5 days / 6 nights

Limited to 4 participants

August 23-27, 2027