Upcoming Workshops and Excursions
Lake Powell and Glen Canyon
Lake Powell and Glen Canyon
Lake Powell 2022
Lake Powell and Glen Canyon (2022)
October 19-23, 2022
Join Peter Boehringer and me October 19-23, 2022, for a five day Lake Powell/Glen Canyon photography adventure. This an unique opportunity for photographers with a background in landscape photography or a desire to learn it. We’ll cruise on a luxury 62 ft houseboat and take along a pontoon boat for access to more remote sites. We’ll also take short day hikes inland to reach even more photographic opportunities in the high desert of the Colorado Plateau. It will be an opportunity to create wonderful photographs and improve your photography.
We plan this adventure so we arrive at the best spots at the best time of day to photograph them. You'll be in the right places at the right moments to create wonderful photographs. We'll provide fifteen minute tutorials during the trip and evening discussions for those who want to participate.
Lake Powell will likely be at historic low levels this fall giving us a chance to see and photograph places seen that have not been seen or photographed since the Glen Canyon Dam was closed and the lake filled in the early 1960's. It will be a remarkable and unmatched chance for photography.
By joining this adventure you will be able to photograph, depending on the lake’s water level and weather conditions, many of the following sites: the Anasazi Canyon, Cathedral Canyon, Cathedral in the Desert, Confluence Canyon, Cottonwood Canyon, Dominguez Butte, Escalante Canyon, Face Canyon, Gregory Butte, Gunsight Butte and Canyon, Labyrinth Canyon, Last Chance Canyon, Padre Bay with Cookie Jar & Weathering Pit Ridge, Rainbow Bridge, Rock Creek Canyon, Reflection Canyon and other sights along the way.
At least one night on the trip, weather permitting, we will photograph the night sky. The moon will be full for our first night at the lake which will make for wonderful night sky and landscape photography. Autumn is the best time to be at Powell. The weather is usually fine and the night skies clear.
Photographers of all skill levels are welcome. Because we limit participation and because we have two professional photographers, you'll have individualized attention as well as the short, informative talks we offer throughout the trip.
The 62 ft houseboat accommodates up to 12 people. The boat has 4 staterooms, convertible dinette with double bed and a convertible sofa with double bed, two bathrooms, a living room/dining area/kitchen and a large upper deck with smaller decks front and aft on the lower level.
Full breakfasts and gourmet dinners are included. We also provide tea in the afternoon before we set out for the sunset spot for the day. You may, if you wish, prepare your own lunches in the fully equipped kitchen. Please bring your own snacks and drinks.
The expense per person for this adventure is US$ 2,895. based on double occupancy. Couples, larger groups (three or more participants signing up together), and alumni to previous houseboat or other photography tours with us will receive a discount. There are 4 staterooms with queen-sized beds. For those who want one of the rooms there is a $450 surcharge. As of this writing we have only one stateroom left.
Everyone else will sleep in tents on the beach. This is included in the base price. We can offer you a tent, but you will have to bring your own mattress, sleeping bag and pillow.
The base price includes the houseboat, the pontoon, the gas to move the boats, and our navigational and photographic expertise plus the mini-seminars.
To secure your reservation a deposit of US$ 1,000 per person is required. Payments may be made with Visa, MasterCard or American Express. Upon payment of your deposit, we will send you an information package including suggestions for photography and travel gear, and clothing. No refunds will be given for unused portions of this adventure. We highly recommend comprehensive travel insurance which is inexpensive and easy to acquire. Knowing you have 100% trip cancellation coverage makes a big difference should you have to cancel for some unforeseen reason.
Questions about the Lake Powell Photography Workshop? Contact me.
Kent
505.238.4905
kent.winchester@gmail.com
To secure your reservation a deposit of US$ 1,000 per person is required. Payments may be made with Visa, MasterCard or American Express. Upon payment of your deposit, we will send you an information package including suggestions for photography and travel gear, and clothing. No refunds will be given for unused portions of this adventure. We highly recommend comprehensive travel insurance which is inexpensive and easy to acquire. Knowing you have 100% trip cancellation coverage makes a big difference should you have to cancel for some unforeseen reason.
Questions about the Lake Powell Photography Workshop? Contact me.
Kent
505.238.4905
kent.winchester@gmail.com
We've just returned from Lake Powell and it is fascinating at these low water levels which are predicted to be even lower in the autumn. It may be, literally, a once-in-a-life time opportunity to see and photograph places unseen for decades.
Hunt's Mesa Add-on
Peter may offer offering an add-on to this year's trip. As of this writing the Navajo Nation is not allowing backcountry tours because of COVID. That may change between now and October, 2022. He will take participants up to Hunt's Mesa. From there you are above the vast stretch of Monument Valley. Hunt's can only be accessed with a Navajo guide and requires a breath-taking four-wheel drive, off-road trip to get there. You'll have an opportunity for sunset and sunrise shots from one of the most spectacular sites in the Southwest.
Peter may offer offering an add-on to this year's trip. As of this writing the Navajo Nation is not allowing backcountry tours because of COVID. That may change between now and October, 2022. He will take participants up to Hunt's Mesa. From there you are above the vast stretch of Monument Valley. Hunt's can only be accessed with a Navajo guide and requires a breath-taking four-wheel drive, off-road trip to get there. You'll have an opportunity for sunset and sunrise shots from one of the most spectacular sites in the Southwest.
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DISCLAIMER
Any trips I organize or organize with another photographer are private and non-business . I take people along with me on my trips because I enjoy the company and the opportunity to help people get to know and photograph the Southwest. I do not make a business out of it. My goal is to have a pleasant, safe trip with artistic value photography as a result. We share expenses, gear, ideas, and experiences. We do nothing that would require me or a co-host to be a concessionaire or CUA holder in any federal or state lands we may visit or photograph. We will not be going anyplace on public lands that are not generally open to the public. No photographs you take on public lands may be used to promote the sale or use of a product or service. We will not do any “commercial filming” as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations nor will we do any “still photography” that would require a permit from any agency administering any public land which we photograph. We will respect nature, leave only footprints where we are allowed to leave footprints, and take only our images, memories, and friendships home with us. |
Trains
Another train photo excursion is in the planning stages. Please contact me if you are interested.
Kent
505.238.4905
kent.winchester@gmail.com
Join me for a two day train photography excursion through New Mexico along the route of the Chiefs. We'll play hopscotch with both Southwest Chiefs covering some of the best places to photograph trains in New Mexico. We'll start in Albuquerque and head north with train number 4. Depending on the trains and where they meet, we'll photograph the Meet our first afternoon, then continue on to the top of Raton Pass. We'll spend the night in Raton, have breakfast and some “empty track” photography on Raton Pass as we await the westbound train number 3 the next morning. We'll hopscotch with it all the way to the western border of New Mexico with another chance to photograph the Meet. We'll spend that night in Gallup and get up early to photograph Number 4 one more time on the way back to Albuquerque and the end of our trip around noon. West of Albuquerque we'll be on the BNSF Southern Transcon and will have many opportunities to photograph freights as well as the Southwest Chief.
This excursion is limited to six participants, so everyone will have plenty of opportunities for as much or as little photographic instruction as you like. If you are already a skilled photographer, I will take you to places where you can raise your skill level by photographing trains in some of the most beautiful spots in the Southwest. If you are a beginner or an intermediate photographer, I will help you learn the basics of camera operation and landscape/train photography with instruction geared for you.
Please contact me for a detailed itinerary. We'll meet in Albuquerque late in the morning of May 18, 2021 and end our trip late in the morning of May 20th. We'll spend one night in Raton, New Mexico and the second night in Gallup, New Mexico. Our exact schedule will, of course, depend on the trains and how well they adhere to their timetables. The cost is $450 per person which includes transportation but not hotel or food.
Kent
505.238.4905
kent.winchester@gmail.com
Join me for a two day train photography excursion through New Mexico along the route of the Chiefs. We'll play hopscotch with both Southwest Chiefs covering some of the best places to photograph trains in New Mexico. We'll start in Albuquerque and head north with train number 4. Depending on the trains and where they meet, we'll photograph the Meet our first afternoon, then continue on to the top of Raton Pass. We'll spend the night in Raton, have breakfast and some “empty track” photography on Raton Pass as we await the westbound train number 3 the next morning. We'll hopscotch with it all the way to the western border of New Mexico with another chance to photograph the Meet. We'll spend that night in Gallup and get up early to photograph Number 4 one more time on the way back to Albuquerque and the end of our trip around noon. West of Albuquerque we'll be on the BNSF Southern Transcon and will have many opportunities to photograph freights as well as the Southwest Chief.
This excursion is limited to six participants, so everyone will have plenty of opportunities for as much or as little photographic instruction as you like. If you are already a skilled photographer, I will take you to places where you can raise your skill level by photographing trains in some of the most beautiful spots in the Southwest. If you are a beginner or an intermediate photographer, I will help you learn the basics of camera operation and landscape/train photography with instruction geared for you.
Please contact me for a detailed itinerary. We'll meet in Albuquerque late in the morning of May 18, 2021 and end our trip late in the morning of May 20th. We'll spend one night in Raton, New Mexico and the second night in Gallup, New Mexico. Our exact schedule will, of course, depend on the trains and how well they adhere to their timetables. The cost is $450 per person which includes transportation but not hotel or food.
DISCLAIMER
Any trips I organize or organize with another photographer are private and non-business . I take people along with me on my trips because I enjoy the company and the opportunity to help people get to know and photograph the Southwest. I do not make a business out of it. My goal is to have a pleasant, safe trip with artistic value photography as a result. We share expenses, gear, ideas, and experiences. We do nothing that would require me or a co-host to be a concessionaire or CUA holder in any federal or state lands we may visit or photograph. We will not be going anyplace on public lands that are not generally open to the public. No photographs you take on public lands may be used to promote the sale or use of a product or service. We will not do any “commercial filming” as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations nor will we do any “still photography” that would require a permit from any agency administering any public land which we photograph. We will not trespass, do anything dangerous around railroad tracks and we will not do anything that might frighten a train crew.
We will respect nature, leave only footprints where we are allowed to leave footprints, and take only our images, memories, and friendships home with us.
Any trips I organize or organize with another photographer are private and non-business . I take people along with me on my trips because I enjoy the company and the opportunity to help people get to know and photograph the Southwest. I do not make a business out of it. My goal is to have a pleasant, safe trip with artistic value photography as a result. We share expenses, gear, ideas, and experiences. We do nothing that would require me or a co-host to be a concessionaire or CUA holder in any federal or state lands we may visit or photograph. We will not be going anyplace on public lands that are not generally open to the public. No photographs you take on public lands may be used to promote the sale or use of a product or service. We will not do any “commercial filming” as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations nor will we do any “still photography” that would require a permit from any agency administering any public land which we photograph. We will not trespass, do anything dangerous around railroad tracks and we will not do anything that might frighten a train crew.
We will respect nature, leave only footprints where we are allowed to leave footprints, and take only our images, memories, and friendships home with us.
