Taranaki Spring Photography Workshops

Experience the spectacular Taranaki scenery while enhancing your photography skills. These 4-day workshops in October and November of 2024 will enable you to experience coastal scenery, (goblin) forests, waterfalls and of course the ever-present Mount Taranaki.

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24 October 2024 – 27 October 2024
7 November 2024 – 10 November 2024

Starting and finishing in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

Four days (three nights)

Easy, no long hiking

Maximum of 6 people

From $2,796 per person

20% (from $560) non-refundable deposit to secure your booking.

The remainder is due 6 weeks prior to the workshop

See the terms and conditions for the cancellation policy and other details.

Itinerary

The exact itinerary of the four-day workshop is worked out closer to the time considering the group’s photographic objectives and the weather. In general, we aim to be outside as much as possible, and shoot from sunrise to sunset with breaks in between to have morning tea and a rest. On some days, you may be asked to bring along food to have while travelling, depending on the time and location of the shoot.

A typical workshop could look like this:

Day 1: We meet at our accommodation for the four days (pickup at the New Plymouth airport can be arranged) at 12pm. We kick off with a ‘meet and greet’ session, followed by a presentation by me covering the plan for the workshop and an introduction to photography and composition techniques. We’ll then head out for our afternoon and sunset shoot at the coast. We’ll have (late) dinner back at our accommodation.

Day 2: We’ll get up early for our sunrise shoot at the coast. We’ll then have breakfast in New Plymouth, before heading into the Egmont National Park to capture forest and waterfall scenery. We’ll then have a rest at our accommodation, before we head out to a nearby lake where we’ll aim to capture a beautiful reflection of Mount Taranaki with an awesome sky at sunset. Again, we’ll have (late) dinner back at our accommodation.

Day 3: Today, we’ll travel a bit further north for more spectacular coastal scenery, while occasionally looking back at the mountain. We’ll stay there for sunset, before heading back to our accommodation for the night.

Day 4: After our sunrise shoot of the mountain, we’ll have breakfast at our accommodation, followed by a joint session where we review some of the work from the last 3 days, offering feedback and advice on post processing. The workshop will finish at midday with return transport provided back to New Plymouth airport for those flying back out.

Included

4 days of on-field and off-field photography tuition
Transport during the workshop
Accommodation (3 nights)

Excluded

All travel required to arrive at the workshop commencement location (a pickup at the New Plymouth Airport can be arranged)
Insurance (health, accident, travel, and equipment)
Food and refreshments
Suitable clothing and walking shoes
Camera equipment (bring your own camera, spare batteries, tripod, etc.)
Computer equipment (bring your own laptop with Adobe Lightroom installed on it, if the workshop includes a post-processing session)

Common Questions

About Me

Born and raised in the Netherlands, I’m a husband, father and full-time landscape photographer who immigrated to New Zealand over 30 years ago. I have been a keen photographer since I was a teenager and have toured New Zealand extensively to capture its beauty.

I love spending time in and experiencing the beauty of nature and I aim to show New Zealand’s natural landscape in a positive light. Looking down on a winding river through a misty valley, seeing the sun come up from a mountain top, or witnessing the reflection of colourful trees in a lake on a windless day, is food for the soul. There is a sense of awe, calm, optimism, hope and harmony with nature, and it is these feelings that I aim to evoke in my photography, and I delight in sharing these moments with others.