FirstLight Workshop

Previous Workshops

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Absaroka Ranch Photo & Printing Workshop    July 2 ~ July 7, 2018

Both CM and Absaroka are incredible photo workshops, with multiple wonderful photographic opportunities. 

CM Ranch Photo & Printing Workshop     June 24 ~ July 1, 2018

Another favorite ranch in which I’ve built led multiple Photo Workshops for National Geographic.

Namibia Photo Expedition, Africa      April 8 ~ April 26, 2018

Another fantastic adventure in Africa, one of my favorite countries on that continent. These are very small groups, and sell out almost immediately  

Mongolia Photo Expedition

An amazing trip, these Expeditions are built on shooting, not a workshop environment. These are very small groups, and sell out almost immediately

Absaroka Ranch Photo & Printing Workshop, Wyoming   July 2 ~ 8, 2017

A full week workshop built at this incredible ranch 

Scotland Photo Expedition

A private photo tour, we at FirstLight will build a destination based on my experience in those locations

Absaroka Ranch, Wyoming.    July 3 ~ 8, 2016

Dubois is a place near and dear to us, and we’ll keep going back

Namibia, Africa     May 8 ~ May 24, 2016

One of my very favorite counties in which to work in Africa, an incredible Photo Expedition. These are very small groups, and sell out almost immediately

Smith Island, Chesapeake Bay      October 4 ~ October 9 2015

Not even a hurricane will interrupt FirstLight!!

Smith Island, Chesapeake Bay     October 3 ~ October 7, 2014

a full 4-day workshop in this incredible place, accessible only by ferry

Winter Light on the Chesapeake, January 16 ~ 19 & January 23 ~ 26, 2014

Two “long” weekend workshops on the Eastern Shore of Maryland

Absaroka Ranch, Wyoming, June 4 ~ June 6, 2012

This was a 4-day workshop, built around photographing on this beautiful ranch. 

Winter Light on the Chesapeake, January 19-22 & January 26-29, 2012

Two weekend workshops in and around the beautiful Blackwater Refuge on the Eastern Shore of Maryland…click on the title above, or click here to see the slideshows

Aeolian Islands of Italy – September 25-Oct 1 & Oct 1 – Oct 8, 2011

You can view the slide show from both these workshops by clicking on the title above, or by clicking here

Dubois, Wyoming – July 12-17 & July 20-25, 2010

One of our favorite locations, located in the stunningly beautiful Wind River Range, Dubois IS the heart of “Cowboy Country”. To view our Dubois magazine, click here:  FirstLight 2010 Magazine

To see the multimedia presentations from the Dubois workshops, click here

Smith Island on the Eastern Shore of Maryland

October 11-16 & October 17 – 22 :: A very remote, and very real, fishing community on the eastern shore of Maryland, this is a rare opportunity to step into a part of American lore that is rapidly disappearing. Download our FirstLight Smith Island magazine here! To see the multimedia presentations from Week one, click hereTo see Week two, click here

Dubois, Wyoming

June 30 – July 6, 2008 :: Dubois, Wyoming… the heart of cowboy country and the Wind River Range.  Download our FirstLight Dubois 2008 Magazine here!

Barcelona, Spain

September 20 – September 27, 2008 :: Barcelona, Spain, known for its stunning architecture, amazing food and the annual La Merce Festival. We scheduled our workshop to coincide with this annual event, Barcelona’s largest street party!  Download our FirstLight Barcelona 2008 Magazine here!

Auvillar, France

September 3-9, 2007 :: Auvillar, an 11th century village in the mid-Pyrenees and considered one of the 100 most beautiful villages in France.  Download our FirstLight Auvillar Magazine here! You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

Chesapeake Bay

October 9-14, 2006 :: Five days shooting in the beautiful Chesapeake Bay area. Crabbers, fisherman, local artists, and the haunting Blackwater Refuge area will be some of the photographic possibilities in this amazing locale. Download our FirstLight Chesapeake Bay Magazine here! You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

Dubois, Wyoming

July 3-9, 2006 :: Dubois, Wyoming… The Heart of Cowboy Country and the Wind River Range. And the site of the upcoming Firstlight Dubois Photography Workshop and the Joe Kane Writing Workshop. Download our FirstLight Dubois Magazine! You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

Chesapeake Bay

September 25-30, 2005 :: Chesapeake Bay…remote, beautiful, the home to the largest estuary on the continent. Read a review in Digital Photographer Magazine about the Chesapeake Bay workshop.

Download our FirstLight Chesapeake Magazine! You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

Scotland-Western Highlands

September 19-24, 2004 :: Workshop at the beautiful Loch Feochan in the Western Highlands.
Download our  FirstLight Oban Magazine! You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

Auvillar, France

September 2003 :: Our first workshop in Auvillar, France in September 2003 and see the results of our students’ work. Download our FirstLight Auvillar Magazine! You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.