Commitment

Our tours require a genuine level of commitment both photographically and physically. We will be up before dawn most days and we will not put our cameras down until the sun has set, and sometimes beyond. Most of our trips are not for the "casual photographer!" You will often be expected to "go with the flow" and adapt to all conditions regardless of what mother nature might throw at us.

You are expected to have a good knowledge of the digital photographic process, (film users are also welcome), and you will also be expected to have a sound working knowledge of your camera equipment. My commitment to you is to be always available, give you ideas, inspire and encourage you, offer advice and tips on techniques on-the-fly when needed, and, with the help of our expert guides/co-leaders, to get you to the right places at the right times.

Group Dynamics

You may not become best friends with everyone in the group but being friendly is always encouraged. If you are intolerant, are a control freak, love to complain, have little patience, are negative, are a "could have, should have, would have" type of person, a great likelihood exists that these trips are not for you. If you are spontaneous, in the moment, can manage your expectations and know how to immerse yourself in a culture far different than your own, these trips will be a great photographic/travel experience. 

I use the best Belt Pack in the biz,  ThinkTank Speed Racer

Collaboration

We collaborate with other photographers on some of our tours, usually those with 10 or more clients. Photographers with whom we have worked in the past or will be working with in the future include, Nevada Wier, Holly Wilmeth, Luka Esenko, Brenda Tharp, Alison Wright, Gavriel Jecan & Catherine Farqharson.

Our collaborations have taken us to Burma, Chiapas, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, India, Italy, Yemen and more…

Since late 2013 I have been leading trips with Epic Photo Tours, the first to Ethiopia, then on to Southern India and Kashmir in 2014, We have lots of new itineraries in the works including Kashmir, Iran, Romania & India. Keep checking in for details

Scouting Trips

From time to time, in preparation for a future tour, I organize  special scouting tours. These tours are typically longer than the scheduled tours, the groups are usually smaller, and they are usually priced more competitively than the scheduled tours. On these tours, though we have a program, we have the freedom to change that program if necessary.

Recent scouting trips have taken us to Ladakh and Amritsar in India, to Sicily, to the island of Socotra off the coast of Yemen, and most recently to Andalucia, Spain. In February 2015 we  visited Nepal & Bhutan.

Love my Canon 5D MkIII

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In a day…
A smile can turn into laughter 
    A shower can become a downpour
                A moment can become a story
                        A trip can become a journey — 
Taj Holidays ad — Shubh Yatra, Inflight Magazine of Air India