Explore during the Lake Powell Workshop the majestic Glen Canyon with its yellow-orange-red-ocher sandstone rocks and glide smoothy into narrow tributary canyons on a deck boat. Hike through nature and discover its resurgent beauty with the receding water of Lake Powell and photograph unique images.
Highlights
Resurgent majestic Glen Canyon
Five days on a 75 x 16 ft. houseboat
Two deck boats to get to remote photo-ops
Chef and sous chef on board
Easy daily hikes through pristine Nature
Add on: Helicopter rides
Photograph with Phase One XT and Rodenstock lenses for FREE
Aerial photography with helicopter, elective add on event
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Phase One and Aerial Photography at Lake Powell
Join us October 21 - 25, 2024 for a five day Lake Powell Photography Workshop. This is a unique adventure for photographers with a background in landscape photography or desire to learn it. We will cruise on a 75 ft. long luxury houseboat and take along two deck boats for access to more remote sites. We will also take short day hikes to reach additional photographic opportunities in the high desert of the Colorado Plateau. It will be an opportunity to create wonderful photographs and improve your photographic skills.
You will be able to photograph, depending on the lake’s water level and weather conditions, the Anasazi Canyon, Cathedral Canyon, Confluence Canyon, Cottonwood Canyon, Dominguez Butte, Face Canyon, Gregory Butte, Gunsight Butte and Canyon, Labyrinth Canyon, Last Chance Canyon, Padre Bay with Cookie Jar & Weathering Pit Ridge, Rock Creek Canyon and other sights along the way. We plan this adventure to arrive at the best spots at the best time of the day.
We are offering this time an unique add on - aerial photography. No, not with a drone, but a helicopter without doors to avoid glare from the window. This add-on will be a day prior to the workshop and a day after the workshop. The flight duration is about an one hour, at sunrise and sunset, over the Glen Canyon area, including Reflection Canyon.
Murray Elliot, a Capture Integration representative, and a Phase One representative, will join us for the entire workshop and provide us with Phase One XT cameras and Rodenstock lenses. You will be able to work one-to-one with Phase One experts during these days. This is a unique opportunity to lay your hands on this marvelous digital medium format camera and lenses and photograph the breathtaking landscape. It cannot get better than this!
If you are not interested in a Phase One and you just want to use your own camera gear, regardless of the type of your camera, brand, amount of pixels, etc. you are more then welcome to this workshop!
Strenuous rating: This tour requires good health and physical condition. Be prepared for daily hikes up to 30 minutes duration. These are simple, partly sandy and uneven trails. Some short stretches are downhill or uphill with rocks, but no rock climbing. You need to be able to carry your photography gear backpack and a water bottle. Sturdy shoes and walking sticks might be helpful, but not mandatory.
Learn & Photograph with Passion
Work in different lighting and with short/long exposure and aperture.
Learn about night photography techniques in the beautifully desolate surroundings of the Glen Canyon.
How to handle equipment with care on location.
Assistance with camera settings, the basics of composition, guide and help in general.
Hands-on lessons that can take your photography skills to the next level.
Review and constructive criticism/feedback of the images taken during the day.
Workflow in Phase One's Capture One software and Adobe Lightroom.
Classroom sessions with various topics (qualities of light and how to manage it, when and how to use various kinds of filters, crafting panoramic photographs, introduction to Tilt & Shift lenses)
Itinerary
The exact itinerary will be kept flexible to account for the weather and current conditions. The itinerary below is an example of what you can expect.
1st Helicopter Day - Take off from the Page Municipal Airport and an one hour flight over Lake Powell including Reflection Canyon. There is a sunrise and a sunset flight scheduled.
1st Day - We will meet at the Antelope Point Marina and get onto our houseboat, get settled, get to know each other, break the ice and give an introduction to our following days. We depart then to the Padre Bay to anchor at a beach and proceed with our low light photographing into sunset.
We will return to the houseboat for a gourmet dinner and a relaxing evening.
2nd - 4nd Day - Depending on the Lake Powell's water level and weather conditions, the Anasazi Canyon, Cathedral Canyon, Confluence Canyon, Cottonwood Canyon, Dominguez Butte, Face Canyon, Gregory Butte, Gunsight Butte and Canyon, Labyrinth Canyon, Last Chance Canyon, Padre Bay with Cookie Jar & Weathering Pit Ridge, Rock Creek Canyon and other terrific locations will be on our schedule. We plan this adventure to arrive at the best spots at the best time of the day. We tend to be at some specific location with low light conditions (dusk and dawn) for photographing.
Each day will begin with coffee or tea, photographing, and returning to the houseboat for breakfast. We will have high tea each afternoon and gourmet dinners after our sunset photography.
The houseboat will be anchored each evening at some sand beach allowing us to engage in astrophotography in the night.
5th Day - Our last night will be spent near the Crossing of the Fathers with views of Boundary, Dinosaur, Gunsight, and Tower Buttes. Different compositions can be carved out in the early morning after which we will weigh anchor and return to Antelope Point Marina.
2nd Helicopter Day - Take off from the Page Municipal Airport and an one hour flight over Lake Powell including Reflection Canyon. There is a sunrise and a sunset flight scheduled.
Travel Facts
Facts
Lake Powell Workshop 2024
✓ 21 - 25 October 2024
✓ Helicopter flights are on October 20 and 26
✓ 5 Days + add-on of 1 to 2 days for aerial photography with helicopter
✓ Number of guests: 10
✓ Number of instructors: 3
Included
✓ Houseboat + two Deck Boats
✓ Accommodation in stateroom or tent w/ cot
✓ Breakfast, Tea time, Dinner
✓ Experimenting and photographing with Phase One equipment
Not included
✓ Travel to and from the workshop destination
✓ Helicopter flight
✓ Beverages
✓ Travel insurance
Ask Us
Do you have any questions about the Lake Powell Workshop or would you like to go on a private customized tour?
Price
$ 6,650 single stateroom
$ 4,600 pp, shared stateroom
$ 4,000 pp, camping on the beach (incl. tent and cot)
Only two staterooms, out of 6, are left!
$450 for each helicopter ride (sunset and/or sunrise, your choice)
Groups sign-up of 3+ participants receive a group discount.
Alumni to previous photo tour or workshop receive a 5% discount on the base price.
All prices are per person.
To secure your reservation a deposit of $ 500 (non refundable) per person is required. The remaining money is due 90 days prior to the trip.
Refunds are handled according to the Terms & Conditions.
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We recommend an independent travel insurance. Knowing you have 100% trip cancellation coverage can make a big difference should you have to cancel for some unforeseen reason.
Overview
GETTING THERE
We will meet you at the Antelope Point Marina, Page, Arizona. You can park your car there for the duration of the workshop.
In case you are flying to Page we will arrange a pick up at your hotel and get you to the marina for the start of the workshop. At the end of the photographic adventure we will drive you back to your hotel in Page.
A third option is flying to Albuquerque, New Mexico. We will meet you in Albuquerque one day prior to the workshop and give you a lift to Page and take you back to Albuquerque at the end of the tour.
There is even a fourth alternative. Fly in to Durango, Colorado and we will meet you at your hotel in Durango one day prior to the workshop and drive you to Page and take you back to Durango at the end of the tour.
Options three and four (drive from Albuquerque or Durango to Page and back) are limited to two to three participants and will require an overnight in Page prior to the workshop. The lift from Albuquerque or Durango ($250) as well as the hotel reservation and its expenses are not included in the workshop cost.
WEATHER
October weather at Lake Powell is usually delightful with sunny days and clear nights. The average rainfall for all of October is 0.82 inches and hopefully we’ll have some clouds to enhance our photographs. WE’ve seldom been rained on in all the years we’ve operated this tout. The night time low temperatures are around 50°F and the highs average about 72°F.
BASIS AND RATES
All prices are quoted in US Dollars (US$). The prices are based on current tariffs and are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. While Peter Boehringer Photography will do everything possible to maintain the listed prices, if it is necessary to levy a surcharge, Peter Boehringer Photography reserves the right to do so, and notification will be given at the time of final invoicing.
PAYMENTS
A deposit is required at the time of booking. Final payment is due 180 days prior to departure of international tours and 120 days prior to departure of U.S. tours.
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
All cancellation notices must be received in writing and will become effective on the date, which the letter or email is received by Peter Boehringer Photography. There is no cancellation charge until 180 days (international tours) and 120 days (tours within the U.S.A.) before departure with exception of transaction fees (5.8% + $0.6 + international exchange fees, if applicable). Cancellation charges less than 180 days (international tours) or 120 days (tours within the U.S.A.) before departure are expressed as a percentage of the total price, and are as follows: 179 – 91 days, for international tours, and 119 – 31 days, for tours within the U.S.A., before departure 50%, and 90 days for international tours and 30 days for tour within the U.S.A. or less before departure 100%. Leaving a photography tour or workshop in progress, for any reason whatsoever, will not result in a refund, and no refunds will be made for any unused portions of a photography tour or workshop. Peter Boehringer Photography reserves the right to cancel a photography tour or workshop because of inadequate enrollment that makes the trip economically infeasible to operate, or because of good-faith concerns with respect to the safety, health, or welfare of the participants. If a photography tour or workshop is cancelled prior to departure, you will have a choice between a full refund minus transaction fees (5.8% + $0.6 + international exchange fees, if applicable) or a credit towards a future photography tour or workshop equivalent to amount paid. If Peter Boehringer Photography cancels the trip in progress, you will receive a pro-rata refund based on the number of days. Peter Boehringer Photography is not responsible for any refund for airline tickets, hotel accommodation, etc. purchased by the participant.
TRAVEL INSURANCE
In order to participate in a photography tour or workshop you are required to have comprehensive insurance coverage for personal accident and injury, medical and repatriation costs during the photography tour or workshop. In addition we strongly recommends that you arrange cancellation and travel insurance covering the loss, expenses and damages arising from, including but not limited to, cancellation of the photography tour or workshop (whether in whole or in part), loss of baggage and personal money and belongings, as well as flight cancellations and delays.
HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
You must be in good physical and mental health. Any physical condition or treatment requiring special attention must be reported in writing at the time of booking and again when signing the waiver of liability. By registering for a photography tour or workshop, the participant certifies that he/she does not have any mental, physical, or other condition or disability that would create a hazard for him/herself or other participants. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to accept, decline to accept, or remove any participant of a photography tour or workshop, without penalty, to make changes in the published itinerary whenever, in our judgment, conditions warrant or if we deem it necessary for the comfort, convenience, or safety of the participants.
SPECIAL REQUESTS
If you have special requests, e.g. dietary, cabin number, bedding type, airline seat or other requests, you should inform us of these at the time of booking. We cannot guarantee that such requests will be met, and will have no liability to you if such requests are not met.
RESPONSIBILITY
Peter Boehringer Photography shall not be held liable for (a) any damage to, or loss of, property or injury to, or death of, persons occasioned directly or indirectly by an act or omission of any other provider, including but not limited to any defect in any aircraft, watercraft, or vehicle operated or provided by Peter Boehringer Photography; and (b) any loss or damage due to delay, cancellation or disruption in any manner caused by the laws, regulations, acts or failures to act, demands, orders, or interpositions of any government or any subdivision or agent thereof, or by acts of God, strikes, fire, flood, war, rebellion, terrorism, insurrection, sickness, quarantine, epidemics, theft, or any other cause(s) beyond our control. The participant waives any claim against Peter Boehringer Photography for any such loss, damage, injury, or death.
Peter Boehringer Photography shall not be liable for any air carrier’s cancellation penalty incurred by the purchase of a non-refundable ticket to or from the participant’s Peter Boehringer Photography’s photography tour or workshop departure city. It is the sole responsibility of the participants to organize their own transportation to and from the meeting point as described in the photography tour or workshop itinerary, e.g. airport, hotel, and to ensure timely arrival. The participant should not book flights and/or hotel accommodation until Peter Boehringer Photography has issued final confirmation for the photography tour or workshop. In the event of late arrival it is the responsibility of the participant to join the photography tour or workshop, and to carry all associated expenses. Peter Boehringer Photography is not liable if the participant misses any portion of, or the entire photography tour or workshop as a result of the delay. Baggage and personal effects are at all times the responsibility of the participant.
OTHER
Other terms and conditions may apply to some photography tours or workshops, and details will always be provided with pre-trip mailings. By making the deposit payment, the participant agrees to the terms and conditions and the responsibility statements herein on behalf of all the individuals included in the booking.
LOW WATER LEVEL
Lake Powell currently contains 1.8 trillion gallons of water, remains hundreds of feet deep (396 feet deep at the dam), is 189 miles long, and has more than 2,000 miles of shoreline. The media frenzy about the lowering levels of Powell and Lake Meade is misleading. The Bureau of Reclamation plans to maintain Powell’s water level at least 3,525 feet above sea level through December of 2023. With these lower water levels Powell and Glen Canyon have more beaches, look better, and are better for photography since the dam first plugged the river. Glen Canyon is returning in all its glory. We will photograph places that haven’t been seen since the days you could raft the river. And we’ll have plenty of water for our boats to get to them. Photography will be phenomenal.
TRAVEL SAFETY
We will be carrying two inReach devices during the entire photographic tour for everybody’s safety. The inReach is a handy satellite operated device which has virtually 100% coverage capabilities regardless of where we are located in the wilderness. This ensures that we can dispatch a SOS signal for an emergency evacuation. The dispatch is free, but any costs related to the rescue will be your responsibility and is why comprehensive insurance is imperative and mandatory.
DISCLAIMER
Peter Boehringer is a physician by trade and he takes people along with him on his trips because he enjoys the company and the opportunity to help people get to know and photograph the Southwest. His goal is to have a pleasant, safe trip with artistic value photography as a result. We share gear, ideas, and experiences. 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.
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Digital photography, social media and modern travel patterns changed nature & landscape photography radically. The amount of people visiting the wilderness increased over the last two decades exponentially. Nature is coping poorly with the increased human presence. It is time that we all, who value nature and photography, question our behavior out there and prioritize the well-being of nature over photography. As such I support the entities Leave no Traces, Nature First, Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition and Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance.
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