new zealand

February 22 - March 7 South and North Islands, New Zealand

“Te Whanau o Marama” - A Maori phrase that means the family of light, or the cosmic family above; sun, moon, planets, stars, and constellations! Join us as we tour you around to the best astrophotography spots in New Zealand as we teach you how to capture the vibrant Southern hemisphere night skies and magical caverns of bioluminescence glow worms of New Zealand.

FULL! LOOK FOR 2026.

wild wyoming

August 23th - 27th Yellowstone and Grand Tetons, Wyoming

Geysers and galaxies, name a more iconic astrophotography duo? Iconic in American nature lore, Yellowstone is also an extremely underrated National Park for capturing the nights skies and possibly Aurora during this solar maximum. Join us as we protect you from grizzly bears and squirrels alike while we tour and teach you night photography at this geothermal wonderland full of vibrant pools, explosive geysers, and inspiring vistas of the night sky.

8/8 SPOTS FILLED!

alumni star party

August 28 - September 1 Idaho, Undisclosed Location! :)

Our annual alumni star party! Join us and our amazing alumni in the beautiful mountain lake areas of Idaho for an astrophotography get away full of remarkable beauty, epic compositions, good memories, and camping under the darkest skies with a chance for Northern Lights. (Don’t worry there are hotel accommodations available, for the soft handed alumni like TOM B <3)

20/20 SPOTS FILLED!

into the labyrinth ii

October 11 - 15 Lake Powell, Arizona

Join us is the sandstone labyrinth of Lake Powell exploring and capturing emerald water ways, towering backcountry canyons, and expanses of remote desert and lake wilderness! For this extremely unique adventure photography trip we explore via boat the remote wilderness of Lake Powell, capturing secret canyons and have easy access guiding you to shoot night photography from iconic spots that are typically extremely difficult getting to. Enjoy camping under the stars, swims on backcountry beaches, and night photography adventures capturing the stars over epic canyon vistas with a group of small adventure and photography lovers surrounded by soul touching remote wilderness!

White Sands

October 22 - 26 Alamogordo, New Mexico

Join us for exclusive after dark access in White Sands National Park to capture the expansive white dunes during the best light; sunset, twilight, and full darkness when the stars are out! Watching the colorful southwest sunsets burn off into twilight and night skies is a one-of-a-kind soul touching experience here. This workshop includes a special adventure to capture one of the most densely populated petroglyph areas in the country.

4/8 SPOTS FILLED!

Valley of Stars

November 11-16 Death Valley, California

Join us exploring, capturing, and enjoying the dark skies and remarkable geologic wonders of the Mojave Desert! Endless expanses of valleys, colorful peaks, and wonderfully clear and dark skies; Death Valley is a playground for nature and photography lovers.

luminous labyrinths

December TBD New Zealand

Join Derek Culver and Tom Rae in the underground limestone river systems of New Zealand capturing millions of webs of bioluminescent Glow Worms! Working closely with private farms and cave systems, we will have exclusive access to the world’s most spectacular grottos and tunnels where we will teach you the art of capturing Glow Worms. Many people try and fail, as this is much more difficult than capturing the night sky- Between our hands on lessons and exclusive access to private tunnels that have never been captured before, you will leave this workshop with a deep understanding of long exposure photography, advanced editing techniques, and incredible pictures of this magical phenomenon. We will be staying in dark sky areas near each incredible cave we capture, so there will also be lots of opportunities to capture the Southern Night skies like the Megellanic Clouds and Vela Nebulae Complex as well when the weather cooperates.