the jewels of kanab

an astrophotograophy adventure saga in Utah

Stargazing and learning astrophotography under the Milky Way, in the belly of a gigantic sand filled cave!

When and where?

June 6 - 11th Vermillion Cliffs and Escalante Wilderness, based out of an Airbnb in Kanab, Utah.

overview

Spend 5 nights with astrophotography experts Derek Culver and Andrew Imhoff exploring and capturing the backcountry geologic beauty and incredibly dark skies of the Vermillion Cliffs and Escalante Wilderness! We will be touring you around to the best spots around Kanab, at the best times, while teaching you the photography techniques and philosophies we use to capture detailed and colorful night scenes, and creating amazing memories with a group of like-minded photographers!

Otherworldly rock formations, sandstone cathedrals, vibrant bentonite badlands, and warm desert nights under the cosmos. Based out of a large house in Kanab, we’ll do a mix of editing sessions from our home base and camping out under the stars (everything provided for you) for a comfortable yet immersive photography experience. This workshop includes all 4x4 transportation required and accommodations as we will have one foot in comfort and one foot immersed in adventures exploring, capturing, and camping surrounded by the world’s best geology and dark skies!

Shooting Locations:

Great Chamber,
White Pocket
Rainbow (Bentonite Hills)
Toadstool Hoodoos

What you will learn:

We believe the best way to learn anything is to immerse yourself in it, and we’d like you to come join our world of astrophotography for a week of adventure, learning, and memories! We teach Astronomy basics, how the moon cycles work, how to plan your shots using apps & astronomy fundamentals, how to find compelling compositions, optimal camera settings, focusing your camera at night, light painting, star trackers, editing your night photos, Lightroom & Photoshop, how to capture timelapses (videos of the night sky!) and edit them together, and much more! This workshop is fantastic for all levels of astrophotographers and adventurers!

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reserve your spot:

White Pocket is one of the most inspiring places on Earth! Massive and vibrant sandstone formations with unlimited compositions to shoot and the darkest skies imaginable! We will be camping right next to it with front row access during sunset, twilight, astro, and sunrise.

Itinerary

We meet in Kanab, Utah on Saturday June 6th at 4pm to begin our adventures and lessons and we end on the morning of Thursday June 11th at 9am in Kanab! We do a mix of camping and staying at the Airbnb (especially for cleaning up and our editing sessions) to stay fresh as well as immerse ourselves in the beauty.

what will you learn & difficulty

This workshop is great for beginner and experienced night photographers and adventurers alike! You must be able to hike on uneven surfaces for about 1-2 miles with some of your camera gear at night. We will be teaching fundamentals to night photography from planning your shot, focusing, and proper settings all the way to advanced techniques like blending images, using star trackers, and stacking images!

Lodging

We alternate between camping and our airbnb stay for a balanced experience of comfort and immersion! We have the Airbnb the whole week as a home base. Single occupancy rooms, and we use the Airbnb as a base for cleaning, resting, and our editing sessions and we 4x4 you out to all the incredible shooting and camping locations. We provide all the camping amenities you will need for the trip including comfortable and warm sleeping gear, starlink, charging station, water, and warm meals while out in remote areas.

Logistics

We provide all transportation once at the workshop, including navigating the tricky 4x4 roads to the amazing spots we will be photographing and camping at! Often times we can arrange carpool groups to and from the workshop that adds to the social dynamic of the workshop and saves on rental and gas costs. For this workshop we can actually arrange to shuttle you to and from the airport if you fly into Page for a transportation fee- Please reach out to us so we can assist you with logistics.

workshop cost & payment terms

The tuition for this workshop is $4,500 total, with a non-refundable deposit of $1,000 to reserve a spot. The remaining total balance of the workshop is due 2 months before the workshop starts. Alumni discounted cost is $3,750 total, with a $1,000 deposit to reserve a spot, but with the discount applied when the remaining workshop balance is collected! All payments are final and non-refundable to reserve your spot.