A Wonderful Accident “Excellent Photography Belongs on Paper,” claims Frames, an art photography magazine I accidentally discovered last year while researching materials for our Mentor Curriculum. I dove into the site’s sample pages, and within a few minutes, I knew I had found a photo/literary …
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Achievement—Success—Getting it Done—Recognition—Celebration
One of the things we love to do at National Park Photography Expeditions is to take time out to celebrate the achievements of our active students, Alumna, and Mentor Candidates. These art photographers are moving forward and creating expressive work that is a vision beyond …
Elevate Your Landscape Art Photography in Utah

Elevate your landscape photography with National Park Photography Expeditions in an amazing Utah National Park. 4×4 into the remote backcountry of Capitol Reef’s Cathedral Valley, explore the purple vistas and hidden arches of the Canyonlands, and interpret the Hoodoos of Grand Staircase. Slide into a …
How Art Photographers Can Reach Their Ideal Audience

If you struggle to sell your art photography, you are not alone. Selling art prints, earning selection in a gallery exhibit, finding a coveted spot in an art affair, or being featured in an online venue is all part of the art sales and marketing …
How to Prepare for a Landscape Photography Workshop

Landscape photography workshops are often multi-day programs, and the students focus on camera, composition, post-production, and visualization skills. Because of their intense range of instruction, detailed curriculum, and outdoor locations, preparation is critical and the purpose of this post. After 15 years as a photography …
How To Choose The Right Photography Workshop

Enrolling in a Photography Workshop can impact your creative photography in very positive ways, but how do you choose a workshop or class that’s right for you? After 15 years as a photography and post-production teacher, with thousands of hours teaching field workshops, classroom sessions, …
How to Sell Your Art Photography Prints – 6 Steps to Sales Success

As an art photography teacher, art mentor director, and marketing pro with four decades of successful marketing and advertising experience, I know that if your art photography prints are not selling, then I doubt it is about your creativity. Most art photographers who try to …
The Grand Teton Experience

Creating stunning photographs in the Grand Teton National Park seems like a no-brainer. One can pull over at any of the roadside overlooks and snap-shot the snow-capped Teton Range and the silvery sheen of the Snake River in the foreground and come away with fantastic …
From My Journal – The Pt. Reyes First Horizon Class Experience

The seven photographers who came to the Pt. Reyes National Seashore First Horizons workshop arrived with diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and goals. First Horizon classes are about fundamentals, discovery, and new beginnings. Some students came to master their camera’s controls, and others came to learn …
National Park Photography Expedition Retrospective – Part 5

In 2021, many of our NPPE Alumni created expression-filled photography that attracted the attention of art professionals and collectors. The NPPE staff decided to shout out their achievements with several retrospective groups to inspire other National Park Photography Expedition Alumni, future Alumni, and creative photographers …