Cuba Unplugged: Trinidad, Cienfuegos, Cienega de Zapata, and Havana

Join us in support of the Cuban people as we discover the beautiful waterfront city of Cienfuegos, elegant charm of Trinidad, and natural beauty of the Cienega de Zapata. Unplug and return to this magical isle to continue your explorations with a small group of six photographers, led by Jennifer Spelman and Carlos Otero as […]
Cuba Unplugged: Tobacco Road in the Viñales Valley

Cuban cigars are widely accepted as the best in the world. What makes them so admired is a mixture of fact and fiction. The mystique of the Cuban cigar has been cultivated by Cuba itself, in part through the most legendary faces of the island—Fidel Castro and Ernest Hemingway. The reality is the tobacco plant […]
Sunsets and Stars at Great Sand Dunes National Park: Capture to Print

Create stunning daytime and nighttime photographs in one of the West’s most beautiful national parks.
Character of Place: The Coast of Maine

Generate new work, then build that work into meaningful essays while photographing the character—and the characters—of the famed coastline of Maine with thirty-year summer resident Sam Abell at your side.
Gardens and Flowers with an iPhone

Discover all the ways your ingenious digital companion—the iPhone—can document the beauty and tranquility of a garden.
Expressive Black-and-White Landscape and Fine-Art Digital Printmaking

Develop the aesthetic and technical aspects of black-and-white landscapes with digital printmaking
Portraits of Nature on White: The Field Studio

Discover natural history photography’s exceptional scope for creativity as you produce distinctive, personal work in a field studio.
The Contemporary Landscape

Connect to your artistic intention and clarify your vision by learning to see the landscape as a metaphorical canvas.
Discovering the Beauty of Baja and Todos Santos

Journey to one of Mexico’s best-kept secrets and create a photographic narrative of the sea, the land, and the people.
Exploring Istanbul and the Countryside

One grand city, two fascinating continents, and dozens of diverse neighborhoods—all ready to be discovered.