Photo Expeditions & Workshops
Discover breathtaking landscapes while improving your photography skills under the guidance of Jan Smid, Master QEP photographer.
Our expeditions are crafted for photographers of all levels, offering expert tips, real-world techniques, and once-in-a-lifetime locations.
Ready for an unforgettable photography journey? See our upcoming tours.
Night Photography Online 2026
📅 10th January - 11th January 2026
A two-day online course dedicated to night (panoramic) landscape photography, guiding you from the very first steps all the way to the final post-processing of your images.
Cyprus North–South Photo Expedition 2026
📅 21st February – 1st March 2026
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🇨🇾 From Snowy Troodos to Turquoise Seas!
A rare Cyprus North–South Photo Expedition for a one-of-a-kind journey. Winter ridgelines, spring-green Kyrenia, and sunrise sea caves in Protaras & Ayia Napa. Dramatic light, warm coastal days, and portfolio-ready photos await!
Winter Lofoten Photo Expedition 2026
📅 12th March – 20th March 2026
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🇳🇴 Chase the Northern Lights & Arctic magic
A winter photo expedition into Norway’s frozen Lofoten. Dramatic peaks, sculpted coastlines, shifting winter light, and real aurora nights. The focus is on strong composition, exposure control, single shots, panoramas, and fast decision-making in real winter conditions.
Late Winter–Early Spring Iceland Photo Expedition 2026
📅 10th April - 18th April 2026
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🇮🇸 Winter landscapes, waterfalls, and the Northern Lights
Photo expedition through late-winter Iceland. Ice-covered waterfalls, volcanic landscapes, and dramatic light transitions. We work with single shots, panoramas, long exposures, night photography, and clean composition in fast-changing Icelandic conditions.
Spring Madeira Photo Expedition 2026
📅 23rd May - 31st May 2026
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🇵🇹 Dramatic coastlines, mountain fog, and Atlantic light
A spring photo expedition across Madeira’s mountains and rugged Atlantic coast — cliffs, cloud inversions, forests, and sea stacks within short driving distances. The focus is on composition, timing, single shots, panoramas, and working with fast-changing light in real field conditions.
Midnight Sun Lofoten Photo Expedition 2026
📅 18th June - 26th June 2026
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🇳🇴 Endless Arctic light with no sunrise and no sunset
A summer photo expedition built around continuous light under the Midnight Sun. We work with evolving contrast, subtle color shifts, and long shooting windows — focusing on timing, composition, and controlling light that never switches off.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland Photo Expedition 2026
📅 21st – 29th August 2026
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🏴 Wild Atlantic light on Scotland’s remote outer islands
A remote photo expedition to the Outer Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. Wild Atlantic weather, turquoise beaches, ancient standing stones, dramatic seascapes — focused on light, composition, and long-exposure photography far from crowds.
Alaska Fall Landscape & Glacier Photo Expedition 2026
📅 13th September – 27th September 2026
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🇺🇸 Autumn tundra, glaciers, and vast Alaskan scale
A focused photo expedition into Alaska’s autumn landscapes — crimson tundra, blue ice, wide valleys, and dramatic Arctic light.
The emphasis is on composition, scale, single shots, panoramas, and working in unpredictable conditions, with aurora opportunities.
Wachau Wine Harvest Photo Expedition 2026
📅 15th October - 21st October 2026
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🇦🇹 Autumn vineyards, morning fog, and the Danube Valley
A rare wine harvest photo expedition in Austria’s Wachau Valley — combining landscape photography with vineyard culture and wine tasting. We photograph the world’s top vineyard sites for Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, work with autumn fog and golden slopes, and experience the harvest atmosphere directly in the vineyards.
This is not a classic photo tour — no one else runs a photo expedition here during harvest season.
Winter Lofoten Photo Expedition 2027
📅 February 22 – March 2, 2027
Open for booking
🇳🇴 Arctic winter light, deep snow, and Northern Lights season
A winter photo expedition to the Lofoten Islands at the peak of the Arctic season. We work with deep winter conditions, dramatic light, frozen coastlines, and aurora nights — focusing on composition, exposure strategy, single shots, panoramas, and confident decision-making in challenging weather. Designed for photographers who want full control in real winter conditions, not just scenic viewpoints.
Namibia Desert, Dunes & Night Photo Expedition 2027
📅 13th April – 26th April 2027
Open for booking
🇳🇦 Iconic desert landscapes, sculpted dunes & some of the darkest night skies on Earth
A high-end desert & night photography expedition across Namibia’s most iconic locations — from Deadvlei and the Namib dune sea to Spitzkoppe under the Milky Way. We focus on minimalist composition, scale, distance, single frames, panoramas and advanced night photography (tracked & untracked), choosing locations by light and conditions. Designed for photographers aiming for portfolio-level results in open, unforgiving terrain.
Alaska Fall Landscape & Glacier Photo Expedition 2027
📅 12th September - 26th September 2027
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🇺🇸 Peak autumn tundra, glaciers, and vast Arctic light
A high-end autumn photo expedition into Alaska’s tundra and glacier landscapes at peak fall color. We work with scale, distance, single shots, panoramas, and clean composition in unpredictable conditions — choosing locations by light and weather, not a fixed itinerary. Designed for photographers aiming for portfolio-level results in real terrain, with aurora opportunities.