Discover Otherworldly Beauty on a Death Valley Photography Adventure
Explore Sand Dunes, Salt Flats, and Golden Light
Join us for an exciting and rewarding five-day, four-night Death Valley photography workshop, based at the Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel inside the national park.
Together with fellow photography enthusiasts, you’ll capture the stark and captivating beauty of Death Valley, where places like Badwater Basin, Dante’s View, Furnace Creek, and the Devil’s Golf Course live up to their dramatic names. From sweeping sand dunes and textured salt flats to colorful canyons and historic sites, each day will be centered around the best light: golden hour and blue hour.
We’ll also be watching for the famed wildflower blooms, a fleeting but magical part of the desert’s seasonal charm.
18 Mar 2026 - 22 Mar 2026 | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
$1800
Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel, Death Valley National Park, California 190, DEATH VALLEY, CA, USA
Death Valley Photo Adventure – March 18-22, 2026 – Stoevepipe Wells, CA
You and fellow photographers will explore the beauty and desolate wonders of Death Valley with ominous but colorful sounding names like Badwater Basin, Dante’s View, Furnace Creek and the Devil’s Golf Course. We will explore sand dunes, salt flats, colorful sandstone canyons and historical sites in early morning and late afternoon golden hour and blue hour light, and keep our eyes peeled for Death Valley’s famed wildflower blooms.
Subjects will include, but not be limited to: unique salt flats, colorful rock formations, sand dunes, mountain vistas, slot canyons, a ghost town, sunrises, sunsets and astrophotography in an internationally recognized dark skies park. The park contains incredibly varied topography, with the lowest elevation in North America (282′ below sea level) as well as mountains up to 11,000′ high!
We will end the workshop with a group slide show and supportive critique. You’ll be surprised what your fellow photographers come up with at the same locations, and that’s part of the fun!
Notes
Workshop Details
What’s included
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Transit from Las Vegas – Round-trip transportation between Las Vegas and Death Valley (Stovepipe Wells)
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Hotel room – Different package options for hotel rooms at Stovepipe Wells
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Local transportation – We will travel together in a large passenger van(s) to photo locations
Skill Levels
All skill levels are welcome. Participants who have a good working knowledge of their cameras, a basic understanding of digital workflow, and knowledge or exposure to Adobe Lightroom and/or Photoshop will get the most from this workshop.
Physical Demands
Though locations visited during this workshop are readily accessible, the hilly terrain requires some moderate hiking (typically 1-3 miles round trip). Participants MUST BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL SHAPE and able to climb and descend moderate to steep inclines. They should wear sturdy boots and use caution on sandy and uneven rocky slopes.
Group Size
Maximum 8 photographers (with 2 instructors)
Caption
UK
Model
f/8.0
20.0 mm
1/5
1/5
50
