With one of the darkest skies on the planet, the Salar de Uyuni salt flats of Bolivia are arguably the best place in the world to photograph the Milky Way and experiment with astrophotography. In February, the salt flats often fill up with a thin layer of water, allowing for incredible reflections with the night sky above.
26 Feb 2025 - 03 Mar 2025 | 12:00 am - 12:00 am
$5250
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Suitable for All Levels
The night skies of Bolivia is one of the most sought after destinations for landscape & astrophotographers around the world. With its breathtaking dark skies, massive wide open vistas, high altitude lakes and unique wildlife, the term “Bucket List Location” comes to mind. On this trip of a lifetime, we will spend time not only exploring the Salar de Uyuni, but a wide variety of other locations in the region as well.
The trip both begins and ends in the capital city of La Paz, where we will photograph the city skyline with the Andrean Mountains in the background. From there we fly down to the Salar de Uyuni to focus our attention on the night sky each night as the Milky Way makes an appearance. Next, we head to the incredible Laguna Colorada, the famous red algae-infested lake that is home to 10’s of thousands of different species of Flamingos, including the Chilean, Andean and rare James’s. Then it is back to the Salar de Uyuni for one last night of Astro photography before hopping on another domestic flight back to La Paz the following morning, where the workshop ends.
What to Bring
With a focus on Astro and landscape photography, you will want to have the lens mm length equivalent from 16- 200mm. This can include a 16-35 for wide-angle landscapes, a 24-70 (0r 24-105) as a walk-around lens, and a 70-200 to allow you to zoom in on distant mountains for some more intimate scenes. I highly recommend bringing a fast wide prime such as the 14mm f/1.8 from Sony so you can get as much of the night sky in your frame as possible without increasing your ISO too high. When it comes to the Flamingos, having something that reaches beyond 400mm can be very helpful as Flamingos tend to like to keep their distances in most situations.
In Colby’s gear bag you will find the following…
Sony a1 (2)
Sony 14mm f/1.8 (For Astro)
Sony 16-35 f/2.8 GM (For Landscapes)
Sony 24-105 f/4 (All-Around)
Sony 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 GM or 200-600 f/5.6-6.3 G (For Wildlife)
Notes
What is Included?
All Ground Transportation
All Hotel Accommodations
All Breakfast Meals
All Necessary Permits
All Photo Education
What is Not Included?
All International Flights
Lunches, Dinners, Alcohol & Snacks
Travel Insurance
Visa Fees
Any Required COVID Tests
Caption
UK
Model
f/8.0
20.0 mm
1/5
1/5
50
