Sun 4 - Sat 10 July 2027 (SOLD OUT)
Tue 3 - Mon 9 August 2027 (4 spots left)
NZ West Coast Wonders Photography Tour
Location: Arthurs Pass, Punakaiki, Motukiekie, Hokitika Gorge, Lake Kaniere, Okarito Lagoon, Lake Mapourika, Lake Matheson, The Glaciers, Bruce Bay
Workshop Length: 7 days
Investment:
$4,099 NZD (Deposit of $1,000)
Max attendees on tour: 4
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Overview
The West Coast is one of NZ's most captivating yet diverse regions, and travelling the 500km length you'll find incredible reflective lakes, hidden river valleys, rugged mountains & glaciers, lush and varied forest, and unique coastal seascapes. If you want bang for buck for photography locations, you won't find a more varied set of landscapes than what the West Coast offers. Winter is usually the best time to visit NZ’s West Coast with settled weather and snow on the mountains, and with a small group of only four attendees, you’re guaranteed to maximise your learning opportunities!
What you'll experience
It's one thing to visit amazing NZ landscape locations, but quite another to photography them in a way that truly captures the essence and feel of a place. On this tour we will help you create quality images in each location, finding unique compositions to really portray the beauty we find, whether it's a sunrise or sunset, long exposures, amazing reflections, serene waterfalls or astrophotography. The light in winter is much softer and lends itself to landscape photography, and we'll take advantage of that on our travels down the West Coast of the South Island. This will be a photography adventure to remember!
Your Host
Meghan Maloney
I'm a full-time landscape photographer, and my greatest passion is helping you discover your photography potential through photography adventures around New Zealand. Whether it's teaching you the art of capturing beautiful images with the help of filters, helping you to transform your raw images into stunning works of art in Lightroom, learning how to improve your workflow, or simply having a grand adventure together in amazing places, you will come away from my workshops filled with new knowledge and skills, not to mention amazing memories.
When not photographing and educating, I'm a mum to two teenage boys and I spend my time sideline supporting their football endeavours, and finding places to go hiking in NZ's outdoors.
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Day 1-2 Arthurs Pass & North West Coast
Meet at Christchurch Airport at 10am for the drive over Arthurs Pass to the West Coast. We’ll spend the next two days exploring the areas around Punakaiki, Motukiekie and Hokitika Gorge.
Days 3-5 Glacier Country
Experience the beauty of the Southern Alps from vantage points such as Lake Matheson, Peters Pool, and Okarito Lagoon. On one morning, we’ll also take a trip out on Lake Mapourika to experience the mountain views and wildlife in the area.
There will be time explore further south to locations such as Bruce Bay, Ship Creek and more.
Day 6-7 Greymouth & Arthurs Pass
We'll return north to cover any locations we haven’t yet seen such as Lake Kaniere and Lake Brunner before heading back across the Pass for a 1pm arrival at Christchurch.
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Professional photography guide tuition
6 nights AirBnB accommodation in single share room
All breakfasts
Transportation for the duration of the workshop
Post-Processing sessions
During the workshop, there will be time to go over post-processing to help you create images that will wow. I’ll assist you with your image selection process, and guide you through Lightroom and Photoshop workflows and techniques to bring out all the potential of your best images.
The workshop is suitable for the photographer with basic knowledge through to expert level.
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Airfare to/from Christchurch
Lunch & dinners
Insurance
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Camera and lenses - ideally to cover wide angle from 16-24mm right through to telephoto 200-300mm
STURDY tripod - very important
Torch or head torch
Spare batteries and charger (plenty of batteries as we are unlikely to be able to charge during the day while travelling)
Laptop with both Lightroom Classic & Photoshop installed
Plenty of memory cards and adapter to link with laptop for editing
Remote shutter control (unless your camera has bulb timer)
Neutral density filters (if you do not have your own set, please advise)
Warm winter clothing - it's midwinter so you will need merino layers, puffer jacket, hat, gloves, warm comfortable hiking boots and possibly gumboots
Umbrella, rain poncho and waterproof camera sleeve
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The full workshop fee is $4,099 NZD
A deposit of $1,000 NZD is required to secure your place
Remaining workshop tuition amount is due 90 days before workshop. A reminder invoice will be sent out 120 days before the workshop commencement.
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