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Friday 5 - Tuesday 9 June 2026

Ultimate Fiordland Photography Adventure

Location: Te Anau, Milford Sound, Doubtful Sound, Dusky Sound

Workshop Length: 5 days

Investment:

$4,599 NZD (Deposit of $1,500)

Max attendees on tour: 4

Sponsored by:

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Mirror Lakes Fiordland
Scenic view of Milford Sound with mountains, grassy foreground, water, and waterfall
Lake Marian Flowing river with rocks and lush green ferns in a forest.
Snow-covered mountain Monkey Creek at sunset
Norwest Lake Fiordland at sunset
Mountain landscape with reflection in water at Milford Sound, New Zealand.
Snow-capped mountains in Fiordland valley
A kea parrot perched on a car roof in a misty outdoor setting.
Doubtful Sound reflection Fiordland
Snow-capped mountains above Lake Manapouri
Mitre Peak reflection mood Milford Sound
Wilmot Pass view over Doubtful Sound
Falls Creek Falls, Fiordland
A vibrant rainbow arcs over an island in Doubtful Sound, Fiordland
Te Anau jetty at sunrise
Doubtful Sound reflection in Crooked Arm Fiordland
Hollyford River at sunset, Fiordland
Te Anau Jetty moody sunset Fiordland
Milford Sound landscape at sunset
Hollyford River flowing through a misty mountain landscape Fiordland
Snow-capped mountains with a grassy field Eglinton Valley Fiordland
View over Dusky Sound, Fiordland

Overview

Explore and capture the remote beauty of Fiordland by road, sea and air in this ultimate 5-day photography adventure. Based out of Te Anau, we will explore Milford Sound by road, Doubtful Sound by boat and Dusky Sound by air on a special aerial photography helicopter flight, giving you unparalleled photography opportunities over the course of the workshop. Experience towering vertical mountains, cascading waterfalls, alpine lakes, majestic fiords and NZ's wildlife while learning how to create stunning images along the way.

What you'll experience

I'll teach you how to use simple techniques to improve your composition, master your camera's settings and use filters to enhance the images you capture. I'll also help you perfect more advanced techniques such as focus stacking and exposure bracketing to improve your results when photographing challenging landscape and astrophotography scenes. You'll also learn how to get the most from your aerial photography images, and take the potential from your RAW images turning them into images that WOW through the use of both Lightroom and Photoshop. And of course we'll have a ton of fun and adventures along the way too.

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 Queenstown to Te Anau

    Meet at Queenstown Airport at 12pm for the short drive to Te Anau, where we will settle in and find a sunset location overlooking Lake Te Anau.

    Days 2-4 Milford Sound & Doubtful Sound

    On one day we take a full day trip to Doubtful Sound with opportunities to capture the stunning Lake Manapouri, the view from Wilmot Pass and the amazing coves and arms of Doubtful Sound. At the end of the trip, we will take to the air with an incredible opportunity for aerial photography with a scenic 1.5 hour helicopter flight over Dusky Sound and Doubtful Sound including 2 remote landings. For the other two days we will explore a variety of epic photography locations on the road to Milford Sound and at the Sound itself for sunset.

    Locations include: Mirror Lakes, Eglinton Valley, Falls Creek, Lake Marian Rapids, Lake Gunn, Milford Sound, Hollyford Road, Monkey Creek and more!

    Day 5 Te Anau to Queenstown

    Our last morning brings us a final opportunity to capture sunrise in the Te Anau area before returning to Queenstown by 12pm for afternoon flights home.

    • Professional photography guide tuition

    • 4 nights AirBnB accommodation in single share room (shared bathroom)

    • 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.

    • Airfare to/from Queenstown

    • Lunch & dinners

    • 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

    • The full workshop fee is $4,599 NZD

    • A deposit of $1,500 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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See what my workshop attendees say

  • "Meghan is an amazing photographer who is very passionate about her art. I attended a 1:1 two day landscape workshop course with her in June 2023. It was a totally amazing experience. She is an excellent teacher who imparts all the nuances and finer points of her craft that I was able to absorb well without feeling overwhelmed. The knowledge and insight I got from my time with her is something I could not have got from reading or watching instruction videos. A Meghan Maloney led course is a must for anyone interested in landscape photography. She will cater for people with all levels of abilities. She is an excellent communicator and an overall lovely person. Highly recommended!"

    Rabindranath, Waikato

  • "Just completed an 8 day workshop with Meghan and it was an experience of a lifetime. Meghan's knowledge of the area ensured that we always had something to shoot, even on the bad weather days. Meghan is also very generous with her photographic knowledge and is always eager to help out with compositions or camera settings. Can highly recommend."

    Ian, Auckland

  • "I have just returned from a four day workshop with Meghan, and I'm still buzzing. Unfortunately the original workshop booked to photograph autumn colours in the Hawkes Bay had to be cancelled due to the cyclone that went through. However I was not disappointed with the relocation and later date to Rotorua at all. With Meghan's guidance I was able to take my first ever astro shot, spend time in the redwoods, visit locations I'd never been to, and discover lots of tips and information to help me improve my shots. Meghan is both patient and flexible in finding new locations in rapidly changing weather conditions. Highly recommend a workshop with her. Can't wait to do another!"

    Carole, Waikato