Peru Photography Workshop with Diane Kelsay and Bob Harvey

Ancient Lands and Native Spirits of Peru - a Nature Photography Adventure offered by Nature Photography Adventures and led by Diane Kelsay and Bob Harvey. A Nature Photography Adventure designed by nature photographers for nature photographers.

Summer 2012

Images from 2007 Peru Photography Adventure
Images from 2006 Peru Photography Adventure

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Peru!

The Inca!
Machu Picchu!
The Andes!

Imagine exploring several ancient Inca cities and wandering among the Quechua, the descendents of the Inca.

Visit Cusco, once the capital of the Inca Empire, and walk among buildings standing on the foundations laid by the Incas themselves.

Explore marketplaces where the Quechua offer handmade treasures and the woven fleece of alpaca and llama.

Listen to local artisans serenading on bamboo pan flutes.

What a wonderful place to explore with cameras. Most commercial tours make that hard to do!

We’ve worked to build a custom photo safari designed to get you to the best places at the best times, enough time to work on quality images, and the support a photographic outing needs.

Diane and Bob will provide photographic guidance while a native Peruvian will provide logistical support and interpretation. We’ve thought through the issues so that you can have a productive photographic outing while experiencing the wonders of the Quechua and Inca.

We’ll have ample opportunity to explore the ancient sacred site of Machu Picchu, in all light conditions. We’ll be able to take our time and move around the site in a way that puts our group in the best positions to take advantage of the changing light. And we’ll spend quality photography time at other ancient Inca cities that don’t have such prominent names – but are equally exciting to photograph.

We’ll base in Cusco long enough that you can explore both the ancient architecture (Inca and Spanish) and the culture – Cusco is teaming with street markets filled with Quechua vendors hawking all kinds handicrafts. And we’ll visit the ancient Inca sites of Sacsayhuaman and Pisac near town as well. And we'll spend time in great light in both the village and the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo.

This is a good trip to bring along that partner who is reluctant to accompany you on a photographic outing. We'll have a constant interpretation and great cultural experiences.

New Itinerary Coming Soon

We’ll also go out among the Quechua in the countryside, observing and photographing farmers working small plots of land with oxen. We’ll make photographic art from the terraces built by the Incas and still farmed by the Quechua. And we’ll walk among the quiet streets of a rural village beneath an old Inca site.

We’ll have several opportunities to photograph among Inca archaeological sites, working to both showcase the marvels of Incan architecture and to try to capture a sense of the ghosts that still haunt these special places. We'll also find several opportunities to capture high Andes landscapes.

Plan on great opportunities to photograph both weavers and their textile arts. We’ve arranged enough time that we can design images that reflect all the stages from raw wool to traditional spinning and dyeing to finished hand woven textiles in styles that go back centuries, capturing both the art and the action along the way.



2010
Yellowstone in Winter (2 Sessions)	Explore Yellowstone's winter wonderland by snow coach, capturing images of pristine winter scenes, abundant wildlife, and exciting thermal features...	Complete Complete	Jan 2-9 Jan 10-17
Costa Rica	Birds and butterflies, monkeys and tree frogs, rainforests and volcanoes, coffee plantations and canopy trails... Our Costa Rica adventure is filled with great photographic opportunities in a variety of ecosystems...	Complete	Jan 26 - Feb 4
Tanzania Photography Safari	Timed to meet the great migration in the Serengeti, our safari takes you to some of the great parks and protected areas in northern Tanzania in search of lions, zebras, giraffes, cheetah, hyenas...	Complete	Feb 20 - Mar 2
Galapagos Photography Adventure	We have arranged an itinerary that takes us away from the crowds to the little visited islands in search of close up encounters with a great diversity of wildlife..	Complete	May 16-29
Mastering Photography Techniques Classroom Workshop	It's time to cut through the voodoo and take control of your camera. Give us three days and we'll send you home armed with knowledge, unafraid of making your own decisions in the field, and prepared to follow those decisions into the digital darkroom.	Space Available	Sept 17-19
Southwest Sun, Shadows, Sandstone, & Slot Canyons!	Monument Valley, Mystery Valley, Antelope Canyon and more as we explore the red rocks and strong light of this magic land of Navajo and Anasazi!	Full	Sept 20-25
Designing Images Classroom Workshop	Join us for some serious lectures on Image Design, focusing on the techniques and tools you can use to improve your images in the field and in the digital darkroom. We'll highlight the new tools in PhotoShop CS5 that relate to image design. Based near Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia.	Space Available	Oct 7-10
Wild Bunch in Belize	A group of "more adventurous" photographers will explore caves, Mayan sites, rainforest trails...	Full	Nov 5-14

2011
Yellowstone in Winter (2 Sessions)	Explore Yellowstone's winter wonderland by snow coach, capturing images of pristine winter scenes, abundant wildlife, and exciting thermal features...	Full Full	Jan 2-9 Jan 10-17
Costa Rica	Birds and butterflies, monkeys and tree frogs, rainforests and volcanoes, coffee plantations and canopy trails... Our Costa Rica adventure is filled with great photographic opportunities in a variety of ecosystems...	Limited Space Available	Jan 30 - Feb 8
Tanzania Photography Safari	Timed to meet the great migration in the Serengeti, our safari takes you to some of the great parks and protected areas in northern Tanzania in search of lions, zebras, giraffes, cheetah, hyenas...	Space Available	Feb 16-26
Argentina's Iguazú Falls and Peninsula Valdés	Combine a waterfall photography extravaganza with a million penguins - and throw in an up-close and personal séance with 40 or 50 of your new best elephant seal friends...	Full	Mar 19-29
Oregon Wine Country	We'll taste and photograph our way through Oregon's wine country, finding spring growth in the vineyards, gushing waterfalls, rich pinots, and vibrant flowers.	Space Available	May 15-22
Galapagos Photography Adventure	We'll unveil our new Galapagos North & West Itinerary with this adventure! Count on great wildlife, above and below water!	Space Available	June 5-15
Kenya Wildlife Safari	Lions and giraffes and rhinos! And unique cultural encounters! All culminating in the Maasai Mara to experience the great migration crossing the river!	Space Available	Sept 17-28
India	Pushkar Camel Fair, Taj Mahal, Tigers, Delhi, Jaipur, the Amber Fort, Fatipur Sikri - a fun mix of nature and culture and photography!	Space Available	Nov 3-18
Secrets of Belize	Our Belize Adventure explores Mayan sites, rainforest trails, and caves, capturing the Indiana Jones feel of this uniquely protected small country in Central America!	Space Available	Dec 3-11

2012
Yellowstone in Winter	Explore Yellowstone's winter wonderland by snow coach, capturing images of pristine winter scenes, abundant wildlife, and exciting thermal features...	Space Available	Jan 7-14
Costa Rica	Birds and butterflies, monkeys and tree frogs, rainforests and volcanoes, coffee plantations and canopy trails... Our Costa Rica adventure is filled with great photographic opportunities in a variety of ecosystems...	Space Available	Jan 28 - Feb 6
Tanzania Photography Safari	Timed to meet the great migration in the Serengeti, our safari takes you to some of the great parks and protected areas in northern Tanzania in search of lions, zebras, giraffes, cheetah, hyenas...	Space Available	Feb 15 - 25
Patagonia	Explore southern Chile and Argentina finding huge glaciers, Torres del Paine, condors, guanacos, Tierra del Fuego and scenery that will simply amaze you!	Join the list of interested parties	March
Galapagos Photography Adventure	North & West Itinerary. Amazing opportunities with wildlife above and below water - and scenery - and great geological wonders.	Space Available	April 8-18
Galapagos Photography Adventure	Our Combined Itinerary featuring 15 days in the Galapagos! This itinerary is to die for - or evolve from! Life changing experiences and many many great photography opportunities!	Space Available	April 8-25
Galapagos Photography Adventure	Unveiling our new South & East Itinerary. Amazing wildlife and landscapes! Some of the most dramatic Galapagos scenery!	Space Available	April 15-25
Morocco	Join us for a cultural photography adventure in this magic land on the crossroads of history. We'll explore tanneries and markets, architecture and cuisine, and venture into the Atlas Mountains and the Sahara!	Space Available	Apr 30 - May 12
Alaska Bears	Bears catching salmon in waterfalls in Katmai National Park! Need we say more?	Join the list of interested parties	July
Ancient Lands and Native Spirits of Peru	Explore the Andes with a focus on the Inca and Quechua! Ample time in Machu Picchu and other Inca sites!	Space Available	Summer

Future Dates
Borneo		Join the list of interested parties	2013
Greek Isles		Join the list of interested parties	2013
Antarctica		Join the list of interested parties	Feb 2014

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Links to Galleries from Past Photography Adventures
Galapagos	Southwest
2010 Costa Rica	2010 Tanzania
2008 Winter in Yellowstone	2008 Tanzania
2008 Costa Rica	2007 Oregon
2007 Costa Rica	Peru 2007
2007 Yellowstone Winter	2007 Belize
2006 Peru
Contact Information
Diane Kelsay PO Box 1900 Ava, MO 65608 417 683 6881 diane@naturephotographyadventures.com

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