Sonoran Desert Photography Workshop
An Iconic Landscape
The Sonoran Desert is one of the most wildly diverse and fascinating regions in the world. Scenic Aperture will design an awe-inspiring Sonoran Desert Photography Workshop just for you! Our Sonoran Desert Photography Workshop takes place near Tucson, Arizona in a lush desert dominated by leguminous trees and many species of cactus, one of which, the giant saguaro, is the iconic symbol of the American west. These majestic plants are found only in the Sonoran Desert.
During this workshop we will focus on the spectacular Sonoran desert landscape.
Sonoran Desert Photography Workshop
North America is home to four separate and distinct desert regions; Great Basin, Mojave, Chihuahuan, and
Sonoran. The Sonoran desert covers over 100,000 square miles of Arizona, California and parts of Mexico. The
Sonoran Desert
is the most biologically diverse of the four U.S. deserts
The Sonoran Desert Ecosystem
The Sonoran Desert has the greatest species diversity of any desert in North America. It is home to at least 60 species of mammals, more than 350 bird species, 20 amphibians, some 100 reptiles, and about 30 species of native fish. More than 2,000 species of plants have been identified in the Sonoran Desert.
More striking than species diversity is the tremendous variability in Sonoran Desert life forms, from columnar cacti to conifers, Gila monsters to pygmy owls, cyanobacterial soil crusts to native ferns. Landscape diversity in the Sonoran Desert rivals that of any other terrestrial ecoregion on Earth.
Ancient Cultures
In addition to its biodiversity, the Sonoran Desert is also noted for a number of human cultures. For thousands of years, people have been in this area from prehistoric Hohokam to modern-day ranchers. They hunted, planted crops, tended livestock and raised families, leaving their mark on the landscape. Rock art, in the form of petroglyphs and pictographs, can be found here.
Make Better Photographs
We are passionate about making great photographs. Our goal is to help you do the same. We’ll make sure you get to the right place at the right time. To maximize photographic opportunities, our itinerary will be flexible to make the most of changing weather and lighting conditions. Join Frank to learn advanced techniques of landscape photography and digital post-processing.
Let us design an awe-inspiring Sonoran Desert Photography Workshop just for you!
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Scenic Aperture, LLC is an authorized Permittee of the National Park Service.
Sample Itinerary
Location
- Tucson, AZ
Cost
- $950/day + Expenses for 1-3 people
- $1,450/day + Expenses for 4-6 people
- Deposit req'd to reserve your workshop
- Final payment due 60 days prior to start
Itinerary
This is just an example. We custom design our workshops specifically for you based on your skill level and preferences. Here is one example itinerary:
Day 1
- Workshop begins; Orientation & Introductions
- Dinner
Day 2
- Morning photoshoot
- Breakfast
- Digital darkroom
- Afternoon photo shoot
- Dinner
Day 3
- Morning photoshoot
- Breakfast
- Digital darkroom
- Afternoon photo shoot
- Dinner
Day 4
- Morning photoshoot
- Breakfast
- Adjourn
Physical Difficulty
- Moderate; hikes up to 1/2 mile over desert terrain
Includes
- Lodging
- National Park entrance fees
- Photographic guiding & instruction
- Digital darkroom
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