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Alaska – Brown Bears and More 2025

Photography Tour

Are you ready to walk with bears? Join us for an incredible experience, where you'll photograph majestic brown bears in the stunning Lake Clark National Park. Enjoy capturing intimate images of bears against the backdrop of breathtaking snow-capped mountains. We timed this trip for the emergence of mother bears with spring cubs and there’s nothing quite like seeing those little ones exploring and playing. Capture the essence of these magnificent animals in their natural habitat. Walk with bears and create memories of a lifetime!

Start: Jun 24 2025

End: Jun 29 2025

6 participants

Full - Registration for 2026 open now

Alaska – Brown Bears and More 2026

Photography Tour

Start: Jun 24 2026

End: Jun 29 2026

6 participants

Full! Join our Wait List or Early Announcement List

Alaska – Brown Bears and More 2027

Photography Tour

Start: Jun 24 2027

End: Jun 29 2027

6 participants

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Alaska – Fishing Bears 2027

Photography Tour

You know the images and the situation: Alaska Brown Bears – splashing, catching fish, snorkeling in rivers, running here and running there. It’s action-packed wildlife photography at its best but there’s a gamble – when will the salmon run? Which rivers will they be in? Where are the bears? On this photo tour, we take this gamble out as we stay at a remote lodge in range of over 100 known locations where Salmon run. Each day, we fly in to the most productive spots and move with the bears as they move. At unique locations, away from crowds and time limits, this is an experience like no other!

Start: Aug 5 2027

End: Aug 11 2027

10 participants

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Birds of Ecuador and More

Photography Tour

Ecuador is one of the richest places we know for bird photography and on this trip, you will not only photograph at bird blinds designed for photographers but also use high-speed flash to freeze the action of some of the 130 species of diverse and colorful hummingbirds found here. Experience completely different bird species as we visit locations that range from 4,500 to 9,000 feet in elevation. From the valleys of Tandayapa and foothills of Sumaco to the mountain tops of the Andes, this trip will take you on a marvelous tour of bird and habitat diversity.

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We’re currently in the process of planning this Photography Tour.

Borneo – Rare Animals, Ancient Forests 2028

Photography Tour

Borneo – the word itself conjures up images of rare animals, ancient rainforests and exotic experiences! It is here that Orangutans still rule the jungle, and a huge array of fascinating wildlife still thrive. From Orangutans, Proboscis monkeys and gibbons to creatures like flying frogs, flying lemurs, hornbills, Leopard cats, civets, Pygmy elephants, chameleons, and dazzling birds, Borneo offers a rare opportunity to photograph and connect with incredible creatures. Immerse yourself in a wild place that takes you well beyond the ordinary!

Start: Mar 11 2027

End: Mar 22 2027

6 participants

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Borneo: Rare Animals, Ancient Forests 2027

Photography Tour

In Planning Stage

We’re currently in the process of planning this Photography Tour.

Bosque Del Apache Flight School

Photography Workshop

It’s time for Flight School! Bosque is the premiere location to learn, practice and hone your flight photography skills. With tens of thousands of Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese and the backdrop of gorgeous New Mexico landscapes, you will be immersed in a target-rich environment with real time field and classroom instruction and feedback. This is a short but intensive workshop designed to take you from the slow easy flight of Sandhill cranes through to the fast flight of Wigeons and other waterfowl!

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We’re currently in the process of planning this Photography Workshop.

Brazil – Jaguars and Other Wildlife 2025

Photography Tour

Welcome to Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest seasonal wetland and home to the world’s highest density of jaguars. This is the only place in the world where you can really enter the jaguar’s world and photograph them as they hunt, lounge, care for young, and more. And if that’s not enough, we designed this trip to put you in the right place to photograph toucans, macaws, kingfishers, anteaters and more. This is a subject rich photo adventure!

Start: Aug 30 2025

End: Sep 9 2025

8 participants

FULL - email us for the wait list or check our 2026 listing

Colombia – A Bird Paradise -2027

Photography Tour

Colombia is home to highest number of bird species in the world. With over 1950 species, all dressed in a dazzling array of colors, Colombia is a dream location for bird photography, and we want to take you there! Our itinerary is honed for photography, not just bird watching but bird photography. You will be in the best locations for beautiful backgrounds, gorgeous light, wonderful perches and of course, stunning bird diversity. Come and explore this wonderland of birds!

Start: Jan 3 2027

End: Jan 16 2027

8 participants

Already Half Full!

Costa Rica – A Nature Paradise 2025

Photography Tour

Get ready for an adventure in Costa Rica, where the amazing wildlife will have your memory cards bursting with incredible photos! Designed for all skill levels, you will have plenty of opportunities to play with your photography and pick up new tricks along the way. We’ll help you dive into macro with poison dart frogs, make images of bats and hummingbirds in flight using high-speed flash, and capture the action of stunning birds like the Resplendent Quetzal, macaws, toucans, tanagers, not to mention sloths, monkeys, and other mammals we meet!

Start: Mar 20 2025

End: Mar 31 2025

8 participants

Full - Registration for 2026 open now

Costa Rica – A Nature Paradise 2026

Photography Tour

Start: Mar 24 2026

End: Apr 4 2026

8 participants

Full - But our 2027 trip is open for registration!

Costa Rica – A Nature Paradise 2027

Photography Tour

Start: Apr 21 2027

End: May 2 2027

8 participants

Registration Just Opened!

Ecuadorian Amazon Extension 2025

Extension of Photo Tour

From the Galapagos to the Amazon – This extension gives you a taste of another iconic location! Join us for an unforgettable adventure as we go three hours up the Napo River to one of the most remote lodges in the Ecuadorian Amazon! Witness the stunning array of parrots and parakeets at a clay lick, seek out majestic howler, squirrel, and tamarin monkeys in the treetops, and explore lagoons teeming with an array of birds. As night falls, turn your lens towards intricate macro wonders of frogs and insects. This extension is full of jungle life!

Start: Dec 12 2025

End: Dec 17 2025

7 participants

Full

Falkland Islands 2027

Photography Tour

The Falkland Islands are one of the wildlife meccas of our planet and on this photo tour you will be immersed in it. Penguins, albatross, mammals – unafraid of people and easy to photograph in environments that are relatively isolated from people: that is what a Falklands photo tour provides! Capture stunning images of sea lions, penguins, albatrosses, and seabirds across diverse landscapes. From rugged coastlines and colonies to nesting cliffs and pristine beaches, the trip offers endless opportunities for dynamic, close-up wildlife portraits and breathtaking scenery in an untouched natural environment.

Start: Dec 2 2027

End: Dec 18 2027

6 participants

Registration Just Opened!

Fall in Michigan’s Pictured Rocks

Photography Workshop

Ablaze with color in the fall, Pictured Rocks is a photographer’s dream. Nestled in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Pictured Rocks National Seashore boasts 15 miles of stunning 200-foot-tall sandstone cliffs, enchanting autumn foliage, numerous picturesque waterfalls, and tranquil lakes shrouded in fog. In this hands-on workshop, we will focus on both intimate and expansive landscapes, sharing tips and techniques in the field to help you capture the magical essence of this breathtaking location in all of its autumn splendor.

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We’re currently in the process of planning this Photography Workshop.

Never Before Offered - New Tours in Development

Get Notified Early

We have been doing some long range planning and in addition to most of our current trips we plan on offering the following adventures over the next few years. To get an early announcement for any of these trips let us know what you are interested in.

List of Gettle Photography Tours in the Planning Stage

Falkland Islands December 2026
Fly-in to Fishing Brown Bears August 2027
Walking with Churchill Polar Bears November, 2027
Columbia January, 2027
Svalbard 2028
Sri Lanka 2028

Tours vs Workshops - What's the Difference?

Photography Tours

Tours are more location based. Photo tours are typically longer and always to amazing photographic destinations. The focus of a photo tour is photography plain and simple. Tours are about total immersion in a place and our creative process.

Our role during a photo tour is to take care of the travel logistics and all of the little details so you can focus on creating images. But, most importantly we will make sure you are in great locations at the right time to create great images. While Steve will often be shooting during a photo tour his images will always be secondary to your images. His main purpose will be to help you get great images. Steve will always be available to answer questions or help solve a problem.

Instruction is a large part of a photo tour. But to get the most out of a photo tour, participants in most tours will want to have an understanding of basic camera operation.

Photography Workshops

Workshops are definitely more instruction based than a tour. Shorter and more intense, workshops are super-charged with creativity and learning.

Group sizes are kept smaller (usually eight or less) in order to provide for more one on one instruction. The main thrust of one of our workshops will always be to spend quality time out in the field learning. Learning to see, learning new techniques, learning to identify and solve photographic problems, and of course making great images. Steve’s role during a workshop will be to help you find and create great images, and to help you see and solve potential problems in the field.

Steve rarely shoots during a workshop and when he does, it will be near the end of the workshop and then to demonstrate how he would solve a problem or handle a particular situation.

The Goal

In the end photography is about seeing, and more importantly, it’s about effectively communicating your vision, and your message, through the images you create. During the course of either a workshop or a photo tour Steve and Nicole will share with you how they see, and give you a better insight into how you see.

After either experience you will more effectively communicate your vision. Your work will speak more clearly without technical flaws and visual distractions that detract from your chosen message.

Hope to see you soon!

Steve and Nicole