With Joseph Rossbach & Kurt Budliger

Our adventure will start from Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley, serving as our base camp as we explore unique locations within the park. Expect to photograph sand dunes, salt flats, canyons, badlands, and mountains. Our schedule is designed with flexibility, allowing us to chase the best weather, light, and conditions for perfect shots. Trust my expertise & over 10 years of exploring and photographing Death Valley and the surroiunding areas to guide you to the optimal spots to capture compelling photographs.

After our time in Death Valley...We're moving west, folks! Just two hours away, Lone Pine, California awaits us with its majestic Sierra Nevada Mountains. Picture this: stunning landscapes, snowy peaks, quirky granite formations, and charming cottonwood trees. Plus, midday sessions to polish our post-processing skills. Get ready for a photo adventure of a lifetime!

Embark on an unparalleled photographic journey with us! We'll navigate you to mesmerizing locations while sharing creative & technical tips. You'll hone your skills in crafting compositions, working with a variety of light from soft to dramatic, controlling dynamic range, and managing depth of field. Moreover, we'll teach raw conversion, blending, dodging & burning, color control, sharpening techniques and more.

Las Vegas hosts McCarran International Airport (LAS) and is a 2.5 hour drive to Stovepipe Wells. Los Angeles (LAX) is a 4.5 hour drive. 

Both hotel and camping accommodations are available for the workshop.

A standard rental vehicle will suffice for this workshop, though a high clearance vehicle will be helpful. Once the workshop has started we organize carpools to and from most locations within the park.

There will be no strenuous hiking involved during the workshop and most locations will be close to the road. Some locations, however may involve a short hike of approximately a mile each way with no serious elevation gains. However, we will be walking in sand dunes which is more strenuous due to lack of firm ground. Participants should be able to carry all their camera equipment comfortably for 3-4 miles. 

We will be spending a lot of time outdoors shooting in late winter conditions. Daytime temperatures in the desert during winter can vary quite widely. It’s imperative that participants be prepared for outdoor winter recreation, lots of warm layers, hats, mittens, good outerwear and warm boots are a must. A modest level of health and fitness will greatly enhance your experience.

Joseph Rossbach

With over 25 years of experience, Joseph specializes in landscape, nature, travel, and outdoor photography. His work extends to fine art prints, workshops, and editorial and commercial assignments. His photography has featured in several books, calendars, magazines and has been utilized by non-profit conservation organizations aiming to protect wild lands. Clients include but are not limited to Outdoor Photographer, Popular Photography, Lens Magazine, Elements Magazine, West Virginia Life, Blue Ridge Outdoors, and Backpacker Magazine.

Kurt Budliger

Kurt is a full-time nature photographer specializing in scenic landscape and nature, outdoor lifestyle, and fly fishing photography, as well as fine art prints, workshops and editorial and commercial assignments.  Kurt  has been photographing the natural landscape for over  20 years.  His photographs and articles have appeared in a number of books, calendars and magazines and are routinely used by non-profit conservation organizations working to protect wild lands. His clients include Outdoor Photographer, Popular Photography, National Geographic Adventure, Outside Magazine, Vermont Life Magazine, Eastern Fly Fishing, Patagonia.