Wildlife Photography Mentorship A year in the field,
together.
A year-long, small-group wildlife photography mentorship for serious photographers — monthly sessions on advanced craft, honest portfolio reviews, and a deliberate run at the major international photo competitions.
There's no shortage of beginner tutorials. What's rare is a full year of focused, honest mentorship — a small circle of advanced photographers pushing each other, in the field and in the edit, toward work that actually means something.
Built for photographers
beyond the basics.
You've moved past the basics and know your camera cold — now you want a voice, not another preset.
You're building (or rebuilding) a serious portfolio and crave honest, expert critique.
You learn best around other committed photographers, not in a feed full of strangers.
You're ready to commit to a full year of deliberate, accountable growth.
New to photography? This particular program isn't the right fit yet — but introductory workshops are on the way. Join the list and I'll point you to the right starting place.
A full year — mostly from
wherever you are
The core is a live monthly small-group session — advanced topics, portfolio reviews, and a deliberate track toward the major photo competitions — joined from anywhere in the world. In-person field workshops in wild locations round out the year, with the exact structure shaped together with the founding cohort.
Monthly group sessions
We meet live as a small group every month to work through advanced photography topics — recorded, so you never miss one.
Portfolio reviews
Honest, recurring critique of your evolving body of work — what to keep, what to cut, and why.
Competition preparation
A deliberate track toward the major international photo competitions — selecting, refining, and presenting work built to win.
1:1 mentorship
Private sessions focused entirely on your direction, your goals, and your growth.
Field workshops
In-person mentorship workshops in wild locations (destinations being finalized) — the same small-group format I lead around the world.
A working community
A small private circle of committed photographers, in it together all year.
Advanced topics,
month by month
Each monthly session goes deep on one advanced subject — the craft that separates strong photographers from award-winning ones. The founding year covers, among other things:
Advanced composition & visual language
Beyond the rule of thirds — gesture, negative space, layering, and the design decisions that separate a record shot from a photograph.
Reading & shaping wild light
Anticipating light in the field: backlight, fog, snow, storm edges, and the ten minutes a day when everything aligns.
Fieldcraft & animal behavior
Getting close ethically — reading behavior, predicting the moment, and putting yourself where the image happens before it happens.
The story in the frame
Emotion, narrative, and intent: making images that mean something rather than just showing something.
Processing mastery
A professional develop workflow — tonal control, color discipline, and finishing images to competition and print standard.
Sequencing & portfolio building
Editing your archive into a coherent body of work — the skill that defines serious photographers.
The competition playbook
How the major internationals are actually judged — category strategy, image selection, caption craft, and preparing entries that survive round after round.
Print craft
From file to wall: paper choice, sizing, proofing, and presenting your strongest work as museum-grade prints.
Taught where the wild things are
I lead small-group photography workshops all over the world — and the mentorship’s in-person field workshops will draw from the same country: the coastlines, mountains, and rainforests where my own work is made. Destinations for the founding year are being finalized now, from places like:
- ◆Coastal Alaska — brown bears of Lake Clark & Katmai
- ◆Svalbard & the high Arctic — polar bears and ice
- ◆Yellowstone & Grand Teton — winter wildlife
- ◆The American Southwest — desert light and badlands
- ◆Japan — the snow monkeys of Nagano
- ◆Borneo & Vietnam — rainforest primates
Two decades chasing light in wild places.
I've spent my career in the field — from the Everglades to Borneo to the Japanese Alps — and the studio teaching myself the edit. The mentorship is everything I wish I'd had: the honest feedback, the company of serious peers, and the accountability of a full year.
Be first
through the door.
The first cohort will be small and chosen with care. Add your name and I'll reach out personally with full details — the structure, the dates, and how to apply — before anything is announced publicly.
You're on the list.
Thank you for your interest. I'll be in touch personally as the first cohort takes shape — you'll hear from me before anyone else.
When does it start?
The founding cohort is forming now, with a launch planned in the near future. Everyone on the waitlist will be the first to know the exact dates.
Is there a price?
Pricing will be shared directly with the waitlist when applications open. It's a year-long, high-touch program with a very small group — priced accordingly, and the founding cohort gets the best terms it will ever have.
How often do we meet?
The core of the program is a live monthly small-group session working through advanced topics, plus recurring portfolio reviews and private 1:1 time. Sessions are recorded, so travel never costs you a month.
What does "competition preparation" mean?
A deliberate track toward the major international photography competitions — Nature Photographer of the Year, Wildlife Photographer of the Year and their peers. We work on category strategy, image selection, finishing to judging standard, and building entries designed to survive round after round. I compete in these myself, including a Top 20 finish at NPOTY.
Do I need to be a professional?
Not necessarily — but this is built for advanced photographers. If you're just starting out, join the list and I'll point you toward the right first step.
Is it online or in person?
The monthly sessions run live online, so you can take part from anywhere in the world. In-person field workshops at wild locations are part of the plan — destinations are being finalized with the founding cohort.
Where will the field workshops be?
Locations are still being chosen, drawn from the places I photograph and lead workshops — coastal Alaska, Svalbard, Yellowstone and the Tetons, the desert Southwest, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Founding members will help shape the itinerary.
Why a waitlist?
Because the group is small (10–12) and I'm building this program deliberately, not launching it half-formed. The waitlist gets full details first, first access to a place, and a say in how the founding year takes shape. There's no obligation.