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Over the past
couple of decades I have been fortunate to travel to
and photograph many locations around the world. I've
been to China, Tibet, Africa, France, Germany,
Austria, Switzerland, Amsterdam, Peru, Ecuador,
Jamaica, Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and many
more. Every time I return people comment that they
wish they could tag along. Well, now you can!
Based on my own travel experiences and contacts that
I have made, I am now arranging Photo workshops that
are reasonably priced and hopefully just a bit
different! I try to create trips that deviate from
the beaten path and give you more opportunities to
bring home prize winning photographs. I will also
work with each participant on photo techniques and
often bring a video projector with me to share
Photoshop tips and techniques in the evening
sessions. In order to give as much personal
attention as possible and to give everyone a chance
at capturing great images, I keep the group sizes
nice and small - usually a maximum of 10
photographers.
Bookmark my site to keep an eye on current and
upcoming workshops, or click on
CONTACT to add yourself to
my Workshop Newsletter. If there is a location you would
really like to see included, let me know! I will
also include current listings on other workshops
here that I recommend and have either attended
myself, or know the presenters personally.
___________________ UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
2008 Costa Rica - March 29 -
April 10. Coast to coast only $2300 for 13 days in
this beautiful country. Sorry you missed this
one! Gallery of images coming soon!
2008 Banos, Ecuador Workshop - August 23
- August 30 2008. New Dates!
Rare opportunity to photograph
rarely seen and endangered Amazon wildlife. Only
$2100 for the 7 day workshop in Ecuador. Price
includes roundtrip airfare from Miami,
accommodations
and internal transportation. Click heading for more
trip details.
CONTACT me for more
information. Hurry! after the first of
July transportation may not be available!
April 2009 - Turkey
- this trip will be guided by Meli Seval
(from the PBS series Rick Steves Travels in Europe)
and will include Don Honl who is a well known
photojournalist (Newsweek, Parade, National
Geographic, etc.). This two week trip will feature
many villages and sites throughout Turkey. The
workshop price will be around $2700 including
internal travel, meals, and lodging.
CONTACT me for more
information.
3rd Quarter 2009 - Costa
Rica indigenous native villages. Meet and
photograph native peoples and villages in Costa
Rica. Trip will be guided by a native Costa Rican
who is related to the Cebacar people and guided my
2008 workshop. Since part of the trip will be on
horseback, the group will be limited to 4 or 5
additional photographers. Write me if you are
interested.
CONTACT me for more
information.
Late 2009/early 2010 - Peru Amazon - more details coming soon!
Mid 2010 - Grizzly bears, black bears, eagles, orcas
and seals in Canada!!
CONTACT me for more
information.
Comments from the
2008 Costa Rica workshop
"My trip with Jim Caldwell to
Costa Rica was one of the best trips I've ever
taken. He had everything lined up with our guide
ahead of time. He also kept in touch with us before
the trip to advise us of what to expect, information
about Costa Rica, and information about our tour. I
would highly recommend his expertise to anyone."
- Robin W
"I would like to thank you for
the opportunity to make the trip to Costa Rica with
you and the group this past March. The eleven days
we spent touring this beautiful country left me in
awe. From the time we
arrived in Costa Rica
until the time
we
left, I was not only amazed at the professionalism
of our guide, Jorge and our driver, Gerardo but of
their ability to pick out a bird, porcupine, or
sloth in the dense trees. In addition, once seen,
they would stop to allow us to take pictures or just
look at what they had seen. Jorge was a walking
encyclopedia of his country, the people and the
flora and fauna of the land.
Hopefully I will be able to
accompany you soon to another
destination for learning,
photography, and just plain fun. I
can’t thank you enough for one of
the most memorable vacations I have
ever had.
Happy shooting (in a photographic
way) !"
-
Brenda B
"Hey Jim--Just want to thank you
for a fantastic photo excursion down
to Costa Rica. Thanks for all the
pre-planning, it was near perfect.
Rachel and I really enjoyed the
small group and we got some great
images. Looking forward to Ecuador,
we really appreciated the help.
Regards, Mac & Rachel"
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED WORKSHOPS
http://www.wildflorida.net - James and Blake
Shadle have been friends of mine for a couple of
years now and I highly recommend James' workshops.
This guy knows Florida and is an excellent
instructor. James' workshops are recommended and
promoted by Art Morris, so you know he has to be
good!
http://www.jasonhahn.com - I attended Jason's
Wolf workshop early this year and had a fantastic
time and really got some awesome images. Jason also
does one on one workshops and frequently works with
Les Vorhis.
http://community.spiritofphotography.com/ -
Operated by Keith and Rebecca Snell. I'm about to
take one of Keith's workshops at Evans mountain
outside of Denver Colorado. Typically, I don't put
in a recommendation until I have actually attended a
workshop, but the communication that I have with
Keith has been so great, that I'm making an
exception and recommend you check out his site.
MISC PHOTO LINKS
http://www.birdphotographers.net - Many of the
folks you will find in the links on this page are
active on this amazing site, including Arthur
Morris, James Shadle, Robert O'Toole, Jim Neiger,
and many others. Rarely does a photographer have
access to so many talented photographers. Highly
recommended!
http://www.cnpa.org
- Though not actually a workshop, I met the
President of the Carolina Nature Photographers
Association and I just have to recommend them! The
membership is only $35 a year and includes a
magazine as well as full access to the website. |
