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Why High Sierra Workshops?

Our Approach

High Sierra Workshops is a dedicated and thoughtful combination of educational photographic instruction with guiding services in spectacular, iconic locations.

While most workshops simply take you around to predetermined sights, telling you where to point the camera and what the camera settings are for that shot, High Sierra Workshops have an integrated learning component for each and every location, from technical instruction to visual composition skills to theoretical applications.

The lessons taught and utilized at each location are built upon the previous location's lessons while preparing you for the next location, resulting in a comprehensive, guided learning experience ...
that just happens to be in a spectacular location!

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Our Mission

High Sierra Workshops is committed to providing the most comprehensive photographic educational experience for each workshop participant, working to give technical insight, visual insight and historical insight — components necessary for successful, powerful and impactful photography.

We believe that insight is integral to the workshop, enhancing it with a cultural and natural history perspective that aides workshop participants in understanding what they are photographing as well as what their impact will be in their surroundings.
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Our History

High Sierra Workshops began leading private photography trips into the Sierra Nevada range in 1992, as an extension of the photography classroom at various colleges and universities. Only a few years later, the small group instruction with a focus on the visual component was introduced and has been the mainstay ever since.

Original workshop offerings focused on the flagship location: "Yosemite Valley in Spring", along with the off-shoots of "Yosemite in Winter" and "Yosemite in Fall".

By the end of the decade, "Death Valley National Park", "Lake Tahoe" and the "Eastern Sierra & Owens Valley" workshops were added to the workshop calendar.

The new millenium saw High Sierra Workshops branching out beyond the geographic boundaries of the Sierra Nevada range, with ...
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Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop 2012: Central America

Ultimate Travel Photography Central America: May 4-19, 2012 -
Are you desiring to travel to exotic ports and bring back photos showing the beauty and splendor of the location? Are you unsure how to go about getting these photos, all the while seeking the methods, tips and approaches that will catapult you to the next level in your photography skill set? Then this workshop is for you!

Instructor: Michael A. Mariant

Redwoods of Northern California 2012

Giant Redwoods of Northern California: June 21-24, 2012 -
The towering, 40-story tall Giant Redwoods of Northern California are the stuff legends are made of... Trees so wide at the base it takes 20 grown men, linked hand-to-hand, to circle the circumference. Thousands of redwoods clustered in hundreds of groves tucked away on the fog-shrouded coast.

Instructor: Michael A. Mariant

Timelapse Photography 2012

Timelapse Photography: July 6-8, 2012 -
From cable cars to bustling waterfronts to rolling fog over the Golden Gate Bridge, no where else is there a better place to learn and understand the technique of timelapse photography than in San Francisco during this short but intensive 3-day workshop.

Instructor: Michael A. Mariant

Cinematography/Video on DSLRs 2012

Cinematography/Video on DSLRs: July 12-15, 2012 -
Utilize your HD-DSLR camera to capture cinematography-style HD video through lecture & in-the-field shooting during this introductory yet intensive four-day workshop, designed for those who want to explore, learn and become competent in shooting HD video with their DSLR.

Instructor: Michael A. Mariant & Aaron Lambert

Urban Photography: Vancouver, B.C.

Urban Photography: Vancouver: Aug. 2-5, 2012 -
Imagine four-days of visual delights in one of the most vibrant and friendly cities on the planet: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada! This finely crafted workshop brings together the classic genres of street photography & travel photography with a focus on the appreciation & implementation of architectural design, showing how to incorporate all three concepts into dramatic urban photography.

Instructors: Michael A. Mariant & Rick Hulbert

Eastern Sierra & Owens Valley 2012

Eastern Sierra & Owens Valley: Aug. 9-12, 2012 -
California's Eastern Sierra, a jagged and prominent escarpment rising over 10,000 feet above the Owens Valley, is one of the hidden photographer's gem in California. No other region in the country offers the dramatic granite peaks, glacier-carved valleys, dense foliage and roaring mountain streams.

Instructors: Michael A. Mariant & Joe Johnston

Yosemite in Winter 2013

Yosemite in Winter: Feb. 21-24, 2013 -
Winter time in Yosemite is peaceful serenity at its best: the least number of tourists in the Valley while a blanket of white snow covers the valley, dotting the trees with storm clouds charging through the blue sky, providing great contrast to the stark granite walls.

Instructors: Michael A. Mariant & Aaron Lambert

Death Valley 2013

Death Valley: March 14-17, 2013 -
Death Valley is regarded by some as desolate and empty. But the desert lovers know that the beauty of the park lies not on the paved tourist road but in abundance away from the tourist spots.

Instructors: Michael A. Mariant & Joe Johnston