Photo Workshops and Tours
Here is a list of photo workshops and tours offered by Photo Masters founder Ian Plant and our partner photographers around the world.
“You did an excellent job of working with each of us, helping us achieve images that suit our individual tastes. Your down-to-earth, light-hearted nature make you just the kind of educator I want to work with.”
Barbara G.
2026 Argentina Puna Photo Tour
March 22-31, 2026
This place will take your breath away, and not just because of the elevation! The Puna Wilderness, a high desert plateau located in a remote corner of northern Argentina, contains some of the most incredible desert scenery in the world. Surreal rock formations, massive sand dunes, endless salt pans, dramatic mountains, and colorful geothermal pools are just the beginning. We explore this epic wilderness with 4x4 vehicles, allowing us to photograph places rarely seen by others.
2026 Utah Canyon Country
April 27 to May 1, 2026
This region is home to slot canyons, dramatic sandstone formations, colorful claystone badlands, and endless desert horizons. With access to both iconic landmarks and secret photography spots I’ve discovered over years of exploration, this workshop offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to create extraordinary images. Recommended for drone enthusiasts: this is truly one of the best places in the world for aerial photography.
2026 Badlands Landscape Masterclasses
May 21-24, 2026
May 25-28, 2026
May 29 - June 1, 2026
There's no better place than Badlands National Park for learning landscape composition. In this Masterclass workshop, I'll teach you the techniques necessary to make landscape images that rise above the rest. The skills you will learn here will allow you to make incredible landscape photos no matter where you go.
2026 Mongolia Photo Tour
August 16-26, 2026
Ian Plant & Kah-Wai Lin
Mongolia is unique and relatively unexplored travel destination that offers a great combination of scenic landscape, nomadic life style and rich culture. The first part of our adventure is the eagle hunters festival in West Mongolia. The second part of our adventure is the Gobi Desert, where you will have the rare opportunity to photograph the local Mongolians as they are herding Bactrian camels across the Khongor sands in South Mongolia. Get yourself ready and be inspired by the beauty of Mongolia!
2026 Badlands Nightscape Masterclasses
September 7-10, 2026
September 11-14, 2026
We'll cover everything you need to know about making successful night landscape photographs, starting with basic techniques and then moving on to advanced techniques for making high quality nighttime photos. You'll learn how to master the Milky Way!
2026 Bayou Photo Tours
November 3-6, 2026
November 6-9, 2026
November 9-12, 2026
The cypress swamps of the Big Cypress Bayou in Texas are places of wild, haunting beauty. Clad in Spanish moss, the trees take on expressive shapes. The bayou comes colorfully alive in autumn, with an explosion of reds, oranges, and yellows. On this photo tour, we'll use a small boat to explore the hidden, intimate, and wild places of the bayou to make images that stand out.
2026 Yuanyang Rice Terrace
& Zhangjiajie Photo Tour
December 8-20, 2026
Ian Plant & Kah-Wai Lin
Join Ian Plant and Kah-Wai Lin for this mesmerizing 13-day trip to Yuanyang Rice Terrace, Zhangjiajie (Avatar Mountain), and Furon and Fenghuang towns in China, which boast some of the most beautiful mountain landscapes and cultural heritages in the world.