Backcountry • Photography • Wild landscapes
Spend six full days photographing some of the wildest, grandest, and most scenic landscapes Utah has to offer, including one of the most scenic slot canyons in the world.
Dates
May 2–8, 2027
Meeting point
Grand Junction, Colorado
Tuition
$3,895
Group
Eight participants
Availability
Accepting applicants
This Southern Utah wilderness photography workshop is about far more than simply arriving at beautiful locations and taking photographs.
For seven days, we immerse ourselves deep in the backcountry of Southern Utah, far from pavement, crowds, cell service, and the distractions of modern life. Together, we travel through remote canyon systems, vast desert basins, sculpted sandstone formations, hidden springs, and rugged terrain that very few people ever experience.
This is not an extremely physically demanding trip, though it is a deeply rewarding backcountry photography adventure designed for photographers who want more than iconic viewpoints, easy pullouts, and the familiar locations seen over and over again.
This workshop is for those who are adventurous at heart, easygoing, and willing to go with the flow.
Tuition
The trip is fully supported once we leave Grand Junction. You bring your camera equipment, personal clothing, and required insurance.
Flexible daily itinerary
This is the planned route. Weather, road conditions, and safety may change the order or location of individual field sessions.
01 · Day 1
Meet at the Courtyard by Marriott Grand Junction, about two minutes from the airport. Participants are responsible for booking their pre-workshop room and arranging the hotel shuttle as needed, which typically operates from 6:00am to 6:00pm. We load the vehicles and drive roughly six hours to our first remote camp. After setting up tents, we begin with an afternoon field session inside an exceptional slot canyon.
02 · Day 2
Return to the canyon for a half day of reflected light, composition work, and intimate sandstone scenes. We then break camp and travel deeper into the backcountry for sunset beneath towering sandstone peaks.
03 · Day 3
Photograph sunrise above expansive red-rock canyons, then hike and scramble through remote terrain during the middle of the day. We move to a new location for the evening field session.
04 · Day 4
Begin among spires, cliffs, and canyons before packing camp and driving into a different landscape zone. The afternoon includes another slot canyon followed by sunset in one of my favorite remote locations.
05 · Day 5
Wake at the sunrise location, photograph close to camp, and take a slower morning before a demanding stretch of rugged road. Teamwork may be required to move the vehicles safely through difficult terrain.
06 · Day 6
Photograph a seldom-seen landscape near camp, then travel to a hotel outside Hanksville. After showers and time to reset, we hold an evening post-processing session using images from the week.
07 · Day 7
Pack early and drive back to Grand Junction for airport or hotel drop-off. Departure timing is coordinated around the group’s travel plans.
Photography instruction
Instruction is practical and individualized. We break down real scenes together, then give you time to make your own decisions and refine the image with direct feedback.
In-depth camera settings and exposure control
Six days of field critique
How light interacts with desert landscapes
Composition and image design
Simplifying complex scenes
Photographing intimate landscapes
Finding subjects and narrowing focus
Long-lens landscape techniques
Image blending in Lightroom and Photoshop
Advanced Photoshop blending
Scouting and visual storytelling
Night-sky and long-exposure workflow
Before you apply
Read these requirements carefully. Remote travel is central to the workshop, and every participant needs to arrive prepared for the conditions.
The trip begins and ends in Grand Junction, Colorado. We use the Courtyard by Marriott near the airport as the meeting hotel, and final drop-off can be at the airport or your preferred Grand Junction hotel.
Tents, sleeping bags, and sleeping pads can be rented through REI as needed, and that cost is included in the workshop fee. Before the trip, we will confirm which pieces of gear you need. Bringing your own camping gear can qualify you for a discount.
Expect daily hiking, uneven desert terrain, occasional scrambling into canyons, and camera packs carried into the field. The longest day may reach roughly 6-8 miles, while other locations are much closer to the vehicles.
For five nights there are no showers, stores, restaurants, or restrooms. This is a fully immersive backcountry experience, followed by a hotel night near Hanksville before the final return to Grand Junction.
Fresh breakfasts, lunches, and dinners are prepared throughout the trip. Coolers are stocked with water and other non-alcoholic drinks, and meals become part of the camp rhythm after long days in the field.
Medical and evacuation insurance is required. A good attitude, comfort getting a little dirty, and a willingness to work as a team are essential parts of the experience.
Each morning, afternoon, and evening of this Utah wilderness photography workshop was spent watching the landscape either come to life or slowly settle into darkness. At night, the stars filled the sky, and we often ended long days gathered fireside, tired in the best way, talking through the places we had just experienced.
One of the greatest highlights of the 2026 Utah Wild Workshop was seeing how genuinely thrilled each participant was throughout the entire trip. There was a constant sense of excitement, laughter, camaraderie, and amazement as we moved from one remote landscape to the next.
It often felt like every new location somehow outshined the last. Again and again, participants said things like, “We could easily spend another day or two here.” That became a theme of the week—not wanting to leave.
The slot canyon was a perfect example. Over two days, we spent nearly nine hours photographing and exploring within its walls, and even then, everyone wanted more time. It is easily one of the most scenic canyons I have ever experienced, and the fact that we were able to spend that much time there without crowds made it feel even more special.
Throughout the week, I kept hearing reactions like, “This is amazing,” “How did you guys find this?” and “You have outdone yourselves again.” Those moments meant a lot, because they confirmed exactly what this workshop is built around: taking photographers into landscapes that feel rare, powerful, and deeply memorable.
What stood out most was not only the beauty of the locations, but the joy of the group. The shared excitement, the laughs, the quiet moments, the amazement, and the feeling that we were experiencing places very few people ever get to see all became part of the workshop itself.
Genuinely, there is nothing else quite like this Utah wilderness photography workshop. It is not just the landscapes, the photography, or the adventure by themselves. It is the full experience of being out there together for seven days, immersed in wild places that leave a lasting impression.
Your workshop team
The three of us are very close friends. We share multi-day motorcycle trips, backpacking routes, climbing days, and all kinds of ambitious backcountry adventures, with photography interwoven through nearly everything we do. That trust, experience, and genuine friendship make us three phenomenal people to lead a trip like this together.
Hunter Page
Lead photography instructor & wilderness guide
A professional nature photographer and experienced wilderness guide based in Torrey, Utah, Hunter has spent well over a decade exploring and photographing the remote landscapes of the American West. His background includes years as a backpacking guide and photography instructor. Off-grid, immersive experiences are not simply what he offers—they are where he thrives.
Seth Hamel
Photography instructor & wilderness guide
Seth is a professional landscape photographer for whom photography is a way to connect with the world. Time outdoors and the solitude of nature inform both his work and teaching. He helps participants make thoughtful decisions about composition, light, location awareness, and the ideas that turn an experience into a meaningful photograph.
Andrew Hertel
Workshop instructor & camp support
Andrew is a fine-art nature photographer and workshop instructor based in Southern California. His personal work is primarily black and white, with a strong eye for form, contrast, and atmosphere. He also brings years of food-industry experience, preparing meals and helping create a welcoming, relaxed, and inspiring camp environment.
From the remote Utah backcountry
Final details
These are the remaining details to review before applying. Questions about fitness, equipment, or travel can be sent through the form below.
What experience level is required? All photography levels are welcome. Participants must still meet the hiking, camping, and backcountry requirements described above.
Can I bring my own camping gear? Yes. Bringing your own tent, sleeping bag, and pad qualifies you for a discount.
Will the itinerary change? The workshop dates will not change. Individual locations or the order of field sessions may change when weather, road conditions, or safety require it.
151+ days: Full refund minus $300.
150–121 days: Deposit refunded minus $500.
120–91 days: 50% retained. If the workshop fills, refund minus $500.
90 days or fewer: No refund unless the workshop fills, then refund minus $500.
Reserve your place
May 2–8, 2027
Remote Southern Utah
Payment option
Deposit
$800
The $800 deposit applies toward the $3,895 workshop price. The remaining balance is $3,095, due January 2nd, 2027.
Choose a payment option, then complete your registration securely here.
FAQ
Quick answers before booking.
It is a seven-day backcountry photography workshop in remote Southern Utah, built around wilderness travel, desert landscapes, slot canyons, remote camping, and daily instruction.
The workshop begins and ends in Grand Junction, Colorado, with pickup and drop-off coordinated around the Courtyard by Marriott near the airport.
All meals, non-alcoholic beverages, ground transportation, Grand Junction airport pickup and drop-off, five nights of remote camping, rental camping gear as needed, instruction, critique, and editing are included.
Participants should be comfortable with daily hiking, uneven desert terrain, occasional scrambling, carrying camera gear, and several nights without showers, stores, restaurants, or restrooms.
Yes. Medical and evacuation insurance is required because the workshop travels through remote backcountry locations.
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