Workshops & Courses

National Parks and Wildlife Service
Snowy Mountains Discovery Photographers
Summer Weekend Photography Workshops

The Snowy Mountains Discovery Photographers Summer Weekend Workshops are intensive photography workshops for photographers ranging from beginners to experienced. Discover this ancient land beyond its colonial past. This rugged landscape better known as “The Man for Snowy River country” has a mystical beauty more deeply revealed in the stories from its long time aboriginal inhabitants. In our summer program you will have access to the vast high plains areas of Kosciusko National Park. Our guides, Wiradjuri and Walgalu Discovery rangers are descendants of the original people from this country. In addition to the wild landscapes we will visit the homesteads and other remenants of colonial history that makes this a visually fascinating photographic adventure.

Understanding the land

You will be introduced and welcomed to this ancient land by National Parks and Wildlife Aboriginal Discovery Rangers. Their intimate knowledge of the indigenous Wiradjuri and Walgalu heritage and culture as well as of the colonial history will help you view the landscape and discover your own expression of its stories.
The indigenous rangers will also enable you to access locations and experience ancient traditions that are beyond the reach of most visitors.

Learning how to capture the landscape
Once you’ve gained a deeper understanding of the region, two professional landscape photographers will provide you with the technical information you need to photograph it. Through a combination of field trips and tutorials you’ll learn the secrets of successful landscape photography, from the importance of rising early and being patient, to pre-visualising a scene and developing an awareness of the critical play between weather, light and landscape.

2009-2010 Kosciuszko Summer Program: Shot in the Snowies - Summer workshops

Currango

Discover this ancient land beyond its colonial past. This rugged landscape, better known as “The Man for Snowy River country”, has a special beauty even more deeply revealed in the stories from its long time aboriginal inhabitants. In our summer program you will have access to locations in the vast high plains areas of Kosciusko National Park to express your story of this majesty. Shot in the Snowies: A photographic adventure is designed for anyone who’s passionate about photographing Australia’s spectacular landscape. This exciting and intensive workshop will provide both the beginner and the more experienced photographer with an understanding of the landscape and its history, as well as the necessary photographic tools to do justice to its beauty.
Join the Discovery Photographers for a weekend landscape photography workshop in the Snowy Mountains this Summer. Shot in the Snowies is a three day intensive photography workshop for photographers ranging from beginners to experienced.

Workshop Details

Discovery Rangers ‘Welcome to Country’ ceremony & photographing at a significant local site.
Sunset & sunrise photography exercises at spectacular locations.
Cultural and historical activities with Discovery Rangers, including a bush tucker lunch.
Guided tours to specially selected local sites.
Slide show & review of tutors’ and students’ work.
Tutorials on a variety of subjects including:
• Sunrise & sunset photography - working with golden light,
• Making successful panoramas,
• Techniques for available light and High Dynamic Range,
• Night photography: painting with light and star trails,
• Preparing images for print or display.
Accommodation is provided at either at Yarrangobilly Caves House or at the authentically rustic Currango Homestead in the northern section of Kosciuszko National Park, depending upon the schedule. (Please bring your own linen & towels.)
Maximum group size: 16. The package includes two nights accommodation, meals, all tours, park access, tutorials and field trips. Participants will arrange their own transport to the Snowy Mountains.

image courtesy Josh Boyd

Discovery Photographers workshops and courses are held in conjunction with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Reservation and booking enquiries about workshops in the Kosciuszko National Park can be made at the Tumut Region Visitor Information Centre.
For questions about course content or photographic technique please feel free to e-mail or call one of the Discovery Photographer tutors listed on the contacts page.

For bookings please contact:
Tumut Region Visitor Information Centre:
5 Adelong Road Tumut, NSW 2720
Telephone: 02 - 6947 7025
e-mail: tumutrvc@environment.nsw.gov.au

Workshop & Course Calendar

Workshops are currently planned for the following dates:

Workshop Location		Dates
Yarrangobilly, Kosciuszko National Park		8-10 January 2010
Currango, Kosciuszko National Park		May 2010 (exact dates to be confirmed)
Yarrangobilly, Kosciuszko National Park		25-27 June 2010
Yarrangobilly, Kosciuszko National Park		20-22 August 2010

(Final details of course content, accommodation details and confirmation of these dates will be made available before bookings are opened)

Future Workshops and Courses

Future workshops and courses are being developed for other spectacular National Park locations. Locations currently being researched for course development are Mungo NP, Kinchega NP, Mutawintji NP, some of the Sydney National Parks as well as the many wonderful locations in the Northern Rivers area and more.
Keep in touch with Discovery Photographers by returning to this site for updates or contact us directly by e-mail or phone.

Previous Courses

Information about other recently completed courses:

Shot in the Snowies: A photographic adventure 20-22 September, 2009

Discovery Photographers