There are some places that are almost impossible to describe without sounding like you are exaggerating. The Alaskan Wilderness is one of them. I recently returned from teaching my fifth wildlife photography workshop in Alaska - and somehow, it never feels any less new or exciting. No two trips are ever the same. The light changes, the landscape surprises you, and the wildlife creates moments you could never predict or recreate. A True Alaska Photography Adventure Each mornin

The Lofoten Islands, photographed by Tamara Lackey while teaching a destination photography workshop (along with fellow Nikon Ambassador Joe McNally!) in Norway How Destination Photography Workshops Can Improve Your Skills (And Offer You More Joy) If you're a photographer or photography enthusiast looking to take your skills to the next level, you might want to consider attending a destination photography workshop. Photography workshops, in general, can certainly offer an i

This workshop is an incredible opportunity that you won’t want to miss! The ON1 Destination Workshop in Queenstown, New Zealand, sponsored by ON1, will be led by Matt Kloskowski and Tamara Lackey. This is an all-inclusive 7-day and 6-night immersion into photography, exploration, and education. This photography workshop will be based out of the beautiful Kamana Lakehouse, which is the highest-situated hotel in Queenstown. You will only need to step out onto the terrace to pho

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia I photographed this incredibly sweet baby just over a week ago. As a result, this image will join a new portrait gallery in the orphanage where he lives in Addis Ababa. The making of this shot - and pretty much all the others - was the product of a group effort. For instance, I photographed him in a darkly-lit, rather crowded baby room. Firstly, we squeezed him between two other babies who helped to prop him up on a diaper-changing shelf. Secondly, he la

I head out to Los Angeles later today to speak about Expressive Portraits at the Creative Photo Academy. I will present a seminar in Torrance Friday evening. In addition, I will lead an all-day workshop on Saturday in Palos Verdes. During the workshop, we will photograph portraits near the cliffs overlooking the water. If you're in the Southern California region, come say hi!! If you would like to attend the seminar, you can see more information here: http://creativephotoacad

We founded Beautiful Together over four years ago. Since then we have been able to start and, gratefully, finish fourteen projects and establish four funds. The projects all focused on supporting children without families. Along the way we have done our best to advocate for these children. For instance, many of these children living in institutions do not have an opportunity to even be adopted. Mainly, this is due to a significant amount of red tape and doors closed by gover

La Selva Lodge Photo Shelter Blog names our Workshop as one of 40 most exciting for 2019/2020 - Don't miss out! Joe McNally, Ami Vitale and I are all thrilled to be named within this amazing group of the most exciting Photography Workshops! And, we still have spaces available, so make sure to check out our Amazon Workshop page. Come join us for the first few days in Quito, Ecuador and we will explore the City before heading out to La Selva Lodge in the Amazon Rainforest. You

La Selva Ecolodge & Spa Join THREE renowned photographers: Ami Vitale, Joe McNally and Tamara Lackey on the trip of a lifetime to Ecuador. You will experience the culture of its historic capital, Quito. As well as the abundant wildlife of the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest. This all-inclusive 10 day and 9 night adventure is a complete immersion into photography, storytelling and exploration. This unique workshop will focus on landscape, portrait and travel photography. The day

CES 2019 Welcomes Tamara Lackey and the Power of Personal Projects From Tamara: I am heading back to the GIANT Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2019) in Vegas on January 8th, and I am thrilled to be speaking for Nikon again! AND I will join a panel of incredibly talented photographers, Jen Rozenbaum and Stacy Pearsall, led by the amazing Mike Corrado, to discuss the power of personal projects. Personal projects are a powerful way for professional photographers to focus on topi

Adorama To Celebrate Creative Storytelling Community With INSPIRE Event Series By Joy Celine Asto Published in News Are you a visual storyteller or content creative looking for inspiration to improve your craft? In celebration of creative storytelling and the growing community of visual communicators, Adorama is set to bring the Adorama INSPIRE event series rolling from June 25 to July 1 in New York City. The brand new, week-long event will bring together some key personaliti

What an honor! All this month, Nikon is featuring an image of mine as the cover photo for the main Nikon Facebook Page. You can check it out here. The Story Behind the Image Back in 2010, I began teaching CreativeLive classes. It was the first year they launched courses, and mine was one of the first multi-day live programs. At the time, participants were hand-picked from a long list, and we had to pick from quite a number of video submissions. O ne of the photographers we ch

Asheville, NC Pop Photo Mentor Series Trek with Tamara Lackey I am leading my third Popular Photography Magazine Mentor Series Trek Friday, May 19 - Sunday, May 21, 2017, in nearby (to me) Asheville, NC. For this photo-based adventure, we will be exploring the beauty of North Carolina from the Craggy Mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway to the City of Asheville, including a stop at the stunning Biltmore Estate. My previous treks, one in Tuscon and one at Mt. Rainer were w

WPPI 2017 Convention, Full Agenda + 3 Free Full Passes Giveaway The WPPI 2017 Convention in Las Vegas is coming up very soon - like, sooner than ever, actually, as it is scheduled for February 5th-9th this year! There are a whole lot of reasons to love this convention - but one big one?? Professional photographers and filmmakers travel in from all over the world to attend it each and every year. Last year, there were more than 50 countries represented at this one convent

Tamara Lackey Workshops: The New Year is here! And with this comes two new workshops with Tamara Lackey at the NEW studio in Chapel Hill. 3-Day Portrait Photographer's Workshop, April 4th-6th, 2017, Chapel Hill, NC Register here: 3-Days Photographer's Workshop - Two spots left! This highly interactive and hands-on shooting clinic will help you to master your technical skills behind the camera, as well as teach you how to set up and work with existing and additional light sou

2016 PDN PhotoPlus International Conference and Expo It’s that time of year again - pumpkin is in the air ( like, everywhere) and it's also time for the annual 2016 PDN PhotoPlus Expo in New York City! There is nothing like New York in the fall, coupled with collaborating and meeting tons of very talented photographers - it just makes for something I look forward to every single year. If you haven't been to 2016 PDN PhotoPlus Expo, at the gigantic Javits Center, here's the gi

Announcing the 2016 Tamara Lackey Three Day Portrait Photography Workshop in Chapel Hill, NC - October 4-6 I love teaching small group workshops for a whole bunch of good reasons, but honestly, the best one is the fact that I get to make friendships with the wonderful photographers who attend. We spend a very focused few days together as well as guaranteed one-on-one time with me and each participant, so by the end of the workshop, I truly feel close to them all. I only do a

Adorama Sunday Family Funday 2016 - June 5th on 18th Street in NYC This Sunday, I'll be returning to the Adorama Sunday Family Funday Street Fair! This is the sixth year for this festive celebration, as Adorama shuts down 18th Street and puts on quite the show. Like in previous years, I'll be doing a live shoot, as well as a presentation, at 1pm , joining all these other great presenters - and football stars! - for a great day of food, photography, and prize-winning (like

Nikon School: Family Photos – Capturing the Moments on April 7, 2016 I recently visited the Nikon headquarters in Melville, NY for another fantastic Nikon Ambassadors Summit. I really enjoy being a part of such an extraordinarily talented group of creative individuals. We had fun hanging together and spent time learning all about some (exciting!) upcoming releases. And now I get to head back in a few days to host a special workshop as part of the esteemed Nikon School. I’ll

WPPI 2016 in Las Vegas & $500 Giveaway from Adorama This is my 12th WPPI. What?! Crazy. WPPI feels like a summer camp for photographers, coming back to the MGM in Las Vegas for this week of festivities. Even though I can technically only be there for five days, I definitely have more than a week's worth of events, speaking engagements, interviews, demos and more planned - so I'm just calling it a week. This post lists out the events that I'm a part of this week AND includes

GPP2016 Dubai Photo Week **Update 1.28.16: The panel discussion for A Force For Good: Photography and Philanthropy is now sold out. My Dynamic Family Photography workshop is now sold out. There are only a couple spots left in the Children's Portrait Photography workshop and only limited space left for my platform presentation. From February 5th through the 12th, I’ll be traveling to the United Arab Emirates for the Gulf Photo Plus 2016 Dubai Photo Week. This is a week full of