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2025 - 2026 Landscape Photography and Night Photography Workshops

Black Friday sale! 25% off using the discount code “FALL2025” during registration!

When you join Jeff and Lori for a photography workshop you can be assured that we will personally lead the workshop.  Both guides are true location experts. They researched the locations included in Jeff’s book “Photographing California Vol. 2 – South” (320 pages) together for 5 years, and 2026 will be our 15th season leading photography workshops together.  We each have decades of experience exploring, photographing, and leading groups outdoors, and we’ve led hundreds of workshops together.

We lead small group workshops which enables you to get to know the other photographers, and enables us to give you more attention and teach to your level of skill and knowledge. And frankly, small groups have been safest for everyone involved in recent seasons. All levels of photography experience are welcome. Post-processing demonstration is included in our Bodie, Eastern Sierra and Death Valley Winter Light workshops, and we’re happy to give you feedback and post-workshop support. Click here to learn more about us.

Upcoming Workshops:

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Death Valley Winter Light Photography December 9-14, 2025
Low angle winter light! Geminid meteor shower peak! Guiding to superior compositions in sand dunes, salt flats, badlands, and more. With post-processing sessions: color, black and white, night photography.
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Yosemite Winter with Horsetail Fall February 17-22, 2026
Winter landscapes, passing storms, and scintillating light on Horsetail Fall.
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Death Valley Spring Landscape Photography March 2-6, 2026
Wildflowers, sand dunes, Badwater salt flats, exotic landscapes, sunset full moon rise, sunrise full moon set, and a total lunar eclipse! Fall rains give us the *BEST ODDS OF A WILDFLOWER SUPER BLOOM IN A DECADE* Book early, lodging will go fast.
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Death Valley Adventure March 15-20, 2026
We'll camp near the Racetrack, Eureka Dunes and more, to be there for the best sunset, Milky Way, and sunrise photography. Fall rains give us the *BEST ODDS OF A WILDFLOWER SUPER BLOOM IN A DECADE* Book early, attendance limit 4. High clearance vehicles advised (Jeep rentals available).
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Oregon Coast in Spring May 26-31, 2026
Seascapes, wildflowers, wind, waves, sunsets, lighthouses, and more!
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Redwoods and Rhododendrons May 31 - June 3, 2026
Redwood forest landscapes, seascapes, and sun rays filtering through a redwood forest with blooming rhododendrons (weather permitting)!
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Eastern Sierra Landscape and Night Photography with 2 Nights in Bodie
Mono Lake, the High Sierra in Yosemite National Park, plus 2 sunset and night sessions in the authentic Wild West mining town of Bodie. California. Book early, this is our most popular workshop of the year.
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Eastern Sierra Landscape & Night Photography with 1 Night in Bodie plus Our Only Bodie Building Interior Access Session
Two different Bodie access sessions in our comprehensive landscape and night photography workshop, with post-processing sessions for day and night photography.
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Night Photography Weekend Boot Camp September 11-13, 2026
The two-day intensive exposure, lighting, and post-processing training we give our landscape and night photography clients, updated for new techniques.
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Night Photography Weekend Boot Camp plus Bodie on Sunday Night
Our least expensive Bodie option in years, with the full training and experience required to do it well, and to to it efficiently with a small group. Two practice nights, two days of post-processing experience.
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Yosemite Fall Colors October 24-29, 2026
Day and moonlit night landscape photography in spectacular Yosemite Valley! We'll photograph the best sunset moon rise by Half Dome since 2011! We have another rare secret opportunity as well...
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Death Valley Winter Light with Black and White December 9-14, 2026
Low angle sunlight, back and white, and the best dark sky night photography conditions to shoot the Geminid meteor shower since 2023!
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Just wanted to take a minute to once again thank you. As I have been editing and posting the photos from the workshop I cannot believe what we accomplished - I do not think I have received so many positive comments from my landscape work. I have had a few Facebook/Instagram followers reach out to me and I have recommended that they seriously look into your workshops. Hoping I can schedule one of your Death Valley trips.
Bob S.
Kudos and many thanks to Lori and Jeff for a well-organized 6-day long photo workshop! They helped me get out of my comfort zone (OMG camping!) and showed me the unforgettable raw beauty of Death Valley's rarely traveled back country. (Sand dunes, dry lake beds, low flying jets, and the endless starry night sky over the Racetrack and Joshua Tree) Lori and Jeff are passionate photographers who are true masters of their art. They are also seasoned back country guides with many years of experience and a deep understanding and love of nature. I felt safe, well informed, and my photographic attempts were guided with great patience. I could not have asked for better teachers, or travel companions, and certainly plan to take future trips with them. Whether you are an amateur picture snapper, or an advanced pro, who prefers to travel with back country experts, their company "Great Basin School of Photography" should be high on your list to consider.
Susan H.
Thank you for taking us to all those great places. Too many exposures... but that's my problem! I had a great time.
Steve F.
“I attended the Bodie workshop and have to say, this is one of the best I have ever experienced. If you haven't joined Jeff and Lori, you are missing out. They want each of their students to have a great time, but more importantly, they help develop each student's skills with patience, no matter the level of the photographer.”
I have been on a mini-vacation for the last few days. I drove up to the ghost town of Bodie in Northern California to take a photographic workshop on night photography from Jeff Sullivan and Lori Hibbett. Having access to Bodie during golden hour and utter darkness is a treat. Jeff and Lori are remarkable instructors who are very familiar with Bodie and are willing to share all their secrets of composition and technique. When my D7100 died, Lori dropped everything and tried to help me troubleshoot. When we declared my camera "dead" she handed me her D800, lens and tripod and said "shoot away." That is clearly above and beyond in my book. Today I'm exploring the Alabama Hills with the aid of Jeff Sullivan book, Photographing California. It is great!
Roy P.
“I don’t know how many photos I have developed but in one day alone, I took over 4,500 shots counting bracketed exposures and time lapses! When all is said and done, I have about 75 that I have posted on a 40 inch screen in the waiting room at my office. A good haul for four days.”
David W.
“Thanks again to both you and Lori for the experience of exploring the hidden gems (at least to me), of DV. Much credit to you for quickly coming up with alternative sites when conditions were not favorable. I thoroughly enjoyed your leadership, knowledge and expertise in guiding us to the fringes of the park. Good luck on your next visit and may the sun and stars be with you.”

2025-2026 Workshop Schedule, Great Basin School of Photography

We limit group size to 8 photographers, with both owners Jeff and Lori, for a 4:1 guide to client ratio. (Click on the blue text to navigate to each workshop.)

December 9-14, 2025  Death Valley Winter Light Photography $1995  5 nights  Last chance!
Color landscape photography, black and white, night, plus the Geminid meteor shower!

February 17-22, 2026  Yosemite Horsetail Fall & Winter Photography 5 night: $1995  Enroll now!
Best time of year for a potential day or two of dramatic light and storm photography in Yosemite Valley! 

March 2-6, 2026  Death Valley Spring Wildflower Landscape Photography with Total Lunar Eclipse  $1595  4 nights Enroll now! 
Landscape, full moon rise and set, total lunar eclipse. *BEST ODDS OF A SUPER BLOOM IN 10 YEARS!* 

March 15-20, 2026  Death Valley Backcountry Adventure Photography  $1995  Enroll now! 
The Racetrack, Eureka Dunes, and more with dark Milky Way nights. *BEST ODDS OF A SUPER BLOOM IN 10 YEARS!*

April 18-23, 2026  Nevada Backcountry Adventure Photography  $1995 5 nights  New! 
Some of our favorite remote locations, comfortable spring weather with dark Milky Way nights. High clearance with sturdy tires advised.

May 26-31, 2026  Oregon Coast Photography  $2495 5 nights  Full! 
We start by staying  in a lighthouse keeper’s quarters, and it just gets better from there.

May 31 – June 3, 2026  Redwoods & Rhododendrons Photography  $995 3 nights  Enroll now! 
Light rays shining through redwood trees, with the rhododendrons in bloom.

June 10-14, 2026  Bodie, Mono Lake and High Sierra Photography  $2195 4 nights, 2 in Bodie  New!
Our only workshop with two nights in Bodie in 2026.

July 7-11, 2026  Bodie Night, Building Interiors plus Mono Lake & High Sierra Photography  $2145 4 nights, 1 in Bodie, 1 morning in Bodie  New!
Our only 2026 workshop with one night in Bodie plus  one morning building interior access session.

August 9-17, 2026  High Sierra Photography Week via Horsepacker   $4595  About a week in the High Sierra, multiple locations, layover days 
Catered with horses and mules. We hope to include dark skies for Milky Way, during the Perseid meteor shower. Limit 6.  NEW!

September 11-13, 2026  Night Photography Boot Camp  $695 2 nights   New!  (no discounts at this price)
Shooting and post-processing daytime landscapes and dark sky night photography. Can serve as a low cost, intensive post-processing session that we can’t gracefully add to most of our Yosemite and Death Valley “photo tour” style trips without more time and/or cost.
September 11-14, 2026  Night Photography Weekend Boot Camp, plus One Bodie Night  $1595  3 nights, 1night in Bodie   New!  (Modest discount only at this price)
The cheapest way we’ve offered to get into Bodie in years, with the updated exposure techniques, lighting techniques, and post-processing that we’ve developed. (It takes two practice nights to get the most out of the limited time we’re allowed at night in Bodie.) 

October 24-29, 2026  Yosemite Fall Colors & Moon Photography $1995 5 nights   New!
Possibly the best full moon rise on 14 years, fall colors on the elm, dogwoods and bigleaf maples too.
Jeff has identified a special opportunity that he’s been wanting to capture for over a decade (shh). This is that trip.

December 9-14, 2026  Death Valley Winter Light Photography  $1995 5 nights  New! 
Color, black and white, night, plus dark skies all night after 8pm for the Geminid meteor shower.

Use our contact form to get on our interest/new release list, to hear if/when we release new itineraries/destinations: Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Oregon Coast, Washington Coast, California Redwoods & Coast, and so on. We’ve scouted most of these areas for years for our own photography, so we can plan custom itineraries for small groups.

Important note: We obtain permits for the places we take you. There’s nothing worse than having your investment in a photography trip ruined by your guide getting your tour shut down, and in some situations, if your workshop leader doesn’t have a permit for where they’re taking you, you may be risking getting ticketed as well! We’ve even heard of workshop leaders with proper park permits getting deported for not having work visas! We’re local, and we have done the extra work to ensure that your workshop goes smoothly.

For our Bodie workshops for example, we also invest the extra time, expense and effort of getting Yosemite National Park and Inyo National Forest permits, so the initial two days and nights prior to our night(s) in Bodie are spent practicing landscape photography and night photography in the High Sierra near Yosemite’s Tioga Pass, and in the exotic “Tufa” calcium carbonate rock formations at Mono Lake. Most workshops operating in the area are “winging it”, putting your investment at risk.

Mono Lake permits are strictly limited, and our USFS contact was out there with us during one of our workshops recently. We’ve had our permits checked multiple times in Yosemite National Park, as well as in Death Valley. Protect your investment in a photo tour: make sure that you’re working with reputable, insured, permitted organizations and first aid certified instructors! We’ve had permits checked in Death Valley National Park, NPS rangers frequently check permits in Yosemite, USFS rangers checked in on us during our last night photography workshop up in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (which is closed to everyone without a permit after 10pm). We believe that most workshop leaders who skip permits will get caught. Don’t be with them when they do.