Composing the Dunes – Landscape Photography in Namibia South

DAY 1 – ALL GUESTS ARRIVE IN WINDHOEK
​Guests arrive and are transferred to the guest house where there is time to spend the rest of the day relaxing by the pool and resting after the long journey.
One of the photography leaders will be there to meet the guests and can familiarize everyone with the plan for the next exciting two weeks!

DAY 2 – AFTERNOON SHOOT AT KEETMANSHOOP
After breakfast in Windhoek, our small group will start the journey through this beautiful country to Keetmanshoop where we will meet up with the other photography leader and his assistant. This afternoon we will have a short introductory lecture and a photo-shoot amongst the famous Quiver trees and dolomite rock formations.
There are multiple locations at this phenomenal site. The advantage of multiple vehicles means that we will have ample space in which to photograph.

DAY 3 – SHOOTING AT QUIVER TREE FOREST
On day 3 we will be up early for a dawn shoot, some relaxation time and a teaching session will follow. We will also have some guided editing time in the afternoon and of course, more photo-shoots in the evening; with an optional star-trail shoot to end the exciting day.

DAY 4 – FISH RIVER CANYON
We start our day with an optional dawn shoot followed by breakfast and our departure. We travel to the amazing Fish River Canyon. After lunch at the lodge we will have some time to relax. In the evening we will be doing a photo-shoot of the Canyon itself. We will arrive in time to watch the light settle on the horizon and cast shadows through this giant’s playground of erosion. We watch the last of the light before heading to dinner and a well-deserved rest

DAY 5 & 6 – LUDERITZ AND KOLMANSKOP
We leave the magnificent Fish River Canyon after a critique session and travel to the coastal town of Luderitz. To break up the drive we will stop at an old railway house to have a short photo shoot.

The amazing and hauntingly beautiful abandoned mining town of Kolmanskop has to be one of the highlights of your visit. We will be staying at the comfortable Luderitz Nest Hotel (with its own tidal beach and walk-on jetty).

As photographers we are able to arrange for a special permit to enter Kolmanskop prior to dawn. This allows for a fantastic opportunity to walk through these old buildings and homes, which the desert has been slowly encroaching upon. We spend the full morning here photographing the desert and its captive buildings before returning to the Nest Hotel for lunch. We return again in the late afternoon to shoot the dying light as well as spend an evening photographing the stars.