It is not that often that you get the opportunity to visit one of the worlds most beautiful locations... even more rare that you get to spend it with 3 professional photographers.

For this trip you will be one of twelve photographers to spend 10 days photographing shoulder to shoulder with the talented Rick Sammon, Tim Vollmer and Kevin Pepper.

We begin our tour on the lava scarred Reykjanes peninsula which lies on one of the world’s major plate boundaries, the Mid Atlantic Ridge. We will walk across a small footbridge between the two continents, see craters and an old lighthouse.

From there we travel through lava fields to the Blue Lagoon for a relaxing dip in 38°C therapeutic geothermal water. The Blue Lagoon is surrounded by a moss-covered lava field dating back to 1226.

But this is just the beginning... Check out the Photographer's Lounge to learn more about this photo tour in September of 2013

Photography Workshop in Tofino

Have you ever been to the extreme west coast of Canada? The unique location where you can enjoy the sights of a rainforest one day and be photographing black bears, bald eagles and whales the next... then switch things up and turn inland to photograph snow covered mountains?

Join Tim Vollmer and Kevin Pepper on another "Photographers Lounge" photo workshop to this unique land. April is a magical time of year in Tofino; the whale migration is happening, the storm season has subsided, yet still offers the opportunity to capture the force of nature. The bears have also woke from the winter hibernation and feeding along the banks of the numerous coves. Even the bald eagles are an everyday sighting.

Tim and I will make sure you have the chance to photograph all of these places you expect to capture, but also take you to little known gems for those unique shots the everyday tourist will not capture.

It is in Tofino with us that you will take your photography to the next level with the personal instruction from two published and award winning nature photographers. So come and join us and expand your creative and technical skills through extensive field shoots and informative classes and photo reviews. You and only 11 other photographers will share the excitement of our only trip of 2013 to photograph these memorable sites.

Please check out the details and itinerary at the Photographer's Lounge

Catatumbo Lightning and the Andes Mountains

From the shelter of the flooded forest we emerge and cross the 50km of the Maracaibo Lake. Lake Maracaibo is the largest in South America. You can expect to see dolphins swimming and coastal birds like Osprey, Terns and other various water birds resident to the western mountain region of Venezuela. We stop and have lunch and will pick up dinner, fresh from a fisherman on the lake before we head to our first destination, Ologa.

It is here where we will prepare for your first experience of the natural phenomenon of the Catatumbo lightning*. This natural phenomenon has existed for centuries, yet many of us have never heard of it. The first written mention of the was in the 1597 poem "La Dragontea" by Lope de Vega, which recounts the defeat of Sir Francis Drake.

Imagine the most intense thunderstorm you may have witnessed in North America... now imagine increasing that intensity for 6 hours of a lightening show. During the first and second night you are positioned to witness massive, arching strikes that can exceed 250 times an hour. Your view will be over a pristine tropical lagoon that offers calm reflections of the action in the skies.

You lounge at water's edge under the palm trees having a BBQ of steak and soft shelled crab that you picked up from local fisherman on the boat ride that very day. The camera sits on the tripod and the remote in your hand... If you want, you simply compose, set the camera controls and capture the exact same scene that our tour leader has taken with his camera night after night after night... his photos have now been published in National Geographic and featured in numerous other magazines and an ABC News Primetime special.

Check out this exclusive tour in October of 2013. The Photogrpaher's Lounge will be running this tour with Rick Sammon and Kevin Pepper.

Here is my latest blog entry on how to take lightning photographs http://kpepphotography.blogspot.ca/2012/05/capturing-natures-fury-lightning.html

Workshop Leader Showcase

As the Photographer's Lounge continues to grow we are continually looking for experieinced leaders to run our workshops and seminars.

I would like to introduce the new members of the family to you.

Tim Vollmer...

Tim is a frieind of mine. I started folling his landscape images 4 years ago... then got to know the man behind the images. Tim is an exceptional nature and landscape photographer from Iceland. His images have been published around the world in such magazines as the National Geographic website, Icelandic times, Icelands official tourism guide, PhotoZoom, Defotograff and Land og Saga, just to name a few.

Tim also runs workshops and photo tours around the world. His photography tours are designed for passionate photographers with the main emphasis on small groups. He believes that this allows him to optimize the program according to weather and light conditions. Each itinerary is designed to give time for individual exploration and everyone is given the personal attention to talk one on one with his respected instructors in order to ask questions in field for compositional and other technical tips.

Tim is 40 and lives in Hveragerði, Iceland with his wife and his children.

For more information on Tims’s photography, and his Workshops in iceland and Greenland; please visit his website at  http://www.timvollmer.de/

Namibia Photo Safari

I thought I would source some videos from Youtube to show you the wildlife in Etosha National Park. This will be an area we spend a lot of time at during our African Safari in Namibia in October of 2103

The Animals of Etosha National Park

If you want to join us for a safari in namibia please visit the Photographers Lounge. This photo safari is an excellent value at under $5000

Golden Triangle in India Photography Tour

An awesome display of colors on the clothes of the people, artistic architecture from ancient craft to modern technology, India represents many changing faces. From the controlled chaos of the bustling metropolises and the serene backdrops of the suburban landscapes, to the festivals infused with passion and pride- This is your opportunity to interpret India the way you want to, through your camera lens with images unique to your story-telling abilities and creative control. We help you to get the right sunset, to access the most idyllic wilderness, to meet the real people of India, and to make sure you have the time to explore your craft in the process.

We have created a trip that will put you in the right spot, at the right time. You will have access to access the most idyllic wilderness, to meet the real people of India, and to make sure you have the time to explore your craft in the process.

To see more details please visit the Photographer's Lounge

Tanzania Photo Safari

What do you get when you add one of the greatest spectacles of nature on the planet with one of the top photography teachers of our time in one location?

A once in a lifetime Semi-Private photo tour deep inside Africa where we will be following the migratory wildebeest as they head towards the spectacle of the Mara River crossing.

The Great Wildebeest Migration is one of the “Seven New Wonders of the World”. Not surprisingly, this impressive roaming phenomenon is determined by the availability of grazing, which in turn is dependent upon rainfall. Essentially the wildebeest are taking advantage of the seasonal conditions, spending the wet season on the plains in the south-east, and the dry season in the woodlands of the north-west. However, the sheer weight of their numbers also plays an important role in shaping the environment to their needs. In total, it is said that 500,000 zebra, 1.8 million wildebeest and various 100,000 plains game animals make this cyclical journey.

Typically, the wildebeest head north-west from the short grass plains to the Western Corridor of the Serengeti and its Grumeti River. This watercourse is their first real obstacle and gigantic crocodiles are waiting for the hesitant wildebeest to stumble at the crossing. From Grumeti, the herds move north and have to cross over the Mara River with its flotillas of hungry crocodiles and waiting lions.

Please visit the Photographer's Lounge to learn more about this once in a lifetime photo tour with Rick Sammon and Keivn Pepper In August 2013