Join Rock Light Photo for an exciting and rewarding six-day, five-night exploration of the unique mountain landscapes of Glacier National Park in Montana, while based in nearly impossible to get national park lodging at the historic Swiftcurrent Motor Inn in the Many Glacier area.

You and fellow photographers will explore glacier carved mountains and valleys, impossibly blue-green glacial lakes, waterfalls, wildflowers, and wildlife.  Our fantastic lodging location saves hours of driving time, near the trailhead to some great hikes, including the famed Grinnell Glacier & Grinnell Lake Hikes, and within walking distance of Swiftcurrent Lake & Lake Josephine.

Our photographic subjects will include, but not be limited to: waterfalls, glacial lakes, wildflowers, wildlife, sunrises, sunsets, gorges and glaciers!  Yes, there are still glaciers in the park, but they will not be there for too many more years, so take this opportunity to see them before they are gone for good.

We will end the workshop with a group slide show and supportive critique.   You'll learn from and be surprised by what images your fellow photographers come up with at the same locations, and that's part of the fun! 

Colin D. Young is an award-winning photographer who has spent the past decade exploring the red rock Canyonlands of Southern Utah and the mountains of Colorado, after spending 25 year capturing the landscapes of upstate New York.  He has led dozens of workshops in Colorado, Utah and national parks across the U.S. as the founder of Rock Light Photo Tours.   As a lifelong lighting designer for theatre, television and other live events, he has a keen sense and deep knowledge about natural light.   He is a certified and insured photography tour guide in Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands & Rocky Mountain national parks.  www.RockLightPhoto.com 

Geremy Kornreich is a long-time photographer who began his career in photojournalism. He moved to aviation and motorsports photography, and currently does photography for many music concerts (both classical and rock,) and as much travel photography as possible. He creates fine art images of landscapes, astrophotography, sunrises, sunsets. and abstracts. He's won awards for his photojournalism and images and has exhibited in Colorado and New England. Geremy creates intense photography to share experiences, events, and places, and his work can be seen at www.ShinyMachines.com 

- Recognizing and capturing the natural light in Glacier National Park
- Making your landscape images pop
- Determining proper exposure

- How to photograph waterfalls and moving water
- Analyzing a scene for compositional options

- Learning to read and capture the light in challenging environments
- Using various filters to improve artistic results
- Capturing the Milky Way with your digital camera

- Making the most of your photo equipment

- Photographic techniques for capturing the unique landscapes of Glacier National Park
- Shooting and stitching panoramic images
- Adobe Lightroom workflow for getting the most from your images
- Creating great black & white images from digital color captures

-  Positive group discussion and feedback throughout and a formal group image critique of images to end the workshop - these are wonderful lessons in composition and seeing the world through other peoples' eyes.  

 Skill Levels 

All skill levels are welcome.   Participants who have a good working knowledge of their cameras, a basic understanding of digital workflow, and knowledge or exposure to Adobe Lightroom and/or Photoshop will get the most from this workshop.   This workshop is intended for users of crop-sensor or full-frame cameras with interchangeable lenses, such as DSLRs or Mirrorless       cameras.

Physical Demands

Though many locations visited during this workshop are readily accessible, we can reach a wider variety of terrain by hiking.  The mountainous terrain requires some moderate hiking at elevation (typically 1-4 miles round trip, up to 6 miles in a day, while carrying gear and water). Participants MUST BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL SHAPE and able to climb and  descend moderate to steep inclines. They should wear sturdy boots and use caution on rocky and uneven rocky slopes.  Please contact us with any questions - we want to make sure everyone has good, safe, fun. 

Group Size

Maximum 8 photographers (with 2 instructors)

Registration/Tuition fee: $1800 per person plus lodging

Deposit to reserve a your place on the workshop: $600+ lodging deposit (varies). 

Dates and Times
Workshop begins Wednesday, July 8th at 5pm, and ends Monday, July 13th at 11am. 

Non-photographer/tag-along rate:  $600 - for a spouse/partner/friend who wants to come along, share housing, eat meals with the group, and travel to and hike with us to some of our shooting locations.

Where to Meet
We will be based and meet daily at the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn in the Many Glacier area of Glacier National Park.   Directions and details will be sent well in advance of the workshop.

Cancellation policy

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The Many Glacier/Swiftcurrent area of Glacier National Park is quite a ways from civilization, including any commercial hotels/motels & rental properties.  Since the days will be long (almost 16 hours in mid July), we have decided that the best way to maximize our time in the field is to stay in the park, right at the trailheads, where the action is, at the Swiftcurrent Motor Lodge!

Rooms at both the Swiftcurrent Motor Lodge and Many Glacier Hotel sell out 13 months in advance, in a matter of hours! Colin burned some serious midnight oil, and 'overcame significant booking challenges' to secure these great rooms!

Swiftcurrent Motor Inn & Cabins 

Gateway to many of Glacier's most spectacular trails, Swiftcurrent Motor Inn & Cabins is located just one mile from the Many Glacier Hotel in a hikers paradise.  There are 95 rustic cabin and motor inn rooms, a restaurant, fully stocked campstore and gift shop.

Pinetop Room - 1 Queen bed (2 available) 

$310/nt+tax

The Pinetop rooms are located in a building separate from the main registration building.  Each room features one queen size bed, 3/4 bath with a shower only, coffee maker, alarm clock, and hair dryer.  Rooms have heat, but no A/C, telephone, or television.

Motor Inn Room - 2 Double/Full beds (1 available) - please save for groups of 2! 

$335/nt + tax

The Motor Inn rooms are the largest on the property, and located in buildings separate from the main registration building.  Each room features two double or full size beds, 3/4 bath with a shower only, coffee maker, alarm clock, and hair dryer.  Rooms have heat, but no A/C, telephone, or television.

No Accommodations Needed (2 available)

There is a package option for 'no accommodations', which is for people sharing a room with someone who has booked a room already.

Please contact us with any and all questions.  We'd love to talk about any aspect of any of our workshops, and nearly any aspect of photography!  And Coffee.  We love Coffee, too.