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Private Photography Tours I offer year-round private photography tours with instruction. My base rate for a private trip is $750/day, plus expenses for up to 2 people. Each additional client will be charged $250/day, for a maximum of 4 clients. Lodging and food expenses depend on the location, but can vary from camping in a tent & eating on a stove to staying in a hotel/lodge with restaurants nearby. I also own a 16’ travel trailer and 22’ powerboat, which can be used during your custom trip for an additional fee.
I can lead you to remote locations that I have experience visiting in Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, California, Utah, British Columbia, Yukon, Baja Mexico, Patagonia in South America, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Please Contact me to discuss your next photography adventure! Here is what some of my clients have to say about working with me, | | 
"Jon worked with Ross and I to tailor a photography adventure that let us focus on our interests. We knew we wanted an experience that was representative of a day in the life of a professional nature photographer. Jon suggested some of his favorite Washington locations and handled all of the logistics so that we could focus on learning how to create gallery quality images. Jon's teaching style was that of a mentor-student while he was with us every minute of the day. He helped us develop a vision for our shots and made sure we executed them to the best of our ability. An added bonus was that Jon was an excellent guide and companion who genuinely seemed to be enjoying himself."
- Mark Teskey of Minneapolis, MN joined Jon for a private photo tour of Olympic National Park in April 2008. Please read his blog entries Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 to learn more about his workshop experience. | | 
"Jon's tour offers an opportunity very different from the standard 6-12 participant experience. It's a smaller and more intimate setting, where your questions are always answered, and there's a natural give-and-take between you. Traveling as a small group offers a flexibility that I learned is essential to nature photography. He has a keen sense of timing built over years spent in the field. We were able to travel from site to site and change our itinerary on a daily basis, all while we watched the upcoming weather and satellite forecasts. If you sign up for a workshop with Jon, you will become a nature photographer for the time you are with him. By the end of our trip, I felt that my knowledge and expertise had taken a giant leap forward, and I am forever changed as a photographer because of it. Jon is also really funny! He will entertain you with many stories from his travels, so you will never be bored on a hike." - Nick Gorevic of Brooklyn, NY travelled with Jon to Southern Utah in December 2007. | | 
"Jon is an excellent teacher and a stunning photographer. His teaching style, learn by doing, has made me more comfortable using my camera and ingrained in me a new sense of composition, lighting, and patience for the perfect image. He taught me how to edit my photos in Aperture and Photoshop with the experience and authority gained through years of being a pro. He also introduced me to a handful of other inspiring professional nature photographers. His passion and dedication to his work, combined with the lengths he will go to get a photo, is an experience worth having. In addition to being a wonderful teacher, he is a fun and engaging guy to spend time with."
- Sarah Short of Seattle, WA studied photography with Jon from December 2007 to March 2008. | | 
“If you’re looking for someone to just drop you off at some iconic location for a few hours of casual shooting, then Jon’s not your guy. If you have a strong desire to push your photographic skills to greater depths while getting inside the head of a seasoned landscape pro, then Jon is exactly the right person! From proper use of graduated neutral density filters and creative scene extraction techniques to aligning shooting opportunities based on a thoughtful interpretation of weather trends, Jon’s proven insight and deep explanations will help you master and fine tune your own photographic vision and approach, no matter what your current skill level. While Jon is always sensitive to the physical capabilities of his participants, don’t expect to be sitting around for too long or hanging around some scenic overlook off the side of the highway, because Jon will have you hiking to that magical location at the perfect time of the day in search of epic light and unique dramatic landscapes. As Jon likes to humorously say, “you’ll have time to eat and sleep later.” Probably the two biggest lessons Jon taught me, were that the best shots require a tremendous amount of patience and often involve multiple visits; the second lesson is that you should not rule out shooting because of inclement weather, because things can always change for the better on the fly-which we learned firsthand when socked in gray and rainy skies made way for a brief sun break. Aside from Jon’s superb hands-on teaching style, Jon is a great guy with an excellent sense of humor and laid back demeanor. If you’re serious about your photography, then I cannot recommend Jon’s tours highly enough. You’ll be a better photographer because of them!” - Daniel Stainer, of Pennsylvania joined Jon for a private photo tour of Olympic National Park in July 2009 |
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