Discover our newest trip: Polar Bears of Churchill!
This is our most requested and anticipated trip of all time and we've crafted the perfect itinerary. Don't miss out on this world-class photography adventure!
Join Backcountry Journeys for the ultimate polar bear photography adventure in Churchill, Manitoba—one of the best places on Earth to photograph wild polar bears at eye level. This all-inclusive, 8-day workshop offers intimate ground-level access, expert guidance, a day on a classic tundra buggy, ...
06/06/2025
A few bison images capture by BCJ guide Keenan Hursh on our 'Yellowstone's Lamar Valley in Winter' workshop last December. This is a great trip and a great time to be in the park when wildlife activity is high and crowds are low.
Some nice bighorn images from our 'Yellowstone's Lamar Valley in Winter' workshop captured by BCJ guide Keenan Hursh last December. The bighorns are putting on quite the show this time of the year as it's right in the middle of their rut.
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LIVE WEBINAR: Capture the Southwest Monsoon: Lightning & Storm Photography in the Desert
06/04/2025
Check out our newest trip report from the 'Tiger Safari: India' trip earlier this year!
Join us for an unforgettable wildlife photography adventure in India with our Tiger Safari: India – March 2025 trip report. Explore Bandhavgarh and Kanha National Parks, where guests photographed an incredible 15 Bengal tigers, along with leopards, sloth bears, and more. Discover what it’s like ...
06/04/2025
Two absolutely stunning and minimal landscape compositions captured by BCJ guide Tiffany Taxis in White Sands National Park last December.
These shots were captured on our 'Bosque del Apache & White Sands' workshop. Click the link below to learn more!
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
Check out Grant Ordelheide's trip report from our Lofoten Islands workshop last winter!
Explore Norway’s breathtaking Arctic beauty with Backcountry Journeys’ March 2025 photography workshop in the Lofoten Islands. Led by Grant Ordelheide, this unforgettable adventure featured dramatic landscapes, charming fishing villages, and stunning displays of the Northern Lights—perfect for...
06/03/2025
When thousands of individual animals come together to form an abstract texture in the sky. These images were captured by BCJ guide Tiffany Taxis on our 'Bosque del Apache & White Sands' workshop in New Mexico.
Discover why Iceland is one of the best places on earth for drone photography!
Discover the magic of aerial drone photography in Iceland! From towering waterfalls to surreal highland landscapes, this guide explores why Iceland is a world-class destination for capturing breathtaking images from above. Learn about the best locations, unique perspectives, and the benefits of a gu...
06/02/2025
BCJ guide Tiffany Taxis captured some beautiful images of Sandhill Cranes on our 'Bosque del Apache & White Sands' workshop in New Mexico last December. Every year, tens ofthousands of these magnificent birds gather and rest here after a long migration. Awesome work Tiffany!
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As the summer storm season approaches, set yourself up for success with this helpful guide on how to photograph lightning!
Learn how to photograph lightning like a pro with this comprehensive guide from Backcountry Journeys! From essential gear to safety tips and advanced techniques, this article covers everything you need to know. Whether you're a beginner or seasoned photographer, capture stunning images of nature's m...
05/29/2025
We had to share a few more incredible landscape compositions capture by BCJ guide Doug Marshall on our 'Scotland: Isle of Skye, Highlands, & Castles' workshop.
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Backcountry Journeys Photography Tours & Workshops offer you a seamless adventure travel experience where we handle the details so you can focus on photography. Our world-class service and small groups allow for a personalized experience that allows you plenty of one on one time with your photography guide. Backcountry Journeys offers lodge-based Photography Tours and wilderness camping trips as well as daily photo tours in the most pristine and remote mountains, deserts and wilderness areas of the world. We meticulously research and tirelessly scout every visually stunning destination to ensure you get the best possible experience from the moment you arrive. Our professional guides will share with you their wealth of experience photographing landscapes & wildlife all over the world, and through the years we have discovered off the beaten path locations that are usually reserved for locals. At times we work with local guides who live in the regions we visit and can provide exclusive access to some excellent photographic opportunities.
Joining a Backcountry Journeys Photography Tour is embarking on the trip of lifetime. Really. All of our locations are hand selected by Russ Nordstrand to provide you with unique one of a kind photographic experiences. It’s like no other kind of journey – on our tours you may find yourself waiting for that magical dawn on a cold, dark morning in Yosemite to photograph El Capitan at first light with mist rising from the valley. Or you might be working on capturing translucent rainbows in the sprays of Lone Star Geyser in Yellowstone National Park – it’s up to you!
Backcountry Journeys Photography Tours & Workshops include most meals, lodging, ground transportation while on the tour, National Park entrance fees, guide fees and other items essential to a successful trip – meaning that once your there all you have to worry about is your experience.
Our trips give you more time in the field to work on your photography while getting personalized instruction from your guide as we’ve got the logistics handled. We focus on the quality of the experience and the photography. That means that we don’t rush anything and if the light is right you get to stay and keep shooting rather than rush on to the next planned stop on the itinerary. We keep it flexible so that you get the experience you want.
Backcountry Journeys is set apart by our commitment to offer the finest outdoor photography travel experience in the industry. What does that mean? It means we are dedicated to bringing you an unsurpassed travel experience with impeccable attention to detail. We’ve got you covered from the moment you first contact us, to our fine-tuned photographic itineraries, the excellent lodging we select for our trips and our goal of ensuring you are at the right place at the right time. We’re in the business of making it easy for you.
The intentional decision to remain a small independent business with a focus on being the best means that our trips grow more cohesive each year. It means we don’t cut corners and our service remains world-class as an owner operated business. When you reserve a trip with Backcountry Journeys you know you’re purchasing quality as you know the level of effort, care and attention to detail poured into every Tour & Workshop. After all, our reputation is our most important asset and our consistency in delivering amazing experiences speaks volumes as our guests return year after year to photograph new & different locations.
Unlike many companies our trips are designed exclusively for landscape & wildlife photographers. We tirelessly scout our locations and constantly update our collection of trips and our itineraries. We spend an AMAZING amount of time in the field to ensure you’re getting the most well researched photography experience.
Backcountry Journeys is in the business of providing not just Photography Tours but vacations where you will leave with memories that will last a lifetime. Take a look at our trips this year and join us for some excellent photography in wild places, great food, comfortable lodging and some fun laughs after a long day in the field!
