Akari Photo Tours

09/09/2026

You should visit our Species Spotlight Series on our blog to discover the wildlife we photograph around the world. Each article introduces the habits, habitats and photographic possibilities of species worth getting to know.

https://akariphototours.com/blog/category/species-spotlight/

09/09/2026

A pelican lifting off the water. A bear stepping into a forest clearing. When the moment arrives, knowing your camera makes all the difference.

That’s where Zoltan Nagy comes in. With over a decade of guiding photographers, he brings patient, practical instruction to our Romania workshops. He’ll help you understand animal behaviour, anticipate the action and know why your settings work—so you head home with stronger photographs and confidence you can use on your next adventure.
Meet Zoltan - https://akariphototours.com/our-guides/zoltan-nagy/

He’s leading two different ways to experience Romania with Akari Photo Tours, each limited to four photographers:

🦅 Romania Birds and Bears
Explore the Danube Delta by boat and photograph from hides, with opportunities for pelicans, bee-eaters, hoopoes and more, before heading to the Carpathian region for brown bears. Our 2026 group photographed over 75 bird species!
Explore Birds and Bears - https://akariphototours.com/tours/romania-birds-bears/

❄️ Romania Winter Wildlife
Discover Romania’s quieter season, searching for Dalmatian pelicans in breeding plumage, golden jackals, owls and European wildcats, followed by opportunities for bears and pine martens in Transylvania. Heated hides make the waiting a little easier.
Explore Winter Wildlife - https://akariphototours.com/tours/romania-winter-wildlife/

Which would you choose: spring birdlife and bears, or the anticipation of wildlife appearing from a winter forest?

09/09/2026

2028 might sound like a long way away. It isn’t.

We’ve started launching our **2028 photography workshops**, and so far we’ve announced **16 tours** — with more still to come.

From Mongolia and Kenya to Alaska, Zambia, Romania, Newfoundland, South Africa and beyond, the schedule is already taking shape.

And here’s the important part:

**People are already booking.**

Some of these workshops have very small group sizes. Once those spots are gone, there isn’t much we can do other than add your name to a waiting list and hope someone changes their plans.

If there’s a destination you’ve been thinking about, don’t assume you have until 2028 to make the decision.

You probably don’t.

Our 2028 schedule will continue to grow over the coming months, but the tours already announced are open for registration now.

**Take a look at what’s coming in 2028 and claim your spot before somebody else does.**

https://akariphototours.com/tours-by-year/2028/

09/09/2026

Spaces are selling faster than a French Fry disappears at a seagull convention. 😂

We’re down to ONE spot across our two 2027 Newfoundland Seabirds workshops with James Begeman and Mindy!

Join us July 4–10, 2027, for puffins, diving gannets and days along Newfoundland’s coast—with a small group and hands-on guidance to help you come home with photographs you’re proud of.

Grab the last spot before someone else swoops in.

https://akariphototours.com/tours/newfoundland-seabirds/

09/08/2026

You don’t need to be an expert to photograph Africa’s wildlife—you need a safari built around good light, time to watch, and someone beside you who knows how to help.

You don’t need to be an expert to photograph Africa’s wildlife—you need a safari built around good light, time to watch, and someone beside you who knows how to help. Explore Africa wildlife photography workshops with Akari Photo Tours. Build your skills with hands-on guidance on safaris desig...

09/08/2026

Romania in winter is one of those places where you never quite know what will appear next.

Dalmatian Pelicans in breeding plumage. Golden Jackals moving through the snow. European Wildcats after dark. Pine Martens, Ural Owls, White-tailed Eagles and Brown Bears in their heavy winter coats. And, with a lot of luck, perhaps even a Eurasian Lynx.

Our Romania Winter Wildlife Photography Workshop takes just 4 photographers from the wetlands of the Danube Delta to the snow-covered forests of Transylvania. We’ll photograph from boats and dedicated hides, head out on night excursions, and let wildlife activity and winter conditions help shape our days.

This isn’t a workshop built around one species.

It’s ten days of winter wildlife photography across two completely different environments, with a long list of possibilities every time we head out.

February 11–20, 2028
Only 3 spots remain.

If photographing European wildlife in winter has been on your list, take a closer look at this one.

https://akariphototours.com/tours/romania-winter-wildlife/

09/08/2026

The easy part of drone photography is buying the drone.

The harder part is figuring out where to fly it.

Where is flying permitted?

Where are the best compositions?

What time produces the best light?

How do you keep batteries charged when you're spending the day in the desert?

And how do you connect enough good locations together to make the trip worthwhile?

That's where a photography workshop changes things.

On our Utah Drone Photography Workshop, we've already scouted the locations, arranged the transportation, handled the permits and entry fees, and built the flying schedule around the light. We even carry portable charging equipment in the vehicles so your batteries can spend more time powering drones and less time reminding you that you forgot to charge them.

We'll photograph around Bluff, Mexican Hat and Hanksville, including landscapes such as the Bentonite Hills, Factory Butte, Moonscape Overlook and the Cainville Mesas.

You bring your drone.

We'll take care of the road between the photographs.

Six days in Utah. Six photographers. A lot of batteries. And very little time wondering where we should fly next.

https://akariphototours.com/tours/utah-drone/

09/07/2026

We just had a cancellation in a previously sold out workshop in South Africa in 2027. It lines up perfectly to join us in Namibia as well.

Photograph South Africa’s iconic wildlife from world‑class day and overnight hides, with small‑group game drives, expert instruction, and a luxury private‑reserve lodge.

09/07/2026

Owning a drone doesn't automatically make you a drone photographer.

Flying is one skill.

Learning to see compositions from the air is another.

On our Utah Drone Photography Workshop, James Begeman and Mindy Huston work directly with a group of only six photographers, helping everyone from newer pilots to experienced flyers improve what they're creating in the air.

We'll work on:

• Safe takeoffs and landings in desert conditions
• Choosing altitude and camera angle
• Finding compositions from above
• Panoramas
• Hyperlapses and video
• Advanced flight modes
• Post-processing your aerial images

The idea isn't to send you to a location and say, “There's Utah. Have fun.”

We're there beside you, looking at what you're creating and helping you make the next flight better than the last.

Your drone is a flying camera. This workshop is about learning how to use it like one.

https://akariphototours.com/tours/utah-drone/

09/06/2026

Utah looks impressive from the ground.

From the air, it becomes something completely different.

The Bentonite Hills turn into waves of colour. The badlands around Hanksville become abstract patterns. The San Juan River twists through the desert below you, and places like Factory Butte and Moonscape Overlook suddenly make a lot more sense from 300 feet up.

Our 6-day Utah Drone Photography Workshop is built around photographing these landscapes when the light is at its best — especially around sunrise and sunset, when the shadows, textures and colours of the desert really come alive.

This isn't simply a trip where we happen to bring drones.

The entire workshop is designed around aerial photography.

Six photographers. Two experienced drone instructors. Extensively scouted flying locations.

And one of the most unusual landscapes in North America underneath your drone.

**If your drone has been spending too much time sitting on a shelf, Utah might be the cure.**

https://akariphototours.com/tours/utah-drone/